- 1902 Jimmy Van Alen, American tennis official (created Simplified Scoring System), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1991)
- 1920 Roger Angell, American literary editor and baseball journalist (The New Yorker), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2022)
- 1921 Joan Tozzer, American figure skater, born in Dedham, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
- 1922 Dana Zátopková, Czech athlete (Olympic gold women's javelin 1952, silver 1960), born in Fryštát, Czechoslovakia (d. 2020)
Emil Zátopek (1922-2000)
Czech distance runner (4 x Olympic gold 1948, 52), born in Kopřivnice, Czech Republic
- 1925 Jack McCloskey, American basketball coach (Portland Trail Blazers 1972-74) and executive (GM Detroit Pistons NBA C'ship 1989, 90), born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
Duke Snider (1926-2011)
American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (8 x MLB All Star; World Series 1955, 59; Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1930 Bob Turley, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1956, 58 [MVP] New York Yankees; 3 x MLB All-Star; Cy Young Award 1958), born in Troy, Illinois (d. 2013)
Al Oerter (1936-2007)
American discus thrower (Olympic gold 1956, 60, 64, 68), born in Astoria, New York
- 1937 Abner Haynes, American AFL running back (AFL MVP 1960; Kansas City Chiefs), born in Denton, Texas
- 1939 Moshe Weinberg, Israeli Olympic wrestling coach (murdered in the Munich Olympic massacre), born in Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine (d. 1972)
- 1941 Jim Fox, British pentathlete (Olympics gold team 1976), born in Pewsey, Wiltshire, England (d. 2023)
- 1943 Christl Haas, Austrian downhill skier (Olympic gold 1964), born in Kitzbühel, Austria (d. 2001)
Joe Morgan (1943-2020)
American Baseball HOF infielder (10 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1975, 76; NL MVP 1975, 76; Cincinnati Reds) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Bonham, Texas
- 1945 Jane Blalock, American golfer (27 LPGA Tour wins), born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- 1946 Brian Henton, English racing driver, born in Castle Donington, Leicestershire
- 1947 Larry Brown, American NFL runningback (3rd to rush over 4,000 yards), born in Clairton, Pennsylvania
- 1948 Nadezhda Tkachenko, Ukrainian pentathlete (Olympic gold 1980), born in Kremenchuk, Ukraine
- 1949 Chi Shangbin, Chinese soccer midfielder (58 caps; Liaoning) and coach (Dalian Wanda: Chinese Jia-A League champions & Coach of the Year 1996, 97), born in Dalian, China (d. 2021)
- 1950 Bill Roe, American sports executive (President USA Track & Field 2000-2008), born in Seattle, Wahington (d. 2020)
- 1952 Bernard de Dryver, Belgian racing driver, born in Brussels, Belgium
- 1956 Juan Manuel Fangio II, Argentine racing driver, born in Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1958 Azumah Nelson, Ghanaian professional boxer, born in Accra, Ghana
- 1960 Loïc Bigois, French Formula One engineer and aerodynamicist, born in Aix-en-Provence, France
- 1962 Ken Rosenthal, American sportswriter and reporter, born in Oyster Bay, Long Island
- 1962 Randy Myers, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1990, 94, 95, 97; World Series 1990; NLCS MVP 1990; Cincinnati Reds), born in Vancouver, Washington
- 1963 David Seaman, English football goalkeeper (Arsenal), born in Rotherham, England
- 1964 Bob Papa, American sportscaster (NBC Sports), born in Dumont, New Jersey
- 1965 Katrina McClain, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Charleston, South Carolina
- 1967 Alexander Karelin, Russian-Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler, born in Novosibirsk, Russia
- 1967 Jim Abbott, American MLB baseball pitcher born with only one hand, 1989-99 (Olympic gold 1988; California Angels, NY Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in Flint, Michigan
- 1969 Kostya Tszyu, Russian-Australian boxer (world champion at light-welterweight), born in Serov, Soviet Union
- 1970 Antti Törmänen, Finnish professional ice hockey forward, 1990-2004 (Finland Olympic bronze, 1998; Ottawa Senators), and European leagues coach, born in Espoo, Finland
- 1971 Colleen Coyne, American ice hockey defenseman (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Falmouth, Massachusetts
- 1971 Jeremy Nunley, American NFL defensive tackle and defensive end (Houston Oilers), born in Winchester, Tennessee (d. 2018)
- 1972 Amy Frazier, American tennis star, born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1972 David Tamburrino, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Saratoga Springs, New York
- 1972 Eric van de Merwe, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
- 1972 Fred McCrary, American NFL fullback (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Naples, Florida
- 1973 Cristiano da Matta, Brazilian auto racer (CART FedEx Series 2002), born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- 1973 Nick Colgan, Irish football goalkeeper, born in Drogheda, Ireland
- 1977 Aakash Chopra, Indian cricketer, born in Agra, India
- 1978 Nick Johnson, American baseball player, born in Tempe, Arizona
- 1981 Damiano Cunego, Italian cyclist (Nippo–Vini Fantini team), born in Cerro Veronese, Italy
- 1981 Rick DiPietro, American ice hockey player, born in Winthrop, Massachusetts
- 1982 Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player, born in Chania, Crete, Greece
- 1982 Jordan Parise, American ice hockey player, born in Faribault, Minnesota
- 1983 Charlie Haeger, American baseball player, born in Livonia, Michigan
- 1983 Joey Devine, American baseball player, born in Junction City, Kansas
Brittany Lincicome (38 years old)
1985 American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2009, 15), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
Lewis Koumas (18 years old)
2005 English footballer, born in Chester, England