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): Adamantios Korais • August Wilson • Austin Dillon • Cuba Gooding Sr. • Earl Anthony • Fei (singer) • Florence La Badie • Herbert Spencer • Isobel Campbell • Josef Hickersberger • Lim Bo Seng • Sébastien Lareau • Terry Willesee • Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands • Xavier Worthy

Born in the same month (April 1896): Einar Lundborg • Ernst Udet • Fred Barnett (English footballer) • Fred Haney • Frits Peutz • Hans List • Johnny Golden • Léo-Paul Desrosiers • Na Hye-sŏk • Nikolay Semyonov • Reverend Gary Davis • Robert E. Sherwood • Robert Henry Best • Ruut Tarmo • Señor Wences • Tristan Tzara • Wallace Carothers • William Hudson (engineer) • Wop May • Yip Harburg • Árpád Weisz