- 1868 Syd Callaway, Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests, 6 wickets, BB 5/37, HS 41; NSW CA, Canterbury [NZ]), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1923)
James Braid (1870-1950)
Scottish golfer, course designer (British Open 1901, 05-06, 08, 10), born in Earlsferry, Fife
- 1886 E J "Tiger" Smith, English cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 20 dismissals; Warwickshire CCC) and umpire (8 Tests 1933-38), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1979)
Babe Ruth (1895-1948)
American Baseball Hall of Fame slugger (MLB All-Star 1933, 34; 7 x World Series champion; 12 × AL home run leader 1918–21, 23-24, 1926–31; Boston RS, NY Yankees), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1903 John Dunning, New Zealand cricketer (NZ medium-fast bowler of 30's), born in Omaha, New Zealand (d. 1971)
- 1910 George Poyser, English soccer defender (Brentford) and manager (Notts County, Manchester City), born in Stanton Hill, England (d. 1995)
- 1911 Dooley Briscoe MC, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests; Transvaal) and soldier (Military Cross 1941), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1941)
- 1914 Forrest Towns, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1936), born in Fitzgerald, Georgia (d. 1991)
- 1919 Lindsay Tuckett, South African cricketer (son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2016)
- 1921 Bob Scott, New Zealand rugby union fullback (17 Tests; Auckland RU), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2012)
- 1924 Billy Wright, English soccer defender (105 caps, captain x 90; Wolverhampton Wanderers 490 games) and manager (Arsenal 1962-66), born in Ironbridge, England (d. 1994)
- 1926 Dale Long, American baseball infielder (MLB record 8 HRs in consecutive games 1956; Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 1991)
- 1927 Smokey Burgess, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Caroleen, North Carolina (d. 1991)
- 1929 Sixten Jernberg, Swedish skier (Olympic gold 1956/60/64), born in Lima, Sweden (d. 2012)
- 1931 Fred Trueman, England cricket fast bowler (England 67 Tests, 307 wickets), born in Stainton, England (d. 2006)
- 1943 Pelle Svensson, Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler (World C'ship gold 100kg 1970, 71; Olympic silver 97kg 1964), born in Sollefteå, Sweden (d. 2020)
- 1947 Charles Hickcox, American 200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1968), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2010)
- 1948 José Luis Capón, Spanish soccer defender (13 caps; Atlético Madrid, 200 games), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2020)
- 1949 Manuel Orantes, Spanish tennis player (US Open-1975), born in Granada, Spain
- 1949 Richie Zisk, American retired baseball player and pro scout (Chicago Cubs), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1950 Rich Glover, American NFL player, born in Bayonne, New Jersey
- 1951 Marco Antônio, Brazilian footballer, born in Santos, Brazil
- 1952 Ric Charlsworth, Australian field hockey coach (Olympic gold women 1996, 2000; Champion's Trophy gold 1993, 95, 97, 99; World Cup gold 1994, 98) and midfielder (World Cup gold 1986, Olympic silver 1976), born in Perth, Australia
- 1953 Susie Hutchison, American equestrian show jumper (Olymp-96), born in Flintridge, California
- 1955 Eric Money, American NBA player, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1958 Bill Dawley, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1983), born in Norwich, Connecticut
- 1961 Bill Lester, American racing driver, born in Washington, D.C.
- 1963 David Capel, English cricket all-rounder (15 Tests; 21 wickets; 23 ODIs), born in Northampton, England (d. 2020)
- 1963 Mike Hough, Canadian NHL left wing (Florida Panthers), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1966 Tom Tupa, American football punter & quarterback (Cleveland Browns, NE Patriots), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1968 Adolfo Valencia, Colombian footballer, born in Buenaventura, Colombia
- 1969 Bob Wickman, American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- 1969 James Jones, American NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens), born in Miami, Florida
- 1969 Kurt Abbott, American baseball player (Florida Marlins), born in Zanesville, Ohio
- 1969 Rajindra Dhanraj, Trinidad cricket leg-spinner (WI 1994-95), born in Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago
- 1969 Tim Sherwood, English footballer and manager, born in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
- 1970 Jeff Rouse, American 50m/100m backstroke swimmer (Olymp-gold/silver-92, 96), born in Fredericksburg, Virginia
- 1970 Mark Hutton, Australian baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1970 Per Frandsen, Danish footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1971 Brad Hogg, Australian cricketer (WA chinaman all-rounder, Australia v India 1996), born in Narrogin, Australia
- 1971 Carlos Rogers, American NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1971 Lance Bade, American target shooter (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Vancouver, Washington
- 1971 Peter Tchernyshev, Russian-American ice dancer (with Naomi Lang), born in St Petersburg, Russia
- 1972 David Binn, American NFL safety (San Diego Chargers), born in San Mateo, California
- 1972 Shawn Respert, American NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1973 Fred Miller, American football offensive tackle (St Louis Rams), born in Houston, Texas
- 1973 Lulama Masikazana, South African cricket wicket-keeper (Kwazulu for E Province), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 2011)
- 1974 Olaf Lindenbergh, Dutch football player (Ajax, De Graafschap), born in Purmerend, Netherlands
- 1975 Chad Allen, American baseball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1976 Kim Zmeskal, American gymnast (Olympics, 1992), born in Houston, Texas
- 1976 Tanja Frieden, Swiss snowboarder, born in Bern, Switzerland
- 1977 Jason Euell, English footballer, born in Lambeth, London
- 1981 Ty Warren, American football defensive lineman, born in Bryan, Texas
- 1983 Brodie Croyle, American football player, born in Rainbow City, Alabama
- 1983 Jamie Whincup, Australian racing driver, born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1983 S. Sreesanth, Indian cricketer, born in Kothamangalam, India
- 1984 Darren Bent, English footballer, born in Tooting, England
- 1985 Joji Kato, Japanese speed skater, born in Yamagata, Japan
- 1985 Kris Humphries, American basketball player, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1985 Yang Yu, Chinese swimmer, born in Hangzhou, China
- 1986 Brendan Taylor, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
- 1989 Craig Cathcart, Irish soccer defender (45 caps; Watford), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1997 Collin Morikawa, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2020; British Open 2021), born in Los Angeles, California
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