Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1866-1944)
American federal judge (1905-22), Baseball HOF executive and 1st MLB Commissioner (1920-44), born in Millville, Ohio
- 1869 Clark Griffith, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB ERA leader 1898 Chicago Colts/Orphans) and manager (Chicago WS, NY Highlanders, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Sens [owner]), born in Clear Creek, Missouri (d. 1955)
- 1880 George McBride, American baseball shortstop (AL fielding leader 1912-15 Washington Senators) and manager (Washington Senators 1921), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1973)
- 1882 Andy Coakley, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia A's, Cincinnati Reds) and coach (Williams College 1911–13, Columbia University 1915–18), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1963)
- 1891 Leon Cadore, American baseball pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1958)
- 1911 Jean Shiley, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1932), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1998)
Bobby Locke (1917-1987)
South African golfer (British Open 1949-50, 52, 57), born in Germiston, South Africa
- 1918 Dora Ratjen, German man who posed as a female high jumper (Olympic 4th 1936), born in Erichshof, Bremen, Germany (d. 2008)
- 1928 John Disley, Welsh athlete (co-founded London Marathon), born in Corris, Gwynedd (d. 2016)
- 1928 Pedro Ferrándiz, Spanish basketball coach (EuroLeague 1965, 67, 68, 74 Real Madrid; Spain 1964-65), born in Alicante, Spain (d. 2022)
- 1928 Pete Rademacher, American boxer (Olympic gold +81kg 1956; first challenger for world heavyweight title in first pro bout; lost), born in Tieton, Washington (d. 2020)
- 1929 Don January, American golfer (PGA Championship 1967; 10 x PGA Tour wins; 22 x PGA Tour Champions wins), born in Plainview, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1929 Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, Colombian soccer manager (record 14 x league titles; Millonarios [6], Santa Fe [1], América de Cali [7]; Columbia), born in Sopetrán, Colombia (d. 2020)
- 1930 Johnny Whiteley, English rugby league back rower (15 Tests GB, 1 England; Hull RLFC 417 games) and coach (GB, England, Hull RLFC, Hull KR), born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 2022)
- 1931 Pete D. Anderson, American jockey (Belmont Stakes 1958) and trainer, born in Southampton, Long Island, New York (d. 2013)
- 1932 James Hardy, Australian winemaker (Thomas Hardy & Sons Wines) and yachtsman (Australian skipper America's Cup 1970, 74, 80; 4 x Admiral's Cup Ocean C'ships), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2023)
- 1934 Jimmy Millar, Scottish soccer centre forward (2 caps; Rangers 197 games) and manager (Raith Rovers), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2022)
- 1937 Pim van de Meent, Dutch soccer manager (PEC Zwolle, NEC, VBV De Graafschap, FC Den Haag), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2022)
- 1938 Tony White, West Indian cricketer (2 Tests WI v Australia 1965), born in Brighton, Saint Michael, Barbados
- 1940 Erwin Wilczek, Polish soccer midfielder, forward (16 caps; Górnik Zabrze), born in Wirek, Poland (d. 2021)
- 1944 Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwean field hockey coach and player (Olympic gold 1980), born in Blantyre, Nyasaland
- 1946 Bob Murdoch, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1971, 73 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2023)
- 1948 Jacqueline Hansen, American long distance athlete (world women's marathon record 1974 2:43:54; 1975 2:38:10; Boston Marathon 1973), born in Binghamton, New York
- 1949 Juha Mieto, Finnish 15KM skier (Olympic silver 1980), born in Kurikka, Finland
- 1953 Greg Gibson, American Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic silver 1984), born in Stafford, Virginia
- 1954 Steve Rogers, Australian rugby league centre (24 Tests; NSW; Cronulla-Sutherland), born in Gold Coast, Australia (d. 2006)
- 1956 Mark Gastineau, American NFL end (NY Jets, Pro Bowl 1981-85), born in Ardmore, Oklahoma
- 1961 Dave Watson, English footballer, born in Liverpool, England
- 1961 Tim Harvey, British racing driver, born in Farnborough, England
- 1964 John Maclean, Canadian NHL right wing (NJ Devils), born in Oshawa, Ontario
- 1965 Andrew Stewart, American CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1967 Alex Arias, American infielder (Florida Marlins), born in New York City
- 1967 Chris Childs, NBA guard (NJ Nets, NY Knicks), born in Bakersfield, California
- 1968 Jeff Tarango, American tennis player (famously defaults match 1995 Wimbledon), born in Manhattan Beach, California
- 1968 Keith Rucker, NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals), born in University Park, Illinois
- 1969 Chris Harris, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (23 Tests, 5 x 50, 15 wickets; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1969 Silvia Sommaggio, Italian 5k runner, born in Camposampiero., Italy
- 1971 Dion Nash, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (32 Tests, 93 wickets; 81 ODIs, 64 wickets), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1971 Joey Galloway, American NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks), born in Bellaire, Ohio
- 1971 Robert Wijnands, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
- 1972 Trent Pollard, American NFL guard (Cin Bengals), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1972 Yanick Dupre, Canadian NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1997)
- 1974 Brad Williams, Australian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 9 wickets; 25 ODIs, 35 wickets), born in Frankston, Australia
- 1974 Drew Ginn, Australian rower (Olympic gold coxless four 1996, 04, 08; 5 x World C'ship gold), born in Leongatha, Australia
- 1974 Jerald Moore, American football running back (St Louis Rams), born in Houston, Texas
- 1975 J. D. Drew, American baseball player, born in Valdosta, Georgia
- 1976 Dominique Dawes, American gymnast (Olympics-gold/brz-92, 96), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
- 1976 Elisa Blair, Australian rower (1997 World Champion)
- 1976 Theodoros Velkos, Greek badminton player, born in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
- 1979 Maree Bowden, New Zealand netball player (15 caps, Silver Ferns), born in Clyde, New Zealand
- 1980 James Chambers, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1981 Carlos Boozer, American basketball forward (2-time NBA All Star), born in Aschaffenburg, Germany
- 1984 Ferdinando Monfardini, Italian racing driver, born in Isola della Scala, Italy
- 1985 Juan Cruz Álvarez, Argentine racing driver, born in Arrecifes, Argentina
- 1990 Sam Burton, English footballer, born in Swindon, United Kingdom
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