- 1882 Joe Hardstaff Sr., English cricket batsman (5 Tests; 3 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC) and umpire (21 Tests), born in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire (d. 1947)
- 1903 Edward van der Merwe, South African cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests in 30's), born in Rustenburg, Transvaal (d. 1971)
- 1921 Viktor Chukarin, Soviet gymnast (Olympic gold 1952, 56), born in Mariupol, Ukraine (d. 1984)
- 1923 Alice Coachman, American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1948), born in Albany, Georgia (d. 2014)
- 1925 Bill Bruton, American baseball outfielder (NL stolen bases leader 1953-55 Milwaukee Braves), born in Penola, Alabama (d. 1995)
- 1930 Charlie Jones, American sportscaster (Almost Anything Goes), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas (d. 2008)
- 1931 Tommy Greenhough, English cricketer (English leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1959-60), born in Rochdale, Lancashire (d. 2009)
- 1931 Whitey Herzog, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1982, NL Manager of the Year 1985 St Louis Cardinals; Texas Rangers, California Angels, KC Royals), born in New Athens, Illinois (d. 2024)
- 1935 Bob Gibson, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1968, 70; NL MVP 1968; 9 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2020)
- 1942 Tom Weiskopf, American golfer (British Open 1973; US Senior Open 1995), born in Massillon, Ohio (d. 2022)
- 1943 John Shepherd, cricketer (WI all-rounder 1969-71, later in South Africa), born in Belleplaine, Barbados
- 1947 Paul Litjens, Dutch field hockey striker (177 caps, 268 goals; Champions Trophy 1981; top scorer Olympic Games 1976), born in Loon op Zand, Netherlands (d. 2023)
- 1948 Sharon Stouder, American 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic gold 1964), born in Altadena, California (d. 2013)
- 1953 Gaétan Hart, Canadian boxer
- 1959 Sito Pons, Spanish motorbike racer, born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1960 Andreas Brehme, German soccer defensive midfielder (86 caps; FIFA World Cup 1990; 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2024)
- 1963 Anthony Bowie, American NBA guard (NY Knicks, Orlando Magic), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1967 Ricky Otto, English footballer, born in London
- 1968 Jeff Brady, American NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1969 Ángel Miranda, Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher, 1993-97 (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- 1970 Bill Guerin, American NHL right wing, 1991-2010 (NJ Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, and 5 other teams), and general manager (Minnesota Wild, 2019-), born in Wilbraham, Massachusetts
- 1970 Chad Ogea, American baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
- 1970 Melanie Roche, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Bankstown, New South Wales
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1971 American golfer (British Open 2001), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1971 Jimmy Hitchcock, American NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Concord, North Carolina
- 1971 Michael Barber, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Winfield, West Virginia
- 1971 Steve Rhem, American NFL wide receiver (New Orleans Saints), born in Ocala, Florida
- 1972 Laxmi Poruri, American tennis star (1994 Futures-College Park), born in Guntur, India
- 1972 Mark Fields, American NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1973 Zisis Vryzas, Greek footballer, born in Kavala, Greece
- 1974 Alessandro Del Piero, Italian footballer, born in Conegliano, Italy
- 1979 Adam Dunn, American baseball player, born in Houston, Texas
- 1980 Dominique Maltais, Canadian snowboarder, born in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada
- 1984 Joel Zumaya, American baseball player, born in Chula Vista, California
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