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): Diego Schwartzman • Douglas Kirkland • Eddie Olczyk • Fess Parker • Franz Welser-Möst • Hongxi Emperor • James Casey (variety artist) • Lois Nettleton • Rosita Baltazar • Shivnarine Chanderpaul
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