Famous Births on 9 Apr

Famous Births on 9 Apr

1336 - Tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405)
1498 - John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)
1597 - John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)
1634 - Albertine Agnes of Nassau, Regent of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe (d. 1696)
1648 - Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)
1649 - James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II of Great Britain (d. 1685)
1680 - Philippe Néricault Destouches, French dramatist (d. 1754)
1686 - James Craggs the Younger, British politician (d. 1721)
1691 - Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (d. 1761)
1757 - Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (d. 1833)
1770 - Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist (d. 1831)
1773 - Étienne Aignan, French writer (d. 1824
1794 - Theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute (d. 1881)
1806 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (d. 1859)
1821 - Charles Baudelaire, French poet (d. 1867)
1830 - Eadweard Muybridge, English-born photographer and motion picture pioneer (d. 1904)
1835 - King Léopold II of Belgium (d. 1909)
1865 - Erich Ludendorff, German general in World War I (d. 1937)
1867 - Chris Watson, third Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1941)
1872 - Léon Blum, French prime minister (d. 1950)
1882 - Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, (d. 1946)
1888 - Sol Hurok, Russian-born impresario (d. 1974)
1889 - Efrem Zimbalist, Russian violinist (d. 1985)
1895 - Michel Simon, French actor (d. 1975)
1897 - John B. Gambling, American radio talk-show host (d. 1974)
1898 - Curly Lambeau, American football coach, executive (d. 1965)
1898 - Paul Robeson, American singer and activist (d. 1976)
1903 - Ward Bond, American actor (d. 1960)
1904 - Sharkey Bonano, American musician (d. 1972)
1905 - J. William Fulbright, U.S. Senator from Arkansas (d. 1995)
1906 - Rafaela Aparicio, Spanish actress (d. 1996)
1906 - Antal Dorati, Hungarian conductor (d. 1988)
1908 - Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-born painter (d. 1997)
1910 - Abraham Ribicoff, American politician (d. 1998)
1912 - Lew Kopelew, Russian author (d. 1997)
1915 - Daniel Johnson, Sr., Quebec politician (d. 1968)
1917 - Johannes Bobrowski, German lyricist and writer (d. 1965)
1917 - Brad Dexter, American actor (d. 2002)
1918 - Jørn Utzon, Danish architect
1919 - J. Presper Eckert, American computer pioneer (d. 1995)
1921 - Jean-Marie Balestre, French motorsports official (FIA) (d. 2008)
1921 - Frankie Thomas, American actor (d. 2006)
1922 - Carl Amery, German writer (d. 2005)
1926 - Hugh Hefner, American editor and publisher, founder of Playboy
1928 - Tom Lehrer, American musician and mathematician
1928 - Paul Arizin, American basketball player (d. 2006)
1930 - Nathaniel Branden, Canadian psychotherapist
1930 - F. Albert Cotton, American chemist (d. 2007)
1931 - Richard Hatfield, Canadian politician (d. 1991)
1932 - Jim Fowler, American zoologist
1932 - Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (d. 2006)
1932 - Carl Perkins, American musician (d. 1998)
1932 - Cheeta, chimpanzee actor
1933 - Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor
1934 - Bill Birch, New Zealand politician
1935 - Avery Schreiber, American actor (d. 2002)
1937 - Marty Krofft, Canadian children's television producer
1938 - Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician
1939 - Michael Learned, American actress
1940 - Jim Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player
1941 - Kaye Adams, American country singer
1941 - Chu Song-woong, Korean stage actor (d. 1985)
1942 - Brandon De Wilde, American actor (d. 1972)
1943 - Terry Knight, American music promoter (d. 2004)
1945 - Peter Gammons, American baseball journalist
1945 - Steve Gadd, American session drummer
1946 - David Webb, English football player and coach
1948 - Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress
1953 - Hal Ketchum, American musician
1954 - Iain Duncan Smith, British politician
1954 - Dennis Quaid, American actor
1955 - Joolz Denby, English poet and novelist
1955 - Kate Heyhoe, American food writer
1956 - Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentine footballer
1957 - Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer
1957 - Brian Alexander, British broadcaster
1957 - Martin Margiela, Belgian fashion designer
1961 - Mark Kelly, British keyboard player (Marillion)
1962 - Imran Sherwani, British field hockey player
1963 - Marc Jacobs, American fashion designer
1963 - Joe Scarborough, American television personality
1964 - Rick Tocchet, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 - Rob Awalt, American football player
1964 - Soyo Oka, Japanese musician
1965 - Mark Pellegrino, American actor
1965 - Jay Wesley Neill, American convicted murderer (d. 2002)
1965 - Paulina Porizkova, Czechoslovakian-born actress and supermodel
1965 - Jeff Zucker, American television executive
1966 - Cynthia Nixon, American actress
1967 - Alex Kahn, American artist
1970 - Mike Barz, American meteorologist and TV anchor
1971 - Austin Peck, American actor
1971 - Jacques Villeneuve, French-Canadian race car driver
1971 - Peter Canavan, Gaelic footballer
1974 - Jenna Jameson, American porn star
1974 - Alexander Pichushkin, Russian serial killer
1975 - Robbie Fowler, English footballer
1975 - David Gordon Green, American filmmaker
1977 - Gerard Way, American musician (My Chemical Romance)
1978 - Vesna Pisarović, Croatian singer
1978 - Rachel Stevens, English singer (S Club)
1978 - Jorge Andrade, Portuguese footballer
1979 - Albert Hammond, Jr., American guitarist (The Strokes)
1979 - Katsuni, French porn star
1979 - Keith Nobbs, American actor
1979 - Keshia Knight Pulliam, American actress
1980 - Clueso, German singer, rapper, songwriter and producer
1980 - Jerko Leko, Croatian footballer
1980 - Yoanna House, American model
1981 - Milan Bartovič, Slovak ice hockey player
1981 - Eric Harris, Columbine High School shooter (d. 1999)
1981 - Ireneusz Jeleń, Polish footballer
1981 - Dennis Sarfate, American baseball player
1982 - Jay Baruchel, Canadian actor
1982 - Carlos Hernández, Costa Rican footballer
1984 - Adam Loewen, Canadian baseball player
1984 - Linda Chung, Hong Kong actress and singer
1985 - Yamashita Tomohisa, Japanese singer News
1986 - Brian Larsen, American musician and record producer
1986 - Leighton Meester, American actress
1987 - Jesse McCartney, American actor and singer
1987 - Jarrod Mullen, Australian rugby league footballer
1990 - Kristen Stewart, American actress
1998 - Elle Fanning, American Actress