Huub Rothengatter

Hubertus (Huub) Rothengatter is a former racing driver from the Netherlands. He participated in 30 Formula One (F1) Grands Prix, debuting on 17 June 1984. He scored no championship points. He drove for Spirit, Osella and Zakspeed, and his drives all either started or became available midseason. He tried to get Dutch sponsors in various ways, such as by putting a one-page advertisement in De Telegraaf newspaper. Reputedly, when Niki Lauda was asked about him, he referred to him as "rattengott" – literally "God of the rats".

8 October 1954

Born on the same birth date (8 October 1954): Michael Dudikoff

Born on the same birth day (8 October): Dennis Kucinich • Edythe Chapman • Fred Stolle • Louis Vierne • Richard Lintern • Sadiq Khan • Stephen Shore

Born in the same month (October 1954): Claude Ribbe • David Michaels (epidemiologist) • Evalie A. Bradley • George Frazier (pitcher) • Graham Joyce • James Pickens Jr. • Mahmoud El Khatib • Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean • Mike Kelley (artist) • Sam Allardyce • Scott Bakula • Stevie Ray Vaughan