Ivan Mauger
Ivan Gerald Mauger was a New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider. He won a record six World Championships (Finals), a feat equalled only with the inclusion of the Speedway GP Championships by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden who won one World Final and five GP Championships. Mauger rode for several British teams – Wimbledon Dons, Newcastle Diamonds, Belle Vue Aces, Exeter Falcons and the Hull Vikings. In 2010, Mauger was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.
4 October 1939
Born on the same birth day (4 October): Alan L. Hart • Bill Fagerbakke • Caitríona Balfe • David Crocker • Don Lenhardt • Hitonari Tsuji • Justin Williams • Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir • Oscar Mathisen • Phillip Glasser • Richard Cromwell
Born in the same month (October 1939): Bob Armstrong • Dallas Frazier • Harry Kroto • Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya • Melinda Dillon • Nikolay Kiselyov (athlete) • Paul Hogan • Sheila Greibach