- 1855 Willie Fernie, Scottish golfer (British Open 1883), born in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland (d. 1924)
- 1893 Frank J. Selke, Canadian Hockey HOF executive (9 x Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens), born in Berlin, Ontario (d. 1985)
- 1897 Kitty McKane (Godfree), English tennis player (Olympic gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze-1920, 24), born in Bayswater, England (d. 1992)
- 1926 Charles Wolf, American basketball coach (Cincinnati Royals 1960-63, Detroit Pistons 1963-64), born in Covington, Kentucky (d. 2022)
- 1929 Babe Parilli, American football player, born in Rochester, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
- 1929 Dick Williams, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1972, 73 Oakland A's) and utility (Brooklyn Dodgers), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2011)
Johnny Unitas (1933-2002)
American NFL quarterback (Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers); one of the greats, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1935 Jorge Griffa, Argentine soccer defender (4 caps; CA Newell's Old Boys, Atlético Madrid 227 games), born in Casilda, Argentina (d. 2024)
- 1937 Claude Raymond, Quebec baseball player, born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
- 1938 Johnny Caldwell, Irish flyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 2009)
- 1940 Jerry Harkness, American College Basketball HOF point guard (Loyola [Illinois]; New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2021)
- 1940 Mike Gillespie, American college baseball coach (College World Series 1998, Collegiate Coach of the Year 1998, USC), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
- 1941 Grahame Bilby, New Zealand cricketer (two Tests NZ v England 1966), born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1949 Kathy Ahern, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1972), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
- 1950 Randall 'Tex' Cobb, American boxer and actor, born in Bridge City, Texas
- 1957 Sinjin Smith, American beach volleyballer (Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner 1989-92 [Randy Stoklos], born in Los Angeles, California
- 1958 Louis Orr, American college basketball coach (Bowling Green State University 2007–14, Seton Hall 2001-06), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2022)
- 1964 Leslie O'Neal, NFL defensive end and 6x Pro-Bowl selection (San Diego Chargers, St Louis Rams), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- 1964 Ronnie Harmon, NFL running back (San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Oilers), born in Queens, New York
- 1966 Anderson Cummins, Barbados Canadian cricketer (in Packer's Valley Barbados & WI quickie), born in Christ Church, Barbados
- 1968 Joe King, American NFL safety (Oakland Raiders), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1969 Katerina Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player (11 x WTA titles; World #6 1990), born in Sofia, Bulgaria
- 1969 Melanie Valerio, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle relay 1996), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1970 Mark Smith, American outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in Pasadena, California
- 1970 Sebastien Britten, Canadian figure skater (1995 Canadian Champ), born in Brossard, Quebec
- 1971 Dave Karpa, Canadian NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Regina, Saskatchewan
- 1971 Rondell Jones, NFL safety (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens)
- 1972 Frank Trigg, American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, born in Kendall, New York
- 1972 John Holecek, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
- 1973 Dameian Jeffries, NFL defensive end (New Orleans Saints)
- 1973 Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist, born in Clusone, Italy
- 1974 Scott Whittaker, center/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- 1977 Elton Flatley, Australian rugby union fly-half (38 caps; 187 points; Queensland Reds 114 games, 609 points), born in Tamworth, NSW
- 1977 Marko Milic, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns)
- 1978 Shawn Marion, American basketball player
- 1979 Katie Douglas, American basketball player
- 1980 Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
- 1982 Akos Buzsaky, Hungarian Football player
- 1984 Alex Smith, American football player
- 1984 Drew Stanton, American football player
- 1984 James Loney, American baseball player
- 1985 Drew Neitzel, American college basketball player, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 1987 Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007)
- 1997 Cameron Young, American golfer (British Open 2022 runner-up), born in Scarborough, New York
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