- 1874 Dimitrios Golemis, Greek athlete (d. 1941)
- 1903 Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricket batsman (10 Tests, 2 x 100s; Wellington CA, Leicestershire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 1974)
- 1915 Bea Barrett, American golfer (Western Open 1938), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2002)
- 1930 Robert Cohen, French boxer (NYSAC, NBA, The Ring bantamweight titles 1954-56), born in Bône, Algeria (d. 2022)
- 1939 Erik Hansen, Danish canoeist (Olympic gold K-1 1000m 1960; World C'ship gold 1963), born in Randers, Denmark (d. 2014)
- 1941 Adnan Al Sharqi, Lebanese soccer manager (Lebanon 1974–76, 1987–93, 2006–08; Ansar 11 x league titles), born in Beirut, Lebanon (d. 2021)
- 1950 Mac Wilkins, American discus thrower (1st to break 70m), born in Eugene, Oregon
- 1952 Ángel Castellanos, Spanish soccer defender (3 caps; Granada CF, Valencia CF 363 games), born in Miguelturra, Spain (d. 2024)
- 1956 Zlatko Kranjčar, Croatian soccer striker (2 caps; Dinamo Zagreb, Rapid Wien) and manager (Croatia, Montenegro, Dinamo Zagreb), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 2021)
- 1963 Ben Elias, Australian rugby league hooker (6 Tests; NSW 19 games; Balmain RLFC 234 games) and broadcaster (SBS, Fox Sports), born in Tripoli, Lebanon
- 1963 Michele McAnany, American baseball player (Colorado Silver Bullets), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1965 Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer
- 1967 Greg Anthony, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies, Seattle Supersonics)
- 1967 Gustavo Poyet, Uruguayan footballer
- 1967 Laura Garrone, Italian tennis star
- 1969 Helen Kelesi, Canadian tennis star
- 1969 Peter Martin, cricketer (Lancashire & England pace bowler 1995)
- 1970 Lesley Reddon, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Canada, Olympics, 1998), born in North York, Ontario
- 1970 Patrick Mboma, Cameroonian footballer, born in Douala, Cameroon
- 1971 Natalia Medvedeva, tennis star (1993 Prague Essen), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
- 1972 Greg Bloedorn, NFL center (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1973 Jason Dunn, tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1974 Fred Brock, wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1979 Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
- 1979 Josemi, Spanish footballer
- 1981 Drew Hodgdon, American NFL football player, 2005-07 (Houston Texans), born in Palo Alto, California
Lorena Ochoa (42 years old)
1981 Mexican golfer (British Open 2007, ANA Inspiration 2008), born in Guadalajara, Mexico
Paulo Dybala (30 years old)
1993 Argentine soccer striker (Instituto, Palermo, Juventus, Roma), born in Laguna Larga, Argentina
- 1995 Karl-Anthony Towns, American basketball center (2015 NBA Draft: #1 pick Minnesota Timberwolves), born in Edison, New Jersey
- 1998 Hinako Shibuno, Japanese golfer (Women's British Open 2019), born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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