Famous Births on 23 Apr

Famous Births on 23 Apr

1170 - Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)
1185 - King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)
1464 - Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, queen of France (d. 1505)
1484 - Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian philosopher (d. 1558)
1500 - Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)
1516 - Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)
1598 - Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (d. 1653)
1621 - William Penn, English admiral (d. 1670)
1628 - Johann van Waveren Hudde, Dutch mathematician (d. 1704)
1676 - King Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751)
1720 - Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1797)
1725 - Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (d. 1755)
1746 - Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (d. 1794)
1775 - J. M. W. Turner, English painter (d. 1851)
1791 - James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States (d. 1868)
1792 - John Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882)
1794 - Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar (d. 1856)
1805 - Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz, German philosopher (d. 1879)
1813 - Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar (Society of Saint Vincent de Paul) (d. 1853)
1813 - Stephen A. Douglas, U.S. Senator from Illinois and Presidential candidate (d. 1861)
1823 - Abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1861)
1853 - Winthrop M. Crane, 40th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1920)
1857 - Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (d. 1919)
1858 - Max Planck, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
1861 - Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, British general (d. 1936)
1865 - Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general (d. 1943)
1867 - Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger, Danish scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1928)
1876 - Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian (d. 1925)
1880 - Michel Fokine, Russian choreographer and dancer (d. 1942)
1882 - Albert Coates, British composer (d. 1953)
1888 - Georges Vanier, French-Canadian soldier and diplomat (d. 1967)
1889 - Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (d. 1942)
1893 - Frank Borzage, American film director (d. 1952)
1894 - Cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (d. 1955)
1895 - Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand writer (d. 1982)
1897 - Lester B. Pearson, fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1972)
1897 - Lucius Clay, American general (d. 1978)
1899 - Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. 1979)
1900 - Joseph Green, Polish-born actor and director (d. 1996)
1900 - Jim Bottomley, American baseball player (d. 1959)
1901 - E.B. Ford, British ecological geneticist (d. 1988)
1902 - Halldór Laxness, Icelandic writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
1903 - Guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974)
1904 - Duncan Renaldo, Spanish-American actor (d. 1985)
1907 - Lee Miller, American photographer & model (d. 1977)
1907 - Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (d. 1975)
1908 - Myron Waldman, American animator (d. 2006)
1910 - Simone Simon, French actress (d. 2005)
1917 - Dorian Leigh, American supermodel (d. 2008)
1918 - Maurice Druon, French author
1919 - Oleg Penkovsky, Soviet double-agent
1921 - Janet Blair, American actress (d. 2007)
1921 - Warren Spahn, American baseball player (d. 2003)
1923 - Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler
1923 - Avram Davidson, American writer (d. 1993)
1923 - Dolph Briscoe, Governor of Texas
1924 - Chuck Harmon, American baseball player
1924 - Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz drummer (d. 2007)
1926 - J. P. Donleavy, Irish American author
1928 - Shirley Temple, American actress and politician
1932 - Jim Fixx, American athlete and writer (d. 1984)
1932 - Halston, American fashion designer (d. 1990)
1935 - Bunky Green, American musician
1936 - Roy Orbison, American singer and musician (d. 1988)
1939 - Jorge Fons, Mexican film director
1939 - Lee Majors, American actor
1939 - Ray Peterson, American singer (d. 2005)
1940 - Michael Copps, American Federal Government official
1941 - Jacqueline Boyer, French singer
1941 - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland 1995-2003
1941 - Michael Lynne, American film executive
1942 - Sandra Dee, American actress (d. 2005)
1943 - Gail Goodrich, American basketball player
1943 - Tony Esposito, Canadian ice hockey player
1943 - Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter
1943 - Hervé Villechaize, French actor (d. 1993)
1947 - Glenn Cornick, British musician (Jethro Tull)
1947 - Bernadette Devlin, Irish politician
1948 - Pascal Quignard, French author
1948 - Serge Thériault, French-Canadian comedian and actor
1949 - Joyce DeWitt, American actress
1949 - David Cross, British violinist (King Crimson)
1952 - Narada Michael Walden, American musician and producer
1954 - Michael Moore, American filmmaker
1955 - Judy Davis, Australian actress
1955 - Tony Miles, English chess player (d. 2001)
1957 - Kenji Kawai, Japanese composer
1958 - Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic music composer
1958 - Ryan Walter, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 - Claude Julien, French-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960 - Steve Clark, English guitarist (Def Leppard) (d. 1991)
1960 - Valerie Bertinelli, American actress
1961 - Terry Gordy, American professional wrestler (d. 2001)
1961 - George Lopez, American actor and comedian
1962 - Hillel Slovak Former guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers (1988)
1962 - John Hannah, Scottish actor
1963 - Paul Belmondo, French actor and racing driver
1963 - Magnús Ver Magnússon, Icelandic powerlifter
1967 - Melina Kanakaredes, American actress
1967 - Rheal Cormier, Canadian baseball player
1968 - Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (d. 2001)
1968 - Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein of Jordan
1968 - Princess Zein bint Al Hussein of Jordan
1969 - Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast
1969 - Richard Wolstencroft, Australian Filmmaker
1969 - Martin López-Zubero, Spanish swimmer
1970 - Sadao Abe, Japanese actor
1970 - Dennis Bayne Culp, American singer/songwriter
1970 - Andrew Gee, Australian rugby league footballer
1970 - Scott Bairstow, American actor
1971 - Charmaine Sinclair, English model
1972 - Sonya Smith, American actress
1972 - Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer
1972 - Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet
1973 - Patrick Poulin, French-Canadian ice hockey player
1974 - Carlos Dengler, American musician (Interpol)
1974 - Barry Watson, American actor
1975 - Bobby Shaw, American football wide receiver for the NFL
1975 - Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician and singer (Sigur Rós)
1977 - John Cena, American professional wrestler
1977 - Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player
1977 - Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 - Kal Penn, American actor
1977 - Lee Young-Pyo, Korean footballer
1979 - Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer (The Rasmus)
1979 - Jaime King, American actress
1979 - Yana Gupta, Indian actress & model
1979 - Barry Fratelli, Scottish bassist (The Fratellis)
1981 - Sean Henn, American baseball player
1981 - Joanna Krupa, Supermodel/actress
1981 - Chris Sharma, American rock climber/boulderer
1982 - Taio Cruz, London/English R&B, Pop, Hip Hop singer
1983 - Daniela Hantuchová, Slovakian tennis player
1983 - Jennifer Heil, Canadian free style skier
1984 - Alexandra Kosteniuk, Chess Woman World Champion
1985 - Angel Locsin, Filipina TV and movie actress
1986 - Sven Kramer, Dutch speedskater
1986 - Jessica Stam, Canadian supermodel
1987 - Emily Fox, American cupstacking champion
1988 - Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer
1989 - Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player
1990 - Matthew Dillon Underwood, American actor