- 1830 Julius Caesar, English cricket batsman (first English tours to North America 1859-60, Australia & NZ 1864-5; Surrey CCC), born in Godalming. England (d. 1878)
- 1868 Bill Lockwood, English cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 43 wickets, BB 7/71, 1 x 50; Surrey CCC), born in Nottingham, England (d. 1932)
- 1879 Rockley Wilson, English cricket spin bowler (1 Test, 3 wickets; Cambridge University, Yorkshire CCC), born in Bolsterstone, England (d. 1957)
- 1899 Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer, and subject of the film 'The World's Fastest Indian", born in Invercargill, New Zealand (d. 1978)
- 1909 Dutch Leonard, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1940, 43, 44, 45, 51; Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs), born in Auburn, Illinois (d. 1983)
- 1918 Howard Cosell, American sports journalist (Monday Night Football), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (d. 1995)
- 1920 Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner (d. 1992)
- 1923 Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (3 x stage winner Tour de France), born in Fijnaart, Netherlands (d. 2003)
- 1926 László Papp, Hungarian boxer (Olympic gold-1948, 1952, 1956), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2003) [1]
- 1927 Leslie Claudius, Indian field hockey (Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56), born in Bilaspur, India (d. 2012)
- 1931 Roger Zatkoff, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1954, 55, 56; First Team All Pro 1954, 55; Green Bay Packers), born in Hamtramck, Michigan (d. 2021)
- 1933 Carlos Duarte, Portuguese soccer forward (7 caps; FC Porto, Leixões SC), born in Huambo, Angola (d. 2022)
- 1935 Gabriel 'Flash' Elorde, Filipino boxer (featherweight and super featherweight champion), born in Bogo (d. 1985)
- 1938 Fritz d'Orey, Brazilian racing driver
- 1943 Pavel Lednev, Russian pentathlete (Olympic gold 1980)
- 1949 Jean Potvin, Canadian NHL player, 1970-81 (New York Islanders, and three other teams), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1953 Haroon Rashid, Pakistani cricket batsman (23 Tests, 3 x 100s; 12 ODIs; Karachi, Sind, UBIL, UBP), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- 1954 Thom Loverro, American sportswriter
- 1955 Lee Mazzilli, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1979, NY Mets; World Series 1986, Pittsburgh Pirates), manager (Baltimore Orioles) and coach (World Series 2000, NY Yankees), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1956 Sonia M Lannaman, England, 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1980)
- 1958 Maria Caridad Colón, Cuba, javelin thrower, (Olympic gold 1980)
- 1958 Yograj Singh, cricketer (Indian pace bowler early 80's)
- 1959 Vince Guerra, American jockey, born in Tucson
- 1960 Robert Green, tennis star, born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1961 Mark Brooks, American golfer (PGA Championship 1996), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1962 Fernando Martín, Spanish basketball center (first Spaniard in NBA 1986, Portland Trail Blazers; FIBA Club World Cup 1981, Real Madrid), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1989)
- 1964 Alex Solls, American jockey, born in Panama City, Panama
- 1965 Avery Johnson, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs)
- 1966 Anton Rogan, Irish soccer defender (18 caps NI; Celtic, Sunderland, Oxford United, Millwall), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1966 David Hohl, American freestyle wrestler (Olympics-9-92, 96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1966 Jeff Cross, American football defensive end (Pro Bowl 1990 Miami Dolphins), born in Blythe, California
1966 American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1991, 98; World Series MVP 1995; 10 x MLB All Star; Atlanta Braves, NY Mets), born in Concord, Massachusetts
- 1967 Debi Thomas, American figure skater (Olympic bronze 1988)
- 1968 Errol Martin, CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1969 Dale Davis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2000; Indiana Pacers, Portland TBs, GS Warriors, Detroit Pistons), born in Toccoa, Georgia
- 1969 Dan Wilson, MLB catcher, 1992-2005 (Seattle Mariners: Cincinnati Reds), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
- 1969 Travis Fryman, American baseball infielder (5 × MLB All-Star; Gold Glove Award 2000; Silver Slugger Award 1992; Detroit Tigers), born in Lexington, Kentucky
- 1970 Magnus Larsson, Swedish tennis player (Grand Slam Cup 1994; Davis Cup 1994, 97), born in Olofström, Sweden
- 1970 Shawn Antoski, Brantford, NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers)
- 1971 Aashish Kapoor, cricketer (Indian off-spin batsman 1994- )
- 1971 Andre Bolduc, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1971 Cammi Granato, American women's ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Downers Grove, Illinois
- 1971 Perry Klein, NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons, 1994-96), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1971 Sheryl Swoopes, American WNBA forward (Olympic gold 1996; Houston Comets), born in Brownfield, Texas
- 1972 Howard Battle, American MBA player (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Biloxi, Mississippi
- 1972 Phil O'Donnell, Scottish soccer midfielder (1 cap; Motherwell, Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday; PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year 1992, 94; dies while playing), born in Bellshill, Scotland (d. 2007)
- 1973 Andrei Nikolishin, Vorkuta Russia, NHL center (Hartford Whalers)
- 1973 Anthony Barness, English footballer
- 1973 Bob Sura, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 1973 Ray Zellars, NFL fullback (New Orleans Saints)
- 1975 Miguel Mejia, San Pedro de Macoris, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
- 1976 Francis Bellew, Irish Gaelic footballer
1976 Ukrainian boxer (2-time world heavyweight champion; Olympic gold super-heavyweight 1996), born in Semey, Kazakhstan
- 1981 Mike Adams, American NFL football safety (San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns), and assistant coach (Chicago Bears, NY Giants), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1982 Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican footballer
- 1982 Danica Patrick, American auto racer (1st woman to win an IndyCar Series race), born in Beloit, Wisconsin
- 1987 Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater
- 1989 Scott Sinclair, English footballer
- 2000 Sha’Carri Richardson, American sprinter (100m world champion 2023), born in Dallas, Texas
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