Jeff Thomson

Jeffrey Robert Thomson is a former Australian cricketer. Known as "Thommo", he is one of the fastest bowlers in the history of cricket; he bowled a delivery with a speed of 160.6 km/h against the West Indies in Perth in 1975, which was the fastest recorded delivery at the time, and the fourth-fastest recorded delivery of all time. He was a part of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1975 Cricket World Cup.

16 August 1950

Born on the same birth date (16 August 1950): Hasely Crawford • Marshall Manesh

Born on the same birth day (16 August): Andrew Rainsford Wetmore • Anne L'Huillier • Candice Dupree • Cedric Alexander • Eddie Olczyk • Helmut Rahn • James "J.T." Taylor • Jean de La Bruyère • Jonatan Johansson (footballer) • Lesley Ann Warren • Mary Gilmore • Nikos Zisis • Pierre Richard • Russell Brookes • Ted Drake • Zé Eduardo (footballer, born 1991)

Born in the same month (August 1950): Arthur Bremer • Charles Fambrough • Charles Fleischer • Dave Reichert • Edmund Weiner • George McGinnis • Hasely Crawford • Jim Beaver • Jo Marie Payton • Luiz Gushiken • Marshall Manesh • Ray Burris • Roy Williams (basketball coach) • Rusty Gerhardt • S. Thandayuthapani • Scooter Libby • Sudha Murty • Ted Turner (guitarist) • Tom Kelly (baseball) • Tommy Aldridge • Tony Husband