1866 Hugh Duffy, American Baseball HOF outfielder (Triple Crown & MLB record .440 batting average, single season 1894 Boston Beaneaters), born in Cranston, Rhode Island (d. 1954)
1873 Fred Herd, Scottish golfer (US Open 1898), born in St. Andrews, Scotland (d. 1954)
1878 (Marshall) "Major" Taylor, American track cyclist (first African-American world champion; 1899 World Track C'ships), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1932)
1892 Joe Guyon, American NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc), born in White Earth, Minnesota (d. 1971)
1905 Bob Johnson, American baseball outfielder (8 x MLB All Star; Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox), born in Pryor, Oklahoma (d. 1982)
1908Lefty Gomez, American Baseball HOF pitcher (7 × MLB All-Star; 5 × World Series; Triple Crown 1934, 37; NY Yankees), born in Rodeo, California (d. 1989)
1911 Samuel Reshevsky, Polish-American chess grandmaster (World C'ship 3rd 1948; 8 x US C'ship gold), born in Ozorków, Poland (d. 1992)
1913 Foy Draper, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1936 WR 39.8s), born in Georgetown, Texas (d. 1943)
1916 Bob Elliott, MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves), born in San Francisco (d. 1966)
1922 Étienne Gailly, Belgian long distance runner (famous Olympic bronze finish 1948), born in Beringen, Belgium (d. 1971)
1924 Jasu Patel, Indian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 29 wickets, BB 9-69 v Aust 1959; Gujarat), born in Ahmedabad, India (d. 1992)
1928 Don Tregonning, Australian tennis player and coach, born in Melbourne, Victoria
1931 Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo, Italian downhill skier (Olympic bronze 1952, 60), born in Vallonara di Marostica, Italy
1934 Lyudmila Shevtsova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR 800m 1960), born in Taman, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
1936 Jan Liberda, Polish soccer forward (35 caps; Polonia Bytom), born in Bytom, Poland (d. 2020)
1941 Jeff Torborg, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Plainfield, New Jersey
1943 Jan Stenerud, Norwegian-American NFL place kicker (Kansas City Chiefs), born in Fetsund, Norway
1947 Larry Gura, American MLB baseball player, born in Joliet, Illinois
1947 Richie Hebner, American baseball player, born in Norwood, Massachusetts
1948 Galina Prozumenshchikova, Ukrainian swimmer (Olympic gold USSR 200m breaststroke 1964; silver 100m breaststroke 1968, 72; bronze 200m breaststroke 1968, 72), born in Sevastopol, Ukraine (d. 2015)
1948 Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player, born in Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (d. 1995)
1949 Ivan Patzaichin, Romanian canoeist (Olympic gold C-2 1000m 1968, 80, 84; C-1 1000m 1972; World C'ship gold x 8), born in Crișan, Tulcea County, Romania (d. 2021)
1950 Jorge Orta, Mexican baseball second baseman and outfielder (MLB All Star 1975, 80; Chicago White Sox), born in Mazatlán, Mexico
1952 Wendy Turnbell, Australian tennis player (1979,82 US Opens Double), born in Brisbane, Australia
1953 Harry Carson, American football player (New York Giants), born in Florence, South Carolina
1955 Bob Walk, American baseball player, born in Van Nuys, California
1955 Jay Howell, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees, Oakland A's), born in Miami, Florida
1956Dale Jarrett, American auto racer (Daytona 500 1993, 96, 2000; NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1999) and broadcaster (ESPN, ABC, NBC), born in Conover, North Carolina
1956 Marty Smith, American motocross racer (AMA 125cc 1974, 75; AMA 500cc 1977), born in San Diego, California (d. 2020)
1959 Mike Moore, American baseball player, born in Eakly, Oklahoma
1960 Harold Reynolds, American baseball infielder who was MLB All-Star 1987, 88; 3 × Gold Glove Award; Seattle Mariners; and broadcaster for ESPN, MLB.com, Fox Sports, born in Eugene, Oregon
1961 Dave Hannan, Canadian NHL center (Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche), born in Onaping Falls, Ontario
1962 Chuck Finley, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Monroe, Louisiana
1962 Mike Johnson, American NFL inside linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Southport, North Carolina
1963 Mario Elie, American NBA forward and guard (Houston Rockets), born in New York City
1964 Al Smith, American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 1991, 92; All-Pro 1992; Houston Oilers), born in Los Angeles, California
1964 Jeff Jaeger, American NFL kicker (Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears), born in Tacoma, Washington
1964 Vreni Schneider, Swiss alpine skier (Olympic gold 1988, 94), born in Elm, Switzerland
1966 Jay Berger, American tennis star, born in Fort Dix, New Jersey
1966 Sue Wicks, American Women's Basketball Hall of Fame forward (WNBA All-Star 2000; NY Liberty), born in Center Moriches, New York
1967 Ridley Jacobs, Antiguan cricket wicket-keeper (West Indian ODI 1996), born in Swetes Village, Antigua and Barbuda
1968 Steve Lofton, American NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers, NE Patriots), born in Jacksonville, Texas
1969 Sam Militello, American baseball player, born in Tampa, Florida
1969 Shawn Kemp, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle Supersonics), born in Elkhart, Indiana
1970 Greg Graham, American NBA guard (NJ Nets), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1970 John Amaechi, English psychologist and NBA player (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1970 Mark Dixon, CFL offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
1971 Emma Robinson, Canadian rower (World C'ship gold W2- 1997, 98, 99; Olympic silver Eight 1996, bronze 2000), born in Montreal, Quebec
1971 Vince Danielsen, CFL slot back (Calgary Stampeders)
1971 Winky Wright, American professional boxer, born in Washington, D.C.
1973 John Zimmerman, American pairs skater (with partner Steigler), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1976 Brian Schneider, American baseball player (Washington Nationals), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1977 Ivan Basso, Italian cyclist, born in Gallarate, Province of Varese, Italy
1977 Paris Lenon, American football player, born in Lynchburg, Virginia
1978 Andrejs Rubins, Latvian soccer midfielder (117 caps; FC Skonto, Crystal Palace, Spartak Moscow, Inter Baku FC), born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2022)
1981 Gina Kingsbury, Canadian hockey player, born in Uranium City, Saskatchewan
1981 Stephan Andersen, Danish international footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1986 Konstadinos Filippidis, Greek pole vaulter, born in Athens, Greece
1988 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Icelandic weightlifter (World's Strongest Man 2018; deadlifting WR 501kg 2020) and actor ("The Mountain" Game of Thrones), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
1992 Louis Ducruet, Monacan businessman and race care driver, son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco & Daniel Ducruet, born in Princess Grace Hospital Centre, La Colle, Monaco