- 1878 J. L. Wilkinson, American Baseball HOF executive (founder All Nations Baseball club 1912 & NgL Kansas City Monarchs 1920), born in Algona, Iowa (d. 1964)
Ed Walsh (1881-1959)
American baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1906; no-hitter 1911; MLB record 1.82 career ERA; Chicago White Sox) and manager (Chicago WS 1924), born in Plains Township, Pennsylvania
- 1899 Earle Combs, American Baseball HOF center fielder (9 × World Series 1927, 28, 32, 36–39, 41, 43; New York Yankees), born in Richmond, Kentucky (d. 1976)
- 1910 Ken Viljoen, South African cricket batsman (27 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 124; Griqualand West, Orange Free State, Transvaal), born in Windsorton, South Africa (d. 1974)
- 1918 Arthur McIntyre, English cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 8 dismissals; Surrey CCC, MCC), born in London, England (d. 2009)
- 1927 Shirley Spork, American golfer and administrator (co-founder LPGA; Women's PGA C'ship runner-up 1962), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2022)
- 1929 Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2007)
- 1929 Vladimir Antoshin, USSR, International Chess Grandmaster (1964)
- 1933 John Mortimore, cricketer (England off-spinner 1959-64)
- 1937 Dick Howser, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star All-Star 1961, 61²; KC A's) and manager (World Series 1977, 78 NY Yankees; KC Royals 1985), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1987)
- 1938 Clive Rowlands, Welsh rugby union scrum half (14 caps; Abercraf RFC, Pontypool RFC, Llanelli RFC, Swansea RFC), born in Upper Cwmtwrch, Wales (d. 2023)
- 1940 Leif Eriksen, Norwegian soccer forward (4 caps; Vålerenga FC, Eidsvold Turn) and manager (Vålerenga FC, Jevnaker IF, Skeid), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2024)
- 1940 Tommy Lawrence, Scottish football player and goalkeeper (Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers), born in Dailly, Scotland (d. 2018)
- 1941 Nasim-ul-Ghani, cricketer (Pakistani left-handed all-rounder 1958-73)
- 1942 Tony Pérez, Cuban Baseball HOF infielder (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1975, 76 Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Cincinnati Reds 1993, Florida Marlins 2001), born in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
- 1942 Valeriy Brumel, Soviet athlete (d. 2003)
- 1945 Joggie Viljoen, South African rugby union scrum half (6 Tests; Griqualand West RU, Eastern Province RU), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2023)
- 1945 Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer and president of Maccabi Haifa
- 1947 Dick "Dirt" Tidrow, American MLB pitcher, 1972-84 (Cleveland Indians; New York Yankees and 3 other teams), and executive (Asst GM, San Francisco Giants), born in San Francisco, California
- 1948 Bob Woolmer, English cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 149, 4 wickets; Kent CCC, Natal, Western Province) and coach (Pakistan, South Africa), born in Kanpur, India (d. 2007)
- 1948 Dave LaRoche, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees)
- 1949 Klaus-Peter Thaler, German cyclist, born in Eckmannshausen, West Germany
- 1955 Jan Sørensen, Danish soccer striker (11 caps; Club Brugge, FC Twente, Feyenoord, Ajax) and manager (Portimonense, Walsall FC), born in Glostrup, Denmark (d. 2024)
- 1955 Peter Kirsten, South African cricket batsman and coach (12 Tests, top score 104; 40 ODIs), born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Dennis Martínez (68 years old)
1955 Nicaraguan baseball pitcher (Orioles, Expos, Indians), born in Granada, Nicaragua
- 1958 Christine Brennan, American sports columnist
- 1959 Mike Quick, NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1960 Carlyle Best, cricketer (WI batsman late 80's)
- 1960 Frank Nobilo, New Zealand golfer, broadcaster (5 European Tour titles, CBS, Golf Channel), born in Auckland, NZ
- 1960 Steve Williams, American professional wrestler, known as "Dr. Death", and USFL football player, born in Lakewood, Colorado (d. 2009)
- 1961 Alain Vigneault, Canadian NHL ice hockey coach, since 1997 (New York Rangers, 2013-18; Philadelphia Flyers, 2019-present; and two other teams), born in Quebec City, Quebec
- 1963 Pat Borders, catcher (California Angels), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1964 Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster
- 1965 Curt Harnett, sprint cyclist (Olympic bronze 1992/96), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1965 Dave Widell, NFL center/guard (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1965 Joey Cora, Caguas Puerto Rico, infielder (Seattle Mariners)
- 1965 Kelvin Martin, NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1966 Leroy Blugh, CFL defensive end (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1966 Pooh Richardson, NBA guard (NBA All-Rookie First Team 1990 Minnesota Timberwolves; Los Angeles Clippers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1967 Natasha Elaine Kaiser-Brown, 400m runner, born in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1967 Tony Siragusa, American football defensive tackle (Super Bowl 2000 Baltimore Ravens; Indianapolis Colts) and broadcaster (Fox, The Sopranos, Man Caves), born in Kenilworth, New Jersey (d. 2022)
- 1967 Valeria Marini, Italian sports commentator (Italian Soccer), born in Rome, Italy
- 1969 Sabine Schmitz, German professional motor racing driver, and television personality (Top Gear), born in n Adenau, West Germany (d. 2021)
- 1972 Chad Cascadden, American NFL linebacker, 1995-99 (New York Jets), s), Two Rivers, Wisconsin
- 1973 Julian White, English rugby union footballer
- 1973 Voshon Lenard, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
- 1974 Ken Belanger, Sault-ste-marie Ca, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)
- 1976 Brian Lawrence, American baseball player
- 1976 Terrance Cauthen, lightweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Trenton, New Jersey
- 1977 Anca Barna, Cluj Romania, tennis star (semifinals 1995 ITF Poland)
- 1977 Jayna Hefford, ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics 1998)
- 1977 Roy Halladay, American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All-Star, Cy Young Award 2003, 10; perfect game 2010; postseason no-hitter 2010; Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Denver Colorado (d. 2017)
- 1978 André Macanga, Angolan footballer
- 1978 Brent Harvey, Australian footballer
- 1978 Eddie House, American basketball player
- 1978 Gustavo Varela, Uruguayan footballer
- 1979 Carlos Tenorio, Ecuadorian soccer forward (50 caps; LDU Quito, Al-Sadd), born in Esmeraldas, Ecuador
- 1979 Clinton Morrison, English-born Irish footballer
- 1980 Eugene Martineau, Dutch decathlete
- 1980 Hugo Southwell, Scottish rugby union footballer
- 1980 Zdeněk Grygera, Czech footballer
- 1982 BeardyMan, English beatboxer
- 1984 Michael Rensing, German footballer
- 1987 Franck Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer, born in Yaoundé, Cameron
- 1987 Francois Steyn, South African rugby union footballer
- 1990 Emily Samuelson, American ice dancer
- 1993 Kristina Mladenovic, French tennis player (9 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Federation Cup 2019; Hopman Cup 2017; Tour Finals 2018, 19), born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France
- 1997 Jennifer Kupcho, American golfer (Chevron Championship 2022; Evian Championship 2019 runner-up), born in Littleton, Colorado
- 1998 Aaron Ramsdale, English football goalkeeper (Arsenal and England), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
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