1892 – Vernon Johns, American civil rights activist, born in Darlington Heights, Virginia (d. 1965)
1915 – Dick Dudley, American TV host (Village Barn), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2000)
1931 – Henk Gortzak [Hendricus Gortzak], Dutch carpenter and politician (CPN/PSP), born in Amsterdam (d. 1989)
1939 – Sir John Foley, British Lieutenant General and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000-5), born in Herefordshire, England
1943 – Louise Glück, American poet and 12th US Poet Laureate (2020 Nobel Prize for Literature), born in New York City
1945 – Martin Quittenton, British rock and blues guitarist (Steamhammer), and songwriter (“Maggie May”; “You Wear It Well”), born in England (d. 2015)
1946 – Nicole Garcia, French actress and director (Going Away), born in Oran, Algeria
1957 – Donald Tusk, Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland (2007-14, 2023-), President of the European Council (2014-19), born in Gdańsk, Poland
1964 – Chris Makepeace, actor (Vamp, My Bodyguard, Meatballs, Oasis), born in Toronto, Ontario
1966 – Mariana Levy, Mexican telenovela actress (Living in Love, Wild Rosa), born in Mexico City, Mexico (d. 2005)
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Famous Birthdays for 21st April 2025
1908 – Louis Hostin, French weightlifter (Olympic gold 1932, 36), born in Saint-Étienne, France (d. 1998)
1913 – Choh Hao Li, Chinese-American bio-chemist (isolated growth hormones), born in Guangzhou, China (d. 1987)
1926 – Arthur Rowley, English soccer forward (most goals in English league football, 434 from 619 games; Leicester City, Shrewsbury Town), born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 2002)
1927 – Gerald Flood, British actor (Doctor Who, Patton), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (d. 1989)
1935 – Pat Rebillot, American jazz and session pianist, arranger, and composer (Herbie Mann), born in Louisville, Ohio
1941 – David Lyle Boren, American politician, Governor and Senator from Oklahoma, born in Washington, D.C.
1956 – Phillip Longman, German-American demographer, Schwartz Senior Fellow (New America Foundation), born in Stuttgart, West Germany
1959 – Jerry Only [Gerald Caiafa Jr], American musician (Misfits), born in Lodi, New Jersey
1963 – Steve Shapiro, American jazz and session musician vibraphonist, and music producer, born in Hartford, Connecticut
1971 – Tony McGee, American NFL football tight end, 1993-2003 (Cincinnati Bengals, and 4 other teams), born in Terre Haute, Indiana
Famous Birthdays for 20th April 2025
1646 – Charles Plumier, French botanist (Frangipani genus Plumeria is named after him), born in Marseille, France (d. 1704)
1839 – Carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914), born in Sigmaringen, Germany (d. 1914)
1904 – Bruce Cabot, American actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong), born in Carlsbad, New Mexico (d. 1972)
1915 – Joseph Wolpe, South African psychotherapist, born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1997)
1931 – Lee H. Hamilton, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana, born in Daytona Beach, Florida
1940 – George Andrie, American football defensive end (Super Bowl 1971; First Team All Pro 1969; 5 x Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2018)
1947 – Andrew Tobias, American journalist and author (The Best Little Boy in the World), born in New York City
1963 – Rachel Whiteread, English artist (House), born in Ilford, England
1970 – Pete Correale, American comedian, writer, and broadcaster, born in Oakdale, Long Island, New York
1983 – Terrence J, American actor and television host (106 and Park), born in Queens, New York
Famous Birthdays for 18th April 2025
1842 – Antero Tarquínio de Quental, Portuguese poet (Beatrice), born in Ponta Delgada, Portugal (d. 1891)
1903 – Yury Sergeyevich Milyutin, Russian composer, born in Moscow (d. 1968)
1914 – Henk [Hendrik Johannes] Lankhorst, Dutch politician (PSP), born in Amsterdam (d. 1976)
1936 – Harold Innocent, English actor (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England (d. 1993)
1946 – Harvey Kagan, American musician and bassist (Sir Douglas Quintet), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2019)
1961 – Kelly Hansen, American heavy metal rocker (Hurricane – “I’m On To You”), born in Hawthorne, California
1969 – Vladimir Tsyplakov, Belarusian NHL left wing (LA Kings, Belarus 1998), born in Inta, Soviet Union
1976 – Fayray [Minako Ōhashi], Japanese pop-jazz singer-songwriter (Taiyō no Gravity), born in Tokyo, Japan
1983 – Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Maracay, Venezuela
1986 – Billy Butler, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star and Silver Slugger Award 2012; Kansas City Royals), born in Orange Park, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 17th April 2025
1833 – Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1900)
1899 – Vincent Wigglesworth, British entomologist (Metamorphosis hormones), born in Kirkham, Lancashire, England (d. 1994)
1906 – Sidney Garfield, American physician and pioneer of health maintenance organizations (Kaiser Permanente), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 1984)
1916 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960-65, 1970-77 and 1994-2000) and 1st female head of state, born in Ratnapura, British Ceylon (d. 2000)
1926 – Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 2004)
1927 – Graziella Sciutti, Italian operatic soprano, teacher, and opera producer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 2001)
1936 – Pete Graves [Alexander Walton], American pop and RandB vocalist (The Moonglows – “Blue Velvet”), born in Jemison, Alabama (d. 2006)
1945 – Vincent van der Burg, Dutch scientist, lawyer, and politician (CDA), born in Zeist, Netherlands
1955 – Pete Shelley [McNeish], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buzzcocks – “Going Steady”), born in Leigh, England (d. 2018)
1964 – Lela Rochon, American actress (Robin Stokes-Waiting to Exhale), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 16th April 2025
1682 – John Hadley, English mathematician and inventor (octant), born in Bloomsbury, London (d. 1744)
1905 – Frits Philips, Dutch engineer and CEO (Philips), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2005)
1905 – John Lee-Barber, British naval officer and commander of the Griffin destroyer during World War Ⅱ, born in England (d. 1995)
1939 – Reinier Lucassen, Dutch painter (Kuifje contra James Union), born in Amsterdam
1953 – Jay O. Sanders, American actor (Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski), born in Austin, Texas
1955 – Bruce Bochy, American baseball player and manager (San Francisco Giants), born in Landes de Boussac, Bussac-Forêt, France
1959 – Scott McKinsey, American television director, born in California
1970 – Fran Robinson, American actress (Lauren-Charlie and Company), born in California
1971 – Natasha Zvereva, Belarusian tennis ace (18 Grand Slam double titles), born in Minsk, Belarus
1972 – Jim Ballard, American NFL and WLAF quarterback (Scottish Claymores, Buffalo Bills), born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 15th April 2025
1469 – Guru Nanak, Founder of the religion of Sikhism and the 1st Sikh Guru, born in Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi, Punjab, Pakistan (d. 1539)
1641 – Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician, born in Edinburgh (d. 1722)
1794 – Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist, born in Maureilhan, France (d. 1867)
1892 – Corrie ten Boom, Dutch author (The Hiding Place) and Holocaust survivor, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983)
1898 – Harry F. V. Edward, British 100m/200m runner (Olympic bronze 1920), born in Berlin (d. 1973)
1928 – Jerry Green, Pro Football Hall of Fame journalist (Associated Press 1956-63; The Detroit News 1963-2004), born in New York City (d. 2023)
1933 – Roy Clark, American country and bluegrass singer, guitarist, and banjo player (Hee Haw; The Tonight Show), born in Meherrin, Virginia (d. 2018)
1933 – Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (Samantha/Serena-Bewitched), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1995)
1940 – Willie Davis, American MLB center fielder (LA Dodgers), born in Mineral Springs, Arkansas (d. 2010)
1957 – Evelyn Ashford, American athlete (4 x Olympic sprint gold 1984, 88, 92), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
Famous Birthdays for 14th April 2025
1741 – Emperor Momozono, 116th Emperor of Japan, born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 1762)
1900 – Salvatore Baccaloni, Italian opera singer and actor (Merry Andrew; Rock-a-Bye Baby), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1969)
1917 – Marvin Miller, American Baseball HOF executive (Executive Director MLB Players Association 1966-82), born in New York City (d. 2012)
1931 – Paul Masnick, Canadian NHL ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Stanley Cup 1953), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2024)
1933 – Paddy Hopkirk, Irish rally driver (Monte Carlo Rally 1964), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2022)
1963 – Thomas W. Libous, American politician (Senate-R-New York 1989-2015) brought down by scandal, born in Johnson City, New York (d. 2016)
1967 – Barrett Martin, American rock and jazz drummer and composer, born in Olympia, Washington
1967 – Nicola Berti, Italian International footballer
1969 – Brad Ausmus, American catcher (Detroit Tigers), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1975 – Veronika Zemanová, Czech model, born in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia
Famous Birthdays for 13th April 2025
1584 – Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria, born in Munich (d. 1666)
1851 – Robert Abbe, American surgeon and radiologist, born in New York City (d. 1928)
1918 – A. L. [Audrey] Barker, English writer, born in St Pauls Cray, Kent, England (d. 2002)
1941 – Michael Stuart Brown, American geneticist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1985), born in Brooklyn, New York
1945 – Stacy Johnson, American singer (Ike and Tina Turner Revue; The Sharpees – “Tired of Being Alone”), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2017)
1945 – Ed Caruthers Jr, American high jumper (Olympic silver 1968), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1952 – David Drew, British politician (MP for Stroud), born in Gloucestershire, England
1952 – Erick Avari, American-Indian actor, born in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
1956 – Michael Nikolay, German gymnast (Olympics silver 1980), born in Berlin, Germany
1979 – Meghann Shaughnessy, American tennis player, born in Richmond, Virginia
Famous Birthdays for 12th April 2025
1724 – Lyman Hall, American physician and signer (Declaration of Independence), born in Wallingford, Connecticut (d. 1790)
1801 – Joseph Franz Karl Lanner, Austrian composer and violinist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1843)
1840 – Edmond Audran, French composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1901)
1903 – Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist (Plan of Labor, Nobel 1969), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1994)
1916 – Beverly Cleary, American Newberry Medal winning writer of children’s and young adult fiction (Ramona series, 1955-99), born in McMinnville, Oregon (d. 2021)
1920 – Robert Fizdale, American pianist (Misia), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
1942 – Carlos Reutemann, Argentine auto racer (World F1 Drivers C’ship 1981 runner-up; 3 x third) and politician (governor of Santa Fe 2003-21), born in Santa Fe, Argentina (d. 2021)
1950 – Joyce Banda, President of Malawi (2012-2014), born in Malemia, Nyasaland
1952 – Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist and writer (Sports Illustrated and ESPN’s Page 2), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2004)
1964 – Amy Ray, American folk-rock singer and songwriter (Indigo Girls – “Closer To Fine”), born in Decatur, Georgia