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): Alice Berry • Carolyn Jones • Ian Rankin • Jakob Butturff • James Baker • Kim Gordon • Marie Harel • Michel Mohrt • Paul Guilfoyle • Samantha Ruth Prabhu • Vic Sotto

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