Barbara Ann Scott

Barbara Ann Scott was a Canadian figure skater. She was the 1948 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (1947–1948), and a four-time Canadian national champion in ladies' singles. Known as "Canada's Sweetheart", she is the only Canadian to have won the Olympic ladies' singles gold medal, the first North American to have won three major titles in one year and the only Canadian to have won the European Championship (1947–48). During her forties she was rated among the top equestrians in North America. She received many honours and accolades, including being made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1991 and a member of the Order of Ontario in 2008.

9 May 1928

Born on the same birth date (9 May 1928): Pancho Gonzales

Born on the same birth day (9 May): Averno (wrestler) • Doug Christie • Giovanni Paisiello • Ion Țiriac • Meles Zenawi • Rolf de Maré • Tegla Loroupe

Born in the same month (May 1928): Alice Drummond • Betsy Rawls • Billy Martin • Frederik H. Kreuger • Lothar Schmid • Nina Otkalenko • Pancho Gonzales • Pro Hart