Sid Waddell

Sidney Waddell was an English sports commentator and television personality. He was nicknamed the 'Voice of Darts' due to his fame as a darts commentator, and worked for Granada, Yorkshire, BBC and Sky Sports. Due to his joke telling skills he was also nicknamed the Thief of Bad Gags, firstly by Dave Lanning. He was nominated for two prestigious awards for his work, and published several books. ^{Sid Waddell, English sportscaster (d. 2012)}

10 August 1940

Born on the same birth date (10 August 1940): Bobby Hatfield

Born on the same birth day (10 August): Alan Ward (cricketer) • Anatoly Sobchak • Anwar Ibrahim • Billy Gonsalves • Carlos Menditeguy • Claudia Christian • Curt Siodmak • Héctor Faubel • Ian Murray (Scottish politician) • István Türr • John C. Pemberton • John Kirk Townsend • Jüri Vips • Kyle Brown (soccer) • Kåre Kolve • Michael Dokes • Narayan Rao • Roy Keane • Susan Dorothea White • Vicente Guerrero • Wolfgang Paul

Born in the same month (August 1940): Adam Makowicz • Barry Sheerman • Beko Ransome-Kuti • Bill Musselman • Bobby Braddock • Eddie Barlow • Endre Szemerédi • Francine Lalonde • Gary Gabelich • Jack Thompson (actor) • Jill St. John • John Waller (fight director) • Mervyn Kitchen • Michael Cockerell • Nik Turner • Robbie Basho • Robin Harper • Rubén Hinojosa • Sonny Sharrock • Uwe Nettelbeck • Wilhelm von Homburg • Wilton Felder