- 1865 Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball outfielder (Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Washington Sens, Brooklyn Superbas, Boston RS), born in Queenstown, Ireland (d. 1953)
- 1882 Jim Lightbody, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m, 1500m, 2590m Steeplechase 1904), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1953)
- 1889 Reggie Walker, South African athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1908), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1951)
- 1906 Lloyd Waner, American Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (MLB All Star 1938; batting average over .300 x 10; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Harrah, Oklahoma (d. 1982)
- 1910 Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (7 Olympic gold 1932, 36, 48, 52, 56, 60), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1991)
- 1910 Iftikhar Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, England & India)
- 1920 Percy Mansell, cricketer (leg-spin all-rounder in 13 Tests for South Africa)
- 1923 George Bean, cricketer (92 runs in 3 Tests for Eng v Aust)
- 1928 Wakanohana Kanji I, Japanese sumo wrestler (45th Yokozuna; 10 x top division titles), born in Hirosaki, Japan (d. 2010)
- 1930 Don Perry, Canadian NHL coach (LA Kings 1982-84), born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 2019)
- 1934 Howard Schnellenberger, American football coach (National C'ship Uni of Miami 1983; Uni of Oklahoma, Uni of Louisville, Florida Atlantic Uni; Baltimore Colts), born in Saint Meinrad, Indiana (d. 2021)
- 1936 Thelma Hopkins, England, high jumper (Olympic silver 1956)
- 1942 Roger Crozier, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. 1996)
- 1954 Dav Whatmore, Australian cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 50s; Victoria) and coach (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 1954 Hollis Stacy, American golfer (US Open, 1977-78, 84), born in Savannah, Georgia
- 1955 Jiro Watanabe, Japanese boxer
- 1956 Ozzie Newsome, NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns)
- 1960 Duane Sutter, Canadian NHL right wing, 1979-90 (New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks), and coach, 2000-02 (Florida Panthers), born in Viking, Alberta
- 1961 Mel Gray, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
- 1962 Marcel Brands, soccer player (RKC)
- 1964 Pascal Richard, Swiss cyclist
- 1965 Cindy Brown, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1988)
- 1966 Catarina Pollini, WNBA forward (Houston Comets)
- 1966 David Nascimento, soccer player (Roda JC/FC Utrecht)
- 1966 Rodney Peete, NFL quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1967 Dan Owens, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions)
- 1967 John Mangum, NFL safety (Chicago Bears)
- 1968 Jason van Blerk, Australian soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1969 Ottis Gibson, cricketer (Barbados fast bowler, WI 1995)
- 1969 Pat Harlow, NFL tackle (NE Patriots, Oakland Raiders)
- 1969 Steve Israel, NFL cornerback (SF 49ers, New England Patriots)
- 1970 Kelli James, American field hockey forward (Olympics, 1996), born in Medford, New Jersey
- 1971 Brett Carolan, NFL tight end (SF 49ers)
- 1971 Eric Ravotti, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1971 Greg Johnson, Canadian NHL hockey center, 1994-2006 (Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators (captain 2002-06), and 2 other teams), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario (d. 2019)
- 1973 Bert Zuurman, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
- 1974 Heath Streak, cricketer (Zimbabwean pace bowler 1993-)
- 1974 Lamont Burns, American NFL guard (NY Jets), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1974 Georgios Anatolakis, Greek footballer
- 1976 Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player
- 1979 Edison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1980 Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player
- 1980 Todd Heap, American football player
- 1981 Curtis Granderson, American baseball player
- 1981 Yoav Ziv, Israeli footballer
- 1981 Andrew Bree, Irish swimmer
- 1983 Brandon League, American baseball player
- 1984 Levi Brown, American football player
- 1985 Colin O'Brady, American athlete and adventurer, first to cross Antarctica solo unassisted, born in Olympia, Washington
- 1986 T. J. Jordan, American basketball player
- 1989 Theo Walcott, English football player (Arsenal, English national team), born in Stanmore, England
- 1989 Blake Griffin, American NBA forward (LA Clippers, Detroit Pistons), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1994 Joel Embiid, Cameroonian basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers), born in Yaoundé, Cameroon
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