John Paul Sr. (racing driver)

John Lee Paul is or was an American racing driver, convicted felon and fugitive known as John Paul Sr. in the motorsport scene. In 1982 he and his son John Paul Jr. (1960–2020) won both U.S. classic endurance races, 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring. After his racing career he served a fifteen-year prison sentence for a variety of crimes including drug trafficking and shooting a Federal witness. In 2001, he disappeared on his boat while being sought for questioning by officials regarding the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend. Paul's status is unknown. ^{John Paul Sr., Dutch-American race car driver}

3 December 1939

Born on the same birth date (3 December 1939): David Phillips (chemist)

Born on the same birth day (3 December): Adam Małysz • Albert Asher • Anna Freud • António Variações • Brian Bonsall • Charles VI of France • Daniel Bedingfield • F. Sionil José • France Prešeren • J. Philippe Rushton • Lombe Atthill • Matt Reynolds (infielder) • Maxwell Hutchinson • Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni • Sheng Shicai • William Gropper

Born in the same month (December 1939): Akong Rinpoche • Barry Cunliffe • Bob James (musician) • Dariush Mehrjui • David Phillips (chemist) • Ed Bruce • Joan Brady (American-British writer) • Red Berenson