- 1851 Herbert Lawford, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1887; first exponent of topspin), born in Bayswater, England (d. 1925)
- 1892 Jimmy Wilde, boxer (d. 1969)
- 1901 Luis Monti, Argentine-Italian footballer (d. 1983)
- 1904 Gustav-Adolf Boltenstein, Swedish equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1952, 56)
- 1912 Alexis Nihon, Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics 1968)
- 1914 Walter "Turk" Broda, Canadian ice hockey goaltender, 5x Stanley Cup, 2x Vezina Trophy (Toronto Maple Leafs, 1935-51), born in Brandon, Manitoba (d. 1972)
- 1919 Charles Palmer, cricketer (one Test 1955, later MCC president)
- 1924 Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary water polo player (Olympics, 1948-60), (d. 2013)
- 1924 Don Kenyon, cricketer (England batsman in 8 Tests 1951-55)
- 1929 Jack Flavell, cricketer (England pace bowler in 4 Tests 1961-64)
- 1931 Ken Venturi, American golfer, broadcaster (US Open 1964), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2013)
- 1935 Ted Dexter, cricketer (in Milan Superb England batsman of 60's)
- 1935 Don Bragg, American pole vaulter (Olympic gold 1960), born in Penns Grove, New Jersey (d. 2019)
- 1937 Joe Tait, American sports broadcaster (Cleveland Cavaliers [radio], Cleveland Indians [TV & radio]), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2021)
- 1939 Dudley Wysong, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1966 runner-up), born in McKinney, Texas (d. 1998)
- 1940 Álvaro Mejía, Colombian athlete (Boston Marathon 1971 2:18:45), born in Medellín, Colombia (d. 2021)
- 1941 Cyril Cooray, cricketer (Sri Lankan Test umpire on intl panel)
- 1944 Miruts Yifter 'Yifter the Shifter', Ethiopian runner (Olympic golds 1980), born in Adigrat (d. 2016)
- 1945 Jerry Quarry, American boxer (famous bouts v world champions Floyd Patterson, Jimmy Ellis, Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton), born in Bakersfield, California (d. 1999)
- 1949 Wendy Pritchard, Australian women's field hockey team manager (Olympics 1996)
- 1952 Rick Waits, baseball pitcher (Rangers, Indians, Twins)
George Brett
1953 George Brett, American Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman (13 x MLB All Star; World Series 1985; AL MVP 1980; KC Royals), born in Glen Dale, West Virginia
George Brett
- 1956 Alice Miller, American golfer (Nabisco Dinah Shore 1985), born in Marysville, CA
- 1956 Dan Patrick, American sportscaster
- 1959 Kaokor Galaxy, Thai boxer
- 1964 Pierre Trentin, French 1K time trials (Olympic gold 1968)
- 1965 Dan Stryzinski, NFL punter (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1965 Raí, Brazilian footballer
- 1966 Paul Ysebaert, Sarnia, NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- 1967 John Smoltz, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1995; NL Cy Young Award 1996; Atlanta Braves), born in Warren, Michigan
- 1968 James "Jim" Neil, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1968 Leroy Hoard, NFL running back (Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings)
Emmitt Smith
1969 Emmitt Smith, American NFL Running Back (Dallas Cowboys, 3-time NFL rushing leader), born in Pensacola, Florida
Emmitt Smith
- 1969 Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach CA, beach volleyballer (Olympics 1996)
- 1969 Hideki Irabu, Japanese-American NPB and MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-2004 (New York Yankees, 1997-2002), born in Okinawa, Japan (d. 2011)
- 1970 Artie Smith, NFL defensive end (Cin Bengals)
- 1970 Cory Philpot, CFL running back (BC Lions)
- 1970 Desmond Howard, College Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (Heisman Trophy 1991, U of Michigan; Super Bowl MVP 1996, Green Bay Packers), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1970 Frank de Boer, Dutch soccer star (Ajax)
- 1970 Keith Tower, NBA center (LA Clippers)
- 1970 Rod Smith, Texarkana, Arkansas, American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- 1970 Ronald de Boer, Dutch soccer player (Ajax)
- 1970 Tony Brown, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1971 Scott Shipley, Bremerton Wash, slalom single kayaker (Olympic 6th 1996)
- 1971 Phil Pfister, American strength athlete
- 1972 Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player (Vitesse)
- 1972 Troy Drake, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1973 Suzannah Bianco, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-alt-96), born in San Jose, California
- 1974 A J Hinch, Wavely IA, baseball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1974 Addilson dos Santos, soccer player (Sparta)
- 1974 Jennifer Rizzotti, Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (Uni of Connecticut) and coach (George Washington), born in White Plains, New York
- 1976 Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer
- 1976 Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
- 1976 Ryan Leaf, American football player
- 1978 Amy Chow, gymnast (Olympics-gold/silver-96), born in San Jose, California
- 1978 Edu, Brazilian footballer
- 1978 Dwayne DeRosario, Canadian footballer
- 1980 Josh Beckett, American baseball player
- 1981 Patrice Evra, French-Senegalese footballer
- 1981 Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player
- 1982 Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1982 Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican athlete
- 1984 Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian racing driver
- 1985 Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer
- 1986 Adam Moffat, Scottish football player, born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1986 Kyle Loza, Freestyle Motocross Rider, born in Orange County, California
- 1987 Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player
Andy Murray
1987 Andy Murray, British tennis player (Olympic gold 2012, 16; Wimbledon 2013, 16), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Andy Murray
- 1990 Joe Mattock, English football player
