Ken Norton

Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. was an American professional boxer who competed from 1967 to 1981. He was awarded the WBC world heavyweight championship in 1978, after winning a close split decision over Jimmy Young in a title eliminator bout, after which Leon Spinks refused to fight with him.

9 August 1943

Born on the same birth day (9 August): Beverlee McKinsey • Deion Sanders • Dolores Wilson • Eddie Futch • Giles Cooper (playwright) • JaMarcus Russell • James Naughtie • Joseph Locke • Kevin McKidd • Kirill Reznik • Michael Lerchl • Romano Prodi • Roy Hodgson • Stefano Okaka • Tetsuko Kuroyanagi • Wesley Sonck • Willa Beatrice Player

Born in the same month (August 1943): Bjørn Wirkola • Béla Bollobás • Dave "Snaker" Ray • Ertha Pascal-Trouillot • Hugh Wilson (director) • Peter Lilley • Pino Presti • Roger Gale • Sammi Smith • Shafqat Rana • Shuja Khanzada • Sylvester McCoy • Woody Peoples