BIRTHDAY - 16 April: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Basketball)

BASKETBALL - Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a three-time NBA Most Valuable Player, a five time NBA champion and the competition’s all-time leading points scorer. “The Captain”  won everywhere he went. First, as the cornerstone of John Wooden’s college dynasty at UCLA and later at the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers.

Shares birthday with: Charlie Chaplin, Dusty Springfield, Akon