Folke Jansson
Folke Georg "Pytta" Janson was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the triple jump. He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and finished in second and fifth place, respectively.
23 April 1897
Born on the same birth date (23 April 1897): Lester B. Pearson
Born on the same birth day (23 April): Afonso II of Portugal • Alexander Ales • Amira Medunjanin • David Mills (cricketer) • Georg Fabricius • Halldór Laxness • Jamie Hayter • Johannes Hudde • John Cena • Joseph Green (actor) • Karel Doorman • Michel Fokine • Tony Sunshine • Willie Mitchell (ice hockey)
Born in the same month (April 1897): Benjamin Lee Whorf • Douglas Sirk • Jiroemon Kimura • Joe Kirkwood Sr. • John B. Gambling • Lester B. Pearson • Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood • Odd Lindbäck-Larsen • Peter de Noronha • Prafulla Chandra Sen • Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos • Walter Winchell • Ye Jianying