Harold Abrahams

Harold Maurice Abrahams was an English track and field athlete. He was Olympic champion in 1924 in the 100 metres sprint, a feat depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.

15 December 1899

Born on the same birth day (15 December): Art Howe • Carlos Soublette • Garath Archer • Hans Carossa • L. L. Zamenhof • Lee Jung-jae • Magdalena Fręch • Mark Jansen • Melanie Chartoff • Tim Gaines • Tony Leon • Uziel Gal • Valentin Varennikov

Born in the same month (December 1899): Arthur Leslie • DeFord Bailey • Gustaf Gründgens • Helge Ingstad • Howard Kinsey • Humphrey Bogart • Jean de Brunhoff • John Barbirolli • John Cobb (racing driver) • John Qualen • Karl-Günther Heimsoth • Martin Luther King Sr. • Noël Coward • Peter Wessel Zapffe • Ray Morehart • Silvestre Revueltas