Rocky Marciano
Rocco Francis Marchegiano, better known as Rocky Marciano, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955. He held the world heavyweight championship from 1952 to 1956, and remains the only heavyweight champion to finish his career undefeated. His six title defenses were against Jersey Joe Walcott, Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles (twice), Don Cockell and Archie Moore.
1 September 1923
Born on the same birth date (1 September 1923): Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet
Born on the same birth day (1 September): Ammon Bundy • Arthur Rowe • Bartolomeo Fanfulla • Greg Errico • Hilda Rix Nicholas • Ibn Jubayr • Johann Becker (organist) • Józef Życiński • Leonel Suárez • Ludwig Merwart • Mario Lemina • Maury Sterling • Miles Plumlee • Nomy Lamm • Rhys Bennett (footballer, born 1991) • Tomáš Nosek
Born in the same month (September 1923): Akkineni Nageswara Rao • Al Quie • Anne of Romania • Anton Heiller • David Hamer • Dev Anand • Fats Navarro • Fred Hawkins (golfer) • Glen P. Robinson • Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths • James Hennessy (diplomat) • Ken Meuleman • Nicholas Georgiadis • Ralph Sharon • Ramón Valdés • Sam Rivers (jazz musician) • Tuli Kupferberg • Édouard Boubat