- 1850 Fred Morley, English cricket fast bowler, (4 Tests, 16 wickets, BB 5/56; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England (d. 1884)
Jack Hobbs (1882-1963)
English cricket batsman (61 Tests, 5,410 runs @ 56.94, 15 x 100s; leading 1st-class run-scorer [61,760] and century-maker [199]; Surry), born in Cambridge, England
- 1897 Jacobus Petrus Duminy, South African cricket batsman (3 Tests; Western Province, Transvaal, Oxford University CC) and academic (principal & vice-chancellor University of Cape Town), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1980)
- 1907 Syd Curnow, South African cricket batsman (7 Tests, HS 47; Transvaal), born in Benoni, South Africa (d. 1986)
- 1909 Lall Singh, Indian cricketer (scored 15 & 29 in India's 1st Test match) (d. 1985)
- 1910 Freddie Brown, English cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as "), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1991)
- 1922 Pierre Chany, French cycling journalist (49 x Tour de France; L'Équipe), born in Langeac, Haute-Loire, France (d. 1996)
- 1928 Doug Ford, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (successful NSW of 50's), born in Maryville, New South Wales (d. 2019)
Tom Brookshier (1931-2010)
American football defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles) and broadcaster (CBS), born in Roswell, New Mexico
- 1934 John L. Rotz, American thoroughbred jockey (Preakness Stakes 1962; Belmont Stakes 1970; Racing Hall of Fame 1983), born in Niantic, Illinois (d. 2021)
- 1936 Maurice Setters, English soccer wing half (West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Stoke City) and manager (Doncaster Rovers), born in Honiton, England (d. 2020)
- 1938 Frank Deford, American sportswriter
- 1945 Bobby George, English darts player (BDO World C'ship 1980, 84 runner-up), born in Manor Park, Essex, England
- 1946 Eduard Krieger, Austrian soccer defensive midfielder (25 caps; Austria Wien, Club Brugge K.V., LASK Linz), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2019)
- 1946 Goolam Rajah, South African cricket administrator (manager RSA national team 1991-2011), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2021)
- 1947 Vincent Matthews, American 400m dash (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1950 Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist, born in Zandvoort, Netherlands (d. 2006)
- 1952 Francesco Graziani, Italian footballer
- 1952 Joel Garner, Christ Church, Barbados, West Indian cricketer (two-metre West Indian pace bowler 1977-87)
- 1954 Joslyn Y Hoyte-Smith, Barbados, 4X400m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1980)
- 1955 Graham Stevenson, English cricket medium pace bowler (2 Tests, 5 wickets; 4 ODIs; Yorkshire CCC, Northamptonshire CCC), born in Ackworth, England
- 1956 Mike Gregory, English darts player (BDO World C'ship 1992 runner-up), born in Bath, England (d. 2022)
- 1956 Tommy Burns, Scottish soccer midfielder (8 caps; Celtic, Kilmarnock) and manager (Scotland, Celtic, Kilmarnock, Reading), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2008)
- 1958 Bart Oates, NFL center (NY Giants, SF 49ers)
- 1960 Pat Van Den Hauwe, Belgian footballer
- 1962 William "The Refrigerator" Perry, NFL defensive lineman (Chicago Bears), born in Aiken, South Carolina
- 1963 Cathy Johnston, American golfer, (du Maurier Classic 1990), born in High Point, North Carolina
- 1964 Anfisa Reztsova, Russian biathlete (Olympic gold 7.5k sprint 1992, 4×7.5k relay 1994) and c-c skier (Olympic gold 4×5k relay 1988; World C'ship gold 4×5k relay 1985, 87, 99), born in Yakimets, Russia (d. 2023)
- 1964 Billy Ripken, American baseball 2nd baseman (Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers) and broadcaster (XM Satellite Radio, MLB Network), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland
- 1964 Heike Drechsler, Gera German DR, sprinter (1988 world record)
- 1965 Chris Jones, outfielder (NY Mets), born in Utica, New York
- 1965 Moe Elewonibi, NFL/CFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, BC Lions)
- 1965 Romallis Ellis, lightweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1988), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1966 Clifford Robinson, American basketball center (NBA All-Star 1994; 6th Man of Year Award 1993; Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2020)
- 1966 Dennis Wise, English footballer
- 1967 Donovan Bailey, Canadian athlete (WR 100m 9.84 1996; Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m 1996; World C'ship gold 100m, 4x100m 1995, 4x100m 1997), born in Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- 1968 Darryll Lewis, American NFL cornerback, 1991-2001 (Houston/Tennessee Oilers, and 2 other teams), born in Bellflower, California
- 1968 Wendy Doolan, Australian golfer (Evian Masters 2004), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1969 Charles Mincy, American NFL safety, 1991-99 (Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and 2 other teams), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1969 Craig White, cricketer (England all-rounder 1994-95, AIS graduate)
- 1972 Charles Gipson, American baseball player
- 1972 Željko Kalac, Australian soccer player (AC Milan) and coach, born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1975 Valentin Bădoi, Romanian footballer
- 1977 Sylvain Distin, French footballer
- 1978 Gunter Van Handenhoven, Belgian footballer
- 1979 Trevor Immelman, South African golfer (US Masters 2008), born in Cape Town, Western Cape
- 1981 Gareth Williams, Scottish footballer
- 1982 Antrel Rolle, National Football League defensive back
- 1983 Kelenna Azubuike, Nigerian-American NBA basketball player, 2017-12 (Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks), born in London, England
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