- 1866 Alexey Troitsky, Russian chess problemist, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1942)
- 1886 Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist who twice won the Tour de France (1919, 1922), born in Florennes, Namur, Belgium (d. 1964)
- 1914 Lee Petty, American race car driver (d. 2000)
- 1920 Dorothy Tyler-Odam, British athlete (Olympic silver high jump 1936, 48; WR 1.66m 1939), born in London, England (d. 2014)
- 1921 Lis Hartel, Danish equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1952, 56; permanently paralyzed her below her knees from polio), born in Hellerup, Denmark (d. 2009)
- 1927 Bill Rexford, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National Series championship 1950, youngest Cup champion [23]), born in Conewango Valley, New York (d. 1994)
- 1929 Bob Goalby, American golfer (US Masters 1968), born in Belleville, Illinois (d. 2022)
- 1930 Don Haskins, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Texas El Paso 1961-99; NCAA Tournament 1966), born in Enid, Oklahoma (d. 2008)
- 1930 Ray Flockton, Australian cricketer (prolific NSW batsman of 50's) (d. 2011)
- 1934 Mogens Palle, Danish boxing promoter (International Boxing Hall of Fame 2008) and manager (European manager Sonny Liston), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2022)
Bob Charles (88 years old)
1936 New Zealand golfer (British Open 1963), born in Carterton, New Zealand
- 1936 Maryan Synakowski, French soccer defender (16 caps; UA Sedan Torcy 241 games), born in Calonne-Ricouart, France (d. 2021)
- 1937 Arturo Chaires, Mexican soccer defender (22 caps; C.D. Guadalajara), born in Guadalajara, Mexico (d. 2020)
- 1937 Peter van der Merwe, South African cricketer (South African captain of mid-1960's)
- 1938 Johnny Gleeson, Australian cricket spin bowler (29 Tests, 93 wickets, BB 5/61; NSW CA), born in Tamworth, Australia (d. 2016)
- 1940 Bruce Snyder, American college football coach (Utah State, California, Arizona State), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2009)
- 1944 Clyde Lee, American NBA player, born in Nashville, Tennessee
Wes Unseld (1946-2020)
American Basketball HOF center (NBA C'ship, Finals MVP 1978; NBA MVP 1969; 5 x NBA All-Star; Washington Bullets) and coach (Washington Bullets), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1953 Tim McKee, American 400m medley swimmer (Olympic silver 1972)
- 1956 Colin Ayre, British football player (Newcastle United), born in Ashington, Northumberland
- 1956 Tessa Sanderson, British javelin thrower (Olympic gold. 1984), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1958 Albert II, Prince of Monaco (bobsledder at 1988 Olympics), born in Monaco
- 1960 George Horvath, Swedish pentathlete (Olympic-1980)
Kirby Puckett (1960-2006)
American Baseball HOF centerfielder (10 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1987, 91; ALCS MVP 1991; 6 × Gold Glove Award; Minnesota Twins), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1961 Greg Anderson, American NHRA stock car driver, born in Duluth, Minnesota
- 1963 Bruce Reid, Australian cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 113 wickets @ 24.63; 61 ODIs), born in Perth, Australia
- 1964 Richard Migliore, American jockey and commentator, born in Babylon, New York
- 1965 John Stephenson, cricketer (England opening bat in one Test v Aust 1989)
- 1965 Kevin Brown, American pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Mcintyre, Georgia
- 1966 Darcy Wakaluk, Canadian NHL goalie (Dallas Stars), born in Pincher Creek, Alberta
- 1966 Tertius Bosch, South African cricketing pace bowler
- 1967 Vijay Yadav, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test, 3 dismissals, HS 30; Haryana), born in Gonda, India
- 1969 Greg Biekert, American NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders), born in Iowa City, Iowa
- 1969 Larry Johnson, American NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, NY Knicks), born in Tyler, Texas
- 1970 Ebru Kavaklıoğlu, Russian athlete
- 1972 Antowain Smith, American NFL running back (Buffalo Bills), born in Millbrook, Alabama
- 1972 Aris Brimanis, American NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1972 Clover Maitland, Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympic gold 1996, 2000; World Cup gold 1998; Champions Trophy gold 1995, 97, 99), born in Maryborough, Australia
- 1973 Chris Sullivan, American NFL defensive end (New England Patriots), born in North Attleborough, Massachusetts
- 1974 Justine Joyce, Australian rower (World C'ship gold LW2- 1997), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1976 Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand track cyclist (Olympic gold individual pursuit 2004; World C'ship gold 2004), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1978 Pieter van den Hoogenband, Dutch swimmer
- 1978 Ron Dayne, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1999, University of Wisconsin; NY Giants), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
- 1979 Love [Arsénio Sebastião Cabungula], Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
- 1979 Nicolas Anelka, French footballer, born in Le Chesnay, France
- 1979 Sead Ramović, German-born Bosnian footballer
- 1980 Ben Herring, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- 1980 Matteo Grassotto, Italian racing driver
- 1981 Bobby Jenks, American baseball player
- 1982 Carlos Marinelli, Argentine footballer
- 1982 François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (d. 2008)
- 1983 Bakhtiyar Artayev, Kazakh boxer (2004 Olympic gold medal), born in Taraz, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
- 1986 Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwean cricketer
Stephen Curry (36 years old)
1988 American basketball guard (NBA career 3-point record holder; NBA MVP 2015-16; Golden State Warriors), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1993 Anthony Bennett, Canadian basketball power forward (2013 NBA Draft: #1 pick Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Toronto, Ontario
Simone Biles (27 years old)
1997 American gymnast (Olympic gold floor, team, vault, all-round 2016), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1999 Marvin Bagley III, American NBA player (Detroit Pistons), born in Temple, Arizona
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