- 1891 Rabbit Maranville, American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1914 Boston Braves) and manager (Chicago Cubs), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1954)
- 1899 Pie Traynor, American Baseball HOF 3rd baseman (MLB All-Star 1933, 34; World Series 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates) and manager (Pittsburgh Pirates 1934–39), born in Framingham, Massachusetts (d. 1972)
- 1910 Franz Kemser, German 4 man bobsled (Olympic gold 1952), born in Partenkirchen, Bayern, Germany (d. 1986)
- 1921 Ron Greenwood, English soccer defender (Brentford) and manager (West Ham Utd 1961-74; FA Cup 1964, European Cup Winners' Cup 1965; England 1977-82), born in Worsthorne, England (d. 2006)
- 1924 Rusi Modi, Indian cricketer (strong Indian batsman in post-War years), born in Bombay, India (d. 1996)
- 1926 Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Owen Sound, Ontario (d. 1998)
- 1926 Maria Teresa de Filippis, Italian racing car driver (first woman to complete in Formula One), born in Naples, Italy (d. 2016)
- 1928 Trevor Meale, New Zealand cricketer (batted in 2 Tests NZ v England 1958), born in Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2010)
- 1930 Alevtina Kolchina, Russian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 3×5km relay 1964, silver 1956, bronze 1968; bronze 5k 1964, 68), born in Pavlovsk village, Russia (d. 2022)
- 1933 Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda, Japanese gymnast (World C'ship gold balance beam 1954; Olympic bronze team 1964; first Japanese female to win a world title), born in Hiroshima, Japan (d. 2023)
- 1934 Elzbieta Krzesinska, Polish long jumper (Olympic gold 1956), born in Warsaw (d. 2015)
- 1934 Paula Myers-Pope, American platform diver, 2 silver, 1 bronze (Olympics 1952-60), born in Lackawanna, New York (d. 1995)
- 1937 Warner Wolf, American sportscaster (ABC Sports, WABC-TV, WCBS-TV, WUSA-TV), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1938 Haruhiro Yamashita, Japanese gymnast (2 golds 1964 Olympics), born in Uwajima, Japan
- 1939 Claudia Boyarskikh, Soviet cross country skier (5 Olympic gold 1964, 1968), born in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Russia (d. 2009)
- 1942 Roy Fredericks, West Indian cricket batsman (59 Tests @ 42.49, 8 x 100s; British Guyana, Glamorgan CCC), born in East Bank, Guyana (d. 2000)
- 1943 Jan Adamski, Polish International Chess Master (1976)
- 1945 Bryan 'Pop' Robson, English soccer forward (Newcastle, West Ham), born in Sunderland, County Durham
- 1945 Niaz Ahmed, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Dacca, Public Works Dep't, East Pakistan, Railways; only East Pakistani to play Test cricket), born in Varanasi, India (d. 2000)
- 1949 Kathy Postlewait, American golfer (4-time LPGA Tour winner), born in Norfolk, Virginia
- 1950 Ed Ordynski, Australian rally driver
- 1950 Otis Armstrong, American College Football HOF running back (Purdue; All-Pro 1974; Pro Bowl 1974, 76; Denver Broncos), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021)
- 1950 Rex Sellers, New Zealand yachtsman (Olympic gold Tornado class 1984), born in Nelson, New Zealand
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1951 American golfer (US Masters 1981, US Open 1984), born in New Albany, Indiana
- 1954 Gail Marquis, American basketball WBL forward (NY Stars, Olympic silver 1976)
- 1961 Matt Ghaffari, Iranian-American greco-roman wrestler (Olympic silver 1992, 96), born in Tehran, Iran
- 1964 Roberto Hernandez, Puerto Rican pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Santurce Puerto Rico
- 1965 Ruthie Matthes, American bicycle racer (World Cross-Country Mountain Bike C'ship gold 1991), born in Sun Valley Idaho
- 1967 Bill Musgrave, American NFL quarterback, 1991-96 (San Francisco 49's and 2 other teams), and coach, 1997-2018 (Denver Broncos and 7 other teams), born in Grand Junction, Colorado
- 1967 Gil de Ferran, Brazilian auto racer (Indianapolis 500 2003; Champ Car Series 2000, 01), born in Paris, France (d. 2023)
- 1968 John Jett, American NFL punter (Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions), born in Richmond, Virginia
- 1968 Lin Elliott, American NFL kicker (KC Chiefs), born in Euless, Texas
- 1969 Damion Easley, American infielder (California Angels), born in New York City
- 1969 Dave Moore, NFL tight end/fullback (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Morristown, New Jersey
- 1969 Jeff Sydner, NFL wide receiver/punt returner (NY Jets), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1971 Melvin Tuten, American NFL tackle and coach (Cin Bengals), born in Washington, D. C.
- 1971 Paul Chaloner, English TV esports commentator
- 1971 Ryan Hancock, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Santa Clara, California
- 1972 Jack Jackson, NFL/CFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears, Toronto Argonauts), born in Moss Point, Mississippi
- 1972 Steve Konowalchuk, American NHL center (Washington Capitals), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1973 Jason Bowen, Canadian NHL defenceman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Port Alice, British Columbia
- 1976 Jason Grilli, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- 1977 Ben Hollioake, Australian born English cricketer, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2002)
- 1977 Maniche, Portuguese footballer (Porto), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- 1978 Lou Vincent, New Zealand cricketer, born in Warkworth, New Zealand
- 1980 Willie Parker, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; Super Bowl XL, XLIII; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Clinton, North Carolina
- 1983 Matt Garza, American baseball player (Tampa Bay Rays), born in Selma, California
- 1983 Philipp Lahm, German footballer (Bayern Munich,), born in Munich, West Germany
- 1985 Luton Shelton, Jamaican soccer striker (75 caps; Vålerenga, Karabükspor, Sheffield United), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
- 1985 Robin Uthappa, Indian cricket player 'The Walking Assassin', born in Kodagu, India
- 1986 François Trinh-Duc, French rugby player, born in Montpellier, France
- 1986 Victor Cruz, American football wide receiver (New York Giants), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1989 Adam Rippon, American figure skater (US National Champion, 2016; Winter Olympics- bronze 2018), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
- 1990 Tom Dumoulin, Dutch road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 2017; World C'ship gold men's time trial 2017; Olympic silver road race 2016, 20), born in Maastricht, Netherlands
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