- 1859 Maurice Read, English cricket batsman (17 Tests, 2 x 50; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1890; Surrey CCC), born in Thames Ditton, England (d. 1929)
- 1876 Martin Stixrud, Norwegian figure skater and coach (Olympic bronze 1920, coached Sonja Henie), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1964)
- 1882 Tom Campbell, South African cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 8 dismissals), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1924)
- 1887 Heinie Zimmerman, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, NY Giants,1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs), born in New York City (d. 1969)
- 1907 Dit Clapper, Canadian ice hockey player (NHL Hall of Fame, Boston Bruins), born in Newmarket, Ontario (d. 1978)
- 1908 Jackie Fields, American featherweight boxer (2x World Welterweight Champion, Olympic gold 1924), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
- 1913 Leo van der Kar, Dutch businessman and sport benefactor (Sports funds) (d. 1992)
Bill Veeck (1914-1986)
American Baseball HOF executive (owner Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians [World Series 1948], St. Louis Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1916 Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
- 1922 Jim Laker, English cricket spin bowler (46 Tests; 193 wickets; world best 19-90 4th Test v Australia 1956), born in Bradford, Yorkshire (d. 1986)
- 1925 Vic Wertz, American MLB player, born in York, Pennsylvania (d. 1983)
- 1929 Lennox Butler, cricketer (1 Test WI v Aust 1955, 16 & 2-151)
- 1931 Josef Masopust, Czech soccer midfielder (63 caps Czechoslovakia; Dukla Prague 386 games) and manager (Czechoslovakia, Dukla Prague, Zbrojovka Brno, Hasselt, FK Pelikán Děčín), born in Střimice, Czechoslovakia (d. 2015)
- 1932 Gérard Murillo, French rugby union outside back (2 Tests; Stade Dijonnais) and manager (Saint-Jean-de-Luz Olympique Rugby 1962-81), born in Paris (d. 2023)
- 1932 Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player
- 1933 Jo Ann Prentice, American golfer (6 LPGA titles, US Open runner-up 1962), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1934 John A Ziegler Jr, American lawyer, and sports league executive (4th NHL president, 1977-92), born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan (d. 2018)
- 1935 Miroslav Blažević, Bosnian soccer manager (Switzerland, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, NK Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Grasshoppers, Dinamo Zagreb, Nantes, PAOK), born in Travnik, Bosnia & Herzegovina (d. 2023)
- 1937 Clete Boyer, American MLB baseball infielder, 1955-71 (New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in Cassville, Missouri (d. 2007)
- 1938 Park Jong-hwan, South Korean soccer manager (South Korea 1983-84, 86-88, 90, 95-96; Seoul FC), born in Ongjin, North Korea (d. 2023)
- 1942 Peder Lunde Jr, Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic gold 1960), born in Oslo, Norway
- 1943 James King, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1968), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1943 Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speed skater (Olympic gold 10k 1964; World C'ships gold allround 1963), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2022)
- 1945 Bill Bergey, American NFL player, born in South Dayton, New York
- 1946 Vince Papale, American football player
- 1949 Bernard Gallacher, British golfer (10 European Tour titles), born in Bathgate, Scotland
- 1950 Lloyd Keasor, American freestyle wrestler (World C'ship gold 68kg, Olympic silver 1976), born in Pumphrey, Maryland
- 1952 Danny White, quarterback (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1952 Mookie Wilson, American baseball player
- 1953 André Sevard, Canadian NHL player, born in Témiscaming, Quebec
- 1956 Philip Jackson Ford Jr, NC, basketball player (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1957 Gordon Strachan, Scottish soccer player, 1974-97 (Manchester, Leeds, and 3 other teams), and manager, 1996-2017, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1958 Cyrille Regis, English former footballer, born in Maripasoula, French Guiana (d. 2018)
- 1958 Sandy Lyle, Scottish golfer (British Open 1985, US Masters 1988), born in Shrewsbury, England
- 1961 John Kruk, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1991–1993; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Charleston, West Virginia
- 1963 Madusa Miceli [Debra Ann], wrestler (WCW), born in Milan, Italy
- 1963 Mike Rindel, cricketer (N Transvaal opening bat ODI ton v Pak 1995)
- 1965 David Brandon, American NFL linebacker (San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1966 Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete
- 1967 Stevon Moore, NFL safety (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
- 1969 Jeff Pahukoa, NFL guard/tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1969 Jimmy Smith, NFL wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1969 Peta Edebone, Australian softball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1969 Todd Lyght, American football quarterback (Super Bowl XXXIV; Second-Team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 1999; St Louis Rams), born in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
Glenn McGrath (54 years old)
1970 Australian cricket fast bowler (124 Tests, 563 wickets @ 21.64, BB 8/24; NSW CA, Worcestershire CCC, Middlesex CCC), born in Dubbo, Australia
- 1971 Gonzalo Floyd, CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1971 Jason Mathews, NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
- 1971 Jim Miller, NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1971 Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
- 1971 Ken Felder, American baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
- 1971 Pat O'Neill, NFL punter/place kicker (NE Patriots)
- 1972 Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- 1972 Norbert Rosza, Hungarian swimmer (100m freestyle record)
- 1973 Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet-Belarusian gymnast (3X Olympic gold - 1988, 1992), born in Minsk, Belorussian SSR, USSR
- 1974 Brad Maynard, punter (NY Giants)
- 1974 Orlando Bobo, guard (Minnesota Vikings)
- 1975 Viktor Chistiakov, Russian-born Australian athlete
- 1976 Georgios Korakakis, Greek footballer
- 1976 Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican Baseball HOF right fielder/DH (9 × MLB All-Star; AL MVP 2004; 8 × Silver Slugger Award; Montreal Expos; Anaheim/LA Angels), born in Nizao, Dominican Republic
- 1978 Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
- 1979 "Casper" David Gray, English snooker player (2003 Scottish Open Winner), born in Lower Morden, Greater London
- 1979 Akinora Iwamura, Japanese professional baseball infielder (NPB,1998-2006. 2011-14; MLB 2007-10), born in Uwajima, Ehime, Japan
- 1980 Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer
- 1980 Shelly Martinez, American wrestler
- 1981 Joël Camathias, Swiss racing driver
- 1983 Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer
- 1984 Dioner Navarro, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1987 Joe O'Cearuill, Irish footballer
- 1987 Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
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