- 1851 George Ulyett, English cricket all-rounder (25 Tests; 949 runs, 50 wickets), born in Pitsmoor, Yorkshire (d. 1898)
- 1879 Willie Anderson, Scottish golfer (US Open 1901, 1903-05), born in North Berwick, Scotland (d. 1910)
- 1880 Reggie Spooner, English cricket batsman (10 Tests; dual cricket/rugby union international), born in St Helens, Lancashire (d. 1961)
- 1898 Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wresler and Olympic medalist (d. 1960)
- 1907 Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek surrealist painter and poet (Do Not Distract the Driver), born in Athens, Greece (d. 1985)
- 1907 Pieter Van der Bijl, South African cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 125; Western Province, Oxford University CC), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1973)
- 1926 Bob Rosburg, American golfer, analyst (PGA Championship 1959), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2009)
- 1928 Ardico Magnini, Italian soccer defender (20 caps; Fiorentina 225 games), born in Pistoia, Italy (d. 2020)
- 1928 Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player (Lakers, HOF), born in Parlier, California (d. 2013)
Whitey Ford (1928-2020)
American Baseball HOF pitcher (10 x MLB All Star; World Series 1950, 53, 56, 58, 61 [MVP], 62; AL Cy Young Award 1961; NY Yankees), born in New York City
- 1931 Jim Parks, English cricket wicketkeeper (46 Tests, 114 dismissals, 2 x 100, 9 x 50, HS 108no; Sussex CCC, Somerset CCC), born in Haywards Heath, England (d. 2022)
- 1933 Francisco Gento, Spanish soccer winger (Spain 43 caps, Real Madrid 427 games) and manager (Grenada FC), born in El Astillero, Spain (d. 2022)
- 1939 Boro Jovanović, Croatian tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1962 runner-up [Nikola Pilić]), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 2023)
- 1940 Geoffrey Boycott, cricketer (stoic England opener 1964-82)
- 1940 Osamu Watanabe, Japan, featherweight (Olympic gold 1964)
- 1941 Kevin Freeman, American equestrian (Olympic silver team eventing 1964, 68, 72), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2023)
- 1942 Allan Grice, Australian racing driver
- 1946 Goyo Rubio, Spanish soccer defender (22 caps; Real Madrid 317 games), born in Puente del Arzobispo, Spain (d. 2020)
- 1946 Jim Hill, American sportscaster
- 1949 Masao Ohba, Japanese boxer (WBA flyweight champion 1970-73), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1973)
- 1949 Michel Brière, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 1969-70 (Pittsburgh Penquins), born in Malartic, Quebec (d. 1971)
- 1959 George Bell, Dom Rep, outfielder (Blue Jays, 1987 AL MVP)
David Campese (61 years old)
1962 Australian rugby union player (101 Tests at wing and fullback, record 64 tries), born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales
- 1965 Jon Andoni Goikoetxea, Spanish soccer midfielder (36 caps Spain, 5 Basque Country; CA Osasuna, FC Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao), born in Pamplona, Spain
- 1966 Jonas B, Svensson Sweden, tennis star
- 1966 Tommy Tolles, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1996 3rd, Masters 1997 3rd), born in Ft Myers, Florida
- 1967 Bill Berg, Canadian NHL left wing (NY Rangers), born in St. Catharines, Ontario
- 1967 John Flaherty, American baseball catcher (Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees) and broadcaster (YES Network, NY Yankees), born in New York City
- 1967 Paul Ince, English footballer
- 1967 Stanley Richard, NFL safety (Washington Redskins)
- 1969 Mo Lewis, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1971 Damien Martyn, cricketer (WA & Australian middle-order batsman)
- 1971 Paul Norman Telfer, Scottish footballer
- 1971 René Ponk, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
- 1971 Shane Hannah, NFL guard (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1972 Orlando Thomas, NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings)
- 1973 Dan Neil, NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- 1975 Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
- 1975 Toby Hall, American baseball player
- 1976 Lavinia Miloşovici, Romanian gymnast
- 1978 Joey Harrington, American football player
- 1981 Nemanja Vidić, Serbian footballer
- 1982 James White, American basketball player
- 1983 Andy Marté, Dominican baseball player
- 1983 Zack Greinke, American baseball player
- 1984 Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, French Canadian short track speed skater
- 1984 Kenny Cooper, American soccer forward (10 caps), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1984 Kieran Richardson, English soccer utility (8 caps; Manchester United, Sunderland, Fulham, Aston Villa), born in Greenwich, England
- 1986 Chibuzor Chilaka, English footballer
- 1987 Anele Ngcongca, South African soccer defender (53 caps; Genk), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2020)
- 1988 Ajaz Patel, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (10-119 v India 2021; one of 3 to take 10 wickets in Test innings), born in Mumbai, India
- 1990 Ricky Rubio, Spanish basketball player
- 1995 Yulimar Rojas, Venezuelan athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 2020 WR 15.67m), born in Caracas, Venezuela
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