John Cobb (racing driver)

John Rhodes Cobb was an early to mid 20th century English racing motorist. He was three times holder of the World Land Speed Record, in 1938, 1939 and 1947, set at Bonneville Speedway in Utah, US. He was awarded the Segrave Trophy in 1947. He was killed in 1952 whilst piloting a jet powered speedboat attempting to break the World Water Speed Record on Loch Ness water in Scotland.

2 December 1899

Born on the same birth date (2 December 1899): John Barbirolli • Ray Morehart

Born on the same birth day (2 December): Aaron Rodgers • Agostino Agazzari • António Luís de Seabra, 1st Viscount of Seabra • Cahir Healy • Claudiu Keșerü • Dagfinn Høybråten • Dan Butler • Dionysis Savvopoulos • Gary Becker • George Minot • George Saunders • Harriet Cohen • Jiří Dopita • John Barbirolli • Otto Dix • Peter Moylan • Silk Smitha • Steven Bauer • Tom McGuinness (musician)

Born in the same month (December 1899): Arthur Leslie • Charlie Spencer • Harold Abrahams • Hayato Ikeda • Helge Ingstad • Humphrey Bogart • Jean de Brunhoff • John Barbirolli • Julio de Caro • Karl-Günther Heimsoth • Martin Luther King Sr. • Martyn Lloyd-Jones • Noël Coward • Peter Wessel Zapffe • Ray Morehart • Silvestre Revueltas