1888 Red Faber, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1917; AL ERA leader 1921, 22; Chicago White Sox 1914-33), born in Cascade, Iowa (d. 1976)
1911 Harry Danning, American baseball player, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
1912 Vince DiMaggio, American baseball center fielder (MLB All Star 1943-44; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Martinez, California (d. 1986)
1917 George Mann, English cricketer, born in Byfleet, Surrey, England (d. 2001)
1928 Rudolf Plyukfelder, Soviet light heavyweight lifter (Olympic gold 1964), born in Novoorlivka, Ukraine
1929 Dow Finsterwald, American golfer (PGA Championship 1958; PGA Player of the Year 1958), born in Athens, Ohio (d. 2022)
1935 Jock Wallace, Scottish soccer manager (Berwick Rangers, Rangers, Leicester City, Motherwell, Sevilla), born in Wallyford, Scotland (d. 1996)
1947 Bruce Rioch, Scottish footballer and coach, born in Aldershot, England
1953 Mohamed Kedir, Ethiopian 10k runner (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Ethiopia
1954 Jon Erikson, American swimmer 1st to triple cross English Channel (1981) (d. 2014)
1955 Anne Henning, American 500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1972), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
1957 Gwyn Evans, Welsh rugby union fullback (12 caps Wales, 2 caps British & Irish Lions; Maesteg RFC) and coach (Italy 1977-78), born in Maesteg, Wales
1962 Kevin Willis, American basketball center (NBA C'ship 2003 SA Spurs; NBA All-Star 1992 Atlanta Hawks; one of 15 players 16,000+ career points & 11,000+ rebounds), born in Los Angeles, California
1963 József Kiprich, Hungarian soccer player (Feyenoord), born in Tatabánya, Hungary
1963 Pat Nevin, Scottish soccer winger (28 caps; Chelsea, Everton, Tranmere Rovers), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1966 Joan Guetschow, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Akron, Ohio
1968 Pat Meares, American baseball infielder (Minnesota Twins), born in Salina, Kansas
1969 Aaron Pierce, American NFL halfback (NY Giants), born in Seattle, Washington
1969 Ben Finegold, American chess player, born in Detroit, Michigan
1969 Michellie Jones, Australian triathlete (won two ITU Triathlon World Championships), born in Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
1970 Igor Korolev, Russian ice hockey player (Team Russia, Winnipeg), born in Moscow, Russia
1970 Shane Heal, Australian basketball guard (Olympics x 4, captain 2004; Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, ESPN), born in Melbourne, Australia
1970 Torrance Small, American NFL wide receiver (New Orleans Saints), born in Tampa, Florida
1971 Anthony Goldwire, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
1971 Devang Gandhi, Indian cricketer, born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat
1971 Holli Hyche, American runner, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1971 Pavel Patera, Czech hockey forward (Team Czech Rep, Olympic gold 1998), born in Kladno, Czech Republic
1972 Eric Zeier, American NFL quarterback (Cleveland Browns), born in Pensacola, Florida
1973 Carlo Cudicini, Italian football goalkeeper, born in Milan, Italy
1973 Greg Rusedski, Canadian-British tennis star (1995 Seoul), born in Montreal, Quebec
1974 Tim Henman, English tennis player, born in Oxford, England
1975 Derrek Lee, American baseball 1st baseman (2 x MLB All Star, 3 x Gold Glove), born in Sacramento, California
1976 Danny Blankers, Dutch soccer player (PSV/Willem II), born in Goirle, Netherlands
1978 Alex Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
1979 Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican soccer midfielder (8 caps; Morelia 382 games, born in La Piedad, Mexico
1979 Dzyanis Kowba, Belarusian soccer defensive midfielder (36 caps; PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara 247 games), born in Vitebsk, Belarus (d. 2021)
1979 Massimo Maccarone, Italian footballer, born in Galliate, Italy
1980 Joseph Yobo, Nigerian soccer defender (101 caps; Standard Liège, Marseille, Everton, Fenerbahçe ), born in Kono, Rivers State, Nigeria
1980 Samuel Peter, Nigerian-American heavyweight boxer, born in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
1981 Mark Teahen, American-Canadian baseball player, born in Redlands, California
1985 Alberto Valerio, Brazilian racing driver, born in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1985 Ali Ashfaq, Maldivian footballer, born in Malé, Maldives
1989 Nikos Boutzikos, Greek footballer, born in Polygyros, Greece
1990 John Wall, American basketball point guard (2010 NBA Draft: #1 pick Washington Wizards), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
1995 Mark Andrews, American NFL player (Baltimore Ravens), born in Scottsdale, Arizona
1997 Daniel Dubois, English boxer (WBA heavyweight title 2022-23), born in London, England
2002 Leylah Fernandez, Canadian tennis player (US Open 2021 runner-up), born in Montreal, Quebec
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