Tony Bettenhausen
Melvin Eugene "Tony" Bettenhausen was an American racing driver known primarily for his open-wheel career. He twice won the National Championship, doing so in 1951 and 1958. He also competed in stock cars, winning under AAA and USAC sanction.
12 September 1916
Born on the same birth day (12 September): Ben McKenzie • Caio Fernando Abreu • Caroline Aigle • Clayton Richard • Emmy Rossum • Freddie Freeman • Glenn Davis (athlete) • Grant Denyer • Harvey Schmidt • Juscelino Kubitschek • Maciej Żurawski • Mike Towell • Nuno Valente • Paul Green (rugby league) • Petra Marklund • Richard Snell (cricketer) • Shmuel Hurwitz • Vezio Sacratini
Born in the same month (September 1916): Carl Giles • Eric Bentley • Frank Farrell (rugby league) • Frank Shuster • Frank Yerby • Françoise Giroud • Frederick C. Weyand • Jessica Anderson (writer) • John Jacob Rhodes • Josef Traxel • Margaret Lockwood • Marie Vieux-Chauvet • Mary Stewart (novelist) • Roald Dahl • Ruth Leach Amonette