Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Brown Bomber", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949. He was victorious in 25 consecutive title defenses, a record for all weight classes. Louis had the longest single reign as champion of any boxer in history.

13 May 1914

Born on the same birth date (13 May 1914): Johnnie Wright

Born on the same birth day (13 May): Alexis Clairaut • Anita Görbicz • Arthur Sullivan • Bobby Valentine • Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham • Eric Lewis (pianist) • Georgios Papanikolaou • Gérard Paul Deshayes • Harry Schwarz • Iwan Rheon • Jen Beattie • Joe Brown (musician) • John Roseboro • Lasse Berghagen • Melanie Thornton • Oguchi Onyewu • Paulo Avelino • Richard Simon (priest) • Tom O'Rourke (boxing manager)

Born in the same month (May 1914): Akinoumi Setsuo • Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth • Celestine Sibley • Frankie Manning • Gul Khan Nasir • Hank Snow • Howard K. Smith • Johnnie Wright • Lilli Palmer • Maedayama Eigorō • Max Kohnstamm • Max Perutz • Robert N. Thompson • Stacy Keach Sr. • Sun Ra • Tenzing Norgay • Turk Broda • Tyrone Power • W. T. Tutte