- 1860 Percy McDonnell, Australian cricket batsman (19 Tests, 3 x 100s; Victoria CA, NSW CA, Queensland CA), born in London, England (d. 1896)
Earl Sande (1898-1968)
American HOF jockey (Triple Crown 1930 Gallant Fox; 3 x Kentucky Derby; 5 x Belmont Stakes; 1 x Preakness Stakes; 3 x US Champion Jockey by earnings; US Champion Trainer by earnings 1938), born in Groton, South Dakota
- 1899 Howard Hill, American expert bowman (billed as "The World's Greatest Archer"; movie technical adviser), born in Wilsonville, Alabama (d. 1975)
Buck O'Neil (1911-2006)
American Baseball HOF coach (1st African-American coach in MLB) and first baseman (NgL World Series 1942; 2 x NgL All Star; KC Monarchs), born in Carrabelle, Florida
- 1927 John Pont, American college football coach (Miami, Yale, Northwestern, Indiana), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 2008)
- 1932 Olga Connolly-Fikotova, Czech-American discus thrower (Olympic gold, 1956), born in Libiš, Czech Republic
- 1938 Julio Canani, Peruvian thoroughbred horse racing trainer (Breeders' Cup Mile 1999, 2001; Juvenile Fillies 2004), born in Oxampampa, Peru (d. 2021)
- 1938 Rolando Serrano, Colombian soccer midfielder (7 caps; AD Union Magdalena; Millonarios FC; Independiente Santa Fe), born in Pamplona, Colombia (d. 2022)
- 1939 Charley Ferguson, American football tight end (AFL All-Star 1965; AFL C'ship 1964, 65; Buffalo Bills), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1939 Karel Brückner, Czech soccer manager (Czech Republic, Austria, FK Inter Bratislava), born in Olomouc, Czech Republic
- 1940 Jack Birkenshaw, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 1 x 50, 13 wickets; Yorkshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC) and umpire (2 Tests, 6 ODIs), born in Rothwell, England
- 1940 Joan Haanappel, Dutch figure skater (European C'ships 3 x bronze ladies singles) and sports reporter (NOS, AVRO, ZDF, Eurosport), born in The Hague, Netherlands
Mel Stottlemyre (1941-2019)
American baseball pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; NY Yankees) and coach (5 x World Series; NY Mets, NY Yankees), born in Hazleton, Missouri
- 1943 Jay Sigel, American golfer (US Amateur C'ship 1982-83), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- 1943 John Dodds, Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer (250cc world championship 1973 3rd; 4 x GP wins, 21 x podiums; European Formula 750 1974), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 2024)
- 1943 Roberto Boninsegna, Italian soccer striker (22 caps; Cagliari, FC Inter Milan, Juventus FC), born in Mantua, Italy
- 1944 Ken Shuttleworth, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 12 wickets, BB 5/37; Lancashire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in St Helens, England
- 1945 Masahiro Hasemi, Japanese racing driver, born in Ome, Tokyo
- 1946 Al Luginbill, American football coach (Amsterdam Admirals), born in Pomona, California
Gilbert Perreault (73 years old)
1950 Canadian Hockey HOF center (8 x NHL All Star; 512 goals Buffalo Sabres; Calder Memorial Trophy 1971; Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 1973), born in Victoriaville, Quebec
- 1951 Beth Anders, American field hockey sweeper (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
- 1953 Bob Brett, Australian tennis coach (Boris Becker, Goran Ivanišević, Marin Čilić), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2021)
- 1956 Bill Scanlon, American tennis player (World #9 1984; 6 x ATP titles), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2021)
- 1959 Rosie Jones, American golfer (13 LPGA Tour titles), born in Santa Ana, California
- 1962 Blair Rasmussen, American NBA basketball center; 1985-93 (Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks), born in Auburn, Washington
- 1963 Vinny Testaverde, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1986, U of Miami; Pro Bowl 1996, 98; Tampa Bay Bucs, NY Jets), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1964 Ronald Agenor, Moroccan tennis player (1989 French quarters), born in Rabat, Morocco
- 1965 Kevin Gamble, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings)
- 1965 Rob Natal, catcher (Florida Marlins), born in Long Beach, California
- 1965 Zeljko Petrovic, soccer player (FC The Bosch/RKC)
- 1966 Rumeal Robinson, NBA guard (Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons)
- 1967 Steve Christie, NFL kicker (Buffalo Bills)
- 1968 Mark Fitzpatrick, NHL goalie (Florida Panthers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1968 Pat Hentgen, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1968 Tami Whitlinger-Jones, American tennis star (1995 Futures-Sedona), born in Neenah, Wisconsin
- 1971 Anthony Whiteman, England, 800m/1500m runner
- 1971 Craig Powell, NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns)
- 1971 Matthew Minagall, cricketer (S Australian lefty wrist-spinner 1991-95)
- 1971 Ron Rivers, NFL running back (Detroit Lions)
- 1973 Samantha Riley, Brisbane Australia, breastroker (Olympic 2 bronze-92, 96)
- 1975 Ivica Dragutinović, Serbian footballer
- 1975 Quim, Portuguese footballer
- 1975 Sarah Pitkowski, Seclin France, tennis star (1995 Futures-Koksijde)
- 1975 Tom Compernolle, Belgian athlete (d. 2008)
- 1976 Kelly Sotherton, English heptathlete
- 1979 Ron Artest, American basketball player
- 1980 François-Louis Tremblay, Canadian short track speed skater (Olympic gold 5000m relay 2002, 10; World C'ship gold x 9), born in Alma, Quebec
- 1981 Mark Cardona, Filipino basketball player, born in Mandaluyong, Philippines
- 1982 Samkon Gado, American football player
- 1985 Asdrúbal Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1999 Lando Norris, British auto racer (Karting World C'ship 2014; FIA Formula 3 European C'ship 2017; McLaren F1 2018- ), born in Bristol, England
- 2002 Emma Raducanu, British tennis player (US Open 2021), born in Toronto, Canada