- 1859 Charles Ebbets, American sports executive (co-owner of Brooklyn Dodgers 1897-1902), born in NYC, New York (d. 1925)
- 1877 Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930), born in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England (d. 1973)
- 1908 Jimmy Thomson, Scottish golfer (US Open 1935, PGA C'ship 1936 runner-up), born in North Berwick, Scotland (d. 1985)
- 1909 Frank Wykoff, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1928, 32, 36), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1980)
- 1915 Dennis Brookes, English cricketer (one Test England v WI 1948, scored 10 & 7), born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (d. 2006)
- 1917 Henry Carlsson, Swedish soccer (Olympic gold 1948), born in Falköping, Västra Götalands län, Sweden (d. 1999)
- 1925 Betty Evans Grayson, American softball pitcher (National Softball Hall of Fame 1959; Chicago Queens), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1979)
- 1927 Frank Sedgman, Australian tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles, doubles Grand Slam 1951), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1932 Dick Garmaker, American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1957-60; Minneapolis Lakers), born in Hibbing, Minnesota (d. 2020)
- 1932 Ted Nash, American rower (Olympic gold coxless four 1960), born in Melrose, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
- 1935 David Allen, English cricketer (England off-spinner of 60's), born in Horfield, Bristol, England (d. 2014)
- 1938 Wilbert McClure, American boxer (Olympic gold light middleweight 1960), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2020)
- 1941 Brian Yuile, New Zealand cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests), born in Palmerston North, New Zealand
- 1943 Norman Hunter, English soccer defender (28 caps; Leeds United, Bristol City, Barnsley; FIFA World Cup 1966), born in Gateshead, England (d. 2020)
- 1943 Dušan Ivković, Serbian basketball point guard (Radnički Belgrade) and coach (Yugoslavia 1987-95; Serbia 2008-13; FIBA HOF), born in Belgrade. Serbia (d. 2021)
- 1944 Claude Brochu, Canadian Major League Baseball executive (Montreal Expos), born in Quebec City, Quebec
- 1946 Anura Tennekoon, Sri Lankan cricketer (World Cup captain 1975-79), born in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Denis Potvin
1953 Denis Potvin, Canadian born NHL defenseman (NY Islanders - Norris trophy), born in Vanier, Ontario
Mike Gartner
1959 Mike Gartner, Canadian NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1960 Michael Carter, American NFL nose tackle (Super Bowl 1984, 88, 89; Pro Bowl 1985, 87, 88; First-team All-Pro 1986, 87, 88; SF 49ers) and athlete (Olympic silver shot put 1984), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1961 Cornelia Oschkenat, German hurdler, born in Neubrandenburg, East Germany
- 1961 Joel Otto, American NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers, Team USA Olympics 1998), born in Elk River, Minnesota
- 1964 Greg Montgomery, American NFL punter (Baltimore Ravens), born in Morristown, New Jersey (d. 2020)
- 1964 Jackie Pereira, Australian field hockey player (Olympics 1996), born in Perth, Australia
- 1964 May Allison, Canadian marathoner (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1967 Greg Gohr, American pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Santa Clara, California
- 1968 Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater (Olympics 3 gold-1994), born in Drammen, Norway
- 1969 Peter Breen, American dance skater, born in Brockton, Massachusetts
- 1969 Giorgos Donis, Greek footballer, born in Frankfurt, West Germany
- 1970 Chris Thorpe, American doubles luger (Olympics 1994), born in Waukegan, Illinois
- 1970 Dan Ratushny, Canadian NHL player (Florida Panthers) and coach, born in Nepean, Ontario
- 1970 Edwin van der Sar, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (Ajax)
- 1970 Marquez Pope, American NFL cornerback (SF 49ers), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1970 Phillip Cocu, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse, PSV), born in Voorhout, Netherlands
- 1971 Greg Blewett, Australian cricketer (Aust batsman, century on Test debut 1995)
- 1971 Matthew Hayden, Australian cricketer (heavy scorer for Queensland, Aust 1994-96)
- 1973 Adam Bacher, South African cricket batsman (19 Tests; 13 ODIs), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1973 Robert Pirès, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Reims, France
- 1974 R. A. Dickey, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star, NL Cy Young Award, NL strikeout leader 2012; Gold Glove Award 2013; NY Mets, Toronto Blue Jays), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1974 Michael Vaughan, English cricketer and commentator (Captain of England), born in Eccles, England
- 1978 Travis Henry, American football player, born in Frostproof, Florida
- 1978 Kelly Smith, English football player (Arsenal Ladies), born in Watford, England
- 1980 B.J. Sams, American NFL player, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1980 Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rican boxer (1st Puerto Rican first four-weight world champion), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- 1981 Amanda Beard, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m medley 1996, 200m breaststroke 2004), born in Newport Beach, California
- 1983 Maurice Clarett, American football player and public speaker, born in Youngstown, Ohio
- 1983 Dana Eveland, American MLB player, born in Olympia, Washington
- 1983 Jason Tahincioglu, Turkish-British racing driver, born in Bristol, England
- 1984 Eric Staal, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2006 Carolina Hurricanes; World C'ship gold 2007; Winter Olympic gold 2010), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
- 1985 Vijender Singh, Indian boxer, born in Kaluwas, Bhiwani, India
- 1987 Andy Dalton, American NFL player (Chicago Bears), born in Katy, Texas
- 1989 Primož Roglič, Slovenian road cyclist (winner Vuelta a España), born in Trbovlje, Yugoslavia
- 1992 Evan Fournier, French NBA player (New York Knicks), born in Saint-Maurice, France
- 1998 Lance Stoll, Canadian-Belgian F1 racing driver, born in Montreal, Quebec
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