Tony Zappone

Tony Zappone, became at age 16 the youngest credentialed journalist to lend press coverage to a major national political convention. He was also the youngest contributor of evidence during the Warren Commission hearings into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He began his career in journalism at age 14 as a freelance photographer with The Tampa Tribune, now the Tampa Bay Times, paid at the rate of three dollars per news photo used.

9 October 1947

Born on the same birth date (9 October 1947): France Gall • John Doubleday (sculptor) • William E. McAnulty Jr.

Born on the same birth day (9 October): Al Jourgensen • Arnie Risen • Carl Gustav Thulin • Craig Brackins • Eddie Guerrero • Ferdinand Verbiest • Jan Christian Vestre • Mick Young • Scott Bakula • Steve Jablonsky • Tawfiq al-Hakim • Thami Tsolekile • Todd Kelly

Born in the same month (October 1947): Aaron Ciechanover • Bill Zorn • Bob Weir • Gary Sullivan (rugby league) • Haley Barbour • Helen Coonan • Hillary Clinton • Hümeyra • Ian Ashley • Jaroslav Erno Šedivý • Jill Larson • Job Cohen • Julien Clerc • Nikolai Volkoff • Omar Azziman