- 1887 Tom Longboat, Canadian athlete (Boston Marathon 1907 record time 2:24:24), born in Six Nations Reserve Brantford, Ontario (d. 1949)
- 1902 Richard Allen, Indian field hockey goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1928), born in Nagpur, India (d. 1969)
- 1915 Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricket batsman (11 Tests; father of Richard & Dayle), born in Lincoln, Canterbury (d. 2006)
- 1916 Cecil Blacker, British Army officer, born in York, England (d. 2002)
- 1917 Robert Merrill [Moishe Miller], American operatic baritone (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1945-76), and actor, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2004)
- 1921 Bobby Wanzer, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1952–56; Rochester Royals) and coach (NBA All-Star Game 1957), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
- 1925 Antonio Puchades, Spanish soccer midfielder (23 caps; Valencia 256 games), born in Sueca, Spain (d. 2013)
- 1932 John McNamara, American MLB manager (American League Manager of the Year 1986; Boston Red Sox), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2020)
- 1933 Dmitry Mindiashvili, Soviet and Russian wrestling coach (coach Olympic champions Ivan Yariguin 1972, 76 and Buvaisar Satiev (1992, 96, 2004), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 2021)
- 1934 Seamus Elliott, Irish road bicycle racer (first English speaker to win stages in all Grand Tours), born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland (d. 1971)
- 1938 Art Mahaffey, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star (1961, 1961², 1962²; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1938 Pat Studstill, American football wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1965, 66; NFL receiving yards leader, record 99-yard TD reception [tied] 1966; Detroit Lions, LA Rams), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2021)
- 1943 Sandra Haynie, American golfer (US Open 1974, du Maurier Classic 1982, LPGA C'ship 1965, 74), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1947 Saoul Mamby, American boxer (WBC super lightweight title 1980-82), born in Bronx, NYC, New York (d. 2019)
- 1948 Bob Champion, English horse trainer and jockey, born in Sussex, England
- 1948 Sandra Post, Canadian golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1968), born in Oakville, Ontario
- 1950 Brian Rose, English cricketer (England batsman in 9 Tests 1977-81), born in Dartford, Kent, England
- 1951 Charles Dickinson, American author (Waltz in Marathon), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1956 John Treacy, Irish marathoner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Villierstown, County Waterford
- 1956 Terry Kennedy, American baseball player, born in Euclid, Ohio
- 1956 Martin Adams, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2007, 10-11), born in Sutton, Surrey, England
- 1957 Tony Peña, Dominican baseball player (Cleveland Indians), born in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
- 1958 Tony Pigott, English cricketer (England pace bowler in a Test v NZ 1984), born in Fulham, London, England
- 1959 Rod Connop, Canadian CFL corner (Edmonton Eskimos), born in North Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1962 Zenon Jaskuła, Polish racing cyclist, born in Śrem, Poland
- 1963 Carey Nelson, Canadian marathoner (Olympics 1996), born in Saskatchewan, Western Canada
- 1963 Jim Lachey, American NFL tackle (Washington Redskins), born in St. Henry, Ohio
- 1963 Xavier McDaniel, American NBA forward (Seattle SuperSonics), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- 1964 Steve Searcy, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- 1965 Andrea Jaeger, American tennis player (10 WTA titles), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1965 Beau Allred, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians), born in Mesa, Arizona
- 1965 Kurt Stillwell, infielder (Texas Rangers), born in Glendale, California
- 1965 Tim Perry, NBA forward (NJ Nets)
- 1965 Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer (5-time 500cc world champion), born in Gold Coast, Queensland
- 1966 Nick Kypreos, NHL left wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1967 Rick Wilkins, American baseball catcher (Houston Astros), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1967 Scott Servais, catcher (Chicago Cubs), born in La Crosse, Wisconsin
- 1969 Regi Blinker, soccer player (Feyenoord)
- 1969 Robert Perez, Bolivar Venezuela, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
- 1969 Tine Moberg-Parker, Canada Europe class sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Oslo, Norway
- 1970 Gary Lynagh, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- 1970 Ronnie Harris, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1971 Patrick Scott, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers, Frankfurt Galaxy)
- 1971 Roy Janse, tornado sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- 1972 Derian Hatcher, American hockey defenseman (NHL All Star 1997, Dallas Stars), born in Sterling Heights, Michigan
- 1973 Antonio Anderson, defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1973 Corey Walker, running back (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1973 Doug Colman, linebacker (NY Giants)
- 1973 Sir Mawn Wilson, NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- 1974 Darin Erstad, outfielder (California Angels)
- 1974 James Miller, Australian pole vaulter (Olympics 1996)
- 1974 Johnny Taylor, NBA forward (Orlando Magic)
- 1975 Betty Okino, Uganda, US gymnast (Olympic-92)
- 1975 Dinanath Ramnarine, cricketer (Trinidad & Tobago leg-spinner)
- 1975 Henry Burris, American Football Quarterback
- 1977 Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
- 1977 Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer
- 1977 Quinten Hann, Australian former snooker player
- 1979 Naohiro Takahara, Japanese soccer forward (57 caps; Hamburg S-V, Urawa Reds), born in Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
- 1979 Daniel Vickerman, Australian rugby union player
- 1980 François Beauchemin, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 Giourkas Seitaridis, Greek footballer
- 1983 Emmanuel Eboué, Ivorian footballer
- 1984 Ian White, Canadian hockey player
- 1985 Lukas Podolski, Polish-born footballer
- 1985 Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
- 1988 Leigh Adams, Australian Footballer
- 1991 Ben Stokes, English cricket all-rounder (HS 258, BB 6/22; Durham CCC), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1992 Earvin Johnson III, son of NBA forward Magic Johnson, born in Los Angeles, California
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