- 1886 Joe Cox, South African cricket fast medium bowler (3 Tests; Natal), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (d. 1971)
- 1888 George Challenor, West Indian cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman), born in St. Michael, Barbados (d. 1947)
- 1902 Pierre Brunet, French figure skater (Olympic gold pairs 1928, 32 [Andrée Brunet]), born in Paris (d. 1991)
- 1914 Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1980)
- 1923 Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Argentine racing driver, born in Buenos Aires (d. 2012)
- 1925 Anne Mackenzie, South African long distance athlete, born in Ceres, Cape Province, South Africa (d. 2014)
- 1928 Peter Heine, South African cricketer (solid South African fast bowler in 1950's), born in Winterton, Natal, South Africa (d. 2005)
- 1931 Junior Johnson, American auto racer and team owner (Daytona 500 1960; NASCAR Hall of Fame), born in Wilkes County, North Carolina (d. 2019)
- 1931 Lucien Victor, Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Oekene, Belgium (d. 1995)
- 1934 Roy Gilchrist, West Indian cricket fast bowler (13 Tests, 57 wickets; Jamaica, Hyderabad), born in St Thomas, Jamaica (d. 2001)
- 1936 Chuck Howley, American Pro Football HOF linebacker (Super Bowl VI; Super Bowl VI MVP; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 6 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Wheeling, West Virginia
- 1937 George Knudson, Canadian golfer (8 PGA Tour titles; Masters 1969 runner-up), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 1989)
- 1937 Georgios Zaimis, Greek sailor (Olympic gold dragon class 1960), born in Piraeus, Attiki, Greece (d. 2020)
- 1937 Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire in the American League (1969-79), born in Endicott, New York (d. 1995)
- 1941 Al Downing, American MLB baseball player (NY Yankees), born in Trenton, New Jersey
- 1942 Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater (Olympic gold 1964), born in Akkrum, Netherlands
- 1945 Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer (undisputed world lightweight champion 1971), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2023)
- 1946 David Duckham, English rugby union outside back (36 Tests England, 3 British & Irish Lions; Coventry RFC), born in Coventry, England (d. 2023)
- 1949 Don Baylor, American baseball player (Rockies, 1979 AL RBI leader, 267 HBP), born in Austin, Texas
- 1950 Ken Arthur, Australian softball asst coach (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1951 Mick Cronin, Australian rugby league centre (33 Tests; NSW 25 games; Parramatta RLFC 216 games), and coach (Parramatta RLFC 1990-93), born in Kiama, Australia
- 1952 Pietro Mennea, Italian runner (200m world record), born in Barletta, Apulia, Italy (d. 2013)
- 1955 Eric Gates, English football player, born in Ferryhill, County Durham, England
Nikolay Zimyatov (68 years old)
1955 Soviet-Russian cross-country skier (5 Olympic golds 1980 & 84), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
John Elway (63 years old)
1960 American NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32/33), born in Port Angeles, Washington
- 1961 Jay Schroeder, NFL quarterback (Wash Redskins, LA Raiders), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1961 Jeff Malone, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1986, 87; Utah Jazz, Washington Bullets), born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1962 Anisoara Stanciu-Cusmir, Romanian long jumper (Olympic gold 1984), born in Brăila, Romania
- 1963 Allen Pitts, CFL slot back (Calgary Stampeders)
- 1964 Bryan Barker, NFL punter (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Jacksonville Beach, Florida
- 1964 Susan Mascarin, American tennis player, born in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan
- 1965 Michele Timms, Australian WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury, Olympics 1988, 96), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1966 Andrew Lang, American NBA center (Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- 1967 Matt Karchner, American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Berwick, Pennsylvania
- 1970 Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (prodigious Pakistani leggie 1990-), born in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan
- 1971 Bobby Hurley, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- 1971 Gary Downs, NFL running back (Denver Broncos), born in New Bern, North Carolina
- 1971 Greg Keagle, American MLB right-handed pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Corning, New York
- 1971 Jeff Cothran, NFL fullback (Cin Bengals), born in Middletown, Ohio
- 1971 Kenny Cunningham, Irish soccer defender (72 caps Republic of Ireland; Millwall, Wimbledon, Birmingham City), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1971 Ron Mahay, American baseball player, born in Crestwood, Illinois
- 1972 Arie van der Padt, Dutch soccer player (Tonegido, Sparta), born in Ridderkerk, Netherlands
- 1972 Kelly Wiltshire, CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts)
- 1972 Marvin Jones, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Miami, Florida
- 1973 Adrian Annus, Hungarian athlete, born in Szeged, Hungary
- 1973 Alberto Berastegui, Spanish tennis player, born in Bilbao, Spain
- 1973 Brian Maisonneuve, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1974 Rob Dyrdek, American entrepreneur, TV personality (Ridiculousness) and professional skateboarder, born in Kettering, Ohio
- 1975 Chad Green, American baseball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Dunkirk, New York
- 1976 Seth Wescott, American snowboarder (Olympic gold 2006,10), born in Durham, North Carolina
- 1976 Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player, born in Hyōgo, Japan
- 1977 Chris Spurling, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1977 Lindsay Lee, American tennis star (1995 Futures-Woodlands TX), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1979 Jimmy Spithill, Australian sailor (America's Cup winning helmsman 2010, 2013), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1985 Phil Bardsley, English soccer defender (13 caps Scotland; Burnley, Sunderland, Stoke City), born in Salford, England
- 1991 Kevin De Bruyne, Belgian footballer (Manchester City, Belgium national), born in Drongen, Belgium
Elaine Thompson-Herah (31 years old)
1992 Jamaican sprinter (Olympic gold 100/200m 2016, 2020; 200m 2016), born in Manchester, Jamaica
- 1999 Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis player (Wimbledon singles 2023; French Open 2019 runner-up), born in Sokolov, Czech Republic
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