William Manuel Johnson

William Manuel "Bill" Johnson was an American jazz musician who played banjo and double bass; he is considered the father of the "slap" style of double bass playing.

10 August 1872

Born on the same birth day (10 August): Albert II of Germany • Ben Sahar • Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour • Chris Tremain (cricketer) • Dagný Brynjarsdóttir • Doyle Brunson • Emily Symons • Enrico Cortese • Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg • Fred Ridgway • Gilles de Roberval • Hiro Takahashi • Jay Cooke • Kenny Perry • Marcus Foligno • Michael Bivins • Michael Dokes • Michael Mantler • Nikos Korovesis • Paul Newlove • Peter Endrulat • Toad the Wet Sprocket

Born in the same month (August 1872): Archduke Joseph August of Austria • Aubrey Beardsley • George E. Stewart • Haakon VII • Max Beerbohm • Oswaldo Cruz • Richard Willstätter • Sri Aurobindo • Tanguturi Prakasam