John Arbuthnot

John Arbuthnot FRS, often known simply as Dr Arbuthnot, was a Scottish physician, satirist and polymath in London. He is best remembered for his contributions to mathematics, his membership in the Scriblerus Club, and for inventing the figure of John Bull.

29 April 1667

Born on the same birth day (29 April): Henry H. Barschall • Jack Williamson • James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde • Otis Rush • Rod McKuen • Rodney Frelinghuysen