Famous Births on 30 Apr

Famous Births on 30 Apr

1245 - King Philip III of France (d. 1285)
1553 - Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, queen of France (d. 1601)
1623 - François de Laval, first bishop of New France (d. 1708)
1651 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French educational reformer, Catholic saint (d. 1719)
1662 - Queen Mary II of England (d. 1694)
1664 - François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (d. 1709)
1710 - Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)
1721 - Roger Sherman, American statesman (d. 1793)
1723 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French naturalist (d. 1806)
1770 - David Thompson, Canadian explorer (d. 1857)
1777 - Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician (d. 1855)
1803 - Albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (d. 1879)
1812 - Kaspar Hauser, German mystery boy (d. 1833)
1829 - Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist (d. 1884)
1857 - Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1940)
1864 - Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet (d. 1913)
1865 - Max Nettlau, German anarchist (d. 1944)
1869 - Hans Poelzig, German architect (d. 1936)
1870 - Franz Lehár, Austrian composer (d. 1948)
1874 - Cyriel Verschaeve, Flemish clergyman (d. 1949)
1876 - Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (d. 1937)
1877 - Alice B. Toklas, American companion of Gertrude Stein (d. 1967)
1883 - Jaroslav Hašek, Czech novelist (d. 1923)
1893 - Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi foreign minister (d. 1946)
1895 - Philippe Panneton, French Canadian physician, diplomat and writer (d. 1960)
1896 - Hans List, Austrian inventor (d. 1996)
1897 - Humberto Mauro, Brazillina director and screenwriter (d. 1983)
1901 - Simon Kuznets, Ukrainian-born economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1985)
1902 - Theodore Schultz, American economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1998)
1908 - Eve Arden, American actress (d. 1990)
1908 - Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic foreign and later prime minister (d. 1970)
1909 - Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (d. 2004)
1909 - F. E. McWilliam,Irish sculptor (d. 1992)
1916 - Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999)
1916 - Claude Shannon, American engineer and mathematician (d. 2001)
1920 - Duncan Hamilton, British racing driver (d. 1994)
1923 - Percy Heath, American jazz musician (Modern Jazz Quartet) (d. 2005)
1923 - Al Lewis, American actor (d. 2006)
1923 - Francis Tucker, South African Rally Driver (d. 2008)
1925 - Corinne Calvet, French actress (d. 2001)
1925 - Johnny Horton, American musician (d. 1960)
1926 - Cloris Leachman, American actress
1928 - Hugh Hood, Canadian author (d. 2000)
1933 - Dickie Davies, British television presenter
1933 - Willie Nelson, American musician
1934 - Jerry Lordan, English composer and singer (d.1995)
1938 - Larry Niven, American author
1938 - Gary Collins, American actor
1938 - Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak film director
1940 - Burt Young, American actor
1941 - Johnny Farina, American musician and composer (Santo & Johnny)
1943 - Frederick Chiluba, former Zambian president (1991-2001)
1943 - Bobby Vee, American singer
1944 - Jill Clayburgh, American actress
1945 - Michael Smith, American astronaut (d. 1986)
1945 - Annie Dillard, American writer
1946 - King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
1946 - Don Schollander, American swimmer
1946 - Bill Plympton, American animator
1947 - Tom Køhlert, Brondby IF coach
1947 - Mats Odell, Swedish politician
1947 - Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer
1947 - Leslie Grantham, English actor
1948 - Perry King, American actor
1949 - Phil Garner, baseball manager
1949 - António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal
1952 - Jacques Audiard, French film director
1954 - Jane Campion, New Zealand film director
1955 - Nicolas Hulot, French journalist
1956 - Jorge Chaminé, Portuguese baritone
1956 - Lars von Trier, Danish film director
1957 - Aviva Chomsky, American historian, daughter of Noam Chomsky
1958 - Charles Berling, French actor, director and screenwriter
1959 - W. Thomas Smith, Jr, American author and columnist
1959 - Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
1959 - Paul Gross, Canadian actor, director, and writer
1960 - Kerry Healey, American politician
1960 - David Miscavige, American cult leader
1961 - Isiah Thomas, American basketball player
1963 - Michael Waltrip, American race car driver
1964 - Ian Healy, Australian cricketer
1964 - Barrington Levy, Jamaican musician
1965 - Adrian Pasdar, American actor
1966 - Jeff Brown, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 - Steven Mackintosh, British actor
1969 - Paulo Jr., Brazilian musician (Sepultura)
1969 - Warren Defever, American musician, composer
1970 - Ken Stanton, American Radio Personality
1971 - Darren Emerson, English DJ (Underworld)
1971 - John Boyne, Irish novelist
1973 - Akon, American R&B Singer
1975 - Elliott Sadler, American race car driver
1975 - Mike Chat, American actor
1975 - Johnny Galecki, American actor
1976 - Amanda Palmer, American musician (The Dresden Dolls)
1977 - Pell James, American actress
1977 - Jeannie Haddaway, American politician
1979 - Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer
1981 - John O'Shea, Irish footballer
1981 - Emma Pierson, British actress
1982 - Andrew Seeley, Canadian actor and singer
1982 - Cleo Higgins, British singer and actress
1982 - Kirsten Dunst, American actress
1982 - Lloyd Banks, American rapper
1983 - Tatjana Hüfner, German luger
1983 - Troy Williamson, American football player
1984 - Shawn Daivari, Persian-American professional wrestler and manager
1985 - Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl
1987 - Nikki Webster, Australian entertainer
1987 - Rohit Sharma, Indian Cricketer