Walter Tull

Walter Daniel John Tull was an English professional footballer and British Army officer of Afro-Caribbean descent. He played as an inside forward and half back for Clapton, Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town and was the third person of mixed heritage to play in the top division of the Football League after Arthur Wharton and Willie Clarke. He was also the first player of African descent to sign for Rangers in 1917, while stationed in Scotland.

28 April 1888

Born on the same birth day (28 April): Bill Blackbeard • Bradley Wiggins • Dmitri Torbinski • Dominic Matteo • Ethel Catherwood • James Baker • James Monroe • Jean-Paul van Gastel • Joris Jansen Rapelje • LeRon Ellis • Lucy Booth • Michael Walchhofer • Michel Mohrt • Penélope Cruz • Rose Murphy • Saddam Hussein • Samantha Ruth Prabhu • Tom Browning • Vic Sotto • Walter Zenga • Yves Klein

Born in the same month (April 1888): Billy Minter • Cecil Kimber • Dan Ahearn • Dennis Chávez • Florence La Badie • Georges Vanier • Gerhard Ritter • Hans Richter (artist) • Herms Niel • John Crowe Ransom • Maximilian Kronberger • Michael Heidelberger • Neville Cardus • Pe Maung Tin • Sol Hurok • Thomas C. Kinkaid • Tris Speaker • Zdzisław Żygulski (literary historian)