April 2 - Births

Births

• 742 – Charlemagne, King of the Franks (d. 814)
• 1527 – Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. 1598)
• 1545 – Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)
• 1565 – Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)
• 1614 – Jahanara Begum Sahib, Imperial Princess, daughter of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal (d. 1681)
• 1618 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663)
• 1647 – Maria Sibylla Merian, German botanist (d. 1717)
• 1653 – Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)
• 1719 – Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (d. 1803)
• 1725 – Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and writer (d. 1798)
• 1781 – Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Indian religious leader (d. 1830)
• 1788 – Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862)
• 1788 – Wilhelmine Reichard, German balloonist (d. 1848)
• 1789 – Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentine military (d. 1871)
• 1798 – August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet (d. 1874)
• 1805 – Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (d. 1875)
• 1814 – Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (d. 1879)
• 1827 – William Holman Hunt, English painter (d. 1910)
• 1838 – Léon Gambetta, French statesman (d. 1882)
• 1840 – Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902)
• 1841 – Clément Ader, French aviation pioneer (d. 1926)
• 1861 – Iván Persa, Hungarian-Slovene writer and catholic priest (d. 1935)
• 1862 – Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher, diplomat, and educator, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1947)
• 1867 – Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer (d. 1925)
• 1869 – Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (d. 1928)
• 1870 – Julius Körner, German rower (death date unknown)
• 1875 – Walter Chrysler, American automobile pioneer (d. 1940)
• 1875 – William Donne, English cricket player (d. 1942)
• 1884 – J.C. Squire, British poet, writer, and historian (d. 1958)
• 1891 – Jack Buchanan, Scottish actor, singer, producer and director (d. 1957)
• 1891 – Max Ernst, German painter (d. 1976)
• 1900 – Roberto Arlt, Argentine writer (d. 1942)
• 1900 – Anis Fuleihan, Cypriot-American composer, conductor, and pianist (d. 1970)
• 1902 – Jan Tschichold, German typographer (d. 1974)
• 1903 – Lionel Chevrier, Canadian politician (d. 1987)
• 1906 – Alphonse-Marie Parent, Canadian priest, educator and academic administrator (d. 1970)
• 1907 – Luke Appling, American baseball player (d. 1991)
• 1908 – Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer (d. 2003)
• 1910 – Paul Triquet, Canadian military officer (d. 1980)
• 1910 – Chico Xavier, Brazilian medium (d. 2002)
• 1912 – Herbert Mills, American singer (The Mills Brothers) (d. 1989)
• 1914 – Alec Guinness, English actor (d. 2000)
• 1917 – Dabbs Greer, American actor (d. 2007)
• 1917 – Lou Monte, American singer (d. 1989)
• 1920 – Gerald Bouey, Canadian civil servant, Governor of the Bank of Canada (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Jack Webb, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1982)
• 1921 – Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (d. 2002)
• 1923 – Clifford Scott Green, American Federal Judge (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Gloria Henry, American actress
• 1923 – G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician
• 1924 – Bobby Avila, Mexican baseball player (d. 2004)
• 1925 – George MacDonald Fraser, English author (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Hans Rosenthal, German Radio and television host (d. 1987)
• 1926 – Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver
• 1927 – Carmen Basilio, American boxer (d. 2012)
• 1927 – Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer (d. 2006)
• 1927 – Kenneth Tynan, English critic and writer (d. 1980)
• 1928 – Joseph Bernardin, American cardinal (d. 1996)
• 1928 – Serge Gainsbourg, French singer, songwriter, actor and director (d. 1991)
• 1928 – David Robinson, Irish horticulturist (d. 2004)
• 1930 – Roddy Maude-Roxby, English actor
• 1930 – William Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (d. 2012)
• 1932 – Edward Egan, American Cardinal-Archbishop Emeritus of New York
• 1933 – György Konrád, Hungarian author, sociologist, essayist
• 1934 – Paul Joseph Cohen, American mathematician (d. 2007)
• 1934 – Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (d. 1997)
• 1934 – Carl Kasell, American newscaster
• 1935 – Sharon Acker, Canadian actress
• 1937 – Dick Radatz, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1937 – Denis Tuohy, British journalist
• 1938 – John Larsson, Swedish 17th General of The Salvation Army
• 1938 – Booker Little, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1961)
• 1938 – Al Weis, American baseball player
• 1939 – Marvin Gaye, American singer (The Moonglows) (d. 1984)
• 1939 – Anthony Lake, American political figure
• 1939 – Lise Thibault, Canadian civil servant, 27th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
• 1940 – Donald Jackson, Canadian figure skater
• 1940 – Mike Hailwood, British motorcycle racer (d. 1981)
• 1940 – Penelope Keith, English actress
• 1941 – Dr. Demento, American radio personality
• 1942 – Leon Russell, American pianist and guitarist
• 1942 – Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef
• 1942 – Roshan Seth, Indian actor
• 1943 – Caterina Bueno, Italian singer (d. 2007)
• 1943 – Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (The Free Spirits and The Eleventh House)
• 1944 – Bill Malinchak, American football player
• 1945 – Linda Hunt, American actress
• 1945 – Jürgen Drews, German singer
• 1945 – Reggie Smith, American baseball player
• 1945 – Don Sutton, American baseball player
• 1945 – Anne Waldman, American poet
• 1946 – Judith A. Lanzinger, American jurist, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
• 1946 – Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist (The Guess Who) (d. 1997)
• 1947 – Sam Anderson, American actor
• 1947 – Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer
• 1947 – Emmylou Harris, American singer
• 1947 – Camille Paglia, American writer
• 1948 – Roald Als, Danish cartoonist
• 1948 – Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer
• 1948 – Daniel Okrent, American writer and editor
• 1948 – Joan D. Vinge, American author
• 1949 – Paul Gambaccini, British radio and television presenter
• 1949 – Bernd Müller, German footballer
• 1949 – Ron Palillo, American actor (d. 2012)
• 1949 – Pamela Reed, American actress
• 1949 – David Robinson, American drummer (The Modern Lovers, DMZ, and The Cars)
• 1950 – Lynn Westmoreland, American politician
• 1951 – Ayako Okamoto, Japanese golfer
• 1951 – Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist
• 1952 – Pat Drummond, Australian singer-songwriter (The Bushwackers)
• 1952 – Thierry Le Luron, French humorist (d. 1986)
• 1952 – Leon Wilkeson, American bass player (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2001)
• 1953 – Jim Allister, Irish politician
• 1953 – Debralee Scott, American actress (d. 2005)
• 1953 – James Vance, American comic book writer, author and playwright
• 1954 – Gregory Abbott, American singer, musician and composer
• 1954 – Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese musician (P-Model)
• 1954 – Donald Petrie, American director
• 1955 – Michael Stone, Irish loyalist
• 1957 – Giuliana De Sio, Italian actress
• 1958 – Stefano Bettarello, Italian rugby player
• 1958 – Larry Drew, American basketball player
• 1958 – Amelia Marshall, American actress
• 1959 – David Frankel, American director, screenwriter and producer
• 1959 – Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver
• 1959 – Yves Lavandier, French director
• 1959 – Steve Monarque, American actor, playwright, musician, and composer
• 1959 – Badou Zaki, Moroccan footballer and manager
• 1960 – Linford Christie, English athlete
• 1960 – Brad Jones, Australian race car driver
• 1960 – Pascale Nadeau, Canadian news anchor
• 1961 – Buddy Jewell, American singer-songwriter
• 1961 – Christopher Meloni, American actor
• 1961 – Keren Woodward, English singer (Bananarama)
• 1962 – Pierre Carles, French documentarist
• 1962 – Billy Dean, American singer-songwriter
• 1962 – Clark Gregg, American actor
• 1962 – Mark Shulman, American author
• 1963 – Shane Barbi, American model, author, and animal rights activist
• 1963 – Sia Barbi, American model, author, and animal rights activist
• 1963 – Karl Beattie, English director and producer
• 1963 – Mike Gascoyne, British engineer, designer of Formula One cars
• 1963 – Tim Hodge, American voice actor, writer, animator, comedian, and director
• 1963 – Michael Panes, American actor, writer, musician, and composer
• 1964 – Pete Incaviglia, American baseball player
• 1964 – Jonathon Sharkey, American wrestler and perennial candidate
• 1965 – Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (d. 2012)
• 1966 – Bill Romanowski, American football player
• 1966 – Teddy Sheringham, English footballer
• 1966 – Garnett Silk, Jamaican singer (d. 1994)
• 1967 – Greg Camp, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist (Smash Mouth)
• 1967 – Helen Chamberlain, British television presenter
• 1967 – Prince Paul, American disc jockey and record producer (Gravediggaz, Stetsasonic, and Handsome Boy Modeling School)
• 1969 – Ajay Devgan, Indian actor
• 1971 – Elton, German comedian and television host
• 1971 – Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player
• 1971 – Zeebra, Japanese hip hop artist (King Giddra)
• 1972 – Stephen Saux, American actor
• 1972 – Chico Slimani, Moroccan-British singer and actor
• 1973 – Roselyn Sánchez, Puerto Rican singer, model and actress
• 1973 – Tine Wittler, German actress and writer
• 1974 – Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician (Broder Daniel)
• 1974 – Harold Hunter, American skateboarder and actor (d. 2006)
• 1975 – Randy Livingston, American basketball player
• 1975 – Fred Palascak, American figure skater
• 1975 – Adam Rodriguez, American actor
• 1975 – Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, German rower
• 1976 – Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek athlete
• 1976 – Geneva Cruz, Filipino singer (Smokey Mountain)
• 1976 – Zane Lamprey, American comedian, actor, editor, producer, and writer
• 1976 – Aaron Lohr, American actor and singer
• 1976 – Rory Sabbatini, South African golfer
• 1977 – Jelena Abbou, Serbian model
• 1977 – Per Elofsson, Swedish cross-country skier
• 1977 – Michael Fassbender, Irish-German actor
• 1977 – Annett Louisan, German singer
• 1977 – Aiden Turner, British actor
• 1978 – Nick Berg, American businessman (d. 2004)
• 1978 – John Gall, American baseball player
• 1978 – Jaime Ray Newman, American actress and singer
• 1978 – Deon Richmond, American actor
• 1978 – Ethan Smith, American actor
• 1979 – Lindy Booth, Canadian actress
• 1979 – Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)
• 1980 – Adam Fleming, Scottish reporter
• 1980 – Gavin Heffernan, Canadian filmmaker
• 1980 – Ricky Hendrick, American race car driver (d. 2004)
• 1980 – Cristian Lizzori, Italian footballer
• 1980 – Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer
• 1981 – Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer
• 1981 – Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress
• 1982 – Marco Amelia, Italian footballer
• 1982 – Jeremy Bloom, American skier and football player
• 1982 – Bianca Chatfield, Australian netball player
• 1982 – Jack Evans, American wrestler
• 1982 – David Ferrer, Spanish tennis player
• 1982 – Shanti Lowry, American actress and dancer
• 1982 – Leyla Milani, Canadian actress and model
• 1983 – Felix Borja, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1983 – Paul Capdeville, Chilean tennis player
• 1983 – Owen Fussey, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Yung Joc, American rapper
• 1984 – Nóra Barta, Hungarian diver
• 1984 – Meryl Cassie, New Zealand actress
• 1984 – Jérémy Morel, French footballer
• 1984 – Ashley Peldon, American actress
• 1984 – Shawn Roberts, Canadian actor
• 1985 – Stéphane Lambiel, Swiss figure skater
• 1986 – Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch footballer
• 1986 – Lee DeWyze, American singer
• 1988 – Francesca Catalano American actress
• 1988 – Kimber James, American transsexual porn actor
• 1988 – Jesse Plemons, American actor
• 1990 – Amy Castle, American actress
• 1990 – Felipe Chalegre, Brazilian footballer
• 1990 – Roscoe Dash, American rapper
• 1990 – Miralem Pjanić, Bosnian footballer
• 1992 – Sammi Kane Kraft, American actress (d. 2012)
• 1993 – Aaron Kelly, American singer