George Mattos

George Mattos was an American pole vaulter. He competed for his native country in two Olympics, 1952 when he finished 9th and 1956 when he finished 4th, both times behind American teammate Bob Richards. ^{George Mattos, American pole vaulter (d. 2012)}

6 October 1929

Born on the same birth day (6 October): Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey) • Dan Christensen • Fannie Lou Hamer • Heinrich Wilhelm Dove • Hideki Mutoh • Jordan Hamilton (basketball) • Kevin Cronin • Manfred Winkelhock • Martin Behaim • Orazio Satta Puliga • Paul Popham • Sarah Crosby • Stefan Postma • Wes Ramsey

Born in the same month (October 1929): Ayten Alpman • Bernard Mayes • Claude Rouer • Graeme Ferguson (filmmaker) • Hubert Aquin • John E. Mack • Olga Zubarry • Robert Coles (psychiatrist) • Walasse Ting • Will Insley • William Orchard (water polo)