George Hainsworth (1895-1950)
Canadian ice hockey goaltender (first NHL goaltender to record 20 shutouts in one season; Montreal Canadiens), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1903 Babe Herman, American baseball right fielder (.324 career average; hit for cycle record x 3; Brooklyn Robins), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1987)
- 1907 Debs Garms, American baseball utility (World Series 1944 St. Louis Cardinals; NL batting champion 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Bangs, Texas (d. 1984)
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
American all-round athlete (10 LPGA major titles, Olympic gold 80m hurdles, javelin 1932), born in Port Arthur, Texas
- 1915 Willard "Home Run" Brown, American Baseball HOF outfielder (NgL World Series 1942; 6 x NgL All-Star Kansas City Monarchs; MLB: St. Louis Browns), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 1996)
- 1932 Harry Bromfield, South African cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 17 wickets; Western Province), born in Mossel Bay, South Africa (d. 2020)
- 1938 Gene Gaines, American Canadian Football HOF defensive back (CFL All Star 1965, 66, 67; Grey Cup 1968, 69 Ottawa Rough Riders, 1970, 74 Montreal Alouettes), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023)
- 1944 Bengt Åberg, Swedish motocross racer (World 500cc Motocross Champion 1969, 70; Motocross des Nations gold 1970, 71, 74), born in Gävleborg County, Sweden (d. 2021)
- 1945 David Heyn, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (18 x unofficial tests; 2 ODIs; Nondescripts CC), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 1951 Gary Gilmour, Australian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 54 wickets, HS 101; NSWCA), born in Waratah, Australia (d. 2014)
- 1952 Gordon McQueen, Scottish soccer defender (30 caps; St. Mirren FC, Leeds United, Manchester United) and manager (Airdrieonians FC), born in Kilbirnie, Scotland (d. 2023)
- 1953 Tara VanDerveer, American women's collegiate basketball coach (3 x NCAA National Championships - Stanford University; Olympic gold, 1996), born in Melrose, Massachusetts
- 1955 Philippe Streiff, French auto racer (55 x F1 Grand Prix; 24 Hours of Le Mans 1981 runner-up; French Formula 3 C'ship 1981), born in La Tronche, France (d. 2022)
Greg LeMond (62 years old)
1961 American road cyclist (Tour de France 1986, 89, 90; World C'ship gold road race 1983, 89), born in Lakewood, California
- 1964 Pamela Wright, Scottish golfer (US Open 9-hole record with 30 1994), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1966 József Duró, Hungarian soccer midfielder (21 caps; Debreceni VSC, Vasas SC, Budapest Honvéd FC), born in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary (d. 2022)
- 1966 Kirk McLean, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (NHL All-Star 1990, 92; Vancouver Canucks), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1968 Paolo Maldini, Italian footballer (A.C. Milan, Italy national team), born in Milan, Italy
- 1968 Shannon Sharpe, American Pro Football HOF tight end (3 x Super Bowl winner Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 8 x Pro Bowl) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, CBS Sports), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1969 Harry Boatswain, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1969 Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer, born in Messancy, Belgium
- 1969 Mike Myers, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
- 1969 Troy Auzenne, American NFL tackle (Chicago Bears), born in El Monte, California
- 1971 Carlton Gray, American NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1971 Max Biaggi, Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born in Rome, Italy
- 1972 Jerris McPhail, American football running back (Miami Dolphins), born in Clinton, North Carolina
- 1973 Reggie Brown, NFL fullback (Seattle Seahawks), born in Highland Park, Michigan
Derek Jeter (49 years old)
1974 American Baseball HOF shortstop (14 × MLB All-Star; 5 × World Series; World Series MVP 2000; NY Yankees), born in Pequannock, New Jersey
- 1974 Dieter Kalt, Austrian ice hockey forward (Team Austria 1998), born in Klagenfurt, Austria
- 1974 Jason Kendall, American baseball catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in San Diego, California
- 1975 Terry Skiverton, English football player (Yeovil Town), born in Mile End, England
- 1976 Chad Pennington, American football player (New York Jets), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- 1976 Ed Jovanoski, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Windsor, Ontario
- 1976 Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe pace bowler v Pakistan 1996), born in Plumtree, Matabeleland
- 1979 Ryō Fukuda, Japanese racing driver, born in Fukuoka, Japan
- 1979 Walter Herrmann, Argentine basketball small forward (Olympic gold 2004; Detroit Pistons; Spanish League Top Scorer & All-Star Game MVP 2003), born in Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina
- 1980 Chris Shelton, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1980 Michael Vick, American football player (Atlanta Falcons), born in Newport News, Virginia
- 1984 Deron Williams, American basketball player, born in Parkersburg, West Virginia
- 1984 Elijah Dukes, American baseball player (Washington Nationals), born in Homestead, Florida
- 1984 J. J. Barea, Puerto Rican basketball player, born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
- 1987 Carlos Iaconelli, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1987 Samir Nasri, French footballer (Antalyaspor), born in Septèmes-les-Vallons, France
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