- 1867 Ed Delahanty, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL batting champion 1899; NL home run leader 1893, 96; 3 × NL RBI leader; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1903)
- 1871 Buck Freeman, American baseball outfielder (World Series 1903; HR leader 1899, 1903; AL RBI leader 1902, 03; Boston Americans), born in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania (d. 1949)
- 1888 Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, Greek athlete (Olympic gold standing long jump, bronze high jump 1912, 2 silver 1908), born in Pylos, Greece (d. 1913)
Bill Terry (1898-1989)
American Baseball HOF first baseman (MLB All-Star 1933–35; World Series 1933; NL batting champion 1930; NY Giants) and manager (NY Giants 1932-41), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1906 Giuseppe Farina, Italian race car driver and one-time F1 world champion, born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy (d. 1966)
- 1911 Eileen Ash-Whelan, English cricket medium pace bowler (7 WTests, 10 wickets, BB 4/68; Middlesex CC), born in London, England (d. 2021)
- 1916 Leon Day, American Baseball HOF pitcher (9 x NgL All Star; NgL World Series 1946; Brooklyn/Newark Eagles, Baltimore Elite Giants), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 1995)
- 1917 Bobby Bragan, American baseball player, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2010)
- 1917 Maurice Trintignant, French race car driver (Le Mans, 1954). and vintner, born in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes, France (d. 2005)
- 1924 Hannelore Weygrand, German equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1956), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 2017)
- 1926 Jacques Swaters, Belgian racing driver, born in Woluwe-St-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium (d. 2010)
- 1927 Joe Adcock, American baseball utility, manager (Milwaukee Braves; 2-time MLB All Star), born in Coushatta, Louisiana (d. 1999)
- 1930 Don Meineke, American basketball forward (NBA Rookie of the Year 1953; Fort Wayne Pistons, Rochester/Cincinnati Royals), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2013)
- 1935 Jim Perry, American baseball player, born in Williamston, North Carolina
- 1936 Polina Astakhova, Soviet-Ukrainian gymnast (5 Olympic gold 1956, 60, 64), born in Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2005)
- 1937 Brian Price, Welsh rugby union lock (32 Tests Wales, 4 British & Irish Lions; Newport RFC, Barbarians RFC), born in Deri, Wales (d. 2023)
- 1941 Jim Ray Hart, American baseball player (Giants), born in Hookerton, North Carolina (d. 2016)
- 1946 Ian McGeechan, Scottish rugby player, born in Headingley, Leeds, England
- 1950 Phil Chenier, American NBA guard (Wash Bullets), born in Berkeley, California
- 1954 JoAnne Russell, American tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1977), born in Miami, Florida
- 1958 Ramona d'Viola, American cyclist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1960 David Valle, American baseball catcher (Texas Rangers), born in Bayside, New York
Diego Maradona (1960-2020)
Argentine soccer forward (91 caps; World Cup 1986 [captain]; FIFA Player of the 20th Century; Argentinos Juniors, Napoli), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1960 Joe Daley, American golfer (Senior Players C'ship 2012), born in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
- 1961 Hans Segers, Dutch soccer goalkeeper and coach (Wimbledon), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1961 Scott Garrelts, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants), born in Urbana, Illinois
Courtney Walsh (61 years old)
1962 West Indian cricket fast bowler (132 Tests, captain 22 Tests, 519 wickets @ 24.44; hat-trick v Aust 1988; Jamaica, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1962 Danny Tartabull, outfielder (NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox), born in Miami, Florida
- 1962 Mark Portugal, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1963 Mike Veletta, Australian cricketer (West Aussie opening batsman, 8 Tests for Aust), born in Perth, Australia
- 1966 Quin Snyder, American basketball coach (NBA All-Star Game head coach 2021; Utah Jazz; University of Missouri), born in Mercer Island, Washington
- 1967 Brenda Lawson, New Zealand rower (World C'ship gold double sculls 1993, 94; NZ Sports HOF), born in Wanganui, New Zealand
- 1967 Pat Elynuik, Canadian NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators), born in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan
- 1967 Ty Detmer, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1990, Brigham Young; Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions), born in San Marcos, Texas
- 1969 Mayumi Hirase, Japanese golfer (18 LPGA of Japan Tour titles), born in Kumamoto, Japan
- 1970 Dino Philyaw, American NFL running back (NE Patriots), born in Dudley, North Carolina
- 1970 Ekaterini Voggoli, Greek discus thrower, born in Larissa, Greece
- 1970 James Pedro, American lightweight judoka (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Danvers, Massachusetts
- 1970 Kevin Johnson, American NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1970 Patrice Tardif, Canadian NHL center (LA Kings), born in Thetford Mines, Quebec
- 1970 Suvat Karadag, Turkish soccer player (FC Utrecht), born in Mazgirt, Turkey
- 1970 Wim Bubberman, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 1971 Edward "Ted" Murphy, American rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1971 Henry Ford, NFL defensive end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1972 Patrice Denis, CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1972 Trevor Wilmot, American NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts, Amsterdam Admirals), born in Evanston, Illinois
- 1973 Edge [Adam Copeland], Canadian professional wrestler, born in Orangeville, Ontario
- 1973 Michael Oakes, English footballer, born in Northwich, England
- 1975 Joanne Malar, Canadian swimmer (Olympics-11-92, 96), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- 1976 Stern John, Trinidadian footballer (Columbus Crew), born in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
- 1978 Martin Dossett, American football player, born in Portland, Texas
- 1979 Jason Bartlett, Filipino-American baseball player, born in Mountain View, California
- 1980 Choi Hong-man, South Korean kickboxer and mixed martial artist, born in Jeju, South Korea
- 1981 Ian Snell, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Dover, Delaware
- 1982 Manny Parra, American baseball player (Bridgeport Bluefish), born in Carmichael, California
- 1983 Iain Hume, Canadian footballer (Kerala Blasters), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1983 Trent Edwards, American football player (Buffalo Bills), born in Los Gatos, California
- 1986 Thomas Morgenstern, Austrian ski jumper (3 Olympic gold 2006, 10), born in Spittal an der Drau, Austria
- 1987 Junaid Siddique, Bangladeshi cricketer, born in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
- 1989 Nastia Liukin, Russian born American gymnast (2008 Olympic Champion), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
- 1993 Marcus Mariota, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2014, U of Oregon; NFL: Tennessee Titans), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1998 Cale Makar, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy, Norris Trophy 2022; Calder Trophy 2020; Colorado Avalanche), born in Calgary, Alberta
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