- 1848 William "Candy" Cummings, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (credited with creating the curveball), born in Ware, Massachusetts (d. 1924)
- 1859 William "Buck" Ewing, American Baseball HOF catcher (NL home run leader 1883 NY Giants; Cincinnati Reds) and manager (NY Giants, Cincinnati Reds), born in Hoagland, Ohio (d. 1906)
- 1878 Barlow Carkeek, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (6 Tests, 6 dismissals; Victoria), born in Walhalla, Australia (d. 1937)
- 1890 Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)
- 1906 Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)
- 1908 Red Rolfe, American baseball player (d. 1969)
- 1917 Martin Donnelly, New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests, 1 x 100, 4 x 50, HS 206; Wellington, Canterbury) and rugby union centre (1 Test England 1947), born in Ngāruawāhia, New Zealand (d. 1999)
- 1921 Maria Gorokhovskaya, Russian gymnast (equal record 7 x Olympic medals, Soviet Union 1952; 2 x gold [team, all-round], 5 x silver), born in Yevpatoria, Russia (d. 2001)
- 1924 Don Coryell, American College/Pro Football HOF coach (NCAA Division champion 1966, 67, 68 San Diego State; St. Louis Cardinals, SD Chargers), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2010)
- 1928 Jim Gilliam, American MLB player and coach (Dodgers, NL rookie of year 1953), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1978)
- 1932 Paul Anderson, American light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic gold 1956)
- 1934 Johnny Haynes, English soccer forward (56 caps; Fulham 594 games), born in London, England (d. 2005)
- 1935 Alan Brown, cricketer (England opening attack Brown & White vs Pak 1961)
- 1940 Jim Smith, English soccer midfielder and manager (Birmingham City, QPR, Portsmouth, Derby County), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire (d. 2019)
- 1941 Viden Apostolov, Bulgarian soccer defender (22 caps; PFC Botev Plovdiv 429 games), born in Novi Iskar, Bulgaria (d. 2020)
- 1945 Dave Cutler, CFL place kicker (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1946 Bob Seagren, American pole vaulter/actor (Olympic gold 1968, "Soap"), born in Pomona California
- 1946 Herb Orvis, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (University of Colorado; NFL: Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts), born in Petoskey, Michigan (d. 2020)
- 1950 Eric Hughes, English rugby league utility back (10 Tests England, 8 Great Britain; Widnes 481 games), born in Prescot district, England (d. 2020)
- 1957 Steve McMichael, American Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (Uni of Texas; Super Bowl XX; First-team All-Pro 1985, 87; Pro Bowl 1986, 87, Chicago Bears), born in Houston, Texas
- 1958 Blaine McCallister, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in Fort Stockton, Texas
- 1960 Mandy Yachad, cricketer (South African ODI opening batsman 1991)
- 1961 Mike De Palmer, American tennis player and coach (coach Boris Becker), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2021)
- 1963 Sergio Goycochea, Argentine footballer
- 1965 Pinnaduwage Aravinda De Silva, cricket (Sri Lanka's greatest batsman)
- 1966 Danny Ferry, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 1966 Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and television personality
- 1967 Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer, American professional tennis player, 1986-97 (ranked 21st in 1995), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1967 Mark Johnson, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
- 1967 Nathalie Tauziat, Bangui Cent Afr Rep, tennis star (1993 Quebec City)
- 1969 Alfred Pupunu, NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers)
Ernie Els (54 years old)
1969 South African golfer (US Open 1994, 97; British Open 2002, 12), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1969 Joe Courtney, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 1970 Anil Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg-spinner since 1990)
- 1970 Jean-Paul de Young, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
- 1970 John Mabry, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- 1970 Marciano Vink, soccer player (Genoa/PSV)
- 1970 Tasha Tsang, Canadian rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Saskatoon Saskatchewan
- 1971 Byron Chamberlain, American football tight end (Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1971 Ernest Dixon, NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints)
- 1971 Henry McMillian, NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1972 Joe McEwing, American baseball player
- 1974 John Rocker, American baseball player
- 1975 Francis Bouillon, American hockey player
- 1976 Sebastián Abreu, Uruguayan footballer
- 1977 Dudu Aouate, Israeli footballer
Kimi Räikkönen (44 years old)
1979 Finnish auto racer (F1 World Champion 2007), born in Espoo, Finland
- 1979 Kostas Tsartsaris, Greek basketball player
- 1980 Alessandro Piccolo, Italian racing driver
- 1980 Ekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player
- 1983 Ivan Saenko, Russian football player
- 1984 Jelle Klaasen, Dutch darts player (BDO World Champion 2006), born in Alphen, Netherlands
- 1987 Jarosław Fojut, Polish footballer
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