George Meany
William George Meany was an American labor union administrator for 57 years. He was important for the creation of the AFL–CIO and served as the AFL–CIO's first president, from 1955 to 1979.
16 August 1894
Born on the same birth day (16 August): Barbara George • Barry Hay • Bob Balaban • Earl Blumenauer • Eri Kitamura • Gabriel Lippmann • Millôr Fernandes • Stuart Roosa • Yevstigney Fomin
Born in the same month (August 1894): Albert Facey • Bertha Lutz • Christian Schad • Frank Burge • Harry Heilmann • John Auden • Karl Böhm • Ottavio Bottecchia • Sparky Adams • V. V. Giri • William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes