1672 – Andre Cardinal Destouches, French composer (Les élémens), born in Paris, France (d. 1749)
1826 – Gustave Moreau, French Symbolist artist, born in Paris, France (d. 1898)
1904 – William Challee, American stage and screen actor (Desperate; Five Easy Pieces; Moonchild), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1989)
1953 – Christopher Franke, German musician and composer (Tangerine Dream), born in Berlin, Germany
1959 – Dianne Brill, American fashion designer and socialite, deemed Queen of the Night by Andy Warhol, born in Tampa, Florida
1960 – John Pizzarelli, American jazz guitarist, vocalist, and record producer, born in Paterson, New Jersey
1961 – Gene Eugene [Andrusco], Canadian-American actor, singer-songwriter (Adam Again; Lost Dogs), and record producer, born in Fort Frances, Ontario (d. 2000)
1964 – Phil Gayle, British news presenter (DW News, The Big Breakfast), born in Birmingham, England
1965 – Virginia Lee, Australian rower (World C’ship gold Lwt W4- 1992; Olympic bronze Lwt W2X 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
1998 – Peyton List, American actress (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), born in Florida
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 5th April 2026
1692 – Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (Comédie-Française) inspiration for 1849 drama “Adrienne Lecouvreur”, born in Damery, Marne (d. 1730)
1871 – Pop Warner [Glenn Warner], American college football Hall of Fame coach who innovated key aspects of the modern game (single and double wing formations, three point stance, body blocking), born in Springville, New York (d. 1954)
1917 – Robert Bloch, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Psycho), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1994)
1920 – Barend Biesheuvel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1971-73), born in Haarlemmerliede, Netherlands (d. 2001)
1933 – Barbara Holland, American author (The Joy of Drinking, Secrets of the Cat: Its Lore, Legend and Lives), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2010)
1937 – Allan R. Thieme, American inventor (first Power operated vehicle/scooter), born in Bridgeport, Michigan
1939 – David Winters, American actor (West Side Story), choreographer (Viva Las Vegas), and director (Welcome to My Nightmare), born in London, England (d. 2019)
1956 – Diamond Dallas Page, American professional wrestler, born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
1974 – Mike DuHaney, soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1982 – Matt Pickens, American professional soccer goalkeeper, 2002-19, and coach (Nashville), born in Washington, Missouri
Famous Birthdays for 4th April 2026
1572 – William Strachey, English writer (early history of the English colonisation of North America), born in Saffron Walden, Essex (d. 1621)
1688 – Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer and cartographer, born in Paris (d. 1768)
1752 – Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer (Andromeda), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1837)
1817 – John Wilson Sprague, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in White Creek, New York (d. 1893)
1932 – Andrei Tarkovsky, Soviet filmmaker and director (Andrei Rublev: Mirror; Stalker), born in Zavrazhye, Russia, Soviet Union (d. 1986)
1935 – Trevor Griffiths, British stage and television playwright (Absolute Beginners; Comedians), born in Manchester, England (d. 2024)
1935 – Lord Inchyra [Robert Charles Reneke Hoyer Millar], British noble and secretary-general of the British Banking Association, born in England (d. 2011)
1951 – Steve Gatlin, American country singer (Gatlin Brothers – “Broken Lady”), born in Olney, Texas
1954 – Julie Carmen, American actress (Gloria, Last Plane Out), born in Mount Vernon, New York
1985 – Rudy Fernández, Spanish basketball guard (Olympic silver 2008, 12; bronze 2016; FIBA World Cup gold 2006, 19; Portland TB’s, Denver Nuggets; Real Madrid), born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Famous Birthdays for 3rd April 2026
1682 – Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German organist, Benedictine priest, choirmaster, and composer (Augsburger Tafel-Confect), born in Oberelsbach, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1750)
1812 – Louisa Maria, Queen of Belgium (1832-50), Wife of Leopold I), born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1850)
1863 – Henry Van de Velde, Flemish painter and architect (Art Nouveau), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1957)
1885 – Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (Mutt and Jeff), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1954)
1914 – George Sopkin, American cellist (Fine Arts Quartet, 1941-79), and teacher, born in Chicago, Ilinois (d. 2008)
1924 – Joseph Kerman, American educator and musicologist (Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology), born in London, England (d. 2014)
1939 – Catalino “Lino” Brocka, Filipino film director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), born in Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines (d. 1991)
1953 – Craig Taubman, Jewish-American singer (Friday Night Live), born in Millington, Tennessee
1964 – Ajay Sharma, Indian cricket all-rounder (1 Test; 31 ODIs), born in Delhi, India
1980 – Trevor Moore, American actor and comedian (The Whitest Kids U’ Know), born in Montclair, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 2nd April 2026
1910 – Paul Triquet, Canadian military officer, born in Cabano, Quebec (d. 1980)
1912 – Herbert Mills, American jazz and pop singer and vocal trumpet (The Mills Brothers – “Paper Doll”, “Up A Lazy River”, “The Glow-Worm”), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1989)
1922 – Nicolay G. Basov, Soviet physicist who specialized in quantum electronics (laser, maser) and 1964 Nobel laureate, born in Usman, Russia (d. 2001)
1923 – Gloria Henry [McEniry], American actress (Dennis the Menace), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2021)
1929 – Catherine Gaskin, Irish-Australian romantic novelist (Fiona, Coporation Wife), born in Dundalk Bay, County Louth, Ireland (d. 2009)
1948 – Jim McDaniels, American basketball forward (All American 1971; Western Kentucky Uni; No. 1 overall pick ABA Draft 1971; ABA All-Star 1972; Carolina Cougars), born in Scottsville, Kentucky (d. 2017)
1952 – Will Hoy, English auto racer (British Touring Car C’ship 1991), born in Melbourn, England (d. 2002)
1967 – Greg Camp, American rock songwriter, guitarist, and singer (Smash Mouth – “All Star”), born in West Covina, California
1975 – Adam Rodriguez, American actor (Eric Delko-CSI: Miami) and director, born in Yonkers, New York
1977 – Jelena Abbou, Serbian bodybuilder and fitness model, born in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
Famous Birthdays for 1st April 2026
1697 – Abbé Prévost, French author and novelist (Manon Lescaut), born in Hesdin, Artois, France (d. 1763)
1869 – Peter Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom), born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1959)
1919 – Joseph Murray, American surgeon and pioneer of organ transplantation (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1990), born in Milford, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1927 – Amos Milburn, American RandB singer and pianist (“One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer”), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1980)
1930 – Dennis Young, New Zealand rugby union hooker (22 caps; Canterbury 139 games), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2020)
1934 – Jim Ed Brown, American country music singer-songwriter (“The Browns – “The Three Bells”, solo – “Here Today and Gone Tomorrow”; “Pop a Top”), and radio and television host (Nashville on the Road), born in Sparkman, Arkansas (d. 2015)
1935 – John Murray, England cricket wicketkeeper (21 Tests; 55 dismissals, 1 x 100, HS 112; Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 2018)
1941 – David Childs, American architect who helped design the One World Trade Center, born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 2025)
1952 – Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, convicted Lockerbie bomber (Pan Am 103), born in Tripoli, Libya (d. 2012)
1979 – Ruth Beitia, Spanish athlete (Olympic gold women’s high jump 2016), born in Santander, Spain
Famous Birthdays for 31st March 2026
1730 – Étienne Bézout, French mathematician best known for his theorem involving polynomial equations, born in Nemours, France (d. 1783)
1791 – Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, Polish composer, conductor and pedagogue, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1862)
1823 – Ernest Doudart de Lagrée, French naval officer and entomologist (led the Mekong River expedition 1866-68), born in Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze, France (d. 1868)
1855 – Alfred E. Hunt, founder of Alcoa (1888), the world’s largest producer of aluminium, born in East Douglas, Massachusetts (d. 1899)
1891 – Andy Varipapa, American ten-pin bowler (BPAA All-Star champion 1947-48), born in Carfizzi, Italy (d. 1984)
1915 – Jack Perry, English businessman and the 1st Western businessperson to visit Communist China, born in London (d. 1996)
1922 – Patrick Magee [McGee], Northern Irish actor (A Clockwork Orange; Barry Lyndon), born in Armagh, Northern Ireland (d. 1982)
1964 – Erik Turner, American rock guitarist (Warrant – “Cherry Pie”), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1982 – Lennon Murphy, American rock singer-songwriter, born in Ronkonkoma, New York
1982 – Brian Tyree Henry, American actor (If Beale Street Could Talk), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 30th March 2026
1921 – Kan Ishii, Japanese composer (Marimo), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2009)
1932 – Ted Morgan [Sanche de Gramont], French-American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and biographer, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2023)
1936 – Richard Baker, American Zen teacher (Dharma Sangha), born in Santa Fe, New Mexico
1939 – Robert Herbin, French soccer defender (23 caps; Saint-Étienne) and manager (Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Strasbourg), born in Paris, France (d. 2020)
1950 – Gerry Connolly, American Democratic politician (US Representative from Virginia, 2009-25), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2025)
1958 – Joey Sindelar, American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles), born in Fort Knox, Kentucky
1964 – Corey Millen, Canadian NHL center (Calgary Flames), born in Cloquet
1964 – Vlado Bozinovski, Yugoslavian-Australian footballer, born in Ohrid, SFR Yugoslavia
1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer (“My Heart Will Go On”; “The Power Of Love”; “Tell Him”), born in Charlemagne, Quebec
1976 – Toby Gowin, American NFL punter (Dallas Cowboys), born in Jacksonville, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 29th March 2026
1561 – Santorio Sanctorius, Venetian physiologist and physician (invented thermometer), born in Venice (d. 1636)
1713 – John Ponsonby, Irish politician (Speaker of the House, 1756-1771), born in Kilkenny, Ireland (d. 1789)
1891 – Alfred Neubauer, German racing team manager (Mercedes Benz), born in Neutitschein, Austria-Hungary (d. 1980)
1918 – Sam Walton, American businessman (founder and CEO of Walmart and Sam’s Club), born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma (d. 1992)
1935 – Ruby Murray, Irish pop singer (“Heartbeat”; “Softly, Softly”), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1996)
1945 – Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host (Willem Ruis Show), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1986)
1949 – Dave Greenfield, British rock keyboardist, and songwriter (The Stranglers – “Golden Brown”), born in Brighton, England (d. 2020)
1955 – Earl Campbell, American College-Pro Football HOF running back (Heisman Trophy 1977, Uni of Texas; Pro Bowl 1978, 79, 80, 81, 83, Houston Oilers), born in Tyler, Texas
1965 – Voula Patoulidou, Greek athlete (Olympic gold 100m hurdles 1992), born in Tripotamo, Greece
1980 – Chris D’Elia, American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor (The Good Doctor, Undateable, Whitney), born in Montclair, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 28th March 2026
1750 – Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan freedom fighter, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1816)
1899 – Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, Head of Latter-day Saints, born in Clifton, Idaho (d. 1973)
1902 – Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer (Beer Barrel Polka), born in Zbraslav, Czech Republic (d. 1988)
1902 – Flora Robson, British actress (Dominique is Dead), born in South Shields, England (d. 1984)
1905 – Pandro S. Berman, American film producer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
1922 – Felice Chiusano, Italian popular music singer and guitarist (Quartetto Centra), born in Fondi, Italy (d. 1990)
1928 – Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security advisor (Carter), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2017)
1930 – Elizabeth Bainbridge, British opera singer (Covent garden, 1964-92), born in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England (d. 2024)
1931 – Anatoly Lein, Soviet-American chess player (Grandmaster 1968; World Chess Hall of Fame), born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2018)
1969 – Brett Ratner, American film director (Rush Hour), born in Miami Beach, Florida