Phil Niekro
Philip Henry Niekro, nicknamed "Knucksie", was an American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. Niekro is generally regarded as the greatest knuckleball pitcher of all time.
1 April 1939
Born on the same birth date (1 April 1939): Ali MacGraw
Born on the same birth day (1 April): Andrew Vlahov • Beth Tweddle • D. Boon • Dan Flavin • Etan Thomas • Hazem El Masri • Jonathan Haze • Larry McDonald • Octavian Goga • Teddy Diaz
Born in the same month (April 1939): Helen Prejean • Jason Miller (playwright) • John Arbuthnott (microbiologist) • Johnny Raper • Johnny Tillotson • Judy Carne • Lise Thibault • Margo Smith • Marty Wilde • Marvin Gaye • Mel Carter • Ray Peterson • Robert Miller (art dealer) • Theo Waigel