Athletes Born in August 1914

  • Aug 6 Arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (d. 1980)
  • Aug 9 Joe Mercer, English soccer midfielder (5 caps; Everton, Arsenal) and manager (Manchester City, Aston Villa, England 1974), born in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (d. 1990)
  • Aug 10 Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine auto racer (11 x F1 GP) and horse trainer, polo player, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1973)
  • Aug 16 Tullio Pandolfini, Italian water polo athlete (Olympic gold, 1948), born in Florence, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1999)
  • Aug 19 Lajos Baróti, Hungarian soccer defender (2 caps; Szegedi AK, Győri ETO) and manager (Hungary 1957-66, 75-78), born in Szeged, Hungary (d. 2005)
  • Aug 21 Doug Wright, English cricket spin bowler (34 Tests, 108 wickets; Kent), born in Sidcup, England (d. 1998)
  • Aug 30 Sydney Wooderson, English athlete dubbed "The Mighty Atom" (world record 1937), born in Camberwell, London (d. 2006)

About August 1914

How Old? 109 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Signs: Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22), Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22)