- 1876 Pat Moran, American baseball catcher (World Series 1907 Chicago Cubs) and manager (World Series 1919 Cincinnati Reds), born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts (d. 1924)
- 1908 Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1932) and actor (Tarzan the Fearless, Flash Gordon), born in Oakland, California (d. 1983)
- 1919 Ilse Pausin, Austrian figure skater (Olympic silver pairs 1936; World C'ship silver x 5 [with brother Erik Pausin]), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1999)
- 1921 Athol Rowan, South African cricket spin bowler (15 Tests, 54 wickets, BB 5/68; Transvaal), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1998)
- 1927 Vladimir Kuts, Russian runner (d. 1975)
- 1928 Alphonse "Al" Smith [Fuzzy Smith], American MLB outfielder and third baseman (Cleveland Indians), born in Kirkwood, Missouri (d. 2002)
- 1933 John Anderton, English footballer
- 1935 Herb Kohl, American businessman (Kohls department stores; Milwaukee Bucks, 1985-2014), politician (US Senator (D) from Wisconsin, 1989-2013), and philanthropist, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2023)
- 1938 Juan Pizarro, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1963, 64 Chicago White Sox; World Series 1957 Milwaukee Braves), born in Santurce, Puerto Rico (d. 2021)
- 1945 Gerald Davies, British rugby union outside back (46 caps Wales, 5 British & Irish Lions; Barbarians FC, London Welsh RFC, Cambridge University RUFC, Cardiff FC), born in Llansaint, Wales
- 1949 Paulo César Carpegiani, Brazilian footballer and coach
- 1949 Sunil Wettimuny, Sri Lankan batsman (3 x ODIs; 2 x 50; Ceylon), Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 1950 Burt Hooton, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (MLB All-Star, World Series, NLCS MVP 1981; no-hitter 1972; Chicago Cubs, LA Dodgers), born in Greenville, Texas
- 1950 Marilyn Cochran, American skier (Olympics 1972), born in Burlington, Vermont
- 1950 Mauro Bellugi, Italian soccer defender (32 caps; Inter Milan, Bologna, Napoli), born in Buonconvento, Italy (d. 2021)
- 1951 Manfred Schumann, German FR, bobsled (Olympic-silver/bronze-1976)
Dan Quisenberry (1953-1998)
American MLB player (5-time AL saves leader), born in Santa Monica, California,
- 1953 Robert Brazile "Dr. Doom", NFL player (Houston Oilers), born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1955 Charlie Puleo, American MLB pitcher (NY Mets, Atlanta Braves), born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey
- 1955 Kathy Flores, American rugby union coach (United States women's team 2002-11; Brown University), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- 1957 Carney Lansford, American baseball third baseman (MLB All-Star 1988, World Series 1989 Oakland Athletics; Silver Slugger Award & AL batting champion 1981 Boston RS), born in San Jose, California
- 1957 Dámaso García, Dominican baseball second baseman (MLB All-Star 1984, 85; Silver Slugger Award 1982; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Moca, Dominican Republic (d. 2020)
- 1959 Sammy Lee, English footballer (Liverpool), born in Liverpool, England
- 1962 Alan Sippy, cricketer (dashing Bombay lefty batsman of 1980's)
- 1963 Roland Lefebvre, Dutch cricket all-rounder (11 ODIs, captain), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 1964 Cynthia "Sippy" Woodhead, swimmer (Olympic silver 1984), born in Riverside, California
- 1966 Kristin Otto, German swimmer (6 Olympic gold 1988), born in Leipzig, Germany
- 1967 Richie Burnett, Welsh darts player (BDO World Darts Champion 1995), born in Cwmparc, Rhondda, Wales
- 1968 Peter Bondra, Lutsk Ukr, NHL right wing (Washington Capitals)
- 1969 Fiona Robinson-Hannan, Australian basketball player (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Perth, Western Australia
- 1970 Chris Gardocki, NFL punter (Indianapolis Colts)
- 1970 Denis Chasse, NHL right wing (Winnipeg Jets), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1971 Marvin Graves, CFL quarterback (Montreal Alouettes)
- 1972 Alex Bassi, American race car driver
- 1973 Billy Baumhoff, American soccer midfielder/forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1973 Juwan Howard, American NBA player and coach (Washington Bullets/Wizards), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1973 Tim Bowens, American football defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1998, 2002; NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1994; Miami Dolphins), born in Okolona, Mississippi
Steve Nash (50 years old)
1974 Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame guard (NBA MVP 2005, 06; 8 × NBA All-Star; Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, LA Lakers) and coach (Brooklyn Nets), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1975 Alexandre Daigle, NHL center (Ottawa Senators), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1976 Sreto Ristić, German footballer
- 1978 Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian footballer
- 1979 Daniel Bierofka, German football player and coach, born in Munich, West Germany
- 1979 Jon Leicester, American baseball player
- 1983 Christian Klien, Austrian racing driver
- 1983 Georgios Gougoulias, Greek footballer
- 1983 Teshome Getu, Ethiopian footballer
Matthew Stafford (36 years old)
1988 American football quarterback (Super Bowl 2022 LA Rams; Pro Bowl 2014 Detroit Lions), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1990 Steven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Markham, Ontario
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