- 1860 Kanō Jigorō, Japanese educator and the founder of Judo, born in Mikage, Japan (d. 1938)
- 1868 James Connolly, American athlete and author, 1st Modern Olympic Champion in 1896, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1957)
- 1877 Joe Adams, American baseball player known as "Old Wagon Tongue" (St. Louis Cardinals - 1 game in 1904, 4 innings, 9.0 ERA), minor league manager, and restaurateur, born in Cowden, Illinois (d. 1952)
- 1881 Bruno Söderström, Swedish athlete (Olympic silver pole vault & bronze javelin 1906; bronze pole vault 1908; popularized bowling in Sweden), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1969)
- 1881 Vin Coutie, Australian rules footballer, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1951)
- 1913 Cyril Christiani, West Indian cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests; British Guiana), born in Georgetown, Guyana (d. 1938)
- 1918 Harold Shepherdson, British soccer trainer, born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire (d. 1955)
- 1921 Peggy Kirk, American golfer, (Titleholders Championship 1949), born in Findlay, Ohio (d. 2016)
- 1922 Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball player and coach, born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey (d. 2007)
- 1924 Antonio Creus, Spanish racecar driver, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1996)
Bowie Kuhn (1926-2007)
American Baseball HOF executive (MLB Commissioner 1969-1984), born in Takoma Park, Maryland
- 1928 Lawrie Reilly, Scottish soccer striker (38 caps; Hibernian 253 games, 185 goals), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2013)
Bernie Ecclestone (93 years old)
1930 British business magnate and motorsports impresario (Formula One Group), born in St Peter, South Elmham, England
- 1933 Garrincha, Brazilian footballer, born in Pau Grande, Brazil (d. 1983)
- 1934 Jim Beatty, American athlete (first to break 4-minute mile barrier on an indoor track 3:58.9 1962), born in New York City
- 1934 Julio Jiménez, Spanish road cyclist (King of the Mountains: Tour de France 1965, 66, 67 & Vuelta a España 1963, 64, 65), born in Ávila, Spain (d. 2022)
Lenny Wilkens (86 years old)
1937 American NBA Point Guard and Head Coach (Seattle SuperSonics), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1938 Peter Carlstein, South African cricketer (South African Test batsman 1958-64), born in Klerksdorp, South Africa
- 1939 Miroslav Cerar, Yugoslav gymnast (Olypmics gold 1964, 68), born in Ljubljana, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- 1941 André Quilis, French rugby union flanker (5 caps; RC Narbonne), born in Coursan, France (d. 2020)
- 1942 Kees Verkerk, Dutch skater World Champion (1967)/(Olympic gold 1968), born in Maasdam, Netherlands
- 1943 Pim Doesburg, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (8 caps; Eredivisie record 687 games; Sparta, PSV), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2020)
- 1945 Dennis Lillie [sic], cricketer (Queensland leg-spinner 1965-66/80-82)
- 1946 Wim Jansen, Dutch soccer utility (65 caps; Feyenoord 415 games) and manager (SC Lokeren, Feyenoord, Celtic), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2022)
Caitlyn Jenner (74 years old)
1949 American athlete (Olympic gold decathlon 1976), TV personality ('Keeping Up with the Kardashians') and prominent transgender figure, born in Mt Kisco, New York
- 1950 Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist
- 1953 Mark James, British golfer (Senior Players Championship 2004), born in Manchester, England
- 1953 Phil Dwyer, Welsh soccer defender (10 caps; Cardiff City 471 games), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2021)
- 1954 Sammy Stewart, American MLB pitcher (World Series 1983; AL ERA leader 1981; Cleveland Indians), born in Asheville, North Carolina (d. 2018)
- 1958 Manzoor Hussain, Pakistani field hockey striker (Olympic gold 1986; World Cup gold 1978, 82; 175 caps, 86 goals), born in Sialkot, Pakistan (d. 2022)
- 1962 Erik Thorstvedt, Norwegian footballer
- 1963 Kevin Dineen, Canadian NHL right wing, coach (Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers), born in Quebec City, Québec
- 1963 Rob Bailey, English cricket batsman (4 Tests; Northamptonshire CCC, Derbyshire CCC) and umpire (ODIs 24, T20Is 18), born in Biddulph, England
- 1964 Paul Wylie, figure skater (Olympic-silver)
- 1965 Eric Floyd, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1965 Mark Carrier, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
- 1966 Benoit Hogue, Canadian NHL center (Dallas Stars), born in Repentigny, Quebec
- 1966 Juan Guzman, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1966 Steve Atwater, American Pro Football HOF safety (Super Bowl 1998, 99 Denver Broncos; First-team All-Pro 1991, 92; 8× Pro Bowl), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1966 Tim Bogar, infielder (NY Mets), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1967 James Joseph, NFL running back (Cin Bengals)
- 1968 Ernie Mills, NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers)
- 1968 Glenn Clear, soccer player (Vitesse)
- 1968 Marc Lièvremont, French rugby union footballer and coach
- 1968 Stan Thomas, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)
- 1970 Rob Hitchcock, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1971 John Coker, NBA center (Phoenix Suns)
- 1971 Nicole Green, 400m runner, born in Springfield, Ohio
- 1972 Calvin Jackson, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins)
- 1972 Chad Folk, CFL cornerback (Toronto Argonauts)
- 1972 Terrell Davis, American Pro Football HOF running back (Super Bowl 1997 [MVP], 98; NFL MVP 1998; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Denver Broncos), born in San Diego, California
- 1973 Frank Juric, Australian soccer goalie (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- 1974 Braden Looper, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Weatherford, Oklahoma
- 1974 Dejan Stefanović, Serbian footballer
- 1974 Henri Crockett, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1974 Vicente Moreno, Spanish footballer
- 1979 Martin Škoula, Czech ice hockey player
- 1980 Alan Smith, English soccer midfielder (19 caps; Leeds United, Manchester United, Newcastle United), born in Rothwell, England
- 1981 Milan Baroš, Czech footballer
- 1981 Solomon Andargachew, Ethiopian footballer
- 1982 Anthony Lerew, American baseball player
- 1982 Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player
- 1984 Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer
- 1987 Choi Na-yeon, South Korean golfer (US Open 2012), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1991 Lucy Bronze, English football player (Barcelona, England), born in Berwick-upon-Tweed
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
Footballers
NFL Stars
Tennis Champions