Kenesaw Mountain Landis

judge, baseball, commissioner, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 20, 1866

Death Date:

November 25, 1944

Age at Death:

78, 5 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Millville, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Federal judge from 1905 to 1922, then the first Commisioner of Major League Baseball. Named for a battleground (Kennesaw Mountain) in Georgia in the Civil War, where his father was wounded. However, the name was spelled as a variant. National Baseball Hall of Fame 1944. Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.