- 1869 Tommy Corcoran, American baseball shortstop (MLB shortstop game assist record 14), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1960)
- 1888 Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic gold 1908, 12)
- 1891 Bryn Lewis, Welsh rugby union winger (2 caps; Newport, Cambridge University), born in Pontardawe, Wales (d. 1917)
- 1909 Cilly Aussem, German tennis player (French C'ships, Wimbledon 1931), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1963)
- 1914 Herman Franks, American baseball player
- 1925 Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish cross country skier (Olympic gold 1952, 56, 60), born in Kurkijoki, Finland (d. 2003)
- 1925 Johnny Lujack, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1947; National C'ship 1943, 46-47; Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1950-51; Chicago Bears), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania
- 1931 Guido Messina, Italian road and track cyclist (World C'ship gold individual 4000m pursuit 1948, 53, 54, 55, 56; Olympic gold team 1952), born in Monreale, Italy (d. 2020)
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1935 Floyd Patterson, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1956-59, 1960-62, Olympic gold 1952), born in Waco, North Carolina (d. 2006)
- 1937 Raman Surendranath, Indian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests, 26 wickets), born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India (d. 2012)
- 1939 Jens Jørgen Hansen, Danish soccer right back (40 caps; Esbjerg fB), born in Struer, Denmark (d, 2022)
- 1943 Tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1944 Alan Sutherland, New Zealand rugby union number 8 (10 caps; Marlborough), born in Blenheim, New Zealand (d. 2020)
- 1949 Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player
- 1951 Barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont NH, slalom skier (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1953 Norberto Alonso, Argentine soccer midfielder (19 caps; River Plate), born in Vicente López, Argentina
- 1962 Joe Kleine, American NBA center, 1985-2000 (Olympic gold, 1984; Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, and 4 other teams), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1963 Linda Muri, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Killingly, Connecticut
- 1964 Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson, Somerville NJ, US rower (Olympic-92)
- 1965 Guy Forget, French tennis player (ATP Tour Finals 1990; France Davis Cup 1991, 96; Fed Cup/Davis Cup captain; Director French Open), born in Casablanca, Morocco
- 1965 John Jackson, American NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Okinawa, Japan
- 1965 Kevin Wickander, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Fort Dodge, Iowa
- 1965 Mitch Booth, Australian tornado sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1967 David Toms, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2001, US Senior Open 2018), born in Monroe, Louisiana
- 1967 Michael "Mike" Peterson, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1967 Rick Cunningham, NFL tackle (Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1967 Johnny Nelson, English boxer, born in Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 1968 Jackie Harris, NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- 1968 Mike Wilpolt, American football player & coach, born in Broomfield, Colorado
- 1969 Corie Blount, NBA forward (LA Lakers), born in Monrovia, California
- 1969 Kees van Wonderen, Dutch soccer player (NEC/NAC)
- 1970 Colin Scrivener, CFL defensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1970 Sean Lumpkin, American NFL safety (New Orleans Saints), born in Golden Valley, Minnesota
- 1971 Carlos Perez, Dominican-American baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Nigua, Dominican Republic
- 1971 Deb Sonnenberg, Canadian softball pitcher (Olympics 1996), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- 1971 Garrison Hearst, American NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals, SF 49ers), born in Lincolnton, Georgia
- 1971 Orlanda Truitt, American football wide receiver (Oakland Raiders), born in Bessemer, Alabama
- 1971 Richard Chee Quee, Australian-Chinese cricketer (NSW opening batsman Fiji/Chin ancestry), born in Camperdown, Australia
- 1973 Lamont Warren, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1973 Ray Mickens, American football cornerback (NY Jets), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1973 Todd Sauerbrun, NFL punter/kicker (Chicago Bears), born in East Setauket, New York
- 1973 Frank Høj, Danish cyclist, born in Denmark
- 1976 Benoît Joachim, Luxembourg cyclist, born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- 1976 Ted Lilly, American baseball player, born in Torrance, California
- 1977 David Millar, Scottish road racing cyclist (banned in 2004 for doping), born in Mtarfa, Malta
- 1978 Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player, born in Bratislava, Slovakia
- 1979 Tristan Gommendy, French racing driver, born in Le Chesnay, Yvelines
- 1980 Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian cyclist, born in Drohobych, Ukraine
- 1980 Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer, born in Lisbon, Portugal
- 1982 Paulo Ferrari, Argentinian footballer, born in Rosario, Argentina
- 1982 Richard Logan, English footballer, born in Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
- 1985 Fernando Rees, Brazilian race car driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- 1985 Al Jefferson, American basketball player, born in Monticello, Mississippi
- 1986 James Milner, English footballer, born in Wortley, Leeds
- 1986 Steve Slaton, American football player, born in Levittown, Pennsylvania
- 1989 Graham Rahal, American race car driver, born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1990 Toni Kroos, German football player (Real Madrid, German national team), born in Greifswald, East Germany
- 1994 Derrick Henry, American NFL running back (Heisman Trophy 2015, U of Alabama; Pro Bowl 2019, Tennessee Titans), born in Yulee, Florida
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