- 1881 Harry Hillman, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 200/400m hurdles 1904; silver 400m hurdles 1908), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1945)
- 1883 Théodore Pilette, Belgian auto racer (first Belgian Indy 500), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1921)
- 1907 Buck Leonard, American Baseball HOF first baseman (Negro League World Series 1943, 44, 48 Homestead Grays; 13 x NL All Star), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1997)
- 1908 Johnny Lindsay, South African cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests, 5 dismissals; North Eastern Transvaal), born in Barkly East, South Africa (d. 1990)
- 1914 Doug Freeman, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Wellington), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1994)
- 1915 Frank Pullen, English businessman and racehorse owner, born in London (d. 1992)
- 1923 Alan Weeks, English sports commentator (BBC), born in Bristol. England (d. 1996)
- 1930 Jeannette Altwegg, English figure skater (Olympic gold 1952), born in Bombay, India (d. 2021)
- 1937 Josef Panáček, Czech sport shooter (Olympic gold skeet 1976), born in Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic (d. 2022)
- 1938 Kenichi Horie, Japanese adventurer and solo yachtsman, born in Osaka, Japan
- 1939 Carsten Keller, German field hockey player (Olympic gold 1972), born in Berlin
- 1945 Lem Barney, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1967; 7 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1968, 69; Detroit Lions), born in Gulfport, Mississippi
- 1945 Rogie Vachon, Canadian NHL goalie (Canadiens, Kings, Vezina-1968), born in Quebec
- 1946 Ken Forsch, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1970-1986, 2X All-Star (Houston Astros, California Angels), born in Sacramento, California
- 1946 L. C. Greenwood, American football player, born in Canton, Mississippi (d. 2013)
- 1947 Amos Biwott, Kenyan 3K steeplechaser (Olympic gold 1968), born in Uasin Gishee, Kenya
- 1951 Tim Gullikson, American tennis player and coach (Pete Sampras coach 1992-95; Martina Navratilova Mary Joe Fernandez), born in La Crosse, Wisconsin (d. 1996)
- 1952 Anthony Davis, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (USC; TB Buccaneers, Houston Oilers, LA Rams), born in Huntsville, Texas
- 1956 Maurice Cheeks, American NBA guard (NY Knicks, Philadelphia '76ers), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1962 Sergio Casal, Spanish tennis player (Olympic silver 1988), born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1963 Gerald Williams, American NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers), born in Waycross, Georgia
- 1963 Li Ning, Chinese gymnast (3 Olympic gold 1984), born in Laibin, Guangxi
- 1964 Steffan Peters, German-American equestrian dressage competitor (Olympic bronze 1996, 2016), born in Wesel, West Germany
- 1966 Mike Dyer, American MLB pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Upland, California
- 1966 Raymond Atteveld, Dutch soccer player (Waregem, Roda JC), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1969 Gary Speed, Welsh footballer and Wales national football team manager, born in Mancot, Flintshire, Wales (d. 2011)
- 1969 Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer (Nottingham Forest), born in Vadsø, Norway
- 1969 Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Ambuquí, Ecuador
- 1970 Clarence Weatherspoon, American NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), born in Crawford, Mississippi
- 1971 Dave Merritt, American NFL outside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- 1971 Greg Minor, American NBA guard (Boston Celtics), born in Sandersville, Georgia
- 1972 Markus Babbel, German football player and coach, born in Munich, West Germany
- 1972 Trent McCleary, Canadian NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators), born in Swift Current, Canada
- 1973 Khamis Al-Owairan, Saudi Arabian soccer midfielder (105 caps; Al-Hilal, Al Ittihad), born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (d. 2020)
- 1974 Braulio Luna, Mexican soccer midfielder (32 caps; San Luis), born in Mexico City
- 1975 Elena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player, born in Alma-Ata, Soviet Union
- 1975 John Thomas, American NBA forward (Boston Celtics), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1975 Lee Eul-Yong, South Korean footballer, born in Taebaek, South Korea
- 1976 Gerald Drummond, Costa Rican footballer, born in Limón, Costa Rica
- 1976 Jervis Drummond, Costa Rican footballer, born in Limón, Costa Rica
- 1976 Sjeng Schalken, Dutch tennis player, born in Weert, Netherlands
- 1977 Maria Helena Selin, Finnish ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1978 Gerard Autet, Spanish footballer, born in Manlleu, Spain
- 1978 Gil Meche, American baseball player, born in Lafayette, Louisiana
- 1980 Teruyuki Moniwa, Japanese footballer, born in Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
- 1981 Morten Gamst Pedersen, Norwegian soccer midfielder (83 caps; Blackburn Rovers 288 games, Tromsø IL), born in Vadsø, Norway
- 1982 Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (Romania 60 caps), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2009)
- 1983 Chris Judd, Australian rules football player, born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1983 Diego Benaglio, Swiss-Italian footballer, born in Zürich, Switzerland
- 1983 Wali Lundy, American NFL football player, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
- 1983 Will Blalock, American basketball player, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1984 Peter Whittingham, English footballer, born in Nuneaton, England
- 1984 Vitaly Petrov, Russian racing driver (Renault F1 Team in 2010), born in Vyborg, Soviet Union
- 1986 João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer, born in Barreiro, Portugal
- 1986 Matt Grothe, American football player, born in Lakeland, Florida
Alexandre Bilodeau (36 years old)
1987 Canadian freestyle skier (Gold in 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1988 Arrelious Benn, American football wide receiver, born in Washington, D. C.
- 1989 Gylfi Sigurdsson, Icelandic footballer (Everton, Iceland), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1990 Gerrit Cole, American MLB player (NY Yankees), born in Newport Beach, California
- 1990 Jos Buttler, English cricket wicketkeeper (HS 152; Somerset CCC, Lancashire CCC, Rajasthan Royals, Sydney Thunder), born in Taunton, England
- 1990 Matt Barkley, American NFL football quarterback (Buffalo Bills), born in Newport Beach, California
- 1990 Matthew Dellavedova, Australian basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Maryborough, Australia
- 1992 Za'Darius Smith, American NFL player (Cleveland Browns), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1994 Bruno Fernandes, Portuguese attacking midfielder (Sporting CP, Manchester United), born in Maia, Portugal
- 1999 Shubman Gill, Indian cricketer (Gujarat Titans, India), born in Farzilka, Punjab, India
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