- 1869 Gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicket-keeper (8 Tests 1890-93) and Scottish rugby union player, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1919)
- 1875 Eddie Plank, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1910, 11, 13 Philadelphia A's), born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1926)
- 1877 Lizzie Arlington, American baseball pitcher (first woman to play professional men's baseball 1898 Reading Coal Heavers), born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania (d. 1919)
- 1878 Frank Jarvis, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1900), born in California, Pennsylvania (d. 1933)
- 1889 Bombardier Billy Wells [William Thomas Wells], English heavyweight boxer (Lonsdale Belt, 1911), born in London, England (d. 1967)
- 1913 Ray Dandridge, American Baseball HOF third baseman (3 × NgL All-Star 1935, 37, 44; American Association MVP 1950 Minneapolis Millers), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1994)
- 1915 Pete Newell, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Uni of San Francisco, Michigan State Uni; NCAA Men's C'ship 1959, Cal Berkeley; Olympic gold 1960), born in Vancouver, Canada (d. 2008)
- 1921 Charles "Chub" Feeney, American MLB executive (President of the National League), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1994)
Jean Béliveau (1931-2014)
Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Hart Trophy 1956, 64; Art Ross Trophy 1956; Conn Smythe Trophy 1965; record 17 Stanley Cups), born in Trois-Rivieres Quebec
Frank Robinson (1935-2019)
American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder, manager (14 x MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1961; AL MVP 1966; World Series 1966, 70; Baltimore Orioles), born in Beaumont, TX
- 1940 Alain Calmat, French figure skater (Olympic silver 1964), born in Paris, France
- 1941 William DeWitt, Jr., American businessman (Chairman of St. Louis Cardinals), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1942 Isao Aoki, Japanese golfer (World Matchplay C'ship 1978), born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan,
- 1944 Clive Lloyd, Guyanese and West Indies cricket batsman and captain (110 Tests; 7,515 runs @ 46.67, HS 242no), born in Georgetown, British Guiana
- 1944 Earnie Shavers, American boxer (2 x world heavyweight c'ship challenger [Muhammad Ali 1977, Larry Holmes 1979]), born in Garland, Alabama (d. 2022)
- 1946 Vladimir Shmelyov, Russian modern pentathlete (Olympic gold USSR, team [with Boris Onishchenko & Pavel Lednyov] 1972), born in Magadan, Russia (d. 2023)
- 1948 Harald Ertl, Austrian racing driver (d. 1982)
- 1948 Holger Osieck, German footballer and coach
- 1949 Jim Fassel, American football coach (University of Utah 1985–89; New York Giants 1997-2003), born in Anaheim, California (d. 2021)
- 1951 Mario Boljat, Croatian soccer defender-midfielder (5 caps; Hajduk Split, Schalke 04), born in Split, Croatia (d. 2024)
- 1954 Claudell Washington, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1975, 84; World Series 1974; Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
- 1955 Edwin Moses, American 400m hurdler (2 Olympic golds), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1957 Colm O'Rourke, Irish Gaelic footballer (All-Irelands 1987, 88; 5 x Leinster medals; 3 x NFL medals; Footballer of the Year 1991; Meath) and broadcaster/analyst (RTÉ, Sunday Independent), born in Edgeworthstown, Northern Ireland
- 1957 Tom Candiotti, American MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Walnut Creek, California
- 1958 Serge Blanco, French rugby union player (93 tests and 233 points at fullback and wing), nicknamed the "Pelé of Rugby", born in Caracas, Venezuela
- 1960 Vali Ionescu, Romanian long jumper, born in Turnu, Romania
- 1963 Sonny Silooy, Dutch soccer player (Ajax) and manager, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 1965 Willie Watson, New Zealand cricket pace bowler, born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1966 Jeff Frye, American MLB infielder (Boston Red Sox), born in Oakland, California
- 1966 Zdenko Morović, Venezuelan soccer midfielder (5 caps; Deportivo Italia, CS Marítimo, Caracas FC), born in Rijeka, Croatia (d. 2024)
- 1968 Glenroy Gilbert, Canadian 4X100m sprinter (Olympic gold 1996), born in Trinidad
- 1968 Hideo Nomo, Japanese MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Osaka, Japan
- 1968 Jennifer Azzi, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1996), born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- 1968 Jolene Watanabe, American tennis player (1994 Futures-Evansville), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1969 Andrei Trefilov, Russian NHL goalie (Buffalo Sabres, Olympic silver 1998), born in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Russia
- 1969 Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer (right-arm pace bowler since 1991)
- 1969 Victor Alexander, American NBA forward/center (NY Knicks), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1970 Arie van Lent, Dutch-German footballer
- 1970 James Robinson, American NBA guard (LA Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers), born in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1970 Steve Nikataras, cricketer (left-arm pace bowler for NSW 1996-97)
- 1971 Mike Caldwell, American NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals) and coach, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- 1971 Pádraig Harrington, Irish golfer (British Open 2007-08, PGA C'ship 2008, Ryder Cup wins 2002, 04, 06, 10), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1973 Reggie Geary, American NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) and coach, born in Trenton, New Jersey
- 1973 Scott Niedermayer, Canadian NHL defenseman (NJ Devils) and coach, born in Edmonton, Alberta
- 1974 Andrei Medvedev, Ukrainian tennis player (won four Masters), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
- 1974 Jeremy O'Day, American CFL offensive linebacker (Toronto Argonauts) and manager, born in Buffalo, New York
- 1976 Roque Júnior, Brazilian footballer (World Cup 2002), born in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Brazil
- 1977 Ian Harte, Irish footballer (Reading), born in Drogheda, Ireland
- 1978 Philippe Christanval, French footballer
- 1979 Ramón Santiago, Dominican baseball infielder, coach (only player in history to hit walk-off, grand slam home run in last MLB at-bat), born in Las Matas de Farfán, DR
- 1981 Dwayne Peel, Welsh rugby union halfback (76 Tests, British & Irish Lions 3, Barbarians 1; Llanelli Scarlets RFC, Sale Sharks RFC), born in Carmarthen, Wales
- 1982 Alexei Mikhnov, Ukrainian-born ice hockey player
- 1982 Chris Duhon, American basketball player, born in Mamou, Louisiana
- 1982 Ian Crocker, American swimmer, born in Portland, Maine
- 1982 José Reina, Spanish football goalkeeper (Villarreal), born in Madrid, Spain
- 1982 Josh Kroeger, American baseball player, born in Davenport, Iowa
- 1982 Michele Rugolo, Italian racing driver, born in Montebelluna, Italy
- 1983 Larry Fitzgerald, American NFL player Arizona Cardinals), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1984 Charl Schwartzel, South African golfer (US Masters 2011), born in Johannesburg, Gauteng
- 1984 Ted Ligety, American alpine skier (2x Olympic Golds), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1986 Feng Tianwei, Singaporean table tennis player
- 1987 Petros Kravaritis, Greek football goalkeeper, born in Lamia, Greece
- 1988 David Ospina, Colombian football goalkeeper, born in Itagüí, Colombia
- 1991 Shi Tingmao, Chinese diver (4 x Olympic gold 3m springboard, 3m synchro 2016, 2020; 8 x World C'ship gold), born in Chongqing, China
- 1996 Jalen Brunson, American NBA Player (NY Knicks), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
- 1999 Shamar Joseph, West Indian cricket fast bowler (Test BB 7/68 v Australia 2024; Guyana), born in Baracara, Guyana
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