- 1881 Karl Frederick, American pistol shooter (Olympic gold 1920), born in Chateaugay, New York (d. 1963)
- 1888 Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m freestyle, 200m obstacle 1900), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1969)
- 1891 Frank Foyston, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1914 Toronto Blueshirts, 1917 Seattle Metropolitans, 1925 Victoria Cougars), born in Minesing, Ontario (d. 1966)
George Halas (1895-1983)
American Pro Football HOF coach (NFL C'ship 1921, 32, 33, 40, 41, 43, 46, 63; NFL Coach of the Year 1963, 65 Chicago Bears) and executive (owner Chicago Bears 1921-83), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1900 Asa Smith Bushnell III, American sports executive (Secretary US Olympic Committee 1945-65), born in Springfield, Ohio (d. 1975)
Wes Ferrell (1908-1976)
American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1933, 37; no-hitter 1931; record 37 career HRs hit by a pitcher), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1915 Stan Leonard, Canadian golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Vancouver, BC (d. 2005)
- 1923 Red Schoendienst, American Baseball HOF second baseman, manager, coach (10 x MLB All Star; 5 x World Series St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves), born in Germantown, Illinois (d. 2018)
- 1935 Pete Brown, American golfer (first African-American to win on PGA Tour, Waco 1964), born in Port Gibson, Mississippi (d. 2015)
- 1937 Don Buford, American MLB and NPB outfielder/infielder, 1963-76, All-Star (Baltimore Orioles, and 3 other teams), born in Linden, Texas
- 1937 Martina Arroyo, American opera soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1965-78), born in New York City
- 1940 Wayne Fontes, American football coach
- 1942 Ron Franklin, American sportscaster (ESPN 1987-2011; ESPN College Football Primetime), born in Jackson, Mississippi (d. 2022)
- 1944 Sandy Carmichael, Scottish rugby union prop (50 caps; British and Irish Lions 1971, 74; West of Scotland, Glasgow District), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2021)
- 1946 Gerrie Mühren, Dutch soccer midfielder (10 caps; Ajax, Volendam), born in Volendam, Netherlands (d. 2013)
- 1949 Francisco Maturana, Colombian football manager
- 1953 Penny Pulz, Australian golfer (Dinah Shore runner-up 1978; 2 x LPGA Tour titles), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1954 Jayantha Amerasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka v NZ 1983)
- 1954 Johann "Hansi" Hinterseer, Austrian pop and schlager singer ("Hände Zum Himmel"), actor, and competitive alpine skier (World Championship silver, 1974), born in Kitzbühel, Austria
- 1958 Dexter Manley, American NFL player (Washington Redskins), born in Houston, Texas
- 1962 Andy Fordham, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2004), born in Bristol, England (d. 2021)
- 1963 Philip Laats, Belgian judoka
- 1965 Harry Swayne, American NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1966 Andrei Chesnokov, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia
- 1966 Bob Estes, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles), born in Graham, Texas
- 1967 Arturs Irbe, Latvian hockey player
- 1968 Sari Krooks, Finnish ice hockey player (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Vaasa, Finland
- 1968 Scott Erickson, American baseball pitcher (World Series, MLB All Star, AL wins leader 1991; Minnesota Twins), born in Long Beach, California
- 1968 Sean Elliott, American NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1969 Ijaz Ahmed Jr, Pakistani cricketer, born in Sialkot, Pakistan
- 1969 Jody Hull, Canadian NHL player and coach (Florida Panthers), born in Petrolia, Ontario
- 1969 Valeri Karpin, Russian footballer
- 1970 Erik ten Hag, Dutch football player (FC Twente) and coach (Manchester United), born in Haaksbergen, Netherlands
- 1970 Nikolaos Michopoulos, Greek footballer
- 1970 Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer
- 1971 Ken Dilger, American NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts), born in Mariah Hill, Indiana
- 1971 Tony Miller, American 400m runner, born in Mount Pleasant, Texas
- 1972 Charlie Williams, American NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1975 Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek soccer midfielder (6 caps; Iraklis, Olympiacos, Kerkyra) and manager (Doxa Dramas FC), born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1976 James Hickman, British swimmer (5 x World C'ship [SC] gold 200m butterfly), born in Stockport, England
- 1977 Libor Sionko, Czech soccer midfielder (41 caps; Sparta Prague, Austria Wien, F.C. Copenhagen), born in Ostrava, Czech Republic
- 1978 Barry Ferguson, Scottish soccer midfielder (45 caps; Rangers, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Birmingham City) and manager (Clyde, Alloa A), born in Hamilton, Scotland
- 1979 Fani Chalkia, Greek athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 2004), born in Larissa, Greece
- 1980 Oleguer Presas, Spanish soccer centre-back (6 caps Catalonia; FC Barcelona 127 games), born in Sabadell, Spain
- 1981 Jason Kapono, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 2006 Miami Heat; NBA 3-Point Contest champion 2007, 08), born in Long Beach, California
- 1983 Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete (Olympic gold heptathlon 2004; World C'ship gold 2003, 05, 07), born in Sandhult, Sweden
- 1987 Gerard Piqué, Spanish soccer centre-back (102 caps Spain, 10 Catalonia; FC Barcelona 397 games), born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1989 Ivan Perišić, Croatian football player (Inter Milan), born in Split, Yugoslavia
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