- 1869 Kid Nichols, American Baseball HOF pitcher (3 × NL wins leader; All-Time Saves Leader 1899–1906; Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals 1904–05), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 1953)
- 1880 Archie Hahn, American sprinter, born in Dodgeville, Wisconsin (d. 1955)
- 1887 Stanley Ketchel [The Michigan Assassin], Polish-American heavyweight boxing champion (1908-10), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1910)
- 1918 Georges Berger, Belgian racing driver, born in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussels, Belgium (d. 1967)
- 1920 Bud Palmer, American basketball player (NY Knicks) and sportscaster, born in Hollywood, California (d. 2013)
- 1924 Jerry Coleman, American MLB 2nd baseman, born in San Jose, California (d. 2014)
- 1932 Harry Sinden, Canadian NHL player and coach (Team Canada), born in Weston, Ontario, Canada
- 1932 Joshua Culbreath, American 400m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
- 1934 Dicky Moegle, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (All-American 1954, Rice; Pro Bowl 1955, SF 49ers), born in Taylor, Texas (d. 2021)
- 1936 Stan Williams, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1960²; World Series 1959, 1990 [coach: Cincinnati Reds]; NY Yankees, LA Dodgers), born in Enfield, New Hampshire (d. 2021)
- 1940 Larry Brown, American NBA player and coach (NY Knicks), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1945 Martin Tyler, British sports broadcaster, born in Chester, England
- 1947 Wolfgang Schwartz, Austrian figure skater (Olympic gold 1968), born in Vienna, Austria
- 1950 Masami Kuwashima, Japanese race car driver, born in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan
- 1952 Margit Schumann, German luger (Olympic gold 1976), born in Waltershausen, Bezirk Erfurt, East Germany
- 1953 Judy Playfair, Australian swimmer, born in Sydney, Australia
- 1956 Ray Wilkins, English former footballer and captain of the National Soccer Team, born in Hillingdon, England (d. 2018)
- 1957 Jerry Don Gleaton, American baseball player, born in Brownwood, Texas
- 1957 Tim Wallach, American MLB player (Montreal Expos 1980-1992), born in Huntington Park, California
- 1957 Kepler Wessels, South African cricketer who played for both Australia and South Africa, born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State Province, South Africa
- 1962 Tom Kurvers, American ice hockey defenseman (Hobey Baker Award 1984; Stanley Cup 1986 Montreal Canadiens), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2021)
- 1963 Jaromir Dragan, Slovak ice hockey goalie (1992 Winter Olympics Bronze), born in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
- 1964 Kurt Gouveia, American NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1965 Troy Neel, American baseball player, born in Freeport, Texas
- 1968 Ginger Helgeson-Nielson, American tennis star, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota
- 1968 Pete Chilcutt, American NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies), born in Sumter, South Carolina
- 1970 Francesco Casagrande, Italian road racing cyclist, born in Florence, Italy
- 1971 Jonathan "Adam" Holland, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1971 Mario Henry, American NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
- 1972 David Bell, American baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1972 Donnell Bennett, American NFL fullback (KC Chiefs), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1973 Linvoy Primus, English footballer (Charlton Athletic, Barnet), born in Forest Gate, England
- 1974 Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 1,500m, 5k 2004), born in Berkane, Morocco
- 1976 Agustín Calleri, Argentine tennis player, born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
- 1978 Ben Cohen, English rugby union footballer, born in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
- 1979 Jesse Marunde, American Strongman athlete (d. 2007)
- 1983 Frostee Rucker, American NFL defensive end, born in Tustin, California
- 1985 Delmon Young, American baseball player, born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1986 Alan Sheehan, Irish footballer (Luton Town), born in Athlone, Ireland
- 1988 Martin Fourcade, French biathlete (5 Olympic gold 2014, 18), born in Perpignan, France
- 1989 Tony Finau, American golfer (Ryder Cup 2018; British Open 2019 3rd), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1989 Jimmy Butler, American NBA player (Chicago Bulls), born in Houston, Texas
- 1990 Douglas Costa, Brazilian footballer (Juventus), born in Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil
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