- 1908 Bill Bowes, English cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 68 wickets, BB 6/33; Bodyline series; Yorkshire CCC), born in Elland, England (d. 1987)
American football end (LA Rams, Calgary Stampeders) and actor (Posse, Cotton Club, Vigilante, Scream), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1923 Bill Fitsell, Canadian journalist, writer and historian (International Hockey Hall of Fame curator, historian 1969-2005), born in Barrie, Ontario (d. 2020)
- 1925 Scotch Taylor, South African cricket batsman (1 Test; Transvaal) and executive (president South African Hockey Union), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2004)
- 1926 Whitey Lockman, American baseball utility (World Series 1954, MLB All Star 1952 NY Giants) and manager Chicago Cubs 1972-74), born in Lowell, North Carolina (d. 2009)
- 1929 Ron Lord, Australian soccer goalkeeper (10 caps; Sydney Prague), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2024)
- 1930 Murray Chapple, New Zealand cricket batsman (14 Tests, 3 x 50; Canterbury, Central Districts), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1985)
- 1935 Larry Sherry, American baseball pitcher (World Series MVP 1959, LA Dodgers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2006)
- 1940 John Pennel, American athlete (pole vault WR 5.13m, 5.20m 1963; 5.34m 1966; 5.44m 1969), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1993)
American Basketball HOF center (7 x NBA All Star SF/Golden State Warriors), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1942 Krister Kristensson, Swedish soccer defender (38 caps; Malmö FF, Trelleborgs FF) and manager (Trelleborgs FF, Lunds BK, Höllvikens GIF), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2023)
- 1948 Claude Noel, Tobagonian boxer (WBA Lightweight title 1981), born in Roxborough, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2023)
- 1948 Ray Wheatley, Australian boxer (NSW featherweight champion), official (IBF supervisor, referee & judge; VP IBF 2000-12) and broadcaster (Sky Channel, ESPN, 9 Network), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2023)
American Pro Football HOF running back (NFL MVP 1977; 9 x Pro Bowl; 5 x First Team All Pro; Chicago Bears), born in Columbia, Mississippi
- 1957 Bogdan Musioł, German bobsledder (Olympic gold 4-man 1980; 3 x World C'ship gold), born in Świętochłowice, Poland
- 1962 Doug Drabek, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award & NL wins leader 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates; MLB All Star 1994), born in Victoria, Texas
- 1964 José Bautista, Dominican baseball pitcher (SF Giants), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1964 Tony Granato, American ice hockey left wing (NHL All-Star 1996-97 NY Rangers) and coach (USA 2017-18, Colorado Avalanche 2002-04, 08-09), born in Downers Grove, Illinois
- 1965 Torey Lovullo, American baseball manager (NL Manager of the Year 2017 Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1967 Ed Sprague Jr., American baseball infielder (World Series 1992, 93 Toronto Blue Jays; MLB All Star 1999), born in Castro Valley, California
- 1971 Billy Wagner, American baseball pitcher (7 x MLB All Star; combined no-hitter 2003; Houston Astros; 1,196 Ks), born in Tannersville, Virginia
- 1973 Kevin Phillips, English soccer striker (8 caps; EPL top scorer [30 goals] 1999–2000 Sunderland), born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
- 1979 Ali Carter, English snooker player (World C'ship runner-up 2008, 12; World #2 2010), born in Colchester, England
- 1980 Toni Vilander, Finnish auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Pro class 2012, 14; FIA World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers 2014; FIA GT C'ship GT2 class 2007, 08), born in Kankaanpää, Finland
- 1981 Conor Casey, American soccer forward (19 caps; Mainz 05, Colorado Rapids), born in Dover, New Hampshire
- 1982 Monde Zondeki, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 16 wickets, BB 6/39; Border, Western Province), born in King William's Town, South Africa
- 1985 Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazilian auto racer (Formula E champion 2014-15), born in Heidelberg, West Germany
- 1988 Anthony Stokes, Irish soccer striker (9 caps Republic of Ireland; Celtic FC), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 2001 Bryce Young, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2021, University of Alabama; NFL Draft 2023 #1 pick Carolina Panthers), born in Pasadena, California
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