Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby, nicknamed "the Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants (1927), Boston Braves (1928), Chicago Cubs (1929–1932), and St. Louis Browns (1933–1937). He was named the National League (NL)'s Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, and was a member of one World Series championship team.
27 April 1896
Born on the same birth date (27 April 1896): Wallace Carothers • William Hudson (engineer)
Born on the same birth day (27 April): Ann Peebles • Betty Mae Tiger Jumper • Charles Robert Cockerell • Cristian Romero (Argentine footballer) • Enos Slaughter • Keenan Allen • Mike Krushelnyski • Nick Greiner • Tiemoko Garan Kouyaté • Vladimir Kozlov • Yiorgos Theotokas • Ángel Comizzo
Born in the same month (April 1896): Ernst Udet • Fred Haney • Frits Peutz • Johnny Golden • Na Hye-sŏk • Reverend Gary Davis • Robert E. Sherwood • Robert Henry Best • Señor Wences • William Hudson (engineer) • Wop May • Yip Harburg • Árpád Weisz