Josy Barthel

Joseph ("Josy") Barthel was a Luxembourgish athlete. He was the surprise winner of the Men's 1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the only athlete representing Luxembourg to have won a gold medal at the Olympics. Besides athletics, Barthel also led successful careers in both chemistry and politics. ^{Josy Barthel, Luxembourgian runner and politician, Luxembourgian Minister for Energy (d. 1992)}

24 April 1927

Born on the same birth day (24 April): Eddie Hart (sprinter) • Eilidh Whiteford • Helga Arendt • Mumia Abu-Jamal • President of Mexico • Rab Douglas • Taja Mohorčič • William Joyce

Born in the same month (April 1927): Alvin Sargent • Bill Slater (footballer) • Carmen Basilio • Coretta Scott King • Dany Robin • Dorothy Manley • Ferenc Puskás • Granny Hamner • Harry Gallatin • Joe Moakley • K. Alex Müller • Leonid Shcherbakov • Lokesh Chandra • Margot Honecker • Marshall Warren Nirenberg • Maurice Ronet • Norma Candal • Rita Gam • Robert Mills (physicist) • Samuel P. Huntington • Tadeusz Mazowiecki • Thomas Hemsley • Tilly Armstrong