- 1844 Bransby Cooper, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test, 2 dismissals; Middlesex CCC, Kent CCC, Victoria), born in Dhaka, Bangladesh (d. 1914)
- 1877 Malcolm Whitman, American tennis player (US Nat C'ships 1898-1900), born in New York, NY (d. 1932)
- 1878 Sammy Carter, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (28 Tests, 65 dismissals; NSWCA), born in Northowram, England (d. 1948)
- 1897 Jackson Scholz, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1920, 200m 1924), born in Buchanan, Michigan (d. 1986)
- 1910 Joop Van Nellen, Dutch soccer forward (27 caps; DHC Delft), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1992)
- 1918 Punch Imlach, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame coach and general manager (Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1987)
- 1920 Ranganandhan Francis, Indian field hockey goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56), born in Rangoon, Myanmar (d. 1975)
- 1921 Stafford Smythe, Canadian NHL executive (President Toronto Maple Leafs 1961–69, 1970-71), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1971)
- 1922 Nino Bibbia, Italian sledder (Olympic gold skeleton 1948), born in Bianzone, Lombardy, Italy (d. 2013)
- 1926 Norm Van Brocklin, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL MVP 1960; First-team All-Pro 1960; 9 × Pro Bowl; LA Rams, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons), born in Parade, South Dakota (d. 1983)
- 1930 Kostas Nestoridis, Greek soccer forward (17 caps; Panionios FC, AEK Athens) and manager (Pandramaikos FC, AEK Athens), born in Drama, Greece (d. 2023)
- 1937 Dick Bass, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 1962, 63, 66; LA Rams), born in Georgetown, Mississippi (d. 2006)
- 1937 Randy Duncan Jr., American College Football HOF quarterback (University of Iowa; #1 pick 1959 NFL Draft by GB Packers), born in Osage, Iowa (d. 2015)
- 1940 Vladislovas Česiūnas, Lithuanian sprint canoeist (Olympic gold USSR C-2 1000 1972; 4 x World C'ship gold), born in Vyšnialaukiai, Lithuania (d. 2023)
- 1945 Jörgen Sundelin, Swedish yachtsmen (Olympic gold 5.5m class 1968; World C'ship gold Dragon class 1971), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Bobby Bonds (1946-2003)
American MLB baseball outfielder, 1968-81, 3x All-Star, 3x Golden Glove (San Francisco Giants, 1968-74 and 7 other teams), father of Barry Bonds, born in Riverside, California
- 1946 David Moores, British football executive (Chairman Liverpool FC 1991-2007; Honorary Life President), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2022)
- 1947 David Colley, Australian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 6 wickets, BB 3/83, 1 x 50; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1947 Tomas Pettersson, Swedish cyclist (Olympic silver 1968)
- 1948 Levan Tediashvili, Georgian freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold USSR 82kg 1972, 90kg 1976; World C'ship gold x 4), born in Sagarejo, Georgia (d. 2024)
- 1949 Bernd Nickel, German soccer attacking midfielder (1 cap West Germany, 1972 Olympics; Eintracht Frankfurt 426 games, 141 goals), born in Siegbach, Germany (d. 2021)
- 1953 Colin Croft, West Indian cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 125 wickets; Guyana, Demerara, Lancashire CCC) and broadcaster (BBC, Sky Sports), born in Lancaster Village, Demerara, British Guiana
- 1955 Mohsin Khan, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman late 70s early 80s), born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- 1956 Clay Matthews, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1957 Víctor Muñoz, Spanish footballer, 1976-91 (Real Zaragoza; Barcelona; and 2 other teams), and manager, 1996-2014 (11 teams), born in Zaragoza, Spain
- 1959 Eliot Teltscher, American tennis player (French Open mixed doubles 1983; world #6 singles 1982), born in Rancho Palos Verdes, California
- 1959 Harold Baines, American Baseball HOF outfielder (6 × MLB All-Star; Chicago WS, Texas Rangers; Oakland A's, Baltimore Orioles) and coach (World Series 2005 Chicago WS), born in Easton Maryland
- 1961 Craig Ludwig, American NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin
- 1961 Terry Cummings, American NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1963 Don Simington, American jockey, born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin
- 1964 Ron Hall, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)
- 1965 Marianne Morris, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 3rd 1995), born in Middletown, Ohio
- 1967 Kirk Scrafford, American NFL tackle, 1990-98 (Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers), born in Billings, Montana
- 1969 Gianluca Festa, Italian soccer manager (Cagliari, Como, AEL, Lamia) and defender (Roma, Internazionale, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Cagliari), born in Cagliari, Italy
- 1969 Louis Riddick, American NFL safety (Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons) and broadcaster (ESPN MNF), born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania
- 1969 Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey
- 1970 Chris Dalman, NFL guard/center (SF 49ers)
- 1970 Diego Nargiso, tennis pro, born in Naples, Italy
- 1970 Eric Castle, NFL free safety (San Diego Chargers)
- 1970 Paul Kruse, Merritt, NHL left wing (Calgary Flames)
- 1972 Filip Dewulf, Belgian tennis star
- 1972 Mike Tomlin, American football coach (Super Bowl XLIII Pittsburgh Steelers; most consecutive non-losing seasons to begin NFL coaching career: 17), born in Hampton, Virginia
- 1972 Oliver Gibson, NFL defensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1974 Imad Baba, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Humble, Texas
- 1974 Robert Fick, American baseball player, born in Torrance, California
- 1975 Cornell Brown, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens)
- 1975 Veselin Topalov, Bulgarian chess player
- 1979 Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player
- 1980 Freddie Bynum, American baseball player
- 1981 Mikael Forssell, Finnish footballer
- 1982 Rafael Pérez, Dominican baseball player
- 1983 Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer
- 1984 Kostas Vassiliadis, Greek basketball player
- 1985 Antti Autti, Finnish snowboarder (Gold 2005 Winter X Games), born in Finland
- 1985 Tom Chilton, British racing driver, born in Reigate, England
- 1988 Ever Guzman, Mexican footballer
Paul Pogba (31 years old)
1993 French football player (Manchester United, French national team), born in Lagny-sur-Marne, France
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