Famous Births on 26 Apr

Famous Births on 26 Apr

121 - Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor (d. 180)
1538 - Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (d. 1600)
1564 - William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright (d. 1616)
1573 - Marie de' Medici, wife of Henry IV of France (d. 1642)
1648 - King Peter II of Portugal (d. 1706)
1662 - Maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689)
1710 - Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796)
1711 - David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1776)
1718 - Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (d. 1802)
1774 - Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853)
1782 - Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies, queen of France (d. 1866)
1785 - John James Audubon, French-American naturalist and illustrator (d. 1851)
1787 - Ludwig Uhland, German poet (d. 1862)
1798 - James Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867)
1798 - Eugène Delacroix, French painter (d. 1863)
1801 - Ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889)
1804 - Charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876)
1812 - Alfred Krupp, German industrialist (d. 1887)
1822 - Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect (d. 1903)
1826 - George Hull Ward, American general (d. 1863)
1826 - Ambrose R. Wright, American Civil War General (d. 1872
1856 - Sir Joseph Ward, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)
1878 - Saint Rafael Guízar Valencia, Mexican Catholic bishop
1879 - Owen Willans Richardson, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)
1886 - Äžabdulla Tuqay, Tatar poet (d. 1913)
1886 - Ma Rainey, American singer (d. 1939)
1888 - Anita Loos, American writer (d. 1981)
1889 - Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-born philosopher (d. 1951)
1893 - Draza Mihajlovic, Serbian WWII hero and war criminal (d. 1946)
1894 - Rudolf Hess, Nazi official (d. 1987)
1896 - Ernst Udet, WWI pilot and film actor, Luftwaffe officer (d. 1941)
1897 - Eddie Eagan, American sportsman (d. 1967)
1897 - Douglas Sirk, German-born film director (d. 1987)
1898 - John Grierson, Scottish filmmaker (d. 1972)
1898 - Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1984)
1900 - Charles Richter, American geophysicist (d. 1985)
1900 - Hack Wilson, American baseball player (d. 1948)
1904 - Paul-Émile Léger, Quebec cardinal and archbishop (d. 1991)
1910 - Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese movie producer and creator of Godzilla (d. 1997)
1911 - Marianne Hoppe, German actress (d. 2002)
1912 - A. E. van Vogt, Canadian writer (d. 2000)
1914 - James W. Rouse, American investor (d. 1996)
1914 - Bernard Malamud, American author (d. 1986)
1916 - Morris West, Australian writer (d. 1999)
1916 - Vic Perrin, American actor (d. 1989)
1917 - Sal Maglie, American baseball player (d. 1992)
1917 - I.M. Pei, Chinese-born architect
1918 - Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch athlete (d. 2004)
1918 - Stafford Repp, American actor (d. 1974)
1922 - Jeanne Sauvé, French Canadian politician (d. 1993)
1925 - Jørgen Ingmann, Danish musician
1926 - Michael Mathias Prechtl, German illustrator (d. 2003)
1926 - David Coleman, British TV sports broadcaster
1927 - Jack Douglas, English actor
1929 - Richard Mitchell, American author and professor (d. 2002)
1930 - Roger Moens, Belgian athlete
1932 - Michael Smith, English-born chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2000)
1932 - Francis Lai, French film music composer
1933 - Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Puerto Rican activist (d. 2005)
1933 - Arno Allan Penzias, German-born physicist, Nobel laureate
1933 - Carol Burnett, American comedian
1938 - Duane Eddy, American musician
1938 - Maurice Williams, American singer (The Zodiacs)
1940 - Cliff Watson, English rugby league footballer
1940 - Giorgio Moroder, Italian composer
1941 - John Mitchell, American composer
1941 - Claudine Clark, American R&B singer-composer
1942 - Bobby Rydell, American singer
1942 - Michael Kergin, Canadian diplomat
1942 - Claudine Auger, French actress
1943 - Gary Wright, American singer
1943 - Peter Zumthor, Swiss architect
1944 - Amien Rais, Indonesian politician
1945 - Sylvain Simard, Quebec politician
1947 - Warren Clarke, English actor
1949 - Dominic Sena, American film director
1949 - Jerry Blackwell, American wrestler (d. 1995)
1949 - Carlos Bianchi, Argentinian footballer
1955 - Mike Scott, American baseball player
1956 - Koo Stark, American actress
1958 - John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute
1958 - Giancarlo Esposito, American actor
1958 - Jeffrey Guterman, American mental health counselor
1959 - John Corabi, American Musician
1959 - Thanassis Papakonstantinou, Greek singer and songwriter
1960 - Steve Lombardozzi, American baseball player
1960 - Roger Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran)
1961 - Joan Chen, Chinese-born actress
1961 - Anthony Cumia, American radio personality (The Opie and Anthony Show)
1961 - Chris Mars, American rock drummer (The Replacements)
1962 - Colin Anderson, English footballer
1962 - Michael Damian, American actor, singer and producer
1962 - Debra Wilson, American actress and comedian
1963 - Colin Scotts, Australian-born American football player
1963 - Jet Li, Chinese martial artist
1965 - Kevin James, American comedian
1966 - Yoshihiro Togashi, Mangaka who created YuYu Hakusho
1967 - Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Academy Award nominated British actress
1967 - Glen Jacobs, American professional wrestler
1970 - Melania Trump, Slovenian model
1970 - Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, American singer (TLC)
1971 - Jay DeMarcus, American bassist (Rascal Flatts)
1972 - Avi Nimni, Israeli Footballer
1972 - Kiko Narváez, Spanish footballer
1972 - Jason Bargwanna, Australian racing driver
1973 - Chris Perry, English footballer
1974 - Ivana Milicevic, Croatian-American actress
1974 - Adil Ray, English radio presenter (BBC Asian Network)
1975 - Nathan "Joey" Jordison, American musician (Slipknot)
1975 - Nerina Pallot, British singer
1976 - Vaclav Varada, Czech ice hockey player
1977 - Jason Earles, American actor
1977 - Kosuke Fukudome, Japanese baseball player
1977 - Chris Johnston, Irish rugby player
1977 - Tom Welling, American actor
1978 - Avant, American singer
1978 - Joe Crede, American baseball player
1978 - Peter Madsen, Danish footballer
1979 - Janne Wirman, Finnish musician (Children of Bodom)
1979 - Ariane Moffatt, Quebec singer and songwriter
1980 - Jordana Brewster, American actress
1980 - Anna Mucha, Polish actress
1980 - Channing Tatum, American actor
1981 - Matthieu Delpierre, French footballer
1981 - Ms. Dynamite, English musician
1982 - Jon Lee, British singer (S Club)
1982 - Cooper Wallace, National Football League tight end
1982 - Brock Gillespie, American basketball player
1982 - Joanne Gobure, Nauruan poet
1983 - José María López, Argentine racing driver
1983 - Jessica Lynch, American P.O.W.
1984 - Lee Humphrey, American basketball player
1984 - Mija Martina, Bosnian singer
1985 - Nam Gyu-Ri, Korean singer, member of See Ya
1985 - John Isner, American Tennis player
1987 - Jessica Lee Rose, American-born New Zealand actress, famous YouTube star lonelygirl15
570 - Muhammed, founder of Islam, according to the Shi'a sect. Other sources suggest April 20.