- 1857 Ned Williamson, American baseball player (Chicago White Stockings), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1894)
- 1872 Peter O'Connor, Irish athlete (1st recognised world long jump record 1901), born in Millom, England (d. 1957)
- 1887 Octave Lapize, French cyclist (Tour de France 1910), born in Paris, France (d. 1917)
- 1909 Bill Carr, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4 x 400m 1932), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (d. 1966)
- 1913 Molly Hide, English cricketer who captained England for 17 years, born in Shanghai, China (d. 1995)
- 1917 Marshall Goldberg, American College Football HOF back (Uni of Pittsburgh; All Pro, Pro Bowl 1941; Chicago Cardinals), born in Elkins, West Virginia (d. 2006)
Jim Peters (1918-1999)
English long-distance runner who was 1st to complete a marathon in under 2 hours 20 minutes, born in Hackney, London
- 1925 Ken Mackay, Australian cricketer (exciting Aussie all-rounder), born in Windsor, Queensland, Australia (d. 1982)
- 1926 Y. A. Tittle, American NFL quarterback (Baltimore, San Francisco, NY Giants, MVP 1963), born in Marshall, Texas (d. 2017)
- 1927 Paul Roach, American football coach (University of Wyoming; assistant Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, GB Packers) and administrator (AD Wyoming 1986-96), born in Spring Green, Wisconsin (d. 2023)
- 1928 Ken Hough, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in two Tests v England 1959), born in Auburn, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2009)
- 1929 Jim Brosnan, American baseball player and writer (Long Season), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2014)
- 1932 J. D. Roberts, American College Football Hall of Fame guard (University of Oklahoma; Outland Trophy 1953) and coach (New Orleans Saints), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2021)
- 1932 Johnny Lattner, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1953, Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1954, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
- 1934 Arvind Apte, Indian cricketer (brother of Madhav Scored 8 & 7 in one Test), born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India (d. 2014)
- 1934 Margie Masters, Australian golfer (Western Open runner-up 1966), born in Swan Hill, Australia (d. 2022)
- 1938 Bev Dovey, English rugby union prop (2 Tests; Bristol RFC 184 games; Western Counties, Gloucestershire), born in Forest of Dean, England (d. 2024)
- 1944 Viktor Prokopenko, Ukrainian footballer and coach, born in Zhdanov, Ukrainian SSR (d. 2007)
- 1948 Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby union fly-half (29 Tests Wales, 8 British & Irish Lions; Barbarians FC; Llanelli RFC 414 games & 2,535 points), born in Felinfoel, Wales (d. 2022)
- 1950 Rawly Eastwick, American baseball pitcher, 1975-81, 2X NL saves leader (Cincinnati Reds; Philadelphia Phillies, and 4 other teams), born in Camden, New Jersey
- 1953 James di Donato, open water swimmer, one of the Tiger Twins (world record for swimming the butterfly in 40.6 miles)
- 1953 Jonathan di Donato, open water swimmer, one of the Tiger Twins (world record for swimming the butterfly in 40.6 miles)
- 1955 Ghulam Parkar, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman v England 1982), born in Kaluste, Maharashtra, India
- 1957 Ron Gardenhire, German-American baseball manager, born in Butzbach, Hessen, West Germany
- 1957 Vladimir Markelov, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold team 1980, silver 1976; World C'ship gold team 1979, silver 1974), born in Chelyabinsk, Russia (d. 2023)
- 1960 Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golfer (British Open 1991) and broadcaster (ESPN, ABC, CBS), born in Nambour, Australia
- 1960 Joachim Winkelhock, German race car driver, born in Waiblingen, West Germany
- 1960 Wolfgang Güllich, German rock climber, born in Ludwigshafen, West Germany (d. 1992)
- 1961 Rafael Belliard, MLB infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Pueblo Nuevo, Dominican Republic
- 1962 Jay Novacek, American NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Martin, South Dakota
- 1963 John Hendrie, Scottish footballer, born in Lennoxtown, Scotland
- 1965 Donald Frank, American NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings), born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
- 1965 Vernice Smith, American NFL guard (Phoenix Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, St Louis Rams), born in Orlando, Florida
- 1966 F. P. Santangelo, American baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos), born in Livonia, Michigan
- 1967 Ian Bishop, Trinidadian cricketer (West Indian fast bowler), born in Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- 1968 Adrian Dale, South African cricketer (prolific Glamorgan & England A batsman), born in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa
- 1968 Francisco Claver, Spanish tennis star
- 1968 Ken Ryan, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- 1969 Arthur Rhodes, American baseball pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in Waco, Texas
- 1969 Kelvin Pritchett, American NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1970 Walter Dunson, NFL running back and kick returner (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1971 Mike Verstegen, American NFL guard (New Orleans Saints), born in Appleton, Wisconsin
- 1972 Eric Sutton, CFL cornerback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1972 Pat Williams, American football defensive tackle (Buffalo Bills), born in Monroe, Louisiana
- 1972 Ruxandra Dragomir, Romanian tennis star (1996 Bournemouth doubles), born in Piteşti, Romania
- 1972 Tom Fletcher, NFL defensive safety (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1973 Jackie McNamara, Scottish soccer defender (33 caps; Celtic) and manager (Partick Thistle, Dundee United, York City), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1973 Levi Leipheimer, American road racing cyclist, born in Butte, Montana
- 1973 Mike Matthews, American baseball player, born in Woodbridge, Virginia
- 1974 Jamal Mayers, Canadian NHL hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1975 Corey Dillon, American football running back (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1975 Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombian footballer, born in Medellín, Colombia
- 1976 Petar Stoychev, Bulgarian swimmer, born in Momchilgrad, Bulgaria
- 1977 Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadorian football player, born in Santo Domingo, Ecuador
- 1978 Carlos Edwards, Trinidadian footballer (Trinidad and Tobago national football team), born in Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago
- 1980 James Killian, American football player, born in Caldwell, Kansas
- 1980 Matthew Amoah, Ghanaian footballer, born in Tema, Greater Accra, Ghana
- 1982 Macay McBride, American baseball player, born in Augusta, Georgia
- 1982 Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian racing driver, born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 1983 Brian Vickers, American race car driver, born in Thomasville, North Carolina
- 1983 Marc Leishman, Australian golfer (British Open 2015 runner-up), born in Warrnambool, Victoria
Wayne Rooney (38 years old)
1985 English soccer midfielder (England 119 caps, Man U, Everton), born in Liverpool, England
- 1986 John Ruddy, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers), born in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England
- 1987 Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian footballer, born in Likasi, Zaire (now Congo)
- 1987 Charlie White, American ice dancer (Olympic gold, 2014 & silver, 2014, 2010), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- 1994 Jalen Ramsey, American NFL cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars, LA Rams, Miami Dolphins), born in Smyrna, Tennessee
- 1996 Jaylen Brown, American NBA player (Boston Celtics), born in Atlanta, Georgia
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