- 1856 Tom O'Rourke, American boxing manager (George Dixon, Barbados Joe Walcott, George Gardner, Tom Sharkey), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1938)
- 1878 Muriel Robb, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1902), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 1907)
- 1896 Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Dutch equestrian (Olympic gold individual 3 day event 1928, 32; team 3 day event 1924, 28), born in The Hague (d. 1971)
- 1897 Babe Dye, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (Stanley Cup 1922; NHL scoring champion 1922–23, 24-25; Toronto St. Patricks/Maple Leafs), born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 1962)
- 1903 Jim Sims, English cricket spin bowler (4 Tests, 11 wickets; Middlesex), born in Leyton, England (d. 1973)
- 1904 Tim Wall, Australian cricket fast bowler (18 Tests, 56 wickets, BB 5/14; South Australia), born in Semaphore, Australia (d. 1981)
American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1937-49), born in Lafayette, Alabama
- 1922 Michael Ainsworth, British cricketer (d. 1978)
- 1924 Harry Glickman, American journalist, promoter and sports executive (co-founder NBA Portland Trail Blazers, President 1987-94), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2020)
- 1934 Leon Wagner, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1962, 63; LA Angels), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2004)
- 1936 Vitaly Dubko, Russian trampolining coach (named best coach of 20th Century by International Gymnastics Federation), born in Krasnodar, Russia (d. 2023)
- 1944 Clive Radley, English cricketer (batsman in 8 Tests)
- 1948 Guillermo Echevarría, Mexican swimmer (1,500m WR 16:28.1 1968), born in Mexico City (d. 2021)
- 1949 Mário Moinhos, Portuguese soccer forward (7 caps; Benfica, Boavista, Espinho), born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal (d. 2023)
- 1951 Guy Morriss, American football coach (Kentucky, Baylor, Texas A&M–Commerce) and guard (Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots), born in Colorado City, Texas (d. 2022)
- 1952 Sew Shivnarine, West Indian cricketer (3 Tests for WI 1978, later USA captain), born in Albion, Guyana
1961 American NBA forward (Chicago Bulls), born in Trenton, New Jersey
- 1962 Sean McDonough, American sports newscaster
- 1963 Wally Masur, English-born Australian tennis player, born in Southampton, England
- 1964 Sara Gomer, English tennis player, born in Torquay, England
- 1965 Chris Washburn, American NBA player, born in Hickory, North Carolina
- 1969 Lyle Mouton, American MLB outfielder, 1995-2001 (Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and 2 other teams), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
- 1970 Mark Beaufait, US hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- 1970 Mitch Lyons, NFL tight end (Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1970 Selwyn Jones, American NFL defensive back, 1992-97 (Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks, and 2 other teams), born in Houston, Texas
- 1971 Michael Sirotka, American pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1971 Rob Fredrickson, American NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders), born in St. Joseph, Michigan
- 1971 Tom Nalen, American football center (Super Bowl XXXII, XXXIII Denver Broncos; First-team All-Pro 2000, 03; 5 × Pro Bowl), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1972 Darryl Sydor, Canadian NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Edmonton
- 1972 Josh Taves, American football defensive end (New England Patriots), born in Watsonville, California
- 1974 Lisa Jacob, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle, 4×200m freestyle 1996), born in United States of America
- 1976 Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer (Aston Villa), born in Haverfordwest, Wales
- 1977 Diane Halber, American figure skater (1996 National Collegiate champ), born in Torrance, California
- 1977 Robby Hammock, American baseball player (Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Macon, Georgia
- 1977 Sara DeCosta, American ice hockey goalie (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Warwick, Rhode Island
- 1978 Barry Zito, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1978 Mike Bibby, American basketball player and coach, born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- 1981 Jimmy Yang, American wrestler, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1983 Yaya Touré, Ivorian footballer (Barcelona), born in Bouaké, Ivory Coast
- 1985 Travis Zajac, Canadian ice hockey player (New Jersey Devils), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1986 Ji Eun-hee, South Korean golfer (US Open 2009), born in Gapyeong, South Korea
- 1992 Tyrann Mathieu, American NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1993 Romelu Lukaku, Belgium footballer (Chelsea, Manchester United), born in Antwerp, Belgium
- 1994 Cameron McEvoy, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 50m freestyle 2024 21.25), born in Benowa, Australia
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