1867 J. J. Ferris, Australian cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 61 wickets, BB 7/37; NSWCA, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1900)
1893 Arthur Carr, English cricket batsman and captain (11 Tests, 1 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Mickleham, England (d. 1963)
1902Earl Averill, American Baseball HOF outfielder (6 × MLB All-Star 1933–1938; Cleveland Indians), born in Snohomish, Washington (d. 1983)
1906 Keith Rigg, Australian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 127; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 1995)
1912 Monty Stratton, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1937 Chicago WS; played minor leagues with prosthetic leg; 1949 film The Stratton Story), born in Palacios, Texas (d. 1982)
1923 Ara Parseghian, American College Football HOF coach (Northwestern; NCAA C'ship 1966, 73 Notre Dame), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2017)
1923 Bettye Danoff, American golfer (co- founder LPGA Tour), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2011)
1924 Jack Twyman, American basketball player (Rochester/Cincinnati Royals), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1929 Paul Winslow, South African cricketer (big-hitter for South Africa, 108 v England 1955)
1933 Umberto Colombo, Italian soccer midfielder (3 caps; Juventus, Atalanta), born in Como, Italy (d. 2021)
1935 Johnny Majors, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (All American 1956; U of Tennessee) and coach (Iowa State; National C'ship 1976, Pittsburgh; Tennessee), born in Lynchburg, Tennessee (d. 2020)
1939 Raúl Madero, Argentine soccer defender (5 caps; Estudiantes) and sports physician (Argentina national team), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2021)
1940 Robert Budzynski, French soccer defender (11 caps; RC Lens, FC Nantes), born in Calonne-Ricouart, France (d. 2023)
1941 Bobby Cox, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1977 [coach NY Yankees], 1995 Atlanta Braves; 4 × Manager of the Year; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1942 Danny Ongais, American auto racer (inducted Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2000), born in Kahului, Hawaii (d. 2022)
1942 John Konrads, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 1500m freestyle, bronze 400m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle 1960; 26 individual world records), born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2021)
1946 David Hill, Australian TV-reporter and owner (Fox Sports)
1947 Dorothy Germain Porter, American golfer (US Curtis Cup winning captain 1966), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1955 Liaqat Ali, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (Pakistan for six Tests 1975-79), born in Karachi, Pakistan
1955 Paul Barber, British field hockey player
1957 Bruce Buffer, American Mixed Martial Arts Announcer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1957 Sue Woodstra, American volleyball player (Olympic silver 1984), born in Colton, California
1958 Sabine Bischoff, German fencer (Olympic gold 1984), born in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany (d. 2013)
1960 Kent Hrbek, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1963 Elena Vodorezova, Russian figure skater (Olympic-1976) and coach, born in Moscow, USSR
1964 Tommy Albelin, Swedish NHL defenceman (Calgary Flames), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1969 Pierluigi Brivio, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy
1970 Carl Veart, Australian footballer, born in Whyalla, Australia
1970 Dorsey Levens, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
1970 Roman Turek, Czech hockey goalie (Team Czech Rep, Olympics 1998), born in Strakonice, Czechoslavkia
1977 Quinton Fortune, South African footballer, born in Cape Town, South Africa
1977 Ricky Williams, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1998, U of Texas; Pro Bowl 2002, Miami Dolphins), born in San Diego, California
1978 Jamaal Magloire, Canadian professional basketballer
1979 Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian Mexican footballer, born in Morón, Argentina
1979 Scott Smith, mixed martial arts fighter, born in Reno, Nevada
1981 Beth Botsford, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1981 Josh Hamilton, Major League Baseball player, born in Raleigh, North Carolina
1982 Ma'a Nonu, New Zealand rugby union player and All Black, born in Wellington, New Zealand
1984 Brandon Fields, American football punter (Second-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 2013; Miami Dolphins), born in Southfield, Michigan
1984 Gary Woodland, American golfer (US Open 2019), born in Topeka, Kansas
1985 Andrew Miller, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2006-present (Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, and 5 other teams), born in Gainesville, Florida
1985 Mark Cavendish MBE, British road cyclist (UCI Road World C'ships 2011; Points classification winner Tour de France 2011, 21; Giro d'Italia 2013; Vuelta a España 2010), born in Douglas, Isle of Man
1988 Jonathan Howson, English footballer, born in Morley, England
1994 Tom Daley, English diver (2021 Olympic Gold), born in Plymouth, England
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