1893 – Johannes Theodoor Thijsse, Dutch director of Delft Hydraulics Laboratory, born in Amsterdam (d. 1984)
1922 – Alexander Raichev, Bulgarian composer, born in Lom, Bulgaria (d. 2003)
1926 – Robert Hall Lewis, American composer, born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1996)
1942 – Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoi, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-5), born in Enem, Russia (d. 2014)
1951 – Paul Fox, English musician and singer (The Ruts), born in United Kingdom (d. 2007)
1966 – Steve Bullock, American politician (Governor of Montana 2013-), born in Missoula, Montana
1967 – Stefan Johnstown, Norwegian speed walker (world record 20 km)
1970 – Delroy Pearson, English rock vocalist (Five Star-Between the Lines), born in Islington, London
1972 – Dietrich Jells, American wide receiver (New England Patriots), born in Brooklyn, New York
1974 – Sascha van Wissen, Dutch soccer player (MVV)
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 10th April 2021
1762 – Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist, born in Bologna (d. 1834)
1823 – Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Jefferson County, Georgia (d. 1862)
1900 – Jean Duvieusart, 36th Prime Minister of Belgium, born in Les Bons Villers, Belgium (d. 1977)
1905 – Jan H. van Roijen, Dutch ambassador to the U.S. and Netherlands Foreign Minister, born in Constantinople (d. 1991)
1906 – Fud Livingston, American jazz clarinetist and composer, born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1957)
1929 – Mike Hawthorn, English auto racer (F1 world champion 1958), born in Mexborough, England (d. 1959)
1930 – Spede Pasanen, Finnish film director and comedian, born in Kuopio, Finland (d. 2001)
1947 – Bunny Wailer [Neville O’Riley Livingston], Jamaican vocalist and percussionist (The Wailers with Bob Marley), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
1948 – Tom Spencer, British politician (Conservative)
1970 – Q-Tip [Kamaal Fareed, born Jonathan Davis], American rapper, actor, record producer and DJ, born in Harlem, New York
Famous Birthdays for 9th April 2021
1336 – Tamerlane (Timur), Turkic conqueror and founder of the Timurid Dynasty, born in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan (d. 1405)
1894 – Ernest Kanitz, Austrian-American composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1978)
1895 – Michel Simon, Swiss actor (Panic, Plague, Two of Us), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1975)
1911 – Richard Arthur de Yarburgh-Bateson, 6th Lord Deramore, British architect, born in London (d. 2006)
1919 – J. Presper Eckert, Jr., American engineer and co-inventor (1st electronic computer-ENIAC), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
1930 – F. Albert Cotton, American chemist, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
1936 – Michael Somare, British foreign affairs minister (Paupa and New Guinea), born in Rabaul, Territory of New Guinea
1943 – Terry Knight [Knapp], American rock singer, manager, and record producer (Grand Funk Railroad), born in Lapeer, Michigan (d. 2004)
1946 – Philip Wright, English rocker (Paper Lace), born in St. Ann’s, Nottingham
1987 – Jarrod Mullen, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 8th April 2021
1655 – Louis Willem I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, born in Paris (d. 1707)
1869 – Harvey Cushing, American neurosurgeon (blood pressure studies), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1939)
1912 – Alois Brunner, Austrian Nazi, assistant to Adolf Eichmann (convicted in absentia for crimes against humanity) born in Nádkút, Austria-Hungary (d. c. 2010)
1941 – Vivienne Westwood [Dame], English fashion designer, born in Tintwistle, England
1947 – Tom DeLay, American politician (Rep-R-Texas, 1985-2006), born in Laredo, Texas
1954 – Gary Carter, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (11 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1986; Gold Glove Award 1980–82; Montreal Expos, NY Mets), born in Culver City, California (d. 2012)
1955 – John Campbell, Canadian harness racing driver (6 x Hambletonian Stakes; 3 x Yonkers Trot; 8 x Kentucky Futurity), born in Ailsa Craig, Ontario
1959 – Franklyn Stephenson, Barbados born cricketer (great all-rounder), born in Saint James, Barbados
1974 – Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian American writer (Binti books), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1980 – Katee Sackhoff, American actress (Battlestar Galatica), born in Portland, Oregan
Famous Birthdays for 7th April 2021
1740 – Haym Salomon, Polish-born American broker who helped finance the American Revolution, born in Leszno, Poland (d. 1785)
1884 – Louis H N Bosch van Rosenthal, Dutch politician/resistance fighter
1920 – Ravi Shankar [Chowdhury], Bengali Brahmin sitar master and Indian classical music composer (West Meets East; Concert for Bangladesh), born in Benares, British, India (d. 2012)
1938 – Freddie Hubbard, jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1945 – Megas, Icelandic singer, songwriter and writer
1951 – John Dittrich, Union NJ, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels)
1962 – Andy Hampsten, cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
1972 – Malcolm Huckaby, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
1975 – Tiki Barber, running back (NY Giants)
1982 – Sonjay Dutt, Indian American professional wrestler
Famous Birthdays for 6th April 2021
1830 – James Augustine Healy, Macon Ga, 1st African American Roman Catholic bishop
1911 – Phyllis Tate, English composer, born in Buckinghamshire (d. 1987)
1918 – Karen [Ingeborg Klinkerfuss], German actress (Sky Murder, All Through the Night, Madame X), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1967)
1927 – Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist and orchestra leader (Jazz on a Summer Day), born in Queens, New York (d. 1996)
1934 – Anton Geesink, Dutch judoka (first non-Japanese world champion, Olympic gold 1964), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2010)
1952 – Marilu Henner, actress (Taxi, Man Who Loved Women, Eve Shade), born in Chicago, Illinois
1959 – Dianne Brill, Tampa, fashion designer/party girl (Queen of the Night)
1964 – Johnny Dee [DiTeodoro], American heavy metal drummer (Britny Fox-Boys in Heat, King Kobra), born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
1978 – Tim Hasselbeck, American football player
1988 – Fabrice Muamba, Anglo-Congolese footballer
Famous Birthdays for 5th April 2021
1626 – Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1679)
1788 – Franz Pforr, German painter and cartoonist (Lukasbund), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1812)
1832 – Jules Ferry, French statesman, born in Saint-Dié, France (d. 1893)
1845 – Jules Cambon, French ambassador, to U.S. (1897), Spain (1902–07) and Germany (1907–14), born in Paris (d. 1935)
1900 – Spencer Tracy, American actor (Woman of the Year, Adam’s Rib), born in Milwaukee (d. 1967)
1911 – Goddard Lieberson, English composer and record label executive (President of Columbia Records, 1957-71 and 73-75) born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England (d. 1977)
1917 – Richard Yardumian, American composer (Come Creator Spirit), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1985)
1942 – Peter Magowan, American businessman, MLB owner (SF Giants), born in NYC, NY (d. 2019)
1944 – James Buckley, CEO (Baltic Exchange)
1976 – Ross Gload, American baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 4th April 2021
1593 – Edward Nicholas, English statesman (Secretary of State to Charles I and Charles II), born in Winterbourne Earls, United Kingdom (d. 1669)
1916 – David White, American actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1990)
1922 – Elmer Bernstein, American movie music composer (The Magnificent Seven, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Age Of innocence, Thoroughly Modern Mille), born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
1932 – Anthony Perkins, American actor and singer (Psycho, Friendly Persuasion, Fear Strikes Out, Pretty Poison), born in NYC, New York (d. 1992)
1941 – Bill Tarmey, English actor (Coronation Street), born in Ardwick, Manchester (d. 2012)
1957 – Nobuyoshi Kuwano, Japanese musician (Rats and Star), born in Ōta, Tokyo
1958 – Derek Kallicharran, cricket all-rounder (Guyana, USA 1994 ICC Trophy), born in Berbice, Guyana
1974 – O. J. Santiago, American football tight end (Atlanta Falcons), born in Whitby, Ontario, Canada
1978 – Sam Moran, Australian entertainer (The Wiggles), born in Sydney, Australia
1979 – Andy McKee, American fingerstyle guitarist, born in Topeka, Kansas
Famous Birthdays for 3rd April 2021
1882 – Simon Elzinga, Dutch educator
1907 – Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography), born in Chrzanów, Poland (d. 1967)
1924 – Marlon Brando, American actor (The Godfather, A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2004)
1928 – Jennifer Paterson, English chef and TV personality (Two Fat Ladies), born in Kensington, London (d. 1999)
1936 – Jimmy McGriff, American jazz organist, born in Germantown, Philadelphia (d. 2008)
1942 – Wayne Newton, American singer and entertainer (Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast), born in Norfolk, Virginia
1949 – Eric Kloss, American jazz saxophonist, born in Greenville, Pennsylvania
1949 – Lyle Alzado, NFL defensive linesman (LA Raiders) and actor (Oceans of Fire, Hangfire), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1992)
1963 – Tsuyoshi Sekito, Japanese video game composer, born in Osaka, Japan
1981 – DeShawn Stevenson, American basketball player, born in Fresno, California
Famous Birthdays for 2nd April 2021
1653 – Prince George of Denmark, Prince Consort of Anne of England, born in Copenhagen Castle, Denmark (d. 1708)
1923 – Clifford Scott Green, American Federal Judge, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
1928 – Joseph Bernardin, American Cardinal of the Catholic Church, born in Columbia, South Carolina (d. 1996)
1930 – Girolamo Arriego, Italian composer, born in Palermo, Italy
1960 – Linford Christie, British athlete (Olympic gold men’s 100m 1992), born in Saint Andrew, Jamaica
1963 – Karl Beattie, English television director and producer (Most Haunted), born in Guildford, Surrey
1969 – Yj Nagata [Yuji], wrestler (NJPW)
1976 – Rory Sabbatini, South African golfer (US Masters 2007 runner-up, 6 PGA Tour titles, born in Durban, RSA
1976 – Evan McMullin, American independent candidate for President (2016), born in Provo, Utah
1982 – Marco Amelia, Italian soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; 2006 FIFA World Cup; Livorno), born in Frascati, Italy