Cal Ripken Jr.

Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr., nicknamed "the Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire 21-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). One of his position's most productive offensive players, Ripken compiled 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, and 1,695 runs batted in during his career, and he won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense. He was a 19-time All-Star and was twice named American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP). Ripken holds the record for consecutive games played (2,632), having surpassed Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 that had stood for 56 years and that many deemed unbreakable. In 2007, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility with 98.53% of votes, the sixth-highest election percentage ever.

24 August 1960

Born on the same birth day (24 August): Dick Lee • Earl Derr Biggers • Francine Lalonde • Heini Otto • J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist) • Noah Vonleh • Peder Griffenfeld • Sikander Bakht

Born in the same month (August 1960): Annely Ojastu • Ben Bradshaw • Chris Whitley • Chuck D • Collin Raye • Dale Ellis • David Yow • Dean Malenko • Dom Duff • Fat Lever • Gary Gordon • Gary Hoey • Laurent Fignon • Linda Fratianne • Mike LaValliere • Neal Morse • Rosita Baltazar • Sarah Brightman • Stephan Eicher • Suzi Gardner • Timothy Hutton • Tony MacAlpine • Ulrich Maly • Vali Ionescu