32 – Marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor, born in Ferentium, Italy (d. 69)
1686 – Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor, born in Klášterec nad Ohří, Czech Republic (d. 1721)
1863 – Alfred Zamara Austrian harpist, composer, and teacher, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1940)
1902 – Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (Lillelord), born in Kristiana, Norway (d. 1979)
1926 – Francis Burt, British composer, born in London (d. 2012)
1942 – Dave Davis, American ten-pin bowler (PBA Tournament of Champions 1968, 75; PBA National C’ship 1965, 67), born in Hackensack, New Jersey (d. 2022)
1950 – Robert Greenidge, Trinidadian steelpan drum player (Jimmy Buffett; John Lennon; Grover Washington, Jr.), born in Success Village, Trinidad
1960 – Tom Browning, American baseball pitcher (perfect game 1988; MLB All Star 1991; World Series 1990 Cincinnati Reds), born in Casper, Wyoming (d. 2022)
1973 – Elisabeth Röhm, American actress, born in Düsseldorf, Germany
1973 – Zhang Enhua, Chinese soccer defender (65 caps; Dalian Wanda FC, Grimsby Town), born in Dalian, China (d. 2021)
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Famous Birthdays for 27th April 2024
1806 – Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Queen of Spain (1829-33), born in Palermo, Italy (d. 1878)
1820 – Herbert Spencer, British philosopher (Social Statics) and sociologist, born in Derby, England (d. 1903)
1861 – William Arms Fisher, American composer, librettist (Going Home), musicologist, and educator, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1948)
1893 – Draža Mihailović, Serbian WWII hero and war criminal, born in Ivanjica, Serbia (d. 1946)
1920 – Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor, born in Novara, Italy (d. 1956)
1958 – David Barnes, New Zealand sailor (470 world champion 1981, 83, 84), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2020)
1963 – Cali Timmins, Canadian actress (Ryan’s Hope), born in Montreal, Quebec
1978 – Adamantia Kontogiorgi, Greek actress (Erotas), born in Paris
1980 – Talitha Cummins, Australian journalist (Seven News Brisbane), born in Gold Coast, Australia
1981 – Patrik Gerrbrand, Swedish footballer, born in Älvsjö, Sweden
Famous Birthdays for 26th April 2024
1785 – John James Audubon, American ornithologist and painter (The Birds of America), born in Les Cayes, Haiti (d. 1851)
1834 – Horatio Richmond Palmer, American composer and choir director, born in Sherburne, New York (d. 1907)
1910 – Erland von Koch, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm (d. 2009)
1916 – Morris West, Australian novelist (Shoes of the Fisherman), born in St Kilda, Victoria (d. 1999)
1916 – Werner Bischof, Swiss photographer (Magnum), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1954)
1935 – James Cecil “Humpy” Parker, American disgraced ex-Sheriff convicted of violating inmates civil rights and of torture, born in San Jacinto County, Texas (d. 1994)
1936 – Edward Cazalet, judge of the High Court of England and Wales, born in Marylebone, London
1947 – Warren Clarke, English actor (Clockwork Orange), born in Oldham, Lancashire, (d. 2014)
1957 – Rosa Briceño, Venezuelan conductor, and educator, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2018)
1961 – Al Lawrence, Jamaican 4X100m relayer (Olympic silver 1984), born in Jamaica
Famous Birthdays for 25th April 2024
1287 – Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England, born in Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, England (d. 1330)
1730 – Fedele Fenaroli, Italian composer, born in Lanciano, Italy (d. 1818)
1881 – Hans Windisch, German New Testament scholar, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1935)
1916 – Luis Herrera de la Fuente, Mexican pianist, conductor (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, 1954-72), and composer, born in Mexico City (d. 2014)
1921 – Karel Appel, Dutch painter (Vragende Children), born in Amsterdam (d. 2006)
1935 – James Peebles, Canadian American astrophysicist (Ostriker–Peebles criterion), 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1947 – Johan Cruyff, Dutch soccer player and coach (Ajax/Barcelona), born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (d. 2016)
1957 – Eric Bristow MBE [‘The Crafty Cockney’], English darts player (BDO World Champion 1980-81, 84-86), born in Hackney, England (d. 2018)
1983 – DeAngelo Williams, American National Football League runningback, born in Wynne, Arkansas
1988 – Anna Stöhr, Austrian rock climber and bouldering competition champion, born in Reith im Alpbachtal, Austria
Famous Birthdays for 24th April 2024
1624 – Jan Peeters (the Elder), Flemish Baroque painter of stormy seascapes, and draughtsman, born in Antwerp, United Provinces of the Netherlands (d. 1677)
1670 – Christian Ludwig Boxberg, German composer, born in Sondershausen, Thuringia, Germany (d. 1729)
1807 – Charles Ferguson Smith, American Major General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1862)
1929 – Ferit Tüzün, Turkish composer (Esintiler – Inspirations; The Ears of Midas), and conductor (Turkish State Opera and Ballet Orchestra, 1959-77), born in Istanbul (d. 1977)
1964 – Djimon Hounsou, Beninese actor (Blood Diamond), born in Cotonou, Dahomey
1969 – Melinda Clarke, American actress (Days of Our Lives), born in Dana Point, California
1970 – Damien Fleming, Australian cricket fast bowler (20 Tests, 75 wickets, BB 5/30; hat-trick Test debut 1994; Victoria, Warwickshire CCC, South Australia) and broadcaster (Seven Network, ABC, Channel 10, Fox Sports), born in Perth, Australia
1971 – Phil Rogers, Australian 100m breaststroker (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Adelaide, South Australia
1983 – Princess Iman bint Al Hussein of Jordan, daughter of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan, born in Amman, Jordan
1992 – Sean Rademaker, American actor (Kirkland Harrison-Another World), born in Washington, D.C.
Famous Birthdays for 23rd April 2024
1185 – Afonso II, 3rd King of Portugal (1211-23), born in Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal (d. 1223)
1720 – Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi, born in Sialiec, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1797)
1735 – Ildephons Haas, German composer, born in Offenburg, Germany (d. 1791)
1923 – Nathan “Dambuza” Mdledle, South African singer (Manhattan Brothers) and actor, born in Pimville, Union of South Africa (d. 1995)
1932 – Jim Fixx, American jogger and writer (Jim Fixx on Running), born in New York City (d. 1984)
1936 – Joseph Willaert, Flemish painter, born in Diksmuide, Belgium (d. 2014)
1947 – Alan Broadbent, New Zealand jazz pianist (Developing Story), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1952 – Lionel Johnston, American actor (Sons and Daughters), born in Augusta, Georgia
1953 – James Russo, American actor (My Own Private Idaho;China Girl), born in New York City
1977 – Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 22nd April 2024
1658 – Giuseppe Torelli, italian composer (Concerti Grossi), born in Verona, Italy (d. 1709)
1858 – Ethel Smyth, English composer, born in Sidcup, Kent (d. 1944)
1914 – Michael Wittman, German soldier and tank ace, born in Vogelthal, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire (d. 1944)
1927 – Pascal Bentoiu, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2016)
1947 – Barry Guy, English composer and double bass player, born in London
1951 – Paul Carrack, English rock singer (Ace – “How Long”; Mike + The Mechanics – “The Living Years”; Squeeze – “Tempted”), born in Sheffield, England
1953 – Steve Bond, Haifa Israel, actor (General Hospital, To Die For)
1957 – Alan Campbell, Homestead Fla, actor (E Z-3’s a Crowd)
1959 – Ranjan Madugalle, Sri Lankan cricket batsman and captain (21 Tests, 1 x 100, 7 x 50; 63 ODIs) and ICC match referee (77 Tests, 169 ODIs), born in Kandy, Sri Lanka
1964 – Chris Makepeace, actor (Vamp, My Bodyguard, Meatballs, Oasis), born in Toronto, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 21st April 2024
1828 – Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher and historian (Voyage in Italy), born in Vouziers, Ardennes, France (d. 1893)
1912 – Eve Arnold, American photojournalist (Marilyn Monroe), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1914 – Norman Panama, American screenwriter (d. 2003)
1915 – Andor Kovach, Romanian composer (Médée), born in Transylvania, Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 2005)
1926 – Herbert Schlosser, American television executive (NBC – hired Johnny Carson; championed Laugh-In; conceptualized Saturday Night Live), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2021)
1941 – [Alfred] “Pee Wee” Ellis, American jazz, funk, and rock saxophonist, arranger (James Brown; Van Morrison; Gotham; Maceo Parker), and songwriter (“The Chicken; “Cold Sweat”), born in Bradenton, Florida (d. 2021)
1948 – Paul Davis, American country-rock-pop singer-songwriter and piano player (“I Go Crazy”; “65 Love Affair”), born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2008)
1951 – (Nicole) Nickey Barclay, American rock singer-songwriter, piano player, Hammond organist (Fanny – “Solid Gold”), and session musician (Joe Cocker, Barbra Streisand; Keith Moon), born in the USA
1969 – Conrad Clarks, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
1983 – Paweł Brożek, Polish footballer
Famous Birthdays for 20th April 2024
1594 – Matthäus Appelt, German composer, born in Neustadt, Silesia (d. 1648)
1870 – Simeon Roncal, Bolivian composer, born in Sucre, Bolivia (d. 1953)
1891 – Dave Bancroft, American Baseball HOF shortstop (World Series 1921, 22 NY Giants) and manager (Boston Braves), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 1972)
1901 – Michel Leiris, French cultural anthropologist, born in Paris (d. 1990)
1902 – Donald Wolfit, British actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed), born in New Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1968)
1920 – John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and 103rd Supreme Court Justice (1975-2010), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2019)
1925 – Ernie Stautner, American Pro Football HOF defensive end (Super Bowl 1971, 77; 4 × All-Pro First Team; 9 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Cham, Bavaria, Germany (d. 2006)
1940 – Tim Drummond, American session and touring bass player and songwriter (Ry Cooder; Neil Young; Graham Nash: J.J. Cale; Bob Dylan), born in Canton, Illinois (d. 2015)
1967 – J. D. Roth, American TV host (Fun House), born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
1997 – Alexander Zverev, German tennis player (ATP Finals 2018; US Open 2020 runner-up), born in Hamburg, Germany
Famous Birthdays for 19th April 2024
1737 – Geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder and inoculation propagandist, born in Bedum, Netherlands (d. 1815)
1798 – Heinrich Maria von Hess, German historical painter, born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1863)
1832 – José Echegaray, Spanish dramatist (Nobel 1904), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1916)
1858 – Siegfried Ochs, German composer, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1929)
1928 – Alexis Korner, British blues musician (Blues Inc – “Bootleg Him”), born in Paris, France (d. 1984)
1942 – Edwin “Eddie” Kramer, South African-British recording engineer, producer and photographer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Beatles), born in Cape Town, South Africa
1950 – Earl Gardner, American jazz trumpeter (Saturday Night Live), born in New York City
1954 – Trevor Francis, British soccer forward (52 caps; Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Sampdoria, Sheffield Wednesday) and manager (QPR, Sheffield Wed, Birmingham City, Crystal Palace), born in Plymouth, England (d. 2023)
1981 – Troy Polamalu, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Garden Grove, California
2002 – Loren Gray, American singer and TikTok star, born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania