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Famous April Birthdays

The following 7,811 famous people including celebrities were born in the month of April. A random sample was chosen for each day. Click the    after the name to explore the birth date info. You might also want to browse the filtered celebrity birthdays in April.

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April 1

  • 1824
    Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (d. 1901)
  • 1926
    Gérard La Forest, Canadian lawyer and judge  
  • 1957
    Stephen O'Brien, Tanzanian-English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills  
  • 1985
    Beth Tweddle, English gymnast  
  • 1989
    Jan Blokhuijsen, Dutch speed skater  

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April 2

  • 1565
    Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)
  • 1900
    Roberto Arlt, Argentinian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1942)
  • 1925
    Hans Rosenthal, German radio and television host (d. 1987)  
  • 1942
    Roshan Seth, Indian-English actor  
  • 1962
    Billy Dean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist  

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April 3

  • 1925
    Tony Benn, English pilot and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (d. 2014)  
  • 1931
    William Bast, American screenwriter and author (d. 2015)  
  • 1974
    Drew Shirley, American guitarist and songwriter (Switchfoot and All Together Separate)  
  • 1986
    Sergio Sánchez Ortega, Spanish footballer  
  • 1990
    Nico Ibaviosa, Filipino actor  

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April 4

  • 1780
    Edward Hicks, American minister and painter (d. 1849)
  • 1938
    A. Bartlett Giamatti, American businessman and academic (d. 1989)  
  • 1947
    Wiranto, Indonesian general and politician  
  • 1948
    Derek Thompson, Northern Irish actor  
  • 1962
    Kailasho Devi, Indian social worker and politician  

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April 5

  • 1912
    Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997)  
  • 1949
    Judith Resnik, American engineer and astronaut (d. 1986)  
  • 1950
    Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (ABBA)  
  • 1964
    Princess Erika, French singer-songwriter and actress  
  • 1987
    Sergei Lepmets, Estonian footballer  

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April 6

  • 1857
    Arthur Wesley Dow, American painter and photographer (d. 1922)
  • 1920
    Jack Cover, American pilot and physicist, invented the Taser gun (d. 2009)  
  • 1938
    Roy Thinnes, American actor  
  • 1967
    Kathleen Barr, Canadian voice actress and singer  
  • 1977
    Ville Nieminen, Finnish ice hockey player  

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April 7

  • 1930
    Roger Vergé, French chef and restaurateur (d. 2015)  
  • 1937
    Cynthia Lynn, Latvian-American actress (d. 2014)  
  • 1941
    Tord Magnuson, Swedish businessman  
  • 1946
    Zaid Abdul-Aziz, American basketball player  
  • 1967
    Artemis Gounaki, Greek-German singer-songwriter  

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April 8

  • 1905
    Erwin Keller, German field hockey player (d. 1971)  
  • 1939
    Mary Leona Gage, American model and actress, Miss USA 1957 (d. 2010)  
  • 1955
    Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician  
  • 1968
    Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler  
  • 1975
    Funda Arar, Turkish singer  

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April 9

  • 1933
    Richard Rose, American political scientist and academic  
  • 1976
    Blayne Weaver, American actor and screenwriter  
  • 1980
    Isabelle Severino, French gymnast and actress  
  • 1983
    Ryan Clark, Australian actor  
  • 1987
    Kassim Abdallah, French-Comorian footballer  

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April 10

  • 1891
    Frank Barson, English footballer and coach (d. 1968)
  • 1897
    Ross Youngs, American baseball player (d. 1927)
  • 1979
    Kenyon Coleman, American football player  
  • 1984
    Cara DeLizia, American actress  
  • 1986
    Ayesha Takia, Indian actress  

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April 11

  • 1914
    Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian animator, director, and producer (d. 1987)  
  • 1938
    Kurt Moll, German actor and singer  
  • 1963
    Waldemar Fornalik, Polish footballer and manager  
  • 1964
    John Cryer, English journalist and politician  
  • 1981
    Alexandre Burrows, Canadian ice hockey player  

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April 12

  • 1861
    Walter Bingle, Australian public servant (d. 1928)
  • 1922
    Simon Kapwepwe, Zambian politician, 2nd Vice President of Zambia (d. 1980)  
  • 1945
    Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician and diplomat (d. 2006)  
  • 1979
    Cristian Ranalli, Italian footballer  
  • 1993
    Dorial Green-Beckham, American football player  

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April 13

  • 1851
    Robert Abbe, American surgeon and radiologist (d. 1928)
  • 1892
    Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, English air marshal (d. 1984)
  • 1939
    Paul Sorvino, American actor, singer, and director  
  • 1950
    Joseph Paul Franklin, American serial killer (d. 2013)  
  • 1960
    Olaf Ludwig, German cyclist and manager  

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April 14

  • 1903
    Henry Corbin, French philosopher and academic (d. 1978)  
  • 1913
    Jean Fournet, French conductor (d. 2008)  
  • 1956
    Larry Winters, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2015)  
  • 1967
    Alain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player  
  • 1975
    Luciano Almeida, Brazilian footballer  

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April 15

  • 1832
    Wilhelm Busch, German poet, painter, and illustrator (d. 1908)
  • 1947
    David Omand, English civil servant and academic  
  • 1950
    Josiane Balasko, French actress, director, and screenwriter  
  • 1963
    Manzoor Elahi, Pakistani cricketer  
  • 1995
    Cody Christian, American actor  

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April 16

  • 1929
    Ralph Slatyer, Australian biologist and ecologist (d. 2012)  
  • 1980
    Juliette Marquis, Ukrainian actress, model, and ballerina  
  • 1980
    Paul London, American wrestler  
  • 1990
    Jérémy Kapone, French actor and singer  
  • 2008
    Princess Eléonore of Belgium  

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April 17

  • 1897
    Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian philosopher and educator (d. 1981)
  • 1940
    Chuck Menville, American animator and screenwriter (d. 1992)  
  • 1972
    Gary Bennett, American baseball player  
  • 1978
    Loukas Louka, Cypriot footballer  
  • 1979
    Eric Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player  

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April 18

  • 1896
    Na Hye-sok, South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (d. 1948)
  • 1940
    Jaak Lipso, Estonian basketball player and coach  
  • 1947
    Cindy Pickett, American actress  
  • 1969
    Keith DeCandido, American author  
  • 1970
    Tatiana Stefanidou, Greek journalist and talk show host  

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April 19

  • 1930
    Ewan Jamieson, New Zealand air marshal (d. 2013)  
  • 1941
    Roberto Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor  
  • 1943
    Lorenzo Sanz, Spanish businessman  
  • 1978
    Amanda Sage, American-Austrian painter and educator  
  • 1985
    Valon Behrami, Swiss footballer  

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April 20

  • 1919
    Richard Hillary, Australian lieutenant and pilot (d. 1943)  
  • 1920
    Ronald Speirs, American colonel (d. 2007)  
  • 1945
    Bobby Jameson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)  
  • 1949
    Jessica Lange, American actress, singer, and producer  
  • 1976
    Shay Given, Irish footballer and manager  

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April 21

  • 1651
    Joseph Vaz, Sri Lankan priest, missionary, and saint (d. 1711)
  • 1956
    Nina Temple, English activist  
  • 1958
    Andie MacDowell, American actress and producer  
  • 1965
    Ed Belfour, Canadian ice hockey player  
  • 1984
    Michael Tinsley, American hurdler  

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April 22

  • 1933
    Anthony Llewellyn, Welsh-American chemist and astronaut (d. 2013)  
  • 1938
    Adam Raphael, English journalist and author  
  • 1967
    David J. C. MacKay, English physicist, engineer, and academic  
  • 1978
    Esteban Tuero, Argentinian race car driver  
  • 1980
    Courtney Friel, American journalist  

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April 23

  • 1901
    E. B. Ford, English biologist and geneticist (d. 1988)  
  • 1907
    Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor, designed the Wotruba Church (d. 1975)  
  • 1974
    Carlos Dengler, American bass player (Interpol)  
  • 1976
    Gabriel Damon, American actor  
  • 1986
    Jessica Stam, Canadian model and actress  

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April 24

  • 1887
    Denys Finch Hatton, English hunter (d. 1931)
  • 1955
    Eamon Gilmore, Irish union leader and politician, 25th Tánaiste of Ireland  
  • 1969
    Viveca Paulin, Swedish-American actress  
  • 1982
    David Jay, American asexual activist  
  • 1987
    Kristopher Letang, Canadian ice hockey player  

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April 25

  • 1871
    Lorne Currie, French-English sailor (d. 1926)
  • 1950
    Valentyna Kozyr, Ukrainian high jumper  
  • 1954
    Melvin Burgess, English author  
  • 1959
    Daniel Kash, Canadian actor and director  
  • 1984
    Isaac Kiprono Songok, Kenyan runner  

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April 26

  • 1942
    Svyatoslav Belza, Russian journalist, author, and critic (d. 2014)  
  • 1957
    Michel Barrette, Canadian comedian and actor  
  • 1977
    Samantha Cristoforetti, Italian astronaut  
  • 1983
    Jessica Lynch, American soldier and educator  
  • 1988
    Hazel Ann Mendoza, Spanish-Filipino actress  

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April 27

  • 1875
    Frederick Fane, Irish-born, English cricketer (d. 1960)
  • 1921
    John Stott, English clergyman and theologian (d. 2011)  
  • 1931
    Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist and educator  
  • 1959
    Marco Pirroni, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Adam and the Ants, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Wolfmen, Rema-Rema, and Spear of Destiny)  
  • 1980
    Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer  

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April 28

  • 1868
    Lucy Booth, English composer (d. 1953)
  • 1955
    Nicky Gumbel, English priest and author  
  • 1955
    Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington  
  • 1974
    Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer  
  • 1974
    Vernon Kay, English radio and television host  

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April 29

  • 1899
    Mary Petty, American illustrator (d. 1976)
  • 1957
    Geoffrey Gould, American actor  
  • 1965
    Larisa Turchinskaya, Russian-Australian heptathlete and coach  
  • 1970
    Uma Thurman, American actress and singer  
  • 1988
    Jonathan Toews, Canadian ice hockey player  

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April 30

  • 1870
    Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1944)
  • 1896
    Hans List, Austrian scientist and businessman, founded the AVL Engineering Company (d. 1996)
  • 1923
    Percy Heath, American bassist (Heath Brothers and Modern Jazz Quartet) (d. 2005)  
  • 1965
    Steven Klein, American photographer  
  • 1972
    J. R. Richards, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dishwalla)  

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