April 14 - Births

Births

• 1126 – Averroes Arab Spanish physician, philosopher and polymath (d. 1198)
• 1336 – Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374)
• 1572 – Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)
• 1578 – Philip III of Spain (d. 1621)
• 1629 – Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician (d. 1695)
• 1668 – Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general (d. 1741)
• 1709 – Charles Collé, French dramatist and songwriter (d. 1783)
• 1714 – Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (d. 1788)
• 1738 – William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1809)
• 1741 – Emperor Momozono of Japan (d. 1762)
• 1773 – Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French statesman (d. 1854)
• 1788 – David G. Burnet, American politician, president of the Republic of Texas (d. 1870)
• 1800 – John Appold, British fur dyer and engineer (d. 1865)
• 1814 – Dimitri Kipiani, Georgian politician and writer (d. 1887)
• 1818 – Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (d. 1909)
• 1827 – Augustus Pitt Rivers, English archaeologist (d. 1900)
• 1857 – Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (d. 1944)
• 1866 – Anne Sullivan, American teacher, instructor and companion of Helen Keller (d. 1936)
• 1868 – Peter Behrens, German architect and designer (d. 1940)
• 1870 – Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter (d. 1905)
• 1870 – Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer (d. 1929)
• 1872 – Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-Islamic scholar and translator (d. 1953)
• 1881 – Husain Salaahuddin, Maldivian writer (d. 1948)
• 1882 – Moritz Schlick, Austrian philosopher, (d. 1936)
• 1886 – Ernst Robert Curtius, Alsatian philologist (d. 1956)
• 1886 – Árpád Tóth, Hungarian poet (d. 1928)
• 1889 – Arnold Joseph Toynbee, English historian (d. 1975)
• 1891 – B. R. Ambedkar, Indian jurist, maker of Indian Constitution (d. 1956)
• 1892 – Vere Gordon Childe, Australian philologist (d. 1957)
• 1892 – Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1962)
• 1897 – Claire Windsor, American actress (d. 1972)
• 1902 – Sylvio Mantha, Canadian hockey player (d. 1974)
• 1903 – Henry Corbin, French philosopher and iranologist (d. 1978)
• 1904 – Sir John Gielgud, English actor (d. 2000)
• 1905 – Elizabeth Huckaby, American educator (d. 1999)
• 1907 – François Duvalier, Haitian dictator (d. 1971)
• 1912 – Robert Doisneau, French photographer (d. 1994)
• 1913 – Jean Fournet, French conductor (d. 2008)
• 1916 – Don Willesee, Australian politician (d. 2003)
• 1917 – Marvin Miller, American labor activist
• 1917 – Valerie Hobson, British actress (d. 1998)
• 1918 – Mary Healy, American actress
• 1921 – Thomas Schelling, American economist, Nobel laureate
• 1923 – Roberto DeVicenzo, Argentine golfer
• 1924 – Shorty Rogers, American jazz musician and arranger (d. 1994)
• 1925 – Gene Ammons, American jazz saxophonist (d. 1974)
• 1925 – Abel Muzorewa, African politician, Prime Minister of Republic of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Rod Steiger, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1926 – Frank Daniel, Czech writer, director, and teacher (d. 1996)
• 1926 – Liz Renay, American actress (d. 2007)
• 1927 – Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2007)
• 1927 – Dany Robin, French actress (d. 1995)
• 1928 – Ezra Fleischer, Romanian-Israeli writer (d. 2006)
• 1929 – Gerry Anderson, English publisher, producer, director, and writer
• 1930 – René Desmaison, French mountaineer (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Bradford Dillman, American actor
• 1931 – Paul Masnick, Canadian hockey player
• 1932 – Bob Grant, English actor (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter, author, and philanthropist
• 1933 – Boris Strugatsky, Russian author (d. 2012)
• 1934 – Fredric Jameson, American philosopher and theorist
• 1935 – Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer
• 1936 – Bobby Nichols, American golfer
• 1936 – Frank Serpico, American police officer
• 1937 – Sepp Mayerl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 2012)
• 1941 – Julie Christie, British actress
• 1941 – Pete Rose, American baseball player
• 1942 – Valentin Lebedev, Russian cosmonaut
• 1942 – Björn Rosengren, Swedish politician
• 1943 – Fuad Siniora, Lebanese politician
• 1944 – John Sergeant, English journalist
• 1945 – Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter (The Outlaws, Deep Purple, Rainbow, and Blackmore's Night)
• 1945 – Roger Frappier, Canadian producer, director, actor, and editor
• 1945 – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Samoan politician, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa
• 1946 – Mireille Guiliano, French-American author
• 1948 – Berry Berenson, American photographer, actress, and model (d. 2001)
• 1948 – Anastasios Papaligouras, Greek lawyer and politician
• 1949 – DeAnne Julius, American-English economist
• 1949 – Chris Langham, British actor, writer, producer, director
• 1949 – John Shea, American actor
• 1950 – Francis Collins, American physician-geneticist
• 1950 – Péter Esterházy, Hungarian writer
• 1951 – Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist
• 1951 – José Eduardo González Navas, Spanish politician
• 1952 – Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish footballer and manager
• 1953 – David Buss, Evolutionary psychologist
• 1954 – Bruce Sterling, American author
• 1956 – Boris Šprem, Croatian politician (d. 2012)
• 1957 – Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor
• 1957 – Richard Jeni, American comedian (d. 2007)
• 1957 – Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, conductor, and composer
• 1958 – Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor and director
• 1958 – John D'Aquino, American actor
• 1960 – Brad Garrett, American actor
• 1961 – Robert Carlyle, British actor
• 1961 – Daniel Clowes, American cartoonist and screenwriter
• 1962 – Scott Boman, American politician
• 1962 – Guillaume LeBlanc, Canadian athlete
• 1964 – Greg Battle, Canadian football player
• 1964 – Gina McKee, British actress
• 1965 – Tom Dey, American director
• 1965 – Alexandre Jardin, French novelist
• 1965 – Kirk Windstein, English-American singer and guitarist (Crowbar, Down, Valume Nob, and Kingdom of Sorrow)
• 1966 – André Boisclair, Canadian politician
• 1966 – David Justice, American baseball player
• 1966 – Greg Maddux, American baseball player
• 1967 – Barrett Martin, American musician, producer, and composer (Mad Season, Screaming Trees, Skin Yard, and Tuatara)
• 1967 – Nicola Berti, Italian footballer
• 1967 – Steve Chiasson, Canadian hockey player (d. 1999)
• 1967 – Alain Côté, French-Canadian hockey player
• 1967 – Julia Zemiro, Australian actor and television presenter
• 1968 – Anthony Michael Hall, American actor
• 1969 – Brad Ausmus, American baseball player
• 1969 – Martyn LeNoble, Dutch bassist (Porno for Pyros)
• 1969 – Mark Macon, American basketball player
• 1969 – Vebjørn Selbekk, Norwegian journalist
• 1970 – Emre Altuğ, Turkish singer and actor
• 1970 – Shizuka Kudō, Japanese singer and actress (Onyanko Club)
• 1970 – Steve Avery, American baseball player
• 1971 – Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer
• 1971 – Carlos Pérez, Dominican baseball player
• 1971 – Gregg Zaun, American baseball player
• 1972 – Paul Devlin, England-Scottish footballer
• 1972 – Roberto Mejia, Dominican baseball player
• 1973 – Roberto Ayala, Argentine footballer
• 1973 – Adrien Brody, American actor
• 1973 – David Miller, American tenor (Il Divo)
• 1974 – Da Brat, American rapper and actress
• 1975 – Luciano Almeida, Brazilian footballer
• 1975 – Amy Birnbaum, American voice actress
• 1975 – Amy Dumas, American wrestler
• 1975 – Avner Dorman, Israeli composer
• 1975 – Konstantinos Nebegleras, Greek footballer
• 1975 – Rajeshwari Sachdev, Indian actress
• 1975 – Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 1976 – Christian Älvestam, Swedish singer-songwriter and musician (Scar Symmetry, Miseration, and Solution .45)
• 1976 – Georgina Chapman, English fashion designer
• 1976 – Anna DeForge, American basketball player
• 1976 – Kyle Farnsworth, American baseball player
• 1976 – Jason Wiemer, Canadian hockey player
• 1977 – Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress
• 1977 – Chandra Levy, American intern and murder victim (d. 2001)
• 1977 – Rob McElhenney, American actor
• 1978 – Paul O'Brien, Australian actor
• 1979 – Rebecca DiPietro, American model
• 1979 – Marios Elia, Greek-Cypriot footballer
• 1979 – Ross Filipo, New Zealand rugby player
• 1979 – Noé Pamarot, French footballer
• 1980 – Win Butler, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (Arcade Fire)
• 1980 – Claire Coffee, American actress
• 1980 – Kieran Mahon, English musician (The Cooper Temple Clause)
• 1981 – Mustafa Güngör, German rugby player
• 1981 – Amy Leach, British director
• 1982 – Mahii Vij, Indian actress
• 1983 – James McFadden, Scottish footballer
• 1983 – William Obeng, Ghanaian-American football player
• 1983 – Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgian basketball player
• 1984 – Blake Costanzo, American football player
• 1984 – Charles Hamelin, Canadian speed skater
• 1984 – Harumafuji Kōhei, Mongolian sumo wrestler, 70th Yokozuna
• 1984 – Adán Sánchez, American singer (d. 2004)
• 1984 – Tyler Thigpen, American football player
• 1985 – Grant Clitsome, Canadian ice hockey Player
• 1986 – Matt Derbyshire, English footballer
• 1986 – Anne Watanabe, Japanese model
• 1986 – Todd Gilles, American ice dancer
• 1987 – Michael Baze, American horse racing jockey (d. 2011)
• 1987 – Erwin Hoffer, Austrian footballer
• 1987 – Korina Perkovic, German tennis player
• 1988 – Eliška Klučinová, Czech heptathlete
• 1988 – Vasileios Pliatsikas, Greek footballer
• 1988 – Hannah Steffenburg, Swedish singer (Bubbles)
• 1989 – Joe Haden, American football player
• 1989 – Dafina Zeqiri, Kosovan-Swedish singer and dancer
• 1990 – Christian Alexander, American actor
• 1990 – Markus Smarzoch, German footballer
• 1992 – Frederik Sørensen, Danish footballer
• 1993 – Vivien Cardone, American actress
• 1993 – Graham Phillips, American actor and singer
• 1994 – Skyler Samuels, American actress
• 1995 – Catherine Grace Youngdale IV, American Royalty
• 1996 – Abigail Breslin, American actress
• 1998 – Brandon Ratcliff, American actor