- 1866 Lafayette "Lave" Cross [Vratislav Kriz], American MLB baseball infielder, 1892-1907 (Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, and 5 other teams), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1927)
- 1867 Hugh Trumble, Australian cricket spin bowler and captain (32 Tests, 141 wickets; 2 x Test hat-tricks), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1938)
- 1894 Donald Knight, English cricket batsman (2 Tests; Surrey CCC, Oxford University CC), born in Sutton, England (d. 1960)
- 1909 Frank DeCaires, West Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests, 2 x 50; British Guiana), born in British Guiana (d. 1959)
Yogi Berra (1925-2015)
American Baseball HOF catcher, coach and manager (18 x MLB All-Star; 13 x World Series; NY Yankees; AL MVP 1951, 54, 55), and Purple Heart recipient, born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1929 Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Verdun, Quebec (d. 2015)
- 1930 Pat McCormick, American diver (4 x Olympic gold women's springboard & platform 1952, 56), born in Seal Beach, California (d. 2023)
- 1935 Felipe Alou, Dominican baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1962, 66, 68; SF Giants, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves) and manager (Montreal Expos 1992–2001, SF Giants 2003–06), born in Haina, Dominican Republic
- 1935 Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Edmonton, Alberta
- 1937 Beryl Burton, British cyclist won record (7) women's cycling titles
- 1939 Reg Gasnier, Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame centre and captain (36 Tests; 3 World Cups; St. George RLFC), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2014)
- 1946 Leonard Baichan, West Indian cricketer (WI opener, 103 v Pakistan on debut 1975), born in Rose Hall, British Guiana
- 1950 Renate Stecher-Meissner, German sprinter (3-time Olympic gold 1972, 76), born in Süptitz, Germany
- 1950 Shōzō Fujii, Japanese judoka (World Champion 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1979), born in Higashikagawa, Kagawa. Japan
- 1951 Gunnar Larrson, Swedish 200m/400m swimmer (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1951 Gunnar Larsson, Swedish swimmer (Olympic gold 200/400m medley 1972; World C'ship gold 200m medley 1973), born in Malmö, Sweden
- 1956 Bernie Federko, Canadian NHL ice hockey HOF forward, 1976-90 (St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings), born in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan
- 1957 Lou Whitaker, American MLB 2nd baseman (Detroit Tigers, 1978 AL Rookie of the Year), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1959 Dave Christian, American NHL right wing, 1980-94 (Olympic gold, 1980; Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, and 3 other teams), born in Warroad, Minnesota
- 1960 Lisa Martin, Australian marathoner (Olympic-silver 1988), born in Gawler, South Australia
- 1961 Thomas Dooley, American soccer midfielder (81 caps; FC Homburg, 1. FC Kaiserslautern), born in Bechhofen, Germany
- 1962 Emilio Estevez, American actor (Breakfast Club, Young Guns, Mighty Ducks), born in New York City
- 1963 Stefano Modena, Italian racing driver, born in Modena, Italy
- 1964 José Casanova, Peruvian soccer midfielder (10 caps; Alianza Lima), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1987)
- 1964 Joy Ellen Kitzmiller, US badminton player (Olympic-92), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1965 Stacy Wilson, Canadian ice hockey forward and captain of Team Canada (Silver medal, Olympics 1998), born in Moncton, New Brunswick
- 1966 Rafael Bournigal, Dominican infielder (Oakland A's), born in Azua, Dominican Republic
- 1967 Cara Coughenour, American pitcher (Colorado Silver Bullets), born in Sioux City, Iowa
- 1967 Robert Blackmon, American defensive back (Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks), born in Bay City, Texas
- 1967 Warren Rychel, Canadian NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche), born in Strathroy, Ontario
Tony Hawk (55 years old)
1968 American skateboarder, born in Carlsbad, California
Jim Furyk (53 years old)
1970 American golfer (US Open 2003; 17 PGA Tour titles; first to shoot 58 2016), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
- 1970 Mark Foster, English swimmer (4 x World C'ship [SC] gold 50m freestyle; 2 x gold 50m butterfly), born in Billericay, England
- 1970 Mike Weir, Canadian golfer (US Masters 2003), born in Sarnia, Ontario
- 1970 Stevie Anderson, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1972 Jason Kyle, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Tempe, Arizona
- 1973 Travis Lutter, American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter (The Ultimate Fighter 4), born in Chamberlain, Dakota
Jonah Lomu (1975-2015)
New Zealand rugby union winger (youngest ever All Black, 63 internationals), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1975 Lawrence Phillips, American football running back (Grey Cup, CFL All-Star 2002 Montreal Alouettes; St Louis Rams 1996-97), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2016)
- 1977 Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player (World C'ship 2006; world #2 2007-08), born in Larkhall, Scotland
- 1978 Hossein Reza Zadeh, Iranian weightlifter and politician, born in Ardabil, Iran
- 1978 Josh Phelps, American baseball player, born in Anchorage, Alaska
- 1979 Andre Carter, American football player and coach, born in Denver, Colorado
- 1979 Steve Smith, American football player, orn in Los Angeles, California
- 1983 Charilaos Pappas, Greek footballer, born in Kavala, Greece
- 1985 Jeroen Simaeys, Belgian footballer, born in Mechelen, Belgium
- 1985 Tally Hall, American soccer player, born in SeaTac, Washington
- 1988 Marcelo [Vieira da Silva Júnior], Brazilian football player (Real Madrid, Brazil national team), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1997 Frenkie de Jong, Dutch football player (Barcelona), born in Gorinchem, Netherlands
- 2000 Sedona Prince, American basketball player (who highlighted gender inequality in US women's basketball), born in Hemet, California
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