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): Aaron Staton • Abai Qunanbaiuly • Alexander Glazunov • Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles • Andres Põime • Ari Boyland • Cruze Ah-Nau • Henri Nestlé • Hugo Eckener • John of Bohemia • Laurence Binyon • Rick Overton

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