1648 – Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706), born in Ribeira Palace, Lisbon (d. 1706)
1726 – Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, born in Stretta di Morosaglia, France (d. 1807)
1910 – Ernst Tittel, Austrian organist and composer, born in Sternberg, Moravia (d. 1969)
1920 – Padú del Caribe [Juan Chabaya Lampe], Aruban pianist and composer, known as the “Father of the Caribbean” (“Aruba Dushi Tera” – Aruba’s national anthem), born in Oranjestad, Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands (d. 2019)
1930 – Bruce Jay Friedman, American novelist (A Mother’s Kisses), playwright (Scuba Duba) and screenwriter (Splash), born in New York City (d. 2020)
1933 – Ilkka Kuusisto, Finnish opera composer, organist, arts administrator (Finnish National Opera, 1984-92), broadcaster, and educator, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2025)
1949 – Jimmy Hall, American southern rock singer and saxophonist (Wet Willie), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1972 – Juanita du Plessis (née Naudé), Namibian Afrikaans country music singer (“Ska-Rumba”), born in Windhoek, South West Africa
1972 – Natrone Means, American NFL running back (San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Harrisburg, North Carolina
1982 – Brock Gillespie, American basketball player (CB Ciudad de Valladolid), born in Des Moines, Iowa
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 25th April 2026
1677 – Guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Chevaux the Marly), born in Lyon, France (d. 1746)
1767 – Nicolas Oudinot, French marshal, born in Bar-le-Duc, France (d. 1847)
1905 – Walter Hassan, British automotive engineer, born in London (d. 1996)
1939 – Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, British photographer who took the formal wedding portraits of King Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, born in England (d. 2005)
1969 – Nir Shental, Israeli Men’s 470 sailor (Olympic 15th-1996), born in Jaffa, Israel
1975 – Ruben Gomez, American rocker (Menudo-Cannonball), born in Brooklyn, New York City
1978 – Matt Walker, British Paralympic swimmer, born in Stockport, England
1978 – Letícia Birkheuer, Brazilian model and actress, born in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
1983 – DeAngelo Williams, American National Football League runningback, born in Wynne, Arkansas
1985 – Giedo van der Garde, Dutch racing driver, born in Rhenen, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays for 24th April 2026
1538 – Gugliemo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1550-87), born in Mantua, Italy (d. 1587)
1906 – William Joyce, American-born Irish Fascist politician and NAZI propagandist, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1946)
1926 – Thorbjorn Falldin, Swedish politician, Prime Minister (1976-78, 79-82) and sheep farmer, born in Hogsjo (d. 2016)
1933 – Claire Davenport, English actress (The Elephant Man), born in Sale, Cheshire, England (d. 2002)
1944 – John McDonald, Australian rugby league centre (13 Tests; Queensland; Manly-Warringah RLFC), born in Toowoomba, Australia (d. 2023)
1945 – Greg McMackin, American football coach (Oregon Institute of Technology 1986-89; University of Hawaii 2008-11), born in Springfield, Oregon (d. 2023)
1954 – Vince Ferragamo, American football quarterback (LA Rams, Montreal Alouettes), born in Torrance, California
1965 – Mike Blowers, MLB infielder (NY Yankees, LA Dodgers), born in Würzburg, Germany
1984 – Tyson Ritter, American singer and songwriter (The All-American Rejects), born in Stillwater, Oklahoma
1997 – Lydia Ko, New Zealand golfer (Evian C’ship 2015, ANA Inspiration 2016, British Open 2024; Olympic gold 2024), born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 23rd April 2026
1185 – Afonso II, 3rd King of Portugal (1211-23), born in Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal (d. 1223)
1649 – Andreas Kneller, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1724)
1813 – Stephen A. Douglas, American politician, US senator from Illinois (Lincoln-Douglas debates), born in Brandon, Vermont (d. 1861)
1818 – John Gill Shorter, American politician (17th Governor of Alabama), born in Monticello, Georgia (d. 1872)
1907 – Lee Miller, American photographer (War correspondent for Vogue in WWII), born in Poughkeepsie, New York (d. 1977)
1937 – Don Massengale, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1967 runner-up), born in Jackson, Texas (d. 2007)
1939 – Bill Hagerty, British journalist and editor of The People (1991-92), born in Ilford, England (d. 2025)
1961 – George Lopez, Mexican-American actor and comedian, born in Mission Hills, Los Angeles
1968 – Stan Frazier, American drummer, record producer, and singer-songwriter (Sugar Ray, 1986-2012 – “Every Morning”), born in Newport Beach, California
1981 – Joanna Krupa, Polish-American supermodel, actress and television personality (The Real Housewives of Miami, Top Model), born in Warsaw, Poland
Famous Birthdays for 22nd April 2026
1518 – Antoine of Navarre [de Bourbon], King of Navarre, 1555-62), born in La Fère, Picardy, France (d. 1562)
1912 – Miguel Querol Gavalda, Spanish musicologist and composer, born in Ulldecona, Spain (d. 2002)
1915 – Dick Dudley, American TV host (Village Barn), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2000)
1926 – Charlotte Rae [Lubotsky], American character actress (Diff’rent Strokes, 1978-79, and The Facts Of Life, 1978-86 – “Mrs. Garrett”), comedienne, singer, and dancer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2018)
1935 – Dick Conway, New Zealand rugby union flanker/#8 (10 Tests; Otago RFU, Bay of Plenty RU), born in Whakatāne, New Zealand (d. 2022)
1945 – Alan Dukes, Irish Fine Gael politician, born in Drimnagh, Dublin, Ireland
1958 – Ken Olandt, American actor (April Fool’s Day, Imposter, Leprechaun), born in Richmond, California
1979 – Zoltan Gera, former Hungarian footballer and current manager of Vasas SC (Hungarian Player of the Year 2002, 04, 05), born in Pécs, Hungary
1987 – David Luiz Moreira Marinho, Brazilian football player (Chelsea, Brazil national team), born in Diadema, Brazil
1990 – Machine Gun Kelly [Colson Baker], American singer-songwriter and actor (Tickets to My Downfall), born in Houston, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 21st April 2026
1729 – Catherine the Great [Catherine II], German-born Empress of Russia (1762-96) who expanded the Russian empire, born in Stettin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1796)
1892 – Jaroslav Kvapil, Czech composer, born in Fryšták, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1959)
1915 – Werner Groebli, Swiss ice skating clown, (Frick in ice skating act Frick and Frack), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 2008)
1920 – Bruno Maderna, Italian conductor, and avant garde composer (Quadrivium; Satyricon), born in Venice, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1973)
1932 – Elaine May, American comedienne, writer and actress (New Leaf, Primary Colors), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1936 – Bob Cleary, American hockey HOF center (Olympic gold 1960; Harvard University), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
1944 – Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball coach (Australian Boomers 1988, 92 Olympics; 1986, 90 World C’ships), born in Bega, Australia
1956 – Rick DeMont, American 400m swimmer, drug disqualification (1972 Olympics)
1966 – Judy Diduck, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998)
1991 – Karolis Chvedukas, Lithuanian soccer midfielder (20 caps; FK Sūduva 163 games, Waterford FC), born in Marijampolė, Lithuania (d. 2023)
Famous Birthdays for 20th April 2026
1494 – John Agricola [Schneider], German theologian, a friend of Martin Luther, born in Eisleben, Germany (d. 1566)
1723 – Cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress, born in Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina (d. 1781)
1909 – Guido Alberti, Italian film actor (Marco the Magnificent), born in Benevento, Italy (d. 1996)
1927 – Karl Alexander Müller, Swiss superconductivity physicist (Nobel 1987), born in Basel. Switzerland (d. 2023)
1928 – Johnny Gavin, Irish soccer winger (7 caps Rep. Ireland; Norwich City 312 games), born in Limerick, Ireland (d. 2007)
1937 – George Takei, American actor (Sulu-Star Trek, Green Berets), born in Los Angeles, California
1938 – Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 4x100m 1956; 400m 1964), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2017)
1951 – Luther Vandross, American soul singer, songwriter (“Endless Love”; “Dance With My Father”), and vocal arranger (David Bowie – Young Americans), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2005)
1966 – David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist, born in Sydney, Australia
1997 – Alexander Zverev, German tennis player (ATP Finals 2018; US Open 2020 and French Open 2024 runner-up), born in Hamburg, Germany
Famous Birthdays for 19th April 2026
1830 – Karl Josef Rudolph Cornely, German Jesuit biblical scholar, born in Breyell, Germany (d. 1908)
1858 – May Robson [Mary J Robison], Australian actress (Apple Annie), born in Moama, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1942)
1898 – Constance Talmadge, American comedienne and actress (Intolerance; Her Primitive Lover), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1973)
1915 – Dorian Le Gallienne, Australian composer (Four Holy Sonnets of John Donne; Jinker Ride), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1963)
1927 – Don Barbour, American singer (The Four Freshmen), born in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (d. 1961)
1928 – Richard L. Garwin, American polymathic physicist who worked on the hydrogen bomb, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2025)
1944 – Saleem Altaf, Pakistan cricket medium-pace bowler (21 Tests, 46 wickets; Lahore, Punjab Uni, Pakistan Int. Airlines), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1970 – Kelly Holmes, British athlete (Olympic gold 800m, 1500m 2004), born in Hildenborough, England
1983 – Victoria Yeates, English actress (Call the Midwife, Fantastic Beasts), born in Bournemouth, England
2001 – PinkPantheress [Victoria Walker], English-Kenyan singer-songwriter and record producer (“Stateside”, “Boy’s a Liar”, “Tonight”), first woman to win a BRIT Award for Best Producer, born in Bath, England
Famous Birthdays for 18th April 2026
1786 – Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, Swiss composer, born in Lucerne, Switzerland (d. 1868)
1813 – James McCune Smith, African-American doctor and abolitionist, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1865)
1889 – Jessie Street, Australian suffragette and aboriginal rights fighter, born in Ranchi, Bihar, Bengal Presidency, British Raj (d. 1970)
1910 – Jamie Whitten, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi), born in Cascilla, Mississippi (d. 1995)
1915 – Joy Davidman, American poet, writer and wife of C. S. Lewis, born in New York City (d. 1960)
1927 – Jim De Courcy, Australian cricketer (Australian batsman 1953), born in Newcastle, New South Wales (d. 2000)
1929 – Peter Hordern, British Conservative Party politician known for promoting monetarism, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2024)
1937 – Joaquim Carvalho, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (6 caps; Sporting CP), born in Barreiro, Portugal (d. 2022)
1968 – Jorge Rodríguez, Mexican soccer midfielder (40 caps; CD Toluca 201 games), born in Toluca, Mexico (d. 2024)
1974 – Madeleine Peyroux, American French jazz and blues singer-songwriter, born in Athens, Georgia
Famous Birthdays for 17th April 2026
1586 – John Ford, English dramatist (‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore), born in Ilsington, Devon, England (d. 1639)
1833 – Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1900)
1912 – Isador Caplan, British lawyer and Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, born in Blackpool, England (d. 1995)
1916 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960-65, 1970-77 and 1994-2000) and 1st female head of state, born in Ratnapura, British Ceylon (d. 2000)
1931 – Ruth Etchells, English poet and educator (Principal of St John’s College Durham, 1979-88), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2012)
1952 – Arkan [Željko Ražnatović], Serbian paramilitary leader, born in Brežice, Slovenia (d. 2000)
1958 – Marina Yee, Belgian fashion designer and member of the Antwerp Six, born in Temse, Belgium (d. 2025)
1968 – Adam McKay, American director (The Big Short, Vice), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1982 – Brad Boyes, Canadian hockey player, 2003-16 (St. Louis Blues, and 6 other teams), born in Mississauga, Ontario
1989 – (Avriel) “Avi” Kaplan, American pop bass vocalist (Pentatonix, 2011-2017; Avriel and the Sequoias), born in Visalia, California