Oliver Popplewell

Sir Oliver Bury Popplewell is a British former judge and cricket player. He chaired the inquiry into the Bradford City stadium fire, presided over the libel case brought by Jonathan Aitken MP against The Guardian newspaper which eventually led to Aitken's imprisonment for perjury, and was widely reported for asking "What is Linford's lunchbox?" during a case over which he was presiding, brought by Linford Christie. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and was president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1994 to 1996. He wrote a memoir of his legal career, published in 2003. ^{Oliver Popplewell, English cricketer and judge}

15 August 1927

Born on the same birth date (15 August 1927): Eddie Leadbeater

Born on the same birth day (15 August): Bertrand Berry • Darrell K. Sweet • Jan Brzechwa • John Silber • Lilia Podkopayeva • Petja Piiroinen • Tom Colicchio • Tom Johnston (musician) • Walter Crane

Born in the same month (August 1927): Allan Kaprow • Anjali Devi • Anthony G. Bosco • Daniel Keyes • Eddie Leadbeater • Fred Kavli • Jimmy C. Newman • John Boardman (art historian) • Johnny Temple • Martial Solal • Robert Shaw (actor) • Rosalynn Carter • Thomas S. Monson