Bill Shoemaker

William Lee Shoemaker was an American jockey, considered one of the greatest. For 29 years he held the world record for the most professional jockey victories.

19 August 1931

Born on the same birth day (19 August): Anthony Muñoz • Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington • Chihiro Yonekura • Edward Boscawen • Jennie Bond • John Dryden • João Pinto • Jun Jin • Luis Martín • Nafissatou Thiam • Richard Simmons (actor) • Thomas Flegler

Born in the same month (August 1931): Chalmers Johnson • Charles E. Rice • Don King • Frederic Raphael • Jean Béliveau • Joe Cunningham (baseball) • Kálmán Markovits • Ramblin' Jack Elliott • Richard F. Heck • Roger Penrose • Sri Chinmoy • Trevor Goddard (cricketer)