Famous Births on 29 Apr

Famous Births on 29 Apr

1665 - James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)
1667 - John Arbuthnot, English physician and satirist (d. 1735)
1686 - Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)
1727 - Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer (d. 1810)
1745 - Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1807)
1762 - Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French marshal (d. 1833)
1780 - Charles Nodier, French writer (d. 1844)
1784 - Samuel Turell Armstrong, American politician and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1850)
1837 - Georges Boulanger, French general and politician (d. 1891)
1842 - Karl Millöcker, Dutch composer (d. 1899)
1854 - Henri Poincaré, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1912)
1863 - Maria Theresa Ledochowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (d. 1922)
1863 - William Randolph Hearst, American publisher (d. 1951)
1863 - Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet (d. 1933)
1872 - Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman (d. 1930)
1875 - Rafael Sabatini, Italian/British writer (d. 1950)
1876 - Zauditu of Ethiopia (d. 1930)
1879 - Thomas Beecham, English conductor (d. 1961)
1882 - Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch artist and printer (d. 1945)
1885 - Egon Erwin Kisch, Czech journalist and author (d. 1948)
1893 - Harold Urey, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
1895 - Sir Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (d. 1967)
1899 - Duke Ellington, American jazz pianist and bandleader (d. 1974)
1901 - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (d. 1989)
1907 - Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-born American film director (d. 1997)
1907 - Tino Rossi, French singer and actor (d. 1983)
1908 - Jack Williamson, American writer (d. 2006)
1909 - Tom Ewell, American actor (d. 1994)
1912 - Richard Carlson, American actor (d. 1977)
1915 - Donald Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers) (d. 1999)
1917 - Celeste Holm, American actress
1918 - George Allen, American football player and coach (d. 1990)
1919 - Gérard Oury, French film actor and director (d. 2006)
1920 - Harold Shapero, American composer
1922 - Toots Thielemans, Belgian jazz guitarist and harmonica player
1922 - Helmut Krackowizer, Austrian motorcyclist (d. 2001)
1924 - Al Balding, Canadian golfer (d. 2006)
1924 - Zizi Jeanmaire, French ballet dancer and actress
1925 - Ned Austin, American character actor (d. 2007)
1925 - John Compton, Saint Lucian Prime Minister (d. 2007)
1925 - Iwao Takamoto, American animator, producer and film director (d. 2007)
1928 - Carl Gardner, American singer (The Coasters)
1929 - Walter Kempowski, German author (d. 2007)
1929 - Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer
1929 - Mickey McDermott, American baseball player (d. 2003)
1929 - Ray Baretto, American jazz musician (d. 2006)
1930 - Jean Rochefort, French actor
1931 - Frank Auerbach, German-born British painter
1931 - Lonnie Donegan, Scottish musician (d. 2002)
1933 - Mark Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium
1933 - Rod McKuen, American poet and composer
1934 - Otis Rush, American musician
1934 - Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan baseball player
1936 - Zubin Mehta, Indian-born conductor
1936 - April Stevens, American singer
1936 - Lane Smith, American actor (d. 2005)
1937 - Jill Paton Walsh, English writer
1938 - Klaus Voormann, German musician, artist, and record producer
1938 - Fred Dibnah, English television personality (d. 2004)
1942 - Galina Kulakova, Soviet cross country skier
1944 - Princess Benedikte of Denmark
1944 - Richard Kline, American actor and director
1945 - Tammi Terrell, American singer (d. 1970)
1947 - Tommy James, American musician
1947 - Olavo de Carvalho, Brazilian philosopher
1947 - Serge Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player
1947 - Jim Ryun, American athlete and politician
1948 - Bruce Cutler, American attorney
1948 - Michael Karoli, German guitarist and violinist (Can) (d. 2001)
1950 - Debbie Stabenow, American politician
1950 - Phillip Noyce, Australian film director
1951 - Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001)
1952 - Nora Dunn, American actress
1952 - David Icke, English writer
1952 - Bob McClure, American baseball player
1954 - Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder
1954 - Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian
1955 - Gino Quilico, Canadian baritone
1955 - Wendee Lee, American voice actress
1955 - Kate Mulgrew, American actress
1956 - Sofia Sakorafa, Greek javelin thrower and politician
1956 - Ketil Stokkan, Norwegian singer
1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis, British-Irish actor
1957 - Mark Kendall, American guitarist
1957 - Timothy Treadwell, American bear enthusiast (d. 2003)
1958 - Gary Cohen, Baseball broadcaster
1958 - Eve Plumb, American actress
1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress
1960 - Phil King, English bassist
1960 - Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian writer
1960 - Caveh Zahedi, American filmmaker
1961 - Fumihiko Tachiki, Japanese seiyū
1963 - Mike Babcock, NHL Coach
1964 - Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor
1966 - Phil Tufnell, English cricketer
1967 - Master P, American rapper
1967 - Curtis Joseph, Canadian ice hockey player
1968 - Carnie Wilson, American singer
1969 - Paul Adelstein, American actor
1970 - Andre Agassi, American tennis player
1970 - China Forbes, American singer and songwriter (Pink Martini)
1970 - Uma Thurman, American actress
1971 - Sam Michael, Australian engineer
1972 - Dustin McDaniel, American politician
1973 - Johan Hegg, Swedish heavy metal vocalist
1973 - David Belle, French physical educator
1974 - Jasper Wood, Canadian violinist
1974 - Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player
1974 - Pascal Cygan, French footballer
1974 - Anggun, Indonesian singer
1975 - Béres Zoo, Hungarian radio DJ
1975 - Rafael Betancourt, Venezuelan baseball player
1976 - Jay Orpin, Swedish composer and producer
1977 - Rocío Carrasco, Spanish TV host and socialite
1977 - Claus Jensen, Danish footballer
1978 - Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, American tennis players
1978 - Tony Armas, Jr., Venezuelan baseball player
1979 - Ryan Sharp, Scottish racing driver
1979 - Jo O'Meara, British singer (S Club)
1979 - Lee Dong-Gook, Korean footballer
1979 - Matt Tong, English drummer (Bloc Party)
1980 - Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 - Kian Egan, Irish singer (Westlife)
1980 - Kelly Shoppach, American baseball player
1981 - Alex Vincent, American actor
1981 - Émilie Mondor, Canadian athlete (d. 2006)
1981 - George McCartney, Northern Irish footballer
1982 - Kamran Jawaid, Pakistani film critic
1983 - Jay Cutler, American football player
1983 - Yuriko Shiratori, Japanese gravure idol and actress
1983 - David Lee, American basketball player
1983 - Sam Jones III, American Actor
1984 - Phạm Văn Quyến, Vietnamese footballer
1984 - Firass Dirani, Lebanese-Australian actor
1984 - Taylor Cole, American actress
1986 - Renee Alway, American Model
1987 - Matthew Doherty, Northern Irish footballer
1987 - Alicia Morton, American actress
1988 - Younha, Korean pop singer
2003 - Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 2007)
2003 - Maud Behn, Princess of Norway
2007 - Infanta Sofía of Spain, Princess of Spain
534 - Taliesin, Welsh poet, according to legend in Mabinogion