- 1870 Willie Simms, American jockey (US Champion Jockey by wins 1893, 94; Kentucky Derby 1896, 98; Preakness Stakes 1898; Belmont Stakes 1893, 94), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1927)
- 1870 Jimmy Collins, American Baseball HOF 3rd baseman (World Series 1903 Boston Americans; NL HR leader 1898 Boston Beaneaters) and manager (Boston Americans 1901–06), born in Niagara Falls, NY (d. 1943)
- 1894 Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)
- 1902 Eric Liddell, Scottish 400m runner (Olympic gold 1924) and Christian missionary in China, born in Tianjin, China (d. 1945)
- 1910 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB All-Star 1934–37; World Series & NL MVP 1934 St Louis Cardinals), born in Lucas, Arkansas (d. 1974)
- 1911 Roger Lapébie, French cyclist (d. 1996)
- 1923 Martin Stokken, Norwegian nordic relay (Olympic silver 1952)
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1935 A. J. Foyt, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977; 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1967; Daytona 500, 1972; 24 Hours of Daytona, 1983, 1985; 12 Hours of Sebring 1985), born in Houston, Texas
- 1935 Udo Lattek, German football striker (VfL Osnabrück) and coach (Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona), born in Boże, Poland (d. 2015)
- 1937 Luiz Bueno, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2011)
- 1938 Lou Angotti, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins), born in Toronto, Canada (d. 2021)
- 1941 Christine Janes, British tennis player, born in Loughton, United Kingdom
- 1944 Juan Rodríguez Vega, Chilean soccer defender (26 caps; Universidad de Chile, Atlético Español), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2021)
- 1945 Wim Suurbier, Dutch soccer right back (60 caps; Ajax 392 games) and manager (LA Heat, TB Rowdies), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2020)
- 1948 Cliff Thorburn, Canadian champion snooker player, born in Victoria, British Columbia
- 1956 Wayne Daniel, West Indies cricketer (WI fast bowler 1976-84), born in Saint Philip, Barbados
- 1956 Martin Jol, Dutch football manager, born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1962 Kevin Ross, American NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons, KC Chiefs), born in Camden, New Jersey
- 1964 Gail Graham, Canadian golfer (2 LPGA Tour titles), born in Vanderhoof, British Columbia
- 1964 Mark Collins, American NFL cornerback and safety (Super Bowl 1986, 90; First-team All-Pro 1989; New York Giants), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1964 Trevor Barsby, Australian cricketer (Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85), born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1966 Anthony Washington, American discus thrower (Olympic 4th 1996), born in Glasgow, Montana
- 1966 Jack McDowell, American pitcher (NY Yankees, White Sox, Indians), born in Van Nuys, California
- 1969 Chelan Kozak, Canadian equestrian (Olympics 1996), born in Revelstoke, British Columbia
- 1969 Roy Jones Jr., American boxer (4 x weight divisions world champion), born in Pensacola, Florida
- 1970 Don MacLean, American NBA forward (NJ Nets, Denver Nuggets), born in Palo Alto, California
- 1970 Ron Villone, American pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Englewood, New Jersey
- 1971 Junior Bryant, American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1971 Michel Kreek, Dutch soccer player (Ajax), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1971 Scott Williams, American field hockey defender (Olympics 1996), born in Orange County, California
- 1971 Sergei Bruguera, Spanish tennis star, born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1971 Ulrich van Gobbel, Suriname/Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- 1972 Joe Horn, American NFL wide receiver, 1996-2007 (KC Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, and 1 other team), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- 1972 Salah Hissou, Moroccan long-distance runner, born in Morocco
- 1973 Mario Bates, American NFL-running back (New Orleans Saints), born in Victoria, Texas
- 1973 Willie Whitehead, American CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
- 1976 Viktor Maslov, Russian racing driver, born in Surgut, RSFSR, Soviet Union
- 1977 Jeff Foster, American basketball player, born in London, United Kingdom
- 1978 Alfredo Amézaga, Mexican baseball player, born in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
- 1979 Brenden Morrow, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Carlyle, Canada
- 1979 Jason Ward, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Chapleau, Canada
- 1979 Jimmy Walker, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2016), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1980 Seydou Keita, Malian footballer, born in Bamako, Mali
- 1980 Albert Pujols, Dominican MLB 1st baseman (NL MVP 2005, 2008-9)), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1981 Bobby Zamora, English footballer, born in Barking, United Kingdom
- 1982 Tuncay Şanlı, Turkish footballer, born in Sakarya Province
- 1983 Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer, born in Graz, Austria
- 1988 Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
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