- 1726 François-André Danican Philidor, French composer and chess champion, born in Dreux, France (d. 1795)
- 1842 Johannes Zukertort, German chess player, born in Lublin, Russian Empire (d. 1888)
- 1864 Ernest Halliwell, South African cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests), born in Ealing, England (d. 1919)
- 1870 Thomas Curtis, American athlete (Olympic 1896 Gold), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1944)
- 1877 Mike O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player, born in Maum, County Galway, Ireland (d. 1959)
- 1894 Vic Richardson, Australian cricket batsman and captain (19 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 138; South Australia) and SANFL player (Magarey Medal 1920 Sturt FC), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 1969)
Paul Brown (1908-1991)
American NFL hall of fame coach (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Norwalk, Ohio
- 1910 John Shea, American 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1932), born in Lake Placid, New York (d. 2002)
- 1918 Carolyn Cudone, American golfer (US Senior Women's Amateur 1968-72; most consecutive wins in any USGA championship), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 2009)
- 1919 Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (World C'ship gold road race 1948, 50), born in Kanegem, Belgium (d. 2004)
Louise Suggs (1923-2015)
American golfer and co-founder of LPGA (11 major titles, US Open 1949, 52), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1926 Erich Juskowiak, German footballer, born in Oberhausen, Germany (d. 1983)
- 1931 Al McGuire, American basketball coach (Marquette), born in New York City (d. 2001)
- 1934 Bill Giles, American baseball owner (Philadelphia Phillies 1981-2013; honorary National League President), born in Rochester, New York
- 1942 Alan Oakes, British footballer (Manchester City), born in Winsford, England
- 1945 Vic Pollard, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (32 Tests, 2 x 100s, 40 wickets) and soccer midfielder (7 caps; Rangers AFC), born in Burnley, England
- 1946 Willie Crawford, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
- 1948 Damir Šolman, Croatian basketball small forward (World Cup gold 1970, silver 1974 Yugoslavia; Olympic silver 1968, 76; FIBA European Selection 1974; Mladost Zagreb, Jugoplastika), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 2023)
- 1948 John Brockington, American football running back (First-team All-Pro 1971, 73; Pro Bowl 1971, 72, 73; Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2023)
- 1951 Mark McCumber, American golfer (10 PGA Tour titles; Tour C'ship 1994), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1952 Ricardo Tormo, Spanish Grand Prix motocycle racer, born in Valencia, Spain (d. 1998)
- 1956 Byron Stevenson, British footballer (Leeds United), born in Llanelli, Wales (d. 2007)
- 1965 Andreas Thom, German footballer (Dynamo Berlin), born in Rüdersdorf, East Germany
- 1965 Bruce Armstrong, American NFL offensive tackle (NE Patriots), born in Miami, Florida
- 1965 Darko Pančev, Macedonian footballer (won European Golden Boot Award 1991), born in Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
- 1967 Kathaleen K. Cutone, American figure skater (1994 Collegiate champ)
- 1968 Erik Williams, American football tackle (3 × First-team All-Pro; 4 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 1992, 93, 95 Dallas Cowboys), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1969 Darren Bragg, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1994-2004 (Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and 7 other teams), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1969 Rudy Galindo, American figure skater, born in San Jose, California
- 1971 Briana Scurry, American soccer goalkeeper (175 caps; Olympic gold 1996, 2004; FIFA World Cup gold 1999; Atlanta Beat, Washington Freedom), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1972 Cedric Davis, American NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals), born in Brandon, Florida
- 1972 Jason Isringhausen, American pitcher (NY Mets), born in Brighton, Illinois
- 1972 Willy Tate, American NFL tight end (KC Chiefs), born in Montana, California
- 1974 Antonio McDyess, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2001; Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons), born in Quitman, Mississippi
- 1974 Mario Frick, Liechtenstein soccer striker, manager (125 caps; FC Vaduz), born in Chur, Switzerland
- 1975 Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer, born in Heredia, Costa Rica
- 1975 Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle road racer (3 x 500cc wins), born in Setagaya, Japan (d. 2007)
- 1977 Jon Macken, British footballer (Preston North End), born in Blackley, England
- 1978 Erwin Koen, Dutch footballer, born in Den Helder, Netherlands
- 1980 Gabriel Milito, Argentine soccer defender (42 caps; Independiente, Zaragoza), born in Bernal, Argentina
- 1980 Javad Nekounam, Iranian soccer midfielder (151 caps; Pas, Osasuna), born in Rey, Iran
- 1980 Mark Prior, American baseball pitcher who was a MLB All Star 2003 Chicago Cubs; coach World Series 2020 LA Dodgers, born in San Diego, California
- 1980 Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist (Olympic gold, road race 2004), born in Gunnedah, New South Wales
- 1981 Gökhan Zan, Turkish footballer, born in Antakya, Hatay, Turkey
- 1982 Andre Dirrell, American boxer (IBF interim super middleweight 2017-18), born in Flint, Michigan
- 1983 Annette Dytrt, German skater figure, born in Landshut, Germany
- 1983 Mehmet Topuz, Turkisher footballer (Kayserispor), born in Caferli Köyü, Yozgat, Turkey
- 1983 Philip Deignan, Irish cyclist (UCI Pro Team), born in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
- 1983 Pops Mensah-Bonsu, British basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks, born in Tottenham, London
- 1984 Vera Zvonareva, Russian tennis player (4 x Grand Slam doubles titles; US Open, Wimbledon 2010 runner-up; Federation Cup 2004, 08), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1985 Rafinha [Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza], Brazilian footballer, born in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
- 1987 Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player, born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1988 Kevin Love, American basketball player, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1990 Tanja Kolbe, German ice dancer, born in Berlin, Germany
- 1996 Donovan Mitchell, American NBA player (Utah Jazz), born in Elmsford, New York
- 2000 Ariarne Titmus, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200/400m 2021; World C'ship gold 400m, 4x200m 2019), born in Launceston, Australia
- 2001 Jason Dupasquier, Swiss motorcycle racer, born in Bulle, Switzerland (d. 2021)
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