- 1885 Platt Adams, American field athlete (Olympic gold standing high jump 1912), born in Belleville, New Jersey (d. 1961)
- 1908 Ben Barnett, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1938 England tour), born in Auburn, Victoria, Australia (d. 1979)
- 1911 Dick Chapman, American golfer (1940 US amateur, 1951 British amateur), born in Greenwich, Connecticut (d. 1978)
- 1912 Alfred Schwarzmann, German gymnast (Olympic gold individual, team, horse vault, 2 x bronze 1936; silver 1952), born in Fürth, Germany (d. 2000)
- 1920 Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese Baseball HOF first baseman (JBL MVP 1941, 51, 55 Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants) and manager (11×Japan Series C'ship; Yomiuri Giants), born in Hitoyoshi, Japan (d. 2013)
- 1923 Arnie Weinmeister, Canadian Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1950–53; First-team All-Pro 1950–53; NY Yankees, NY Giants; BC Lions), born in Rhein, Saskatchewan (d. 2000)
- 1926 Johnny Logan, American baseball shortstop (World Series 1957 Boston / Milwaukee Braves; MLB All Star 1955, 57, 58, 59²), born in Endicott, New York (d. 2013)
- 1929 Rafael Chimishkyan, Georgian weightlifter (Olympic gold USSR 60kg 1952; World C'ship gold 60kg 1954, 55), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 2022)
Roger Bannister (1929-2018)
English athlete (first sub-4-minute mile, 3:59.4 at Iffley Road Track, Oxford 1954), born in Harrow, England
- 1931 Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Soviet skier (Olympic gold 1964), born in Gorno-Altaysk, Russia (d. 2013)
- 1931 Yevgeni Grishin, Russian speed skater (4 Olympic gold 1956, 60), born in Tula, Russia (d. 2005)
- 1932 Don Marshall, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1933 Hayes Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1956; World C'ship gold 1953-56), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1935 Desmond Pitcher, British businessman and CEO (Merseyside Development Corporation), born in Liverpool, England
Craig Breedlove (1937-2023)
American auto racer (5 x world land speed record holder; first to reach 500mph (800km/h) and 600mph (970km/h), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1937 Tony Burton, American boxer, and actor (Rocky films), born in Flint, Michigan (d. 2016)
- 1938 Bertie Auld, Scottish soccer midfielder (3 caps; Celtic, Birmingham City) and manager (Partick Thistle, Hibernian, Hamilton Academical), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2021)
- 1939 Rosie Reyes, Mexican tennis player (French C'ships women's doubles 1958 [Yola Ramírez]), born in Mexico City, Mexico (d. 2024)
- 1940 Brian Hastings, cricketer (NZ batsman in 70's)
- 1943 Gail Goodrich, NBA star (Lakers, Suns)
- 1943 Lee May "The Big Bopper", American Major League Baseball 1st baseman, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2017)
- 1944 George Scott, MLB first baseman, 1966-79 (Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and 2 other teams), born in Greenville, Mississippi, (d. 2013)
- 1944 Salim Altaf, cricketer (Pakistan medium-pacer in 21 Tests 1967-78)
- 1945 Krasnodar Rora, Croatian soccer midfielder (5 caps Yugoslavia; Dinamo Zagreb, Standard Liège) and manager (Šibenik), born in Vis, Croatia (d. 2020)
- 1948 Wasim Bari, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (Pakistan's most successful), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- 1953 Bo Diaz, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1990)
- 1954 Geno Auriemma, Italian-born American basketball coach (Connecticut Huskies), born in Montella, Italy
- 1955 Cindy Olavarri, Pleasant Hills California, cyclist (7-Eleven team)
Moses Malone (1955-2015)
Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA MVP 1979, 82-83; NBA Finals MVP 1983; 12 x NBA All Star; Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Petersburg, Virginia,
- 1957 Robbie James, Welsh soccer midfielder (46 caps; Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City, Bradford City), born in Gorseinon, Wales (d. 1998)
- 1957 Sheila Rena Ingram, 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1976), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1958 Etienne De Wilde, Belgian cyclist
- 1962 Steve Redgrave, British rower (5 Olympic gold medals 1984-2000) world's most successful male rower, born in Marlow
- 1963 Ana Quirot, Cuba, 800m runner (Olympics-bronze/silver-92, 96)
- 1965 Dante Jones, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos)
- 1965 Daren Puppa, Kirkland Lake, NHL goalie (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- 1965 Wayne Presley, NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1966 Mike Remlinger, MLB pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Middletown, New York
- 1968 Atul Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90)
- 1968 Curtis Mayfield, Canadian CFL receiver (Saskatchewan Roughriders, 1996-99), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1968 David Maeva, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
- 1968 Fernando Hierro, Spanish footballer
- 1968 Mark Maddox, linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
- 1968 Mike Atherton, cricketer (Lancashire batsman and England captain)
- 1970 Carl Pickens, NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals), born in Murphy, North Carolina
- 1971 Alexander Selivanov, NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1971 Chris Lipuma, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1971 Demetrius DuBose, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
- 1972 Joe Calzaghe, Welsh boxer, (unified & lineal world super-middleweight title 2007; Ring magazine light-heavyweight title 2008), born in Hammersmith, London, England
- 1972 Jonas Bjorkman, Swedish tennis player (World #1 doubles 2001; 9 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Davis Cup 1994, 97, 98; Tour Finals 1994, 2006), born in Vaxjo Sweden
- 1973 Jason Kidd, American Basketball HOF point guard (Olympic gold 2000, 08; NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; 10×NBA All-Star; 5×All-NBA First Team) and coach (Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavs), born in San Francisco, California
- 1973 Jerzy Dudek, Polish footballer
- 1973 Naoko Sawamatsu, Nishinomiya Japan, tennis star (1994 Singapore)
- 1973 Rob Lazeo, CFL offensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1973 Wim Eyckmans, Belgian racing driver
- 1974 Eric Washington, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
- 1974 Scott Galyon, linebacker (NY Giants)
- 1975 Alydar, American racehorse (d. 1990)
- 1975 Rita Grande, Napoli Italy, tennis star (3rd round 1996 Aust Open)
- 1976 Chris Hoy, Scottish track cyclist (6 x Olympic gold, most successful Olympic cyclist ever; 11 x World C'ship gold), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1976 Jeremy Newberry, American football player
- 1976 Joel Peralta, Dominican MLB baseball relief pitcher, 2005-16 (Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays, and six other teams), born in Bonao, Dominican Republic
- 1976 Nolan Baumgartner, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1976 Ricardo Zonta, Brazilian racing car driver
- 1978 Walter Samuel, Argentine footballer
- 1979 Donncha O'Callaghan, Irish rugby player
- 1979 Mark Buehrle, American baseball player
- 1979 Misty Hyman, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 2000), born in Mesa, Arizona
- 1979 Natalya Baranovskaya, Olympic swimmer
- 1981 Erin Crocker, American NASCAR driver
- 1981 Tony Peña, Jr., Dominican baseball player
- 1982 José Raúl Contreras, Chilean soccer defender (8 caps; Santiago Wanderers; Universidad de Chile; Huachipato), born in Quilpué, Chile
Mo Farah (41 years old)
1983 Somalian-born British distance runner (4 Olympic Golds), born in Somalia
Kyrie Irving (32 years old)
1992 American basketball guard (2011 NBA Draft: #1 pick Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1996 Alexander Albon, Thai-British Formula One racing driver (Red Bull Racing), born in London
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