Famous Births on 15 Apr

Famous Births on 15 Apr

1452 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Renaissance polymath (d. 1519)
1469 - Guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (d. 1539)
1489 - Sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588)
1552 - Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626)
1588 - Claudius Salmasius, French classical scholar (d. 1653)
1641 - Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722)
1642 - Suleiman II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1691)
1646 - King Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699)
1646 - Pierre Poiret, French mystic (d. 1719)
1684 - Catherine I of Russia (d. 1727)
1688 - Johann Friedrich Fasch, German composer (d. 1758)
1707 - Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician (d. 1783)
1710 - William Cullen, Scottish physician (d. 1790)
1721 - Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, English military leader (d. 1765)
1741 - Charles Willson Peale, American painter, soldier and naturalist (d. 1827)
1772 - Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist (d. 1844)
1793 - Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, German astronomer (d. 1864)
1794 - Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist (d. 1867)
1800 - James Clark Ross, English explorer (d. 1862)
1809 - Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician (d. 1877)
1832 - Wilhelm Busch, German poet (d. 1908)
1841 - Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian distillery founder (d. 1919)
1843 - Henry James, American author (d. 1916)
1858 - Émile Durkheim, French sociologist (d. 1917)
1861 - Bliss Carman, Canadian poet (d. 1929)
1874 - George Harrison Shull, American plant geneticist (d. 1954)
1874 - Johannes Stark, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1957)
1875 - James J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1953)
1878 - Robert Walser, Swiss writer (d. 1956)
1879 - Melville Henry Cane, American lawyer (d. 1980)
1883 - Stanley Bruce, eighth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)
1885 - Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Polish general (d. 1947)
1886 - Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (d. 1921)
1888 - Maximilian Kronberger, German poet (d. 1904)
1889 - Thomas Hart Benton, American muralist (d. 1975)
1889 - A. Philip Randolph, American activist (d. 1979)
1892 - Corrie ten Boom, Dutch author and Holocaust survivor (d. 1983)
1892 - Theo Osterkamp, World War I and World War II German fighter pilot (d. 1975)
1894 - Bessie Smith, American blues singer (d. 1937)
1895 - Clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards player (d. 1980)
1896 - Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov, Russian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1986)
1901 - Joe Davis, English snooker player (d. 1978)
1902 - Fernando Pessa, Portuguese journalist (d. 2002)
1904 - Arshile Gorky, Armenian Artist (d. 1948)
1907 - Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch ethologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1988)
1908 - Eden Ahbez, American songwriter (d. 1995)
1908 - Lita Grey, American actress (d. 1995)
1912 - Kim Il-sung, President of North Korea (d. 1994)
1916 - Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982)
1917 - James Kee, American politician (d. 1989)
1917 - Hans Conried, American actor (d. 1982)
1920 - Richard von Weizsäcker, President of Germany
1921 - Georgi Beregovoi, Russian cosmonaut (d. 1995)
1922 - Michael Ansara, Syrian-American actor
1922 - Harold Washington, American politician (d. 1987)
1924 - Sir Neville Marriner, English conductor
1927 - Robert Mills, American physicist (d. 1999)
1930 - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland
1933 - Boris Strugatsky, Russian author
1933 - Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (d. 1995)
1933 - David Hamilton, British photographer, film director and producer
1933 - Roy Clark, American musician
1936 - Raymond Poulidor, French cyclist
1937 - Bob Luman, American country singer (d. 1978)
1938 - Hso Khan Pha, Burmese politician
1939 - Claudia Cardinale, Tunisian-born actress
1939 - Marty Wilde, British singer
1940 - Robert Walker Jr., American actor
1940 - Robert Lacroix, French Canadian professor of economics
1940 - Woodie Fryman, American baseball player
1940 - Willie Davis, American baseball player
1940 - Jeffrey Archer, British author
1941 - Howard Berman, American politician
1942 - Kenneth Lay, American businessman (d. 2006)
1942 - Walt Hazzard, American basketball player
1942 - Francis X. DiLorenzo, American Catholic prelate
1944 - Dzhokhar Dudaev, Chechen leader (d. 1996)
1944 - Dave Edmunds, Welsh musician
1947 - Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, American writer and television producer
1947 - Mike Chapman, British songwriter
1947 - Cristina Husmark Pehrsson, Swedish politician
1947 - Lois Chiles, American actress
1948 - Michael Kamen, American composer (d. 2003)
1949 - Craig Zadan, American film producer
1949 - Alla Pugacheva, Russian singer
1949 - Tonio K, American singer
1950 - Josiane Balasko, French actress, director and screenwriter
1950 - Amy Wright, American actress
1951 - Heloise, American newspaper columnist
1952 - Sam McMurray, American actor
1952 - Kym Gyngell, Australian comedian
1952 - Bengt Gingsjö, Swedish swimmer
1954 - Seka, American pornographic actress
1955 - Dodi Al-Fayed, Egyptian businessman (d. 1997)
1956 - Michael Cooper, American basketball player
1957 - Evelyn Ashford, American athlete
1958 - Benjamin Zephaniah, British writer
1958 - Noni Ιoannidou, Greek fashion model and actress
1958 - Dolores Gordon-Smith, British Writer
1958 - Keith Acton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1959 - Kevin Lowe, Canadian ice hockey player and general manager
1959 - Thomas F. Wilson, American actor
1959 - Emma Thompson, English actress
1959 - Fruit Chan, Hong Kong film director
1960 - Tony Jones (snooker), English snooker player
1960 - Pedro Delgado, Spanish cyclist
1960 - HRH Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, heir to the Belgian throne
1962 - Tom Kane, American voice actor
1962 - Nawal El Moutawakel, Morrocan hurdler
1962 - Surjit Bindrakhia, Punjabi Bhangra singer
1963 - Bobby Pepper, American journalist
1965 - Linda Perry, American musician
1966 - Samantha Fox, English singer
1967 - Frankie Poullain, British musician (The Darkness)
1967 - Dara Torres, American swimmer
1967 - Alt, Brazilian comic creator
1968 - Ed O'Brien, British musician (Radiohead)
1968 - Stacey Williams, American model
1969 - Jeromy Burnitz, American baseball player
1969 - Jimmy Waite, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
1970 - Flex Alexander, American actor
1971 - Jason Sehorn, American football player
1971 - Sarah Jane Hamilton, British pornographic actress
1971 - Katy Hill, British television presenter
1972 - Lou Romano, American voice actor
1972 - Arturo Gatti, Canadian boxer
1974 - Josh Todd, American musician (Buckcherry)
1974 - Douglas Spain, American actor
1974 - Danny Pino, American actor
1974 - Keith Malley, American comedian and podcaster (Keith and The Girl)
1974 - Mike Quinn, American football player
1975 - Paul Dana, American race car driver (d. 2006)
1976 - Susan Ward, American actress
1976 - Jason Bonsignore, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 - Brian Pothier, American ice hockey player
1978 - Austin Aries, American wrestler
1978 - Milton Bradley, American baseball player
1978 - Tim Corcoran, American baseball player
1980 - Fränk Schleck, Luxembourgish cyclist
1980 - Willie Mason, Australian Rugby League Player
1980 - Victor Núñez, Costa Rican footballer
1980 - Raúl López, Spanish basketball player
1980 - James Foster, English cricketer
1980 - Natalie Casey, British actress
1981 - Andrés D'Alessandro, Argentine football player
1981 - Seth Wulsin, American artist
1982 - Michael Aubrey, American baseball player
1982 - Albert Riera, Spanish footballer
1982 - Seth Rogen, Canadian actor and writer
1982 - Anthony Green, American musician
1983 - Bronson La'Cassie, Australian professional golfer
1983 - Dudu Cearense, Brazilian footballer
1983 - Alice Braga, Brazilian actress
1983 - Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian ice hockey player
1984 - Rodney Carney, NBA athlete
1984 - Cam Janssen, American ice hockey player
1984 - Ben Kasica, Guitarist of rock band Skillet
1985 - Aaron Laffey, American baseball player
1985 - John Danks, American baseball player
1986 - Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Dutch footballer
1990 - Emma Watson, English actress
1992 - Amy Diamond, Swedish singer
1993 - Madeleine Martin, American television actress