- 1835 Thomas Hayward, English cricket batsman (first English tours to North America 1859-60, Australia & NZ 1864-5; Cambridge Town Club), born in Chatteris, England (d. 1876)
- 1854 Alick Bannerman, Australian cricket batsman (28 Tests, 8 x 50s; NSW 1876–94), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1924)
- 1876 Walter Tewksbury, American track and field athlete (Olympics, 1920 - 2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), and dentist, born in Ashley, Pennsylvania (d. 1968) [1]
- 1911 Gus Risman, Welsh rugby league centre, fullback (18 Tests Wales, 17 Great Britain, 1 England; Salford RLFC, Workington Town RLFC) and coach (Bradford Northern, Salford, Workington Town), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1994)
- 1913 George Abecassis, English race car driver (d. 1991)
- 1918 Joe Carveth, Canadian ice hockey right wing (NHL All Star 1950; Stanley Cup 1943, 50 Detroit Red Wings; Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 1985)
- 1925 Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (d. 1964)
- 1929 Maurice Catarcio, American professional wrestler known as "The Matador", and fitness advocate, born in Ocean City, New Jersey (d. 2005)
- 1935 Brian Clough, English football player and manager, born in Middlesborough, England (d. 2004)
- 1937 Tom Flores, NFL quarterback and coach (Raiders), born in Fresno, California
- 1938 Grahame Thomas, Australian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 3 x 50s; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1939 Martha Hudson, American sprinter (Olympic 4X100m gold 1960), born in Eastman, Georgia
- 1939 Tommy Davis, American baseball utility (3 x MLB All Star; World Series 1963; NL batting champion 1962, 63 LA Dodgers), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022)
- 1941 Malcolm Francke, cricketer (leg-spinner, Ceylon 1956 to Qld 1984)
- 1943 Antal Dunai, Hungarian soccer player (Olympic gold 1968)
- 1944 Charles Edward Greene, Pine Bluff Ark, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1968)
- 1949 Alvin Kallicharran, West Indian cricket batsman (66 Tests 1972-81 @ 44.43), born in Port Mourant, British Guiana
- 1949 Rolf-Dieter Amend, German canoeist (Olympic gold GDR C-2 slalom 1972), born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 2022)
- 1953 Emilio Correa, Cuban boxer (Olympic gold welterweight 1972; World C'ship gold 1974), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (d. 2024)
- 1955 Barbel Wockel-Eckert, German DR, sprinter (Olympic-4 gold-1976, 80)
- 1956 André Malherbe, Belgian motocross racer (FIM 500cc Motocross World Champion 1980, 81, 84), born in Huy, Belgium (d. 2022)
Ingrid Kristiansen (68 years old)
1956 Norwegian long distance athlete (World C'ship gold 10,000m 1987; WR 5,000m, 10,000m, marathon; NYC 1989; Boston Marathon 1986, 89), born in Trondheim, Norway
- 1958 Marlies Göhr, East German sprinter (Olympic gold 100m relay 1976, 80; World Champion 100m 1983), born in Gera, Germany
Ayrton Senna (1960-1994)
Brazilian auto racer (World F1 champion 1988, 90, 91), born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1961 Lothar Matthäus, German footballer
- 1963 Ronald Koeman, Dutch soccer star (Ajax, PSV, Barcelona, Feyenoord)
- 1963 Shawon Dunston, infielder (SF Giants), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1964 Ahmed Radhi, Iraqi soccer striker (121 caps; 62 goals; Al-Rasheed; Asian Footballer of the Year 1988), born in Baghdad, Iraq (d. 2020)
- 1964 Jesper Skibby, Danish professional cyclist
- 1966 Al Iafrate, American NHL defenseman (799 career NHL games, 152 goals, 311 assists for 463 points), born in Dearborn, Michigan
- 1966 Karen Lunn, Australian golfer (British Open 1993; LET Order of Merit 1993), born in Cowra, New South Wales
- 1966 Kenny Bräck, Swedish auto racer (Indy Racing League 1998; Indianapolis 500 1999), born in Arvika, Sweden
- 1966 Matthew Maynard, cricketer (big hitting Glamorgan & England player)
- 1967 Elaina Oden, American volleyball middle blocker (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Orange, California
- 1967 Troy Westwood, Canadian CFL football kicker and punter, 1991-2009 (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Dauphin, Manitoba
- 1968 Jeff Lazaro, Waltham Mass, US hockey forward (Olympics 1994)
- 1968 Johan Garpenlov, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1969 Ali Daei, Iranian footballer
- 1971 Aarno Turpeinen, Finnish soccer defender (16 caps; HJK 225 games), born in Oulu, Finland (d. 2022)
- 1971 Hason Graham, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots)
- 1972 Boris Mironov, Russian ice hockey defenseman (Olympic silver 1998, bronze 2002; Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1973 Larry Bowie, American NFL running back, 1996-99 (Washington Redskins), born in Anniston, Alabama
- 1973 Stuart Nethercott, English footballer
- 1974 Jose Clayton, Tunisian footballer
- 1975 Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player (World C'ship 2000, 03, 18; Triple Crown 2002-03), born in Cwm, Blaenau Gwent, Wales
- 1975 Vitaly Potapenko, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 1978 Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
- 1980 Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian cross-country skier, 15 Olympic medals, 18 World Championship medals, born in Trondheim, Norway
Ronaldinho (44 years old)
1980 Brazilian soccer midfielder (97 caps; FIFA World Cup 2002; Paris SG; FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Flamengo), born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Antoine Griezmann (33 years old)
1991 French football player (Atlético Madrid, French national team), born in Mâcon, France
- 1992 Chiney Ogwumike, American basketball player and sports commentator (1st black woman host for ESPN radio show), born in Tomball, Texas
- 1992 Karolína Plíšková, Czech tennis player (US Open 2016 runner-up; Wimbledon 2021 runner-up; Federation Cup 2015, 16, 18), born in Louny, Czech Republic
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