- 1854 Tom Horan, Australian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 wickets; Victoria CA), born in Midleton, Ireland (d. 1916)
- 1915 Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish athlete, actor, and singer (Me tulemme taas, Rion yö), born in Pirkkala, Finland (d. 1979)
- 1922 Carl Furillo, American baseball outfielder (NL Batting Champ 1953; MLB All-Star 1952, 53; World Series 1955, 59; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), born in Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
- 1930 Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996)
- 1931 Neil Adcock, South African cricket fast bowler (26 Tests, 104 wickets @ 21.10), born in Cape Town, Western Cape (d. 2013)
- 1934 Martí Vergés, Spanish soccer midfielder (12 caps; FC Barcelona), born in Vidreres, Spain (d. 2021)
- 1934 Marv Breeding, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- 1934 Rodri, Spanish soccer defender (4 caps; FC Barcelona) and manager (CD Condal), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2022)
- 1936 Sonny Allen, American basketball coach (ODU, Southern Methodist University, University of Nevada, Reno; WNBA Sacramento Monarchs), born in Moundsville, West Virginia (d. 2020)
- 1938 Pete Dawkins, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1958, Army), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
Jim Bouton (1939-2019)
American baseball pitcher, 1962-70 and 1978 (New York Yankees and 3 other teams; All-Star, 1969), author ("Ball Four"), and broadcaster, born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1939 Lydia Skoblikova, USSR, speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64)
- 1940 Theo Laseroms [The Tank], Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
- 1942 Ann Packer, British 400m/800m runner (Olympic gold 1964), born in Moulsford, Oxfordshire, England
- 1942 Dick Allen, American baseball infielder (7 × MLB All-Star; NL Rookie of the Year 1964, Philadelphia Phillies; AL MVP 1972, Chicago White Sox), born in Wampum, Pennsylvania (d. 2020) [1]
- 1945 Graeme Watson, Australian cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 1 x 50, 6 wickets; 2 ODIs; Victoria CA, WA CA, NSW CA), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2020)
- 1946 Mohammad Nazir, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (14 Tests, BB 7/99; Pakistan railways CC, Punjab Uni CC), born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- 1949 Charles Lismont, Belgian marathon runner (Olympic silver 1972)
- 1949 Natalia Kuchinskaya, Soviet gymnast (Olympic gold team, balance bean; bronze floor, all-round 1968), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- 1951 Philippe Henri Edmonds, cricketer (in Zambia England slow left-arm)
- 1953 Don Werner, American MLB baseball catcher, 1975-82 (Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers), and minor/major league coach, born in Appleton, Wisconsin
- 1953 Jim Rice, American Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder (AL MVP 1978; 8 x MLB All Star; AL HR leader 1977, 78, 83; Boston Red Sox), born in Anderson, South Carolina
- 1954 David Wilkie MBE, Scottish swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1976; World C 'ship gold 200m breaststroke 1973, 75, 100m 1975), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 1954 Karl Schnabl, 90m ski jumper (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1955 Don Ashby, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1981)
- 1956 Laurie Cunningham, English soccer left winger (6 caps; Orient, West Bromwich Albion, Real Madrid, Marseille, Rayo Vallecano), born in London, England (d. 1989)
- 1957 Bob Stoddard, American baseball player
- 1957 Ruth Wysocki, American 800m/1500m runner, born in Alhambra, California
- 1958 Nick Capra, American baseball player
- 1960 Buck Williams, NBA forward (Portland Trail Blazers, NY Knicks)
- 1960 Max Metzker, Australian swimmer
- 1961 Larry Murphy, Scarborough, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- 1962 Shaun Gayle, American football strong safety (Super Bowl 1985; Pro Bowl 1991; Chicago Bears, SD Chargers), born in Newport News, Virginia
- 1962 William Fuller, NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers)
- 1963 Gursharan Singh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90)
- 1963 Mike Lalor, American NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1964 Lance McCullers, American baseball player
- 1965 Kenny Smith, NBA guard (Houston Rockets)
- 1966 Laura McCabe, cross country skier (Olympics 1994)
- 1967 Brent Fedyk, Yorkton, NHL left wing (Dallas Stars)
- 1967 Dale Joseph, CFL defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1967 Joel Johnston, American baseball player
- 1968 Clare Wood, Zululand South Africa, tennis star (1986 Futures-Lisbon)
- 1968 Jim Dougherty, American baseball player
- 1968 Michael Bartels, German race car driver
- 1968 Rob Zettler, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- 1970 Harry Decheiver, soccer player (RKC)
- 1970 Jason Elam, NFL kicker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- 1970 Rhett Harty, Pasedena CA, US soccer player (Olympic-92)
- 1970 Vadim Bekboulatov, NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics 1998)
- 1971 Bob Boughner, Windsor, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
- 1971 Kit Symons, Welsh footballer
- 1971 Marc Tobert, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1972 Georgios Georgiadis, Greek soccer winger (61 caps; Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos), born in Kavala, Greece
- 1972 Pat Riley, NFL defensive end (Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
- 1973 Justin Thompson, American baseball player
- 1973 Kurt Mollekens, Belgian racing car driver
- 1974 Mike Moriarty, American baseball player
- 1974 Steve Sarkisian, CFL quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1974 Toran James, linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
- 1975 Kenny Wheaton, cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1976 Hines Ward, American football player
- 1976 Juan Encarnacion, American baseball player
- 1977 Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer
- 1981 Michael Beauchamp, Australian footballer
- 1982 Leonidas Kabantais, Greek footballer
- 1982 Nicolas Armindo, race car driver
- 1982 Nicoleta Onel, Romanian gymnast
- 1983 Mark Worrell, American baseball player.
- 1988 Armanti Edwards, American college football player
Petra Kvitová (34 years old)
1990 Czech tennis player (Wimbledon 2011, 14), born in Bilovec, Czech Republic
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