- 1898 Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (d. 1939)
- 1912 Ken Weekes, West Indian cricket batsman (2 Tests, top score 137; first Test cricketer born in US), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
- 1916 Walter Haas Jr., American businessman & sports team owner (Levi Strauss & Co, Oakland A's), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1995)
- 1916 Vic Stollmeyer, West Indian cricketer (bro of Jeff Scored 96 in only Test innings), born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad (d. 1999)
- 1916 Jack Brickhouse, American sports broadcaster, born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1998)
- 1922 Neil Franklin, English soccer defender (26 caps; Stoke City, Hull City, Crewe Alexandra) and manager (Colchester United), born in Shelton, England (d. 1996)
- 1927 Jerry Burns, American football coach (University of Iowa 1961-65; Minnesota Vikings 1986-91), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)
- 1931 Maria Piątkowskacka, Polish athlete (WR 4 x 100m relay 1964), born in Goleni, Moldova (d. 2020)
- 1934 Burdette Haldorson, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1956, 60; University of Colorado Boulder), born in Austin, Minnesota
- 1935 Eric Ashton, English rugby league footballer, born in St Helens, United Kingdom (d. 2008)
- 1938 Gyula Torok, Hungarian boxer (Oly Gold 1960), born in Kispest, Hungary (d. 2014)
- 1942 Olav Nilsen, Norwegian soccer striker/midfielder (62 caps; Viking FK), born in Stavanger, Norway (d. 2021)
- 1947 Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian soccer striker (14 caps; Lazio, NY Cosmos), born in Carrara, Italy (d. 2012)
- 1947 Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki, Japanese golfer (record 94 Japan Tour titles), born in Kaifu District, Tokushima
- 1954 Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1986)
- 1955 James Montgomery, American swimmer (1976 Olympics 3 golds), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1957 Mark Eaton, American basketball center (NBA All-Star 1989; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 1985, 89; Utah Jazz), born in Westminster, California (d. 2021)
- 1958 Frank Ullrich, German world biathlon champion, born in Trusetal, Germany
- 1958 Neil Allen, American baseball player, born in Kansas City, Kansas
- 1961 William Van Dijck, Belgian athlete, born in Leuven, Belgium
- 1963 Martyn Grimley, English field hockey player, born in Halifax, United Kingdom
- 1963 Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer, born in Sittard, Netherlands
- 1964 Rob Dibble, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- 1965 Ross MacDonald, Canadian sailor (Olympics 1996), born in British Columbia, Canada
- 1966 Mike Forgeron, Canadian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Main-a-dieu, Canada
- 1967 Chris Warren, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1967 Shannon Butler, American 10k runner, born in South Lake Tahoe, California
- 1968 Mark Burmester, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe Test all-rounder in 3 Tests 1992), born in Durban, South Africa
- 1968 Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast (Olympic gold all-round 1984), born in Fairmont, West Virginia
- 1968 Ross Powell, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2017)
- 1968 Scott Mercier, American cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Harbor City, California
- 1969 Louise McPaul, Australian javelin thrower (Olympic silver 1992, 96), born in Port Kembla, New South Wales
- 1971 Cory Bailey, American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Marion, Illinois
- 1971 Joe Panos, American football offensive lineman (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Brookfield, Wisconsin
- 1972 Jay Walker, American football quarterback (Minnesota Vikings), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1972 Salima Davidson, American volleyball setter (Olympics 1996), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1972 Shannon Garrett, American CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
- 1972 Ulla Werbrouck, Belgian judoka & politician, born in Izegem, Belgium
- 1973 Erik Gervais, Canadian kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in Valleyfield, Quebec
- 1974 Tim Biakabutuka, American football running back (Carolina Panthers), born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1975 Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer, born in Punta Arenas, Costa Rica
- 1976 Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian pairs skater (Bourne & Kraatz, 1994 World Champs-4th), born in Chatham-Kent, Canada
- 1976 Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist, born in Veurne, Belgium
- 1977 Lenka Cenkova, Czech tennis player (1995 Futures-Vaihingen-GER), born in Trinec, Czechia
- 1980 Rocky Boiman, American football player, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1981 Travis Hanson, American baseball player, born in Seattle, Washington
- 1983 Shaun Maloney, Scottish soccer midfielder (47 caps; Celtic), born in Miri, Malaysia
- 1983 Scott Speed, American race car driver, born in Manteca, California
- 1984 Scott Kazmir, American baseball player, born in Houston, Texas
- 1986 Sean McVay, American football coach (Super Bowl 2022 Los Angeles Rams), born in Dayton, Ohio
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1987 Luis Suárez, Uruguayan football player (Barcelona, Uruguay national team), born in Salto, Uruguay
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