Harry Carpenter

Harry Leonard Carpenter, OBE was a British BBC sports commentator broadcasting from the early 1950s until his retirement in 1994. His speciality was boxing. He was presenter of programmes such as Sportsnight (1975–1985) and Grandstand and also anchored coverage of Wimbledon and golf tournaments. ^{Harry Carpenter, English sportscaster (d. 2010)}

17 October 1925

Born on the same birth day (17 October): Alfred Benlloch Llorach • André Gill • Aureliano Maestre de San Juan • Faik Türün • Gottfrid Svartholm • John Bowring • José Perramón • Kenneth Omeruo • Marko Antonio Cortés Mendoza • Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes • Yekaterina Gamova

Born in the same month (October 1925): Armand Mouyal • Dory Previn • Elmore Leonard • Emilio Eduardo Massera • Ian Hamilton Finlay • John Pople • Roger Hanin • Tom Dowd • Willie Mabon • Álvaro Magaña