1897 – Herbert Eimert, German composer and musicologist (Glockenspiel), born in Bad Kreuznach (d. 1972)
1905 – George Baxter, French actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged), born in Paris, France (d. 1976)
1909 – John Fante, Italian-American author and screenwriter (Wait Until Spring, Bandini, Ask the Dust, Full of Life), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1983)
1924 – Frédéric Back, German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter
1929 – Jacques Brel, Belgian singer, songwriter, actor, director and composer (Le Far West, Pain in the A–), born in Schaerbeek, Brussels (d. 1978)
1946 – Tim Thomerson, American actor (Trancers), born in Coronado, California
1950 – Carmen Twillie, American session singer (The Lion King – “Circle of Life”; Celene Dion; Pink Floyd), born in Playa del Rey, California
1952 – Adam Woods, British rock drummer (The Fixx – “One Thing Leads To Another”; “Saved By Zero”)
1971 – Marc Peers, Canadian tornado sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Edmonton, Alberta
1980 – Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer, born in Steyregg, Austria
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 7th April 2023
1629 – John Joseph of Austria, Spanish general and illegitimate son pf Philip IV of Spain (Regent of Spain 1677-79, Governor of South Netherlands), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1679)
1644 – François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (d. 1730)
1869 – David Fairchild, American botanist and explorer (introduced over 200,000 plants to US), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 1954)
1890 – Victoria Ocampo, Argentine writer and publisher (Sur magazine), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1979)
1919 – Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italian fencer (6x Olympic gold, 1936-1960), (d. 2012)
1922 – Kenneth Peacock, Canadian pianist, ethnomusicologist and composer (Rituals of Earth, Fire and Darkness), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2000)
1951 – Janis Ian [Fink], American singer-songwriter and folk musician (“At Seventeen”; “Society’s Child”), born in NYC, New York
1956 – Annika Billström, Swedish politician
1969 – Clark Sheehan, cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Denver, Colorado
1969 – Ricky Bones, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers, NY Yanks), born in Salinas, Puerto Rico
Famous Birthdays for 6th April 2023
1632 – Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649)
1671 – Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright and poet (Sacred Odes and Songs), born in Paris, France (d. 1741)
1752 – Johann Friedrich Kranz, German composer, born in Weimar (d. 1810)
1902 – Veniamin Kaverin, Russian writer (d. 1989)
1960 – Warren Haynes, American rock and blues guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band), born in Asheville, North Carolina
1962 – Pol Medina Jr., Filipino cartoonist (Pugad Baboy), born in Phillippines
1965 – Rica Reinisch, German DR, 100m/200m backstroke (Olympic gold 1980)
1969 – Jack Canfora, American playwright
1978 – Tim Hasselbeck, American football player
1983 – James Wade, English darts player (World Matchplay C’ship 2007; World GP 2007, 10), born in Aldershot, England
Famous Birthdays for 5th April 2023
1871 – Mirko Seljan, Croatian explorer, born in Karlovac, Croatia (d. 1913)
1898 – Herb Flemming [Nicolaiih El-Michelle], American jazz trombonist and vocalist, born in Butte, Montana (d. 1976)
1901 – Alexander Alexeieff, Russian-French painter and graphic artist, born in Kazan, Russia (d. 1982)
1905 – Jef Maes, Belgian composer and violinist, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1996)
1929 – Nigel Hawthorne, English actor (Tartuffe, Pope John Paul II), born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England (d. 2001)
1938 – Nancy Holt, American artist (land art), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
1951 – Rennie Stennett, Panamanian baseball infielder (World Series 1979; SF Giants; one of 3 players to collect 7 hits in a MLB game), born in Colón, Panama (d. 2021)
1955 – Charlotte de Turckheim, French actress (Jefferson in Paris), born in Montereau-Fault-Yonne, France
1978 – Stephen Jackson, American basketball player
1979 – Timo Hildebrand, German footballer
Famous Birthdays for 4th April 2023
1895 – Benjamin Thackston “Tack” Knight, American cartoonist (“Little Folks”), born in Dillsboro, North Carolina (d. 1976)
1939 – Major Lance, American soul singer (The Monkey Time), born in Winterville, Mississippi (d. 1994)
1940 – Bijan, Iranian men’s apparel designer (Bijan), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2011)
1944 – Magda Aelvoet, Belgian politician (Greens), born in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium
1947 – Salvatore Sciarrino, Italian composer, born in Palermo, Italy
1949 – Michael Fennelly, American musician (The Millennium, Crabby Appleton), born in New York, New York
1951 – Steve Gatlin, American country singer (Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady), born in Olney, Texas
1953 – Robert Bertrand, Canadian politician (Liberal Party of Canada), born in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec, Canada
1960 – Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-born English-Australian actor (Agent Smith – The Matrix), born in Ibadan, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
1972 – Magnus Sveningsson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans), born in Falköping, Sweden
Famous Birthdays for 3rd April 2023
1903 – Peter Huchel, German poet, born near Berlin (d. 1981)
1922 – Doris Day [Kappelhoff], American singer, animal welfare activist and actress known as the “girl next door” actress (Pillow Talk, The Man Who Knew Too Much), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2019)
1926 – Alex Grammas, American baseball player, born in Birmingham, Alabama
1928 – Earl Lloyd, 1st African American basketball player in the NBA, born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 2015)
1942 – Rick Sylvester, Hollywood stuntman, parachute ski jumper (world record 3,300′)
1946 – Carlos Salinas de Gortari, President of Mexico (1988-94), born in Mexico City
1953 – Pattie D’Arcy, American musical theater, session and touring vocalist (Cher), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2007)
1960 – Marie Denise Pelletier, Canadian pop singer (Entre la tête et le cœur), born in Montréal, Québec
1978 – John Smit, South African rugby player, born in Polokwane, South Africa
1982 – Jared Allen, American football player, born in Dallas, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 2nd April 2023
1856 – Tommy Bond, Irish baseball pitcher and right fielder (Triple Crown 1877; Boston Red Caps; first man born in Ireland to play MLB), born in Granard, Ireland (d. 1941)
1868 – Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, born in Amsterdam (d. 1914)
1871 – Marshall Newell, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Harvard; All-American 1890-93) and coach (Cornell, Tufts), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1897)
1907 – Luke Appling, American Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop (7 x MLB All Star; AL batting champion 1936, 43; Chicago White Sox), born in High Point, North Carolina (d. 1991)
1912 – Herbert Mills, American singer, (The Mills Brothers), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1989)
1915 – Arthur Ballard, English artist, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1994)
1926 – Jack Brabham, Australian auto racer and team owner (World F1 champion 1959, 60, 66 [only man to win F1 C’ship driving one of his own cars]), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2014)
1959 – Ezzaki Badou, Moroccan soccer goalkeeper (76 caps; Mallorca) and manager (Morocco), born in Sidi Kacem, Morocco
1970 – Deva Premal [Jolantha Fries], German singer known for setting ancient Tibetan and Sanskrit mantras into contemporary new age music, born in Nürnberg, Germany
1985 – Stéphane Lambiel, Swiss figure skater (World C’ship gold men’s singles 2005, 06; Olympic silver 2006; Grand Prix Final champion 2005, 07), born in Martigny, Switzerland
Famous Birthdays for 1st April 2023
1697 – Antoine François Prévost, French author and novelist (d. 1763)
1802 – Hubert Reis, German composer and violinist, born in Bonn (d. 1886)
1900 – Robert McDowell, Mayor of Maryborough, Queensland (d. 1988)
1922 – Jimmie Lloyd [Logdon], American country and rockabilly singer (“I Got a Rocket in My Pocket”), born in Panther, Kentucky (d. 2001)
1925 – Kathy Stobart, British jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and teacher, born in South Shields, England (d. 2014)
1929 – Milan Kundera, Czech-French poet and novelist (The Joke: The Unbearable Lightness of Being; Immortality), born in Brno, Czechoslovakia
1932 – François Moncla, French rugby union flanker (31 Tests; Racing 92, Section Paloise), born in Louvie-Juzon, France (d. 2021)
1933 – Robert Shavlakadze, Georgian athlete (Olympic gold USSR high jump 1960), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 2020)
1965 – Peter O’Toole, Irish pop bassist (Hothouse Flowers – “People”; “Thing Of Beauty”), born in Dublin, Ireland
1978 – Jean-Pierre Dumont, Canadian ice hockey right wing (World C’ship gold 2004; Buffalo Sabres, Nashville Predators), born in Montreal, Quebec
Famous Birthdays for 31st March 2023
1723 – Frederick V, King of Denmark-Norway (1746-66), born in Copenhagen Castle, Copenhagen (d. 1766)
1916 – John H. Wood, Jr., American federal judge (d. 1979)
1931 – Miller Barber, American golfer (11 PGA Tour; 3 US Senior Open titles), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2013)
1942 – Hugh McCracken, American session guitarist (Aretha Franklin; Paul McCartney; Steely Dan; Billy Joel; John Lennon), born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey (d. 2013)
1957 – Mary Cadorette, East actress (Vicky-3’s a Crowd), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1960 – Mark Tuinei, American NFL offensive tackle (3-time Super Bowl winner, Dallas Cowboys), born in Oceanside, CA
1963 – Paul Mercurio, Australian actor/dancer
1965 – William McNamara, American actor (Texasville, Beat, Stealing Home), born in Dallas, Texas
1982 – Lennon Murphy, American rock singer/songwriter
1982 – Brian Tyree Henry, American actor (If Beale Street Could Talk), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 24th March 2023
1188 – Ferrand, Count of Flanders, son of Sancho I, born in Coimbra, Portugal (d. 1223)
1607 – Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (famous victories during Anglo-Dutch Wars), born in Vlissingen, in the Spanish Netherlands (d. 1676)
1829 – Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (d. 1862)
1878 – Top Naeff, Dutch writer (School Idylls), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1953)
1960 – Grayson Perry, English cross-dressing artist (Turner Prize 2003), born in Chelmsford
1961 – Jim Gallagher Jr, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1992 runner-up), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
1965 – Peter Jacobson, American actor
1966 – Penny Toler, WNBA guard (LA Sparks)
1974 – Chad Butler, American Christian rock drummer (Switchfoot – “Mess Of Me”), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1976 – Danielle Garrett, American soccer forward (Olympics 1996), born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania