Famous Births on 7 Apr

Famous Births on 7 Apr

1506 - Saint Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus (d. 1552)
1539 - Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter (d. 1584)
1613 - Gerhard Douw, Dutch painter (d. 1675)
1644 - François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (d. 1730)
1648 - John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (d. 1721)
1652 - Pope Clement XII (d. 1740)
1718 - Hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (d. 1800)
1727 - Michel Adanson, French botanist (d. 1806)
1770 - William Wordsworth, English poet (d. 1850)
1772 - Charles Fourier, French philosopher (d. 1837)
1803 - Flora Tristan, French feminist and socialist philosopher (d. 1844)
1803 - James Curtiss, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1859)
1848 - Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1930)
1859 - Walter Camp, sports authority known as the "Father of American Football" (d. 1925)
1860 - Will Keith Kellogg, American cereal manufacturer (d. 1951)
1867 - Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist (d. 1953)
1870 - Gustav Landauer, German anarchist and revolutionary (d. 1919)
1873 - John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (d. 1934)
1883 - Gino Severini, Italian painter (d. 1966)
1886 - Ed Lafitte, American baseball player (d. 1971)
1889 - Gabriela Mistral, Chilean writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1957)
1890 - Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American conservationist and writer (d. 1998)
1891 - Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish inventor (d. 1958)
1893 - Allen Dulles, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. 1969)
1897 - Walter Winchell, American broadcaster and journalist (d. 1972)
1897 - Erich Loewenhardt, German flying ace of World War I (d. 1918)
1899 - Robert Casadesus, French pianist (d. 1972)
1905 - Queenie Leonard, American actress (d. 2002)
1908 - Percy Faith, Canadian composer and musician (d. 1976)
1909 - Robert Charroux, French writer (d. 1978)
1911 - Hervé Bazin, French writer (d. 1996)
1913 - Charles Vanik, American politician (d. 2007)
1914 - Ralph Flanagan, American big band leader (d. 1995)
1915 - Stanley Adams, American actor (d. 1977)
1915 - Billie Holiday, American singer (d. 1959)
1915 - Henry Kuttner, American writer (d. 1958)
1916 - Anthony Caruso, American actor (d. 2003)
1917 - R.G. Armstrong, American actor
1918 - Bobby Doerr, American baseball player
1919 - Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italian fencer
1919 - Roger Lemelin, Quebec novelist and television writer (d. 1992)
1920 - Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player
1922 - Mongo Santamaria, Cuban musician (d. 2003)
1924 - Johannes Mario Simmel, Austrian writer
1927 - Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (d. 2003)
1928 - James Garner, American actor
1928 - Alan J. Pakula, American film producer and director (d. 1998)
1928 - James White, Northern Irish science fiction writer (d. 1999)
1929 - Bob Denard, French mercenary (d. 2007)
1930 - Andrew Sachs, English actor
1931 - Donald Barthelme, American author
1933 - Wayne Rogers, American actor
1934 - Swami Shantananda, Hindu Saint, Philosopher, Disciple of Swami Sivananda, Founder of Temple of Fine Arts
1934 - Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (d. 2007)
1935 - Bobby Bare, American musician
1935 - Hodding Carter III, American journalist and politician
1936 - Jean-Pierre Changeux, French neuroscientist
1938 - Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpeter
1938 - Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane) (d. 2005)
1938 - Jerry Brown, American politician
1939 - Francis Ford Coppola, American film director
1939 - Sir David Frost, English broadcaster and TV host
1941 - Gorden Kaye, British actor
1942 - Jeetendra, Indian actor
1944 - Bill Stoneman, American baseball player and manager
1944 - Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany
1944 - Julia Phillips, American film producer and writer (d. 2002)
1945 - Martin Lewis, British newsreader
1945 - Megas, Icelandic singer, songwriter and writer
1945 - Joël Robuchon, French chef
1945 - Werner Schroeter, German film director
1946 - Colette Besson, French runner (d. 2005)
1947 - Eliseo Soriano, Philippine evangelist
1947 - Florian Schneider, German musician (Kraftwerk)
1947 - Patricia Bennett, American singer (The Chiffons)
1948 - Carol Douglas, American singer
1949 - John Oates, American musician (Hall & Oates)
1951 - Janis Ian, American singer and songwriter
1954 - Jackie Chan, Chinese actor, action choreographer, film director, producer, martial artist, comedian, screenwriter, singer and stunt performer.
1954 - Tony Dorsett, American football player
1955 - Werner Stocker, German actor (d. 1993)
1956 - Annika Billström, Swedish politician
1956 - Christopher Darden, American O.J. Simpson prosecutor
1957 - Kim Kap-su, South Korean actor
1961 - Pascal Olmeta, French footballer
1962 - Alain Robert, French rock and urban climber
1962 - Hugh O'Connor, American actor (d. 1995)
1962 - Andrew "Andy" Hampsten, American cyclist
1963 - Jaime de Marichalar, duke of Lugo, Spanish royalty
1964 - Russell Crowe, New Zealand actor
1964 - Steve Graves, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 - Bill Bellamy, American actor and comedian
1965 - Alison Lapper, British artist
1966 - Gary Wilkinson, English snooker player
1967 - Artemis Gounaki, composer, writer and music producer
1968 - Duncan Armstrong, Australian swimmer
1969 - Ricky Watters, American football player
1970 - Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian pianist
1971 - Guillaume Depardieu, French actor
1971 - Victor Kraatz, Canadian figure skater
1971 - Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, American actress
1973 - Brett Tomko, American baseball player
1973 - Ève Salvail, Canadian model
1973 - Carole Montillet, French skier
1975 - Ronde Barber, American football player
1975 - Tiki Barber, American football player
1975 - Ronnie Belliard, American baseball player
1976 - Kevin Alejandro, American actor
1977 - Silvana Arias, Peruvian actress
1978 - Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarusian tennis player
1979 - Adrián Beltré, Dominican baseball player
1981 - Suzann Pettersen, Norwegian golfer
1982 - Sonjay Dutt, Indian American professional wrestler
1986 - Brooke Brodack, American internet celebrity
1987 - Alexa Demara, American model and actress
1989 - Franco Di Santo, Argentine Footballer