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): Andreas Thorkildsen • Andrew Vlahov • C. Ganesha Iyer • Christian Finnegan • Cicely Courtneidge • Clarence Seedorf • Dean Windass • Don Hasselbeck • Edwin Austin Abbey • Gábor Király • Helmuth Duckadam • Jeff Porcaro • Joseph Murray • Loris Kessel • Pieter Hellendaal • Sean Taylor • Toshiro Mifune
Born in the same month (April 1939): Brett Whiteley • Crispian St. Peters • Darlene Hooley • Desiré Ecaré • Dusty Springfield • Gary Kellgren • Gro Harlem Brundtland • Helen Prejean • Hugh Masekela • John Foley (British Army officer) • Jorge Fons • Lise Thibault • Luther Johnson (Guitar Junior) • Thomas J. Moyer