Born On Your Day
Helmut Rahn
Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

athlete

Helmut Rahn

Athlete · born August 16, 1929 · died 2003

XWhatsAppFacebook

About

Helmut Rahn, known as Der Boss, was a German footballer who played as a forward. He became a legend for having scored the winning goal in the final of the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Milestones, by age

Dated facts from Wikidata; ages marked “about” come from year-only dates.

  1. ~22Joined Germany men's national association football team1951
  2. ~22Joined Rot-Weiss Essen1951
  3. ~30Joined 1. FC Köln1959
  4. ~31Joined FC Twente1960
  5. ~34Joined MSV Duisburg1963

Sources

Every fact on this page traces to one of these.

Sources (2)

Also born on August 16

Helmut's most notable birthday twins

Madonna
actor

Madonna

Actor

1958 · United States

$550Molder estimate, as of October 2020 · Forbes

Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Queen of Pop", she is known for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, and visual presentation.

chrisweger, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Full profile →

Sources (3)
Jannik Sinner
athlete

Jannik Sinner

Athlete

2001 · Italy

Jannik Sinner is an Italian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 1 by Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and was the year-end No. 1 in 2024.

The White House derivative work: Kacir, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (2)
James Cameron
founder

James Cameron

Founder · Lightstorm Entertainment · entertainment

1954 · Canada

James Francis Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker and explorer. His films combine cutting-edge film technology with classical filmmaking techniques and have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him the second highest-grossing film director of all time.

Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Full profile →

Sources (2)
Steve Carell
actor

Steve Carell

Actor

1962 · United States

Steven John Carell is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He starred as Michael Scott in the NBC sitcom The Office, and also worked at several points as a producer, executive producer, writer, and director.

Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Full profile →

Sources (2)
T. E. Lawrence
author

T. E. Lawrence

Politician

1888–1935 · United Kingdom

Thomas Edward Lawrence was a British Army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer known for his role during the Arab Revolt and Sinai and Palestine campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the First World War.

Harris & Ewing, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Full profile →

Sources (2)