Zora Arkus-Duntov
Zachary "Zora" Arkus-Duntov was a Russian and American engineer whose work on the Chevrolet Corvette earned him the nickname "Father of the Corvette." He is sometimes erroneously referred to as the inventor of the Corvette; that title belongs to Harley Earl. He was also a racing driver, appearing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times and taking class wins in 1954 and 1955.
25 December 1909
Born on the same birth day (25 December): Alice de Lacy, Countess of Lincoln • Armin van Buuren • Avu-chan • Barry Goldberg • Cab Calloway • Chris Harris (wrestler) • Emi Takei • Giovanni Battista Somis • Jean-Joseph de Mondonville • Johannes Buxtorf • L. L. Langstroth • Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau • Mac Powell • Michael P. Anderson • Noel Picard • Rod Serling
Born in the same month (December 1909): Douglas Fairbanks Jr. • Edward Tatum • James Riddell (skier) • Jonah Jones • Joseph P. Lash • Nikola Vaptsarov • Patricia Hayes • Ronald McKie • SeichÅ Matsumoto • Vakkom Majeed • W. A. Criswell