- 1874 Gilbert Jessop, English cricket batsman (18 Tests; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1898), born in Cheltenham, England (d. 1955)
- 1897 Jerome Travers, American golfer (US Open 1915), born in New York City (d. 1951)
- 1904 Sven Thofelt, Swedish athlete (Olympic gold pentathlon 1928; silver team épée 1936, bronze 1948), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1993)
- 1906 Bruce Bennett, American athlete and actor (Before I Hang, Sahara), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2007)
- 1908 Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (Olympic gold 100m / 200m 1928), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1982)
- 1910 Alan Melville, South African cricket batsman (11 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 189; Natal, Oxford University CC, Sussex CCC, Transvaal), born in Carnarvon, South Africa (d. 1983)
- 1914 Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
Florence Chadwick (1918-1995)
American swimmer who was the 1st woman to swim the English Channel in both directions, born in San Diego, California
- 1927 John Thompson, American football executive (GM Seattle Seahawks 1976-82; NFL Executive of the Year 1978), born in South Bend, Washington (d. 2022)
Dolph Schayes (1928-2015)
American basketball Hall of Famer (Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers, 1948-63) and coach (76ers, 1963-66; Buffalo Braves, 1970-72) and coach, born in New York City
- 1929 Curt Simmons, American baseball pitcher (3 x MLB All-Star; World Series 1964 St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
- 1931 Bob Anderson, British racing driver (d. 1967)
- 1932 Bill Fitch, American Basketball HOF coach (NBA C'ship 1981, Boston Celtics; NBA Coach of the Year 1976, 80; NBA All-Star coach 1982; Cleveland Cavaliers; NJ Nets, Houston Rockets, LA Clippers), born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 2022)
- 1936 Elisabeth Schwartz, Austrian pairs figure skater (Olympic gold 1956)
- 1937 Pat Roach, English actor and wrestler (d. 2004)
- 1939 Jānis Lūsis, Latvian athlete (Olympic gold men's javelin 1968, silver 1972, bronze 1968), born in Jelgava, Latvia (d. 2020)
- 1939 Livio Berruti, Italian athlete
- 1940 Jan Janssen, Dutch cyclist (Tour de France, 1968; Vuelta a España, 1967; World Road Race Champion, 1964), born in Nootdorp, South Holland, Netherlands
- 1942 Curly Neal, American basketball guard (Harlem Globetrotters 1963-85), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2020)
- 1942 Frank Froehling, American tennis player (US C'ships 1963 runner-up; doubles, mixed doubles 1965 runner-up), born in Islamorada, Florida (d. 2020)
- 1948 Boet van Dulmen, Dutch motorcycle racer (84 starts, 1 win, 4 podiums,1 pole; Finnish 500cc GP 1979), born in Ammerzoden, Netherlands (d. 2021)
- 1952 Bert van Marwijk, Dutch football manager
- 1953 Shavarsh Karapetyan, Soviet Armenian finswimmer, born in Kirovakan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
- 1954 Rick Cerone, catcher (Yankees/Red Sox/Mets/Expos), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1955 Ed Whitson, pitcher (NY Yankees, San Diego Padres)
- 1957 Bill Laimbeer, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons)
- 1966 Keith Jennings, NFL tight end (Chicago Bears)
- 1966 Marc Bureau, Trois Rivieres, NHL center (Montreal Canadiens)
- 1967 John Friesz, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1968 Jeanne Basone, Brubank California, wrestler (Hollywood-GLOW)
- 1968 Paul Justin, NFL quarterback (Indianapolis Colts)
- 1969 David Wharton, Warminster PA, US Olympic swimmer (Olympic silver 1988)
- 1969 Richard Dumas, NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers)
- 1970 K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer (Players C'ship 2011; 8 PGA Tour titles), born in Wando, South Korea
- 1972 Aleksandr Golubev, Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 500m 1994), born in Karavaievo, Russia
- 1972 Ronald Williams, CFL running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- 1973 Andreas Johansson, Hofors SWE, NHL forward (Pitts, NY Islanders)
- 1974 Andrew Johns, Australian rugby league halfback (26 Tests, 23 games NSW; Newcastle RLFC, Warrington; RL "Immortal") and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Cessnock, Australia
- 1975 London Fletcher, American football player
- 1975 Pretinha, Brazilian footballer
- 1976 Kevin Garnett, American basketball forward (15-time NBA All Star), born in Greenville, South Carolina
- 1977 Manuel Almúnia, Spanish footballer
- 1978 Marcus Bent, English footballer
- 1979 Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer
- 1979 Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer
- 1980 Tony Hackworth, English footballer
- 1981 Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
- 1981 Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer
- 1981 Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer
- 1982 Kevin Amankwaah, English footballer
- 1982 Pål Steffen Andresen, Norwegian footballer
- 1984 Marcedes Lewis, American NFL tight end (Pro Bowl 2010; Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers), born in Los Alamitos, California
- 1985 (Marcellous) "Tyrell" Johnson, American NFL football safety, 2008-12 (Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Tigers), born in Rison, Arkansas
- 1986 Mario Chalmers, NCAA basketball player
- 1987 David Edgar, Canadian football (soccer) player
- 1987 Mariano Torres, Argentine footballer
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