Jackie Robinson
31 January, 1919
Full Name: Jackie Robinson | Profession: Professional Baseball Player, Civil Rights Pioneer, and Activist | Nationality: American | Born: January 31, 1919 | Birthplace: Cairo, Georgia, United States | Generation: Greatest Generation | Chinese Zodiac: Earth Goat | Zodiac Sign: Aquarius | Age in 2026: 107 (deceased) | Marital Status: Married to Rachel Isum | Children: 3 | Description: Jackie Robinson was one of the most important and transformative figures in the history of sports and civil rights, whose breaking of Major League Baseballβs color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers forever changed American society by proving that racial integration could succeed at the highest levels of competition and professionalism, while enduring intense discrimination, hostility, and threats with extraordinary dignity and courage, and beyond his athletic brilliance, which included being named Rookie of the Year and winning a World Series, Robinson became a powerful voice for equality, using his fame to advocate for civil rights, economic opportunity, and social justice for African Americans, and his influence extended far beyond baseball, inspiring generations to challenge injustice and prejudice, making him not only a sports legend but a national hero whose legacy continues to shape the moral and cultural fabric of the United States; Cause of Death: Complications from diabetes and heart disease on October 24, 1972.