1864 – William Frederick Archdall Ellison, Irish clergyman and astronomer (director of the Armagh Observatory), born in Thomastown, Ireland (d. 1962)
1906 – Tony “Big Tuna” Accardo, American mobster (St Valentine’s Day) and boss of the Chicago Outfit, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
1922 – Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (The Guns of Navarone), born in Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1987)
1924 – Donatas Banionis, Lithuanian actor (Solaris, Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment), born in Kaunas, Lithuania (d. 2014)
1937 – Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979-2003), born in Al-Awja, Iraq (d. 2006)
1948 – Terry Pratchett, English author of fantasy novels (Discworld), born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire (d. 2015)
1956 – Jimmy Barnes [Swan], Scottish-Australian rock and blues singer-songwriter (“For the Working Class Man”), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1973 – Jorge Garcia, American actor (Lost), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1973 – Marc[us] Blake Schneider, American rower (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Lubbock, Texas
1978 – Nate Richert, American actor (Harvey-Sabrina), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 27th April 2023
1896 – Rogers Hornsby, American Baseball Hall of Fame 2nd baseman (NL MVP 1925, 29; 7 x NL batting champion; 3 x .400+ seasons; St. Louis Cardinals, Browns) and manager (Cardinals, Browns, Cubs), born in Winters, Texas (d. 1963)
1914 – Albert Soboult, French historian, born in Ammi Moussa, French Algeria (d. 1982)
1922 – Jack Klugman, American actor (Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1932 – Roelof “Pik” Botha, South African minister of Foreign affairs, born in Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
1939 – Jerry Mercer, Canadian rock drummer (April Wine), born in Montreal, Quebec
1941 – Judith Blegen, American opera singer (Magic Flute – “Papagena”), born in Missoula, Montana
1941 – Friedrich Goldmann, German composer and conductor, born in Siegmar-Schönau, Germany (d. 2009)
1944 – Michael Fish, British TV weatherman, born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1946 – Gordon Haskell, British pop, rock and blues musician (Fleur De Lys; King Crimson, 1970; Harry’s Bar), born in Verwood, Dorset, England (d. 2020)
1971 – James Burton, NFL cornerback (Chicago Bears), born in Torrance, California
Famous Birthdays for 26th April 2023
1710 – Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher and founder of Scottish School of Common Sense, born in Strachan, Scotland (d. 1796)
1822 – Jan Albert van Eijken, Dutch composer and organist, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands (d. 1868)
1863 – Arno Holz, German writer (Phantasus), born in Rastenburg, East Prussia (d. 1929)
1888 – Anita Loos, American screenwriter, novelist (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) and playwright, born in Sisson, California (d. 1981)
1900 – Hack Wilson, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (MLB single season record 191 RBI 1930; NL HR leader 1926–28, 30; NL RBI leader 1929, 30; Chicago Cubs), born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania (d. 1948)
1914 – James Rouse, American builder (founder of The Rouse Company), born in Easton, Maryland (d. 1996)
1916 – Werner Bischof, Swiss photographer (Magnum), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1954)
1970 – T-Boz [Tionne Watkins], American RandB-pop singer (TLC -“Waterfalls”; “No Scrubs”), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1978 – Peter Madsen, Danish retired footballer, born in Roskilde, Madsen
1981 – Ms. Dynamite [Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley] English musician, born in Archway, North London
Famous Birthdays for 25th April 2023
1889 – Charles Kelleway, Australian cricket all-rounder (26 Tests, 3 x 100s, 52 wickets, 24 catches), born in Lismore, Australia (d. 1944)
1906 – Zoltán Gárdonyi, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1986)
1927 – Ernst Widmer, Swiss-Brazilian composer, born in Aarau, Switzerland (d. 1990)
1934 – Denny “Scott” Miller, American actor (Wagon Train), born in Bloomington Ind, (d. 2014)
1946 – Digby Fairweather, British jazz trumpeter, born in Rochford, Essex, England
1949 – Watermelon Slim [William Homans], American blues musician (The Wheel Man), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1949 – Michael Brown, American musician and songwriter (Don’t Walk Away Renee), born in New York City (d. 2015)
1951 – Ian McCartney, British MP for Makerfield (1987-10), born in Lennoxtown, Scotland
1974 – Twan Russell, American football linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1982 – Monty Panesar, English cricketer, born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Famous Birthdays for 24th April 2023
1624 – Jan Peeters (the Elder), Flemish Baroque painter of stormy seascapes, and draughtsman, born in Antwerp, United Provinces of the Netherlands (d. 1677)
1856 – Philippe Pétain, French marshal and Chief of the French State (1940-44), born in Cauchy-à-la-Tour, France (d. 1951)
1882 – Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain, born in Moffat, Scotland (d. 1970)
1923 – Gus Bodnar, Canadian NHL center (NHL record 3 assists in 21 seconds 1952), born in Fort William, Ontario (d. 2005)
1926 – Marilyn Erskine, American actress (Tom Ewell Show, Westward the Women), born in Rochester, New York
1940 – Sue Grafton, American author of detective novels (“A” Is for Alibi), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2017)
1952 – Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer (Hermès), born in Arcueil, Val-de-Marne, France
1967 – Dino Radja, Croatian basketball player (Boston Celtics), born in Split, Croatia
1971 – Kumar Dharmasena, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan off-spinner), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1998 – Ryan Newman, American actress (Zeke and Luther), born in Manhattan Beach, California
Famous Birthdays for 23rd April 2023
1464 – Robert Fayrfax, English Renaissance composer (Courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII), born in Deeping Gate, Lincolnshire (d. 1521)
1500 – Alexander Ales [Alesius], Scottish theologian of the school of Augsburg, born in Edinburgh (d. 1565)
1900 – Jim Bottomley, American Baseball HOF first baseman (MLB all-time single game RBI record [12] 1924; World Series 1926, 31; NL MVP and NL HR leader 1928; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Oglesby, Illinois (d. 1959)
1914 – John Hubbard, American actor (Don’t Call Me Charlie, The Tall T, One Million B.C.), born in East Chicago, Indiana (d. 1988)
1914 – Andrew Martin, British Army Officer (Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire from 1965 to 1989) (d. 1993)
1914 – Mitsu Suzuki, Japanese-American Zen teacher (San Francisco Zen Center, wife of Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki) (d. 2016)
1924 – Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz and session drummer, and bandleader, born in Elgin, Illinois (d. 2007)
1935 – Milton Banana [Antônio de Souza], Brazilian bossa nova jazz drummer (João Gilberto and Stan Getz), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1998)
1968 – Stan Frazier, American drummer, record producer, and singer- songwriter (Sugar Ray, 1986-2012 – “Every Morning”, born in Newport Beach, California
1973 – Patrick Poulin, Canadian NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Vanier, Quebec, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 22nd April 2023
1878 – Kitty Gordon, English entertainer, born in Folkestone, Kent (d. 1974)
1889 – Ludwig Renn, German writer, born in Dresden (d. 1979)
1919 – Donald J. Cram, American biochemist (development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity – Nobel 1987), born in Chester, Vermont (d. 2001)
1936 – Pierre Hétu, French Canadian conductor and pianist, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1998)
1938 – Adam Raphael, English journalist and author
1971 – Eric Mabius, American actor
1973 – Adem Poric, Australian former footballer
1974 – Georgia Goettmann, model (Cosmo-May 1995)
1978 – Paul Malakwen Kosgei, Kenyan long-distance and marathon runner, born in Marakwet, Kenya
1984 – Amelle Berrabah, Moroccan-British singer (Sugababes – “Round, Round”), born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Famous Birthdays for 21st April 2023
1872 – Billy Bitzer, American cinematography pioneer, born in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1944)
1909 – Rollo May, American psychologist (Love and Will), born in Ada, Ohio (d. 1994)
1913 – Choh Hao Li, Chinese-American bio-chemist (isolated growth hormones), born in Guangzhou, China (d. 1987)
1932 – Slide Hampton [Locksley Wellington Hampton], American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger, born in Jeanette, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
1958 – Andie MacDowell [Rosalie Anderson], American actress (Sex, Lies and Videotape, Green Card), born in Gaffney, South Carolina
1959 – Michael Timmins, Canadian musician (Cowboy Junkies), born in Montreal
1959 – Robert Smith, British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Cure – “Friday I’m In Love”), born in Blackpool, England
1962 – Les Lancaster, American baseball player
1975 – Danyon Loader, New Zealand 200m and 400m swimmer (2 Olympic gold medals 1996), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
1985 – Łukasz Trepczyński, Polish classical pianist,born in Radomsko, Poland
Famous Birthdays for 20th April 2023
1840 – Odilon Redon [Bertrand-Jean Redon], French symbolist painter, born in Bordeaux (d. 1916)
1893 – Joan Miró, Spanish painter and sculptor, born in Barcelona (d. 1983)
1902 – Veselin Stoyanov, Bulgarian composer, born in Shumen, Bulgaria (d. 1969)
1940 – Ronald Mundy, American doo-wop tenor vocalist (The Marcels – “Blue Moon”), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
1947 – Andrew Tobias, American journalist and author (The Best Little Boy in the World), born in NYC, New York
1950 – Steve Erickson, American novelist (American Nomad), born in Santa Monica, California
1961 – Nicholas Lyndhurst, English actor (Only Fools and Horses, Goodnight Sweetheart), born in Emsworth, England
1976 – Joey Lawrence, American actor (Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1984 – Tyson Griffin, American professional mixed martial artist, born in Sacramento, California
1987 – John Patrick Amedori, American actor (The Butterfly Effect), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Famous Birthdays for 19th April 2023
1770 – Georg Abraham Schneider, German horn player and composer, born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1839)
1866 – Henri Deterding, Dutch oil magnate (Royal Oil, Shell), born in Amsterdam (d. 1939)
1897 – Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist, born in India (d. 1970)
1898 – Sybil Andrews, English-Canadian painter, born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England (d. 1992)
1905 – Tommy Benford, American jazz drummer, born in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 1994)
1948 – Rick Miller, American baseball player, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
1949 – Paloma Picasso, French-Spanish businesswoman, jewelry designer (Tiffany and Co.), and perfume maker, born in Vallauris, France
1960 – Frank Viola, American baseball pitcher (Twins, Mets/Cy Young-1988), born in Hempstead, New York
1970 – Luis Miguel, Puerto Rican-Mexican spanish singer (Me Gustas Tal Como Eres), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1977 – Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player, born in Higuera de Zaragoza, Sinaloa, Mexico