Bo Diddley

Ellas Otha Bates, known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist and singer who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, including Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Animals, George Thorogood, Syd Barrett, and the Clash.

30 December 1928

Born on the same birth day (30 December): Alfredo Bracchi • Chandler Burr • Heidi Fleiss • Ingus Baušķenieks • Janko Prunk • Jeff Ward (actor) • Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée • Randall Azofeifa • Richard M. Durbin • Sylvester Jordan • Tiger Woods • Zbigniew Robert Promiński

Born in the same month (December 1928): Dick Van Patten • Helen Frankenthaler • Marilyn Beck • Martin Cooper (inventor) • Muhammad Habibur Rahman • Philip K. Dick