- 1851 Mordecai Sherwin, English cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 7 dismissals; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Kimberley, England (d. 1910)
- 1887 Grover Cleveland Alexander, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1926 Chicago Cubs; Triple Crown 1915, 16, 20; 6 × NL wins & strikeout leader; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Elba, Nebraska (d. 1950)
- 1900 Halina Konopacka, Polish discus thrower (Olympic gold 1928), born in Rawa Mazowiecka, Russian Empire (d. 1989)
- 1908 Jean-Pierre Wimille, French auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1937, 39 Bugatti T57), born in Paris, France (d. 1949)
- 1916 Ross Gregory, Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests, 2 x 50; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1942)
- 1918 Preacher Roe, American baseball pitcher (5 × MLB All-Star Brooklyn Dodgers; NL strikeout leader 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Ash Flat, Arkansas (d. 2008)
- 1919 Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (3 x Olympic gold 100m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle relay, 400m freestyle 1936; silver 100m backstroke 1936), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2003)
- 1922 Bill Johnston, Australian cricket fast/spin bowler (40 Tests, 160 wickets @ 23.91; Victoria), born in Beeac, Australia (d. 2007)
Everton Weekes (1925-2020)
West Indian cricket batsman (48 Tests; 4,455 runs @ 58.61, 15 x 100s), born in Saint Michael, Barbados
- 1926 Efraín Sánchez, Colombian soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; San Lorenzo) and manager (Columbia), born in Barranquilla, Colombia (d. 2020)
- 1930 Vic Janowicz, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1950, Ohio State; NFL: Washington Redskins), born in Elyria, Ohio (d. 1996)
- 1931 Ally MacLeod, Scottish soccer manager (Scotland, Ayr United, Aberdeen, Motherwell, Airdrie, Q of the South) and left wing (Blackburn Rovers, Hibernian, Third Lanark), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2004)
- 1934 Ron Gaunt, Australian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 7 wickets, BB 3/53; WA, Victoria), born in York, Australia (d. 2012)
- 1935 Dorval Rodrigues, Brazilian soccer right winger (13 caps; Santos FC, SE Palmeiras), born in Porto Alegre, Brazil (d. 2021)
- 1936 José Yudica, Argentine soccer forward (4 caps; Newell's Old Boys, Boca Juniors) and manager (Newell's Old Boys, Quilmes), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2021)
- 1941 Keith Thomson, New Zealand cricket batsman (2 Tests, 1 x 50; Canterbury) and field hockey centre-half (28 Tests; Canterbury), born in Methven, New Zealand (d. 2023)
- 1945 Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach (12 × Greek League C'ship; 6 × Greek Cup winner; GS Larissas, Aris, Olympiacos, AEK, Greece 1982–90), born in Thessaloniki, Greece (d. 2023)
- 1945 Jan Klijnjan, Dutch soccer attacking midfielder (11 caps; FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Sochaux), born in Papendrecht, Netherlands (d. 2022)
- 1945 Peter Brock, Australian auto racer (3 x Australian Touring Car C'ship; 9 x Bathurst 500/1000; 9 x Sandown Endurance), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2006)
- 1946 Bobby "Bingo" Smith, American NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1946 Colin Bell, English soccer midfielder (48 caps; Manchester City 394 games), born in Hesleden, England (d. 2021)
- 1955 Rupert Keegan, English Formula One racing car driver, born in Essex, England
- 1957 Connie Carpenter-Phinney, American cyclist (Olympic gold individual road race 1984; World C'ship gold Individual pursuit 1983), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1957 Joe Mullen, American Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (Stanley Cup 1989, Calgary Flames; Pittsburgh Penguins 1991, 92; NHL All Star 1988, 89), born in New York City
- 1957 Keena Rothhammer, American 800m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1972), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- 1959 Rolando Blackman, American basketball player, born in Panama City, Panama
- 1962 Dave Palone, American harness racing trainer & driver (US Pacing Triple Crown 1996, 2005), born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
- 1962 Sheila Cornell, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1965 Donald Narcisse, American CFL receiver (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Port Arthur, Texas
- 1967 David Howard, American baseball infielder (KC Royals), born in Sarasota, Florida
- 1967 Roman Fortin, American NFL center (Atlanta Falcons), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1967 Scott Service, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1968 J. T. Snow, American baseball infielder (NY Yankees, California Angels), born in Long Beach, California
- 1968 Leif Rohlin, Swedish NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks), born in Vasteras, Sweden
- 1969 Brandon Wilson, American baseball infielder (Chicago White Sox), born in Gaborone, Botswana
- 1970 Sasha Danilovic, Serbian NBA guard (Miami Heat), born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1971 Rick Lyle, American football defensive end (NY Jets), born in Monroe, Louisiana
- 1972 Scott Turner, American politician (Texas House of Representatives 2013-17) and NFL cornerback (Washington Redskins, SD Chargers, Denver Broncos), born in Richardson, Texas
- 1973 Jenny Thompson, American 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Danvers, Massachusetts
- 1973 Marshall Faulk, American NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1973 Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian football player and manager, born in Kristiansund, Norway
- 1974 Sébastien Loeb, French rally driver, born in Haguenau, France
- 1975 Mike Wilson, Canadian NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres), born in Brampton, Canada
- 1976 Nikolaos Siranidis, Greek diver, born in Athens, Greece
- 1977 Shane Williams MBE, Welsh rugby scrum half (87 caps Wales, 4 British & Irish Lions; Neath, Ospreys), born in Morriston, Swansea, Wales
- 1977 Tim Thomas, American NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1978 Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, Senegalese footballer, born in Dakar, Senegal
- 1978 Marc Hynes, British racing driver, born in Guildford, United Kingdom
- 1979 Mariano Bainotti, Argentine racing driver, born in San Basilio, Argentina
- 1979 Pedro Mendes, Portuguese footballer, born in Guimarães, Portugal
- 1980 Gary Majewski, Major League Baseball player, born in Houston, Texas
- 1981 Kertus Davis, American auto racer (competition director NASCAR team JD Motorsports), born in Gaffney, South Carolina
- 1982 Katherine Hull Kirk, Australian golfer (British Open 2010 runner-up; 3 LPGA Tour titles), born in Brisbane, Queensland
Li Na (42 years old)
1982 Chinese tennis player (French Open 2011, Australian Open 2014), born in Wuhan, China
- 1984 Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese footballer, born in Lomé, Togo
- 1986 Makelele, Brazilian footballer, born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1994 Ahmet Çalık, Turkish soccer centre-back (8 caps; Gençlerbirliği, Galatasaray, Konyaspor), born in Ankara, Turkey (d. 2022)
- 2000 Maggie Mac Neil, Canadian swimmer (Olympic gold women's 100m butterfly 2020; World C'ship gold 2019), born in Jiujiang, China
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