Fred Spofforth (1853-1926)
Australian cricket fast bowler ("The Demon" - 18 Tests, 94 wickets @ 18.41), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1875 Jack O'Connor, Australian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 13 wickets, BB 5/40; NSW CA, SA CA), born in Boorowa, Australia (d. 1941)
Frank Chance (1877-1924)
American Baseball HOF first baseman (World Series 1907, 08; 2 x NL stolen base leader; NL runs leader 1906 Chicago Orphans/Cubs) and manager (Chicago Cubs, NY Yankees, Boston RS), born in Salida, California
Frankie Frisch (1898-1973)
American Baseball HOF infielder (3 x MLB All-Star; 4 x World Series; NL MVP 1931; NY Giants, St.L Cardinals) and manager (St.L Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs), born in New York City
- 1899 Waite Hoyt, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1923, 27, 28; AL wins leader 1927; NY Yankees), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1984)
- 1904 Feroze Khan, Pakistani field hockey player (d. 2005)
- 1908 John Heaton, American sledder (Olympic silver skeleton 1928, 48, bronze bobsled 1932; American team's flag bearer 1948), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1976)
- 1918 Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, sportscaster, LV bookmaker (The NFL Today; fired for racist remarks), born in Steubenville, Ohio (d. 1996)
- 1924 Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003)
- 1936 Bobby Baun, Canadian NHL hockey defenseman, 1956-73 (Toronto Maple Leafs, and 2 other teams), born in Lanigan, Saskatchewan (d. 2023)
- 1936 Carlos Ortiz, Puerto Rican boxer (World Light Welterweight Champion 1959-60; World Lightweight Champion 1962-65, 65-68), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2022)
- 1936 Mikhail Tal, Soviet Latvian World Chess Champion (1960-61), born in Riga, Latvia, USSR (d. 1992)
- 1938 Richard Sharp, English rugby union flyhalf (14 Tests England, 2 British & Irish Lions; Cornwall RFC, Wasps RFC, Bristol RFC), born in Bangalore, India
- 1949 Joe Theismann, American NFL quarterback (Redskins) and sportscaster, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
- 1949 John Curry, British figure skater (Olympic gold, World C'ship gold, European C'ship gold 1976), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1994)
- 1954 Walter Davis, American basketball shooting guard (6 x NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1978; Olympic gold 1976; Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets), born in Pineville, North Carolina (d. 2023)
- 1960 Bob Stoops, American football coach (University of Oklahoma), born in Youngstown, Ohio
- 1960 Chris White, New Zealand rower (World C'ship gold eight 1982, 83; Olympic bronze coxed four 1988), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
- 1961 Jim Corsi, American baseball pitcher (Oakland A's), born in Newtonville, Massachusetts
- 1962 Jack Trudeau, American NFL quarterback (Carolina Panthers), born in Forest Lake, Minnesota
- 1963 Leslie Thompson, American cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Burlington, Vermont
- 1965 Dan Majerle, American NBA guard (Miami Heat), born in Traverse City, Michigan
- 1965 Todd Zeile, American baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals, LA Dodgers, Texas Rangers, NY Mets) and broadcaster (SportsNet New York), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1966 Alison Sydor, Canadian cyclist (Olympic silver 1996), born in Edmonton, Canada
- 1966 Georg Hackl, German luger, born in West Germany
- 1966 Kevin Hatcher, American NHL defenseman (Team USA, Dallas, Pitts), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1966 Lance Blanks, American basketball guard (Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves), executive (GM Phoenix Suns 2010-13) and broadcaster (ESPN, Longhorn Network), born in Del Rio, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1967 B. J. Armstrong, American basketball guard (Charlotte Hornets), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1968 Clive Mendonca, English footballer, born in London
- 1968 Jon Drummond, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1969 Sean Rooks, American basketball center (LA Lakers), born in New York City
- 1970 Dan Miceli, American baseball pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1970 Joey Hamilton, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Statesboro, Georgia
- 1970 Mike Faulkerson, American football fullback (Chicago Bears), born in Kingsport, Tennessee
- 1971 Jill Sudduth, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1972 Ben Bronson, American football wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Jasper, Texas
- 1972 Mike Hampton, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1999, 2001; Gold Glove Award 2003; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; NL wins leader 1999; Houston Astros), born in Brooksville, Florida
- 1972 Miriam Oremans, Dutch tennis player, born in Berlicum, Netherlands
- 1973 Kazuhisa Ishii, Japanese baseball player, born in Chiba, Japan
- 1974 Leah O'Brien, American softball player (Olympic gold 1996), born in Garden Grove, California
- 1976 Aki Riihilahti, Finnish footballer, born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1976 Mattias Ohlund, Swedish ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks, Team Sweden 1998), born in Piteå, Sweden
- 1978 Kurt Ainsworth, American baseball pitcher, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 1978 Mariano Puerta, Argentine tennis player (World #9 2005; French Open runner-up 2005), born in San Francisco, Argentina
- 1978 Shane Battier, American basketball player, born in Birmingham, Michigan
- 1983 Edwin Jackson, American baseball pitcher, born in Neu-Ulm, Germany
- 1983 Sam Hollenbach, American football quarterback, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
- 1984 James Hildreth, English cricketer, born in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
- 1985 J.R. Smith, American basketball player, born in Freehold, New Jersey
Luka Modrić (38 years old)
1985 Croatian footballer (Real Madrid C.F.) and captain of Croatia, born in Zadar, Croatia, Yugoslavia
- 1986 Justice Chibhabha, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Masvingo, Zimbabwe
- 1986 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Cameroonian basketball player, born in Yaounde, Cameroon
- 1987 Alexandre Song, Cameroonian footballer, born in Douala, Cameroon
- 1990 Shaun Johnson, New Zealand Rugby League halfback (Auckland Warriors, Cronulla Sharks), born in Auckland, NZ
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