1780 – Charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), born in Besançon, France (d. 1844)
1855 – Anatoly Liadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake), born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1914)
1872 – Eyvind Alnaes, Norwegian composer, born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 1932)
1908 – Jack Williamson, American sci-fi author (Cometeers), born in Brisbee, Arizona Territory (d. 2006)
1927 – Big Jay [Cecil James] McNeely, American RandB saxophonist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2018)
1935 – Lennie “Len” Weinrib, American comedian and actor (H.R. Pufnstuf, Bedknobs and Broomsticks), born in NYC, New York (d. 2006)
1949 – Eddie Hart, American 100m runner (Olympic-1972)
1962 – Robert Druppers, runner (world record 1 km indoor)
1976 – God Shammgod, NBA guard (Wash Wizards)
1983 – Jay Cutler, American football player
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 28th April 2020
1838 – Tobias Asser, Dutch advocate of world law (Nobel 1911), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1913)
1908 – Michael Fitzmaurice, American radio actor (Superman, Reported Missing, 14 Hours), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1967)
1917 – Robert Anderson, American writer (Tea and Sympathy, I Never Sang for My Father), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2009)
1923 – Adele Mara [Adelaida Delgado], American actress, singer and dancer (Cool Million, Wheels), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 2010)
1927 – Garry [Garfield Howard] Weston, English industrial billionaire (Twinings Tea)
1938 – Madge Sinclair, Jamaican actress (Bell-Roots, Trapper John), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1995)
1945 – Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1969)
1948 – Marcia Strassman, American actress (Julle Kotter-Welcome Back Kotter), born in New York, (d. 2014)
1960 – Walter Zenga, Italian footballer
1963 – Obiageli Ezekwesili, Nigerian Accountant and World Bank official (#BringBackOurGirls campaign)
Famous Birthdays for 27th April 2020
1767 – Andreas Romberg, German violinist and composer (Song of the Clock), born in Vechta, Germany (d. 1821)
1871 – Arthur Nevin, American composer, born in Edgeworth, Pennsylvania (d. 1943)
1878 – Frank Gotch, American professional wrestler, born in Humboldt, Iowa (d. 1917)
1927 – Coretta Scott King, American activist and wife of Martin Luther King Jr., born in Heiberger, Alabama (d. 2006)
1936 – John Burningham, English author and illustrator of childrens books (Mr Grumpy’s Outing), born in Farnham, England (d. 2019)
1942 – James Lee “Jim” Keltner, American drummer, described as “the leading session drummer in America”, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1942 – Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-6, TM-18), born in Tula, Russia
1948 – Amrit Kumar Bohara, Nepalese politician, leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
1967 – Erik Thomson, Scottish-New Zealand actor (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys), born in Inverness, Scotland
1979 – Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player, born in Tasmania, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 26th April 2020
1796 – Auguste Mathieu Panseron, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1859)
1846 – Giuseppe Arimondi, Italian general who fought in the Italo-Ethiopian War, born in Savigliano (d. 1896)
1856 – Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906-12), born in Melbourne, Victoria Colony (d. 1930)
1904 – Paul-Émile Léger, Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop (Montreal), born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada (d. 1991)
1921 – James “Jimmy” Giuffre, American jazz musician, composer, and arranger, born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2008)
1927 – Jack Douglas, English comedian (My Brother Was an Only Child, Jack Paar Show), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 1989)
1930 – Derek Waring [Barton-Chapple], British actor (Z-Cars, Barnacle Bill, Arthur-Heart of the Country), born in Mill Hill, London (d. 2007)
1938 – Duane Eddy, American guitarist (Peter Gunn, Cannonball), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1942 – Claudine Auger, French actress (Thunderball) and Miss France (1958), born in Paris, France
1973 – Mark Davis, American NBA guard and forward (Philadelphia 76ers, Minnesota Timberwolves), born in Thibodaux, Louisiana
Famous Birthdays for 25th April 2020
1228 – Conrad IV, King of Germany, Jerusalem and Sicily, born in Andria, Sicily (d. 1254)
1869 – Karl Prohaska, Austrian composer, born in Mödling, Austria (d. 1927)
1901 – Ernst Gernot Klussmann, German composer, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1975)
1906 – Sally Salminen, Finnish writer (Katrina), born in Vårdö, Finland (d. 1976)
1941 – Lawrence J. Smith, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1983-93), born in Brooklyn, New York
1948 – Mike Selvey, English cricketer (England pace bowler of late 70’s), born in Chiswick, Middlesex, England
1949 – James Fenton, English poet and journalist, born in Lincoln, England
1950 – Steve Ferrone, English rock drummer (Average White Band), born in Brighton, England
1964 – Andy Bell, English rocker (Erasure-Oh L’Amour), born in Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, England
1970 – Steve Tovar, American NFL linebacker (Cin Bengals), born in Elyria, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 24th April 2020
1796 – Karl Leberecht Immermann, German writer, born in Magdeburg (d. 1840)
1804 – Thomas Oliver Selfridge, American Navy Officer (d. 1902)
1849 – Joseph Gallieni, French general (Battle of Marne) and military governor of Paris, born in Saint-Béat, France (d. 1916)
1908 – Marceline Day [Newlin], American actress (The Cameraman, The Arm of the Law), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 2000)
1926 – Glen Hobbie, American MLB pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Witt, Illinois (d. 2013)
1955 – John de Mol Jr., Dutch media businessman, born in The Hague, Netherlands
1965 – Son Chang-Min, South Korean actor, born in Busan, South Korea
1968 – Stacy Haiduk, American actress (Lana Lang-Superboy), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
1975 – Sam Doumit, American actress (Shameless), born in Sacramento, California
1996 – Ashleigh Barty, Australian tennis player (French Open 2019; WTA Finals 2019, World #1 2019), born in Ipswich, Queensland
Famous Birthdays for 23rd April 2020
1564 – William Shakespeare, English Poet and playwright (Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth), born in Stratford upon Avon, (d. 1616) traditionally regarded as his birthdate,
1818 – John Gill Shorter, American politician (17th Governor of Alabama), born in Monticello, Georgia (d. 1872)
1861 – Edmund Allenby, Viscount Allenby, British Fieldmarshal, General at Battle of Megiddo, born in Brackenhurst, England (d. 1936)
1897 – Lester B. Pearson, 14th Canadian Prime Minister (1963-68) (Nobel Peace Prize 1957), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1972)
1900 – Jim Bottomley, American baseball player, born in Oglesby, Illinois (d. 1959)
1932 – Jim Fixx, American jogger and writer (Jim Fixx on Running), born in NYC, New York (d. 1984)
1936 – Joseph Willaert, Flemish painter, born in Diksmuide, Belgium (d. 2014)
1962 – John Hannah, Scottish actor (Four Weddings and a Funeral), born in East Kilbride, Scotland
1973 – Patrick Poulin, Canadian NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Vanier, Quebec, Canada
1988 – Alistair Brownlee, British triathlete (Olympic gold 2012, 16), born in Dewsbury, England
Famous Birthdays for 22nd April 2020
1711 – Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College, born in Windham, Connecticut (d. 1779)
1902 – Megan Lloyd George, English politician (1st female MP for Welsh – Carmarthen), born in Criccieth, Caernarfonshire, Wales (d. 1966)
1909 – Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (History of the Greeks), born in Fucecchio, Italy (d. 2001)
1915 – Dick Dudley, American TV host (Village Barn), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2000)
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)
1922 – Lou Stein, American pianist (Tonight! America After Dark), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
1958 – Ashraf Ali, cricket wicket-keeper (Pakistani mid-80s)
1960 – Randall L. Stephenson, American business executive
1963 – Sean Lock, British comedian and actor (British Comedy Award, 2000), born in Chertsey, Surrey
1980 – Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 21st April 2020
1673 – Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1742)
1920 – Christopher Dark [Alfred Francis DeLeo], American actor, (World Without End, The Time Tunnel), born in NYC, New York (d. 1971)
1922 – Allan Watkins, cricketer, England batsman late 40s early 50s)
1936 – Anthony Joseph Gnazzo, composer
1947 – John Weider, bassist (Family-Family Entertainment)
1954 – James Morrison [Paige], American actor (24, Twin Peaks), born in Bountiful, Utah
1954 – Dale Eggeling, American golfer (3 LPGA titles), born in Statesboro, Georgia
1959 – Robert Smith, English rock guitarist and vocalist (Cure-Hell’s Kitchen), born in Blackpool, England
1972 – Gwendal Peizerat, French ice dancer
1980 – Jeff Keppinger, American baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 20th April 2020
1646 – Charles Plumier, French botanist (Frangipani genus Plumeria is named after him), born in Marseille, France (d. 1704)
1889 – Adolf Hitler, Austrian-born German dictator and Führer of Nazi Germany (1936-45), born in Gasthof zum Pommer, Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary (d. 1945)
1937 – George Takei, American actor (Sulu-Star Trek, Green Berets), born in Los Angeles, California
1939 – Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norwegian Prime Minister (1981-82, 1986-89, 1990-96) and Director-General of the World Health Organisation, born in Bærum, Norway
1941 – Ryan O’Neal, American actor (Love Story, Paper Moon), born in Los Angeles, California
1946 – Gordon Smiley, American racecar driver, born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1982)
1954 – Peter Toohey, Australian cricketer (NSW and Australian batsman 1977-80), born in Blayney, Australia
1964 – Paul Nobes, Australian cricketer (prolific opening batsman for Victoria and SA), born in Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia
1967 – J. D. Roth, American TV host (Fun House), born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
1976 – Joey Lawrence, American actor (Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania