- 1876 Robert Dower, cricketer (1 Test South Africa v England 1898, scored 0 & 9)
- 1887 Tom Longboat, marathon runner (d. 1949)
- 1902 Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic gold 1928)
- 1915 Walter Hadlee, cricketer (father of Richard & Dayle), New Zealand batsman 40's
- 1916 Cecil Blacker, CEO (British Equestrian Federation)
- 1917 Robert Merrill [Moishe Miller], American operatic baritone and actor (NY Metropolitan Opera), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2004)
- 1918 LeRoy Walker, CEO (US Olympic Committee), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1920 Marion Motley, NFL running back (all-time leading AAFC rusher)
- 1921 Bobby Wanzer, professional basketball player and coach (Rochester Royals), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
- 1922 John McNamara, baseball player
- 1925 Antonio Puchades, Spanish footballer (23 caps), born in Sueca, Spain (d. 2013)
- 1934 Seamus Elliott, Irish cyclist (d. 1971)
- 1938 Art Mahaffey, baseball player
- 1939 Phil Linz, baseball shortstop (NY Yankees)
- 1943 Sandra Haynie, American golfer (4 LPGA major titles), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1948 Bob Champion, horse trainer/jockey
- 1948 Sandra Post, LPGA golfer
- 1950 Brian Rose, cricketer (England batsman in 9 Tests 1977-81)
- 1956 John Treacy, marathonr (Olympic silver 1984)
- 1956 Terry Kennedy, baseball player
- 1956 Martin Adams, English darts player
- 1957 Tony Pena, Monte Cristi Dom Rep, catcher (Cleveland Indians)
- 1958 Tony Pigott, cricketer (England pace bowler in a Test v NZ 1984)
- 1959 Rod Connop, CFL corner (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1961 Cathy Marino, LPGA golfer
- 1962 Zenon Jaskuła, Polish cyclist
- 1963 Carey Nelson, Canadian marathoner (Olympics 1996), born in Saskatchewan, Western Canada
- 1963 Jim Lachey, NFL tackle (Washington Redskins)
- 1963 Xavier McDaniel, NBA forward (Seattle SuperSonics)
- 1964 Steve Searcy, baseball player
- 1965 Andrea Jaeger, American tennis player (10 WTA titles), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1965 Beau Allred, baseball player
- 1965 Jonathan Canter, tennis star, born in Los Angeles, California
- 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
- 1967 Simon Sheldon-Collins, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics 1996)
- 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, Sterling Heights MI, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
- 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 Kurt Dreger, Ironwood Mich, dance skater (& Cronin-1997 Natl-13th)
- 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 footballer
- 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
- 1992 Earvin Johnson III, son of NBA forward Magic Johnson, born Los Angeles, California, United States