1572 – Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher, born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1632)
1842 – Sven August Körling, Swedish composer, born in Misterhult, Sweden (d. 1919)
1852 – Henrique Oswald, Brazilian composer, born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1931)
1886 – Edward C. Tolman, American psychologist (behaviorism), born in West Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1959)
1895 – Mary Marquet, Russian actress (Matter of Resistance), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1979)
1913 – Jean Fournet, French conductor, born in Rouen, France (d. 2008)
1917 – Valerie Hobson, British actress (Great Expectations), born in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland (d. 1998)
1951 – Gregory “Greg” Winter, British biochemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018) known for the therapeutic use of antibodies, born in Leicester, England
1957 – Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, conductor and composer
1961 – Robert Carlyle, British actor (Trainspotting, The Full Monty), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 13th April 2021
1771 – Richard Trevithick, English inventor (steam locomotive), born in Tregajorran, England (d. 1833)
1849 – Enrique José Varona, Cuban author, born in Puerto Principe, Cuba (d. 1933)
1887 – Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician and President of the Canadian Medical Association, born in Gladstone, Manitoba (d. 1995)
1922 – Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian politician and 1st President of Tanzania (1964-1985), born in Butiama, Tanganyika (d. 1999)
1932 – Barney Simon, South African theatre director and writer, born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1995)
1950 – Tommy Raudonikis, Australian rugby league halfback (20 Tests; Rothmans Medal 1972; Wests, Newtown) and coach (Wests, NSW), born in Bathurst, Australia (d. 2021)
1965 – Patricio Pouchulu, Argentine architect, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1969 – Harold Pruett, American actor (Sybil, Embrace of the Vampire), born in Anchorage, Alaska (d. 2002)
1976 – Yu Ji-tae, South Korean actor, born in Seoul
1992 – Emma Degerstedt, American actress, born in Long Beach, California
Famous Birthdays for 12th April 2021
1788 – Johan Erik Nordblom, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1848)
1801 – Joseph Franz Karl Lanner, Austrian composer and violinist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1843)
1915 – Ernest Borneman, German sexual researcher, psychotherapist, musician and writer (Bang, You’re Dead), born in Berlin (d. 1995)
1925 – Evelyn Berezin, American computer pioneer, invented first word processor, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2018)
1931 – Martin Boykan, American composer, born in NYC, New York
1940 – Herbie Hancock, American pianist (I Thought it Was You), born in Chicago, Illinois
1942 – Jacob Zuma, South African politician, President of South Africa (2009-18), born in Nkandla, South Africa
1952 – Reuben Gant, American professional football player (Buffalo Bills), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1967 – Donna Andrews, American golfer (Nabisco Dinah Shore 1994), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
1969 – Michael Jackson, American NFL wide receiver (NFL receiving TD leader 1996; Baltimore Ravens), born in Tangipahoa, Louisiana (d. 2017)
Famous Birthdays for 11th April 2021
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)
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