- 1842 Ted Pooley, English cricket wicket-keeper (1st class records: 8 stumpings in a match 1878; 12 dismissals in a match 1868; Surrey CCC, Middlesex CCC), born in Chepstow, England (d. 1907)
- 1867 Harold Mahony, Scottish tennis player (Wimbledon 1896), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1905)
- 1876 Fritz Buelow, German-born American baseball player (d. 1933)
Patty Berg (1918-2006)
American golfer (15 major titles, US Open 1946), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1919 Eddie Robinson, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Grambling 408 wins), born in Jackson, Louisiana (d. 2007)
- 1924 Ted Croker, English football administrator (Secretary English Football Association 1973-89), born in Kingston-upon-Thames, England (d. 1992)
- 1932 Marcelino Campanal, Spanish soccer defender (11 caps; Real Avilés CF, Sevilla FC, Deportivo de La Coruña), born in Gijón, Spain (d. 2020)
- 1935 Don Panoz, American pharmaceutical entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS - American Le Mans Series), born in Alliance, Ohio (d. 2018)
- 1935 Tommy Jacobs, American golfer (US Open 1964 runner-up; US Masters 1966 runner-up), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2022)
- 1936 Frank Connor, Scottish soccer manager (Cowdenbeath FC, Berwick Rangers FC, Celtic FC, Raith Rovers FC), born in Airdrie, Scotland (d. 2022)
- 1936 Leamon King, American athlete, 4X100m relay Olympic gold 1956, born in Tulare California
- 1936 Pavol Molnár, Slovak soccer forward (20 caps Czechoslovakia; SK Slovan Bratislava, FK Inter Bratislava), born in Bratislava, Slovakia (d. 2021)
- 1937 Angelo Mosca, American football defensive tackle (CFL All Star 1963, 70 Hamilton Tiger-Cats), born in Waltham, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
- 1944 Sal Bando, American baseball third baseman (4 x MLB All-Star; World Series 1972, 73, 74 Oakland A's) and executive (GM Milwaukee Brewers 1991-99), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2023)
- 1945 Ken Sitzberger, American diver and broadcaster (Olympic gold 3m springboard 1964), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 1984)
- 1946 Artur Jorge, Portuguese soccer striker (16 caps; Académica, Benfica, Belenenses) and manager (Portugal, Switzerland, Cameroon; Porto), born in Porto, Portugal (d. 2024)
- 1947 Augusto Matine, Portuguese soccer midfielder (9 caps; Benfica, Vitória de Setúbal) and manager (Mozambique national team), born in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique (d. 2020)
- 1947 Bill Leavy, American football official (NFL 1995-2014; Super Bowl 2000, 06; 15 x playoff games), born in Santa Barbara, California (d. 2023)
- 1947 Mike Krzyzewski, American basketball coach (Duke University, 1980-2022 - 5 x NCAA National Championships; Olympic gold - 2008, 2012, 2016), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1950 Leonard Pascoe, Australian cricketer (dynamic Aussie quick 1977-82), born in Bridgetown, Australia
- 1952 Freddy Maertens, Belgian cyclist, born in Nieuwpoort, Belgium
- 1953 Suleiman Nyambui, Tanzanian runner (world record 5k indoor), born in Tanzania
- 1954 Donnie Moore, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1985 California Angels), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 1989)
- 1956 Liam Brady, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1956 Yiannis Kouros, Greek-Australian runner, born in Tripoli, Greece
- 1957 Thelston Payne, West Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1 Test, 5 dismissals; 7 ODIs, HS 60; Barbados), born in Foul Bay, Barbados (d. 2023)
- 1959 Gaston Gingras, Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- 1959 Gord Hampson, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1960 Artur Yusupov, Russian chess player, born in Moscow, Russia
- 1960 Gary Patterson, American football coach and player, born in Rozel, Kansas
- 1960 Kelly McCormick, US diver (Olympic silver 1984), born in Anaheim, California
- 1962 Jackie Silva, Brazilian volleyballer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1965 Kenny Harrison, American athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1996; World C'ship gold 1991), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1967 Bas Roorda, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, NEC), born in Assen, Netherlands
- 1967 Eddie Pye, American baseball infielder (LA Dodgers), born in Columbia, Tennessee
- 1967 Stanimir Stoilov, Bulgarian footballer and coach, born in Haskovo, Bulgaria
- 1968 Matt Mieske, American baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Midland, Michigan
- 1970 Kevin Stocker, American baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Spokane, Washington
- 1970 Ruben Brown, NFL guard (Buffalo Bills), born in Englewood, New Jersey
- 1971 Jim Reid, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers), born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
- 1971 Mats Sundin, Swedish NHL center (Olympics gold 2006; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Bromma, Sweden
- 1972 Charlie Garner, NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Falls Church, Virginia
- 1972 Juha Ylonen, Finnish NHL forward (Olympic bronze 1998, Phoenix), born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1973 Willie Smith, American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Smithfield, North Carolina
- 1975 Ben Collins, English auto racer (ASCAR Racing Series 2003) and stunt driver (former Top Gear 'Stig'), born in Bristol, England
Randy Moss (47 years old)
1977 American Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (6-time Pro Bowl), born in Rand, West Virginia
- 1979 Rafael Márquez, Mexican footballer, born in Zamora, Mexico
- 1980 Sebastian Kehl, German footballer, born in Fulda, Germany
- 1981 Liam Miller, Irish soccer midfielder (21 caps; Sunderland, Hibernian), born in Cork, Republic of Ireland (d. 2018)
- 1981 Luisão [Ânderson Luís da Silva], Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1981 Luke Ridnour, US basketball player, born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
- 1982 Michael Turner, Running Back for the San Diego Chargers, born in Waukegan, Illinois
- 1985 Alexandros Tziolis, Greek footballer, born in Katerini, Greece
- 1985 David Padgett, US basketball player, born in Reno, Nevada
- 1986 Jamie Murray, Scottish tennis player (Australian Open, US Open doubles 2016; 5 x Grand Slam mixed doubles; Davis Cup 2015), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1986 Luke Moore, English footballer, born in Birmingham, United Kingdom
- 1988 Keegan Hirst, British footballer (Wakefield Trinity) and England's 1st openly gay professional player, born in Batley, West Yorkshire
- 1989 Rhys Palmer, Australian footballer, born in Western Australia, Australia
- 1989 Rodrigo Possebon, Brazilian footballer, born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- 1994 Memphis Depay, Dutch football player ( Atlético Madrid), born in Moordrecht, Netherlands
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