Famous Birthdays on April 14

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 259

• 1527 Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and dealer in maps, books, and antiquities (Theatrum orbis terrarum), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1598)
• 1572 Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher, born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1632)

• 1592 Abraham Elsevier, Dutch book publisher, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1652)

• 1638 Diogo Dias Melgás, Portuguese composer of sacred polyphonic music, born in Cuba, Alentejo, Portugal (d. 1700)
• 1668 Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General and statesman, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1741)
• 1676 Ernst Christian Hesse, German composer, born in Großengottern, Thuringia, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1762)
• 1714 Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader, born in Muckhart, Perthshire (d. 1788)
• 1718 Emanuele Barbella, Neapolitan composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, House of Habsburg (d. 1777)
• 1721 William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, English army leader, born in London (d. 1765)
• 1723 John Wainwright, English composer ("Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn"), and organist, baptized in Stock­port, Chesh­ire, Eng­land (d. 1768)

• 1741 Emperor Momozono, 116th Emperor of Japan, born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 1762)
• 1762 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect and archaeologist, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1839)
• 1782 Carlo Coccia, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1873)
• 1788 David G. Burnet, interim president of the Republic of Texas, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1870)
• 1797 Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Republic (1871-77), born in Bouc-Bel-Air, France (d. 1877)
• 1803 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1887)
• 1809 George Willem Vreede, Dutch lawyer and politician, born in Tilburg, Netherlands (d. 1880)
• 1813 Junius Spencer Morgan, American merchant and philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts (d. 1890)
• 1818 Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen of Hanover, born in Hildburghausen, Saxe-Hildburghausen (d. 1907)
• 1819 Charles Hallé, Anglo-German pianist, conductor and founder (Halle Orchestra), born in Hagen, Westphalia (d. 1895)
• 1820 Harry T. Hays, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Wilson County, Tennessee (d. 1876)
• 1827 Augustus Pitt Rivers, English archaeologist, born in Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Wetherby, Yorkshire (d. 1900)
• 1831 Gerhard Rohlfs, German explorer and ambassador in Abyssinia, born in Vegesack, Bremen, Germany (d. 1896)
• 1832 James Hewett Ledlie, American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Utica, New York (d. 1882)
• 1842 Sven August Körling, Swedish composer, born in Misterhult, Sweden (d. 1919)
• 1843 Gustave Leon Huberti, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1910)
• 1852 Henrique Oswald, Brazilian composer, born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1931)
• 1856 Therese Zamara, Austrian harpist and music teacher, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1927)
• 1857 Edgar Stillman Kelley, American composer (Gulliver), born in Sparta, Wisconsin (d. 1944)
• 1857 Victor Horsley, English physician and neuroscientist, born in London (d. 1916)
• 1862 Pyotr Stolypin, 3rd Prime Minister of Russia (1906-11), born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1911)
• 1866 Anne Sullivan [Johanna Macy], American teacher who educated Helen Keller, born in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts (d. 1936)
• 1868 Peter Behrens, German architect, born in Hamburg, North German Confederation (d. 1940)
• 1870 Syd Gregory, Australian cricket batsman and captain (58 Tests, 4 x 100, 8 x 50, HS 201; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1929)
• 1870 Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter, born in Saratov, Russia (d. 1905)
• 1872 Abdullah Yusuf Ali, British-Indian Islamic scholar and translator (translated Qu'ran into English), born in Bombay, British India (d. 1953)
• 1873 Viktor Josef Keldorfer, Austrian composer, born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 1959)
• 1874 Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and Canada, born in Kensington Palace, London (d. 1957)
• 1876 Cecil Chubb, English barrister, gifted Stonehenge to the British nation, born in Shrewton (d. 1934)
• 1876 Murray Bisset, South African cricket wicket-keeper and captain (3 Tests, 3 dismissals; Western Province), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1931)
• 1877 Daniel Plooy, Dutch new testament scholar, born in Schiedam, Netherlands (d. 1935)
• 1879 James Branch Cabell, American novelist and essayist (Restless Heads), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1958)
• 1882 Moritz Schlick, Austrian philosopher, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1936)
• 1886 Edward C. Tolman, American psychologist (behaviorism), born in West Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1959)
• 1886 Ernst Robert Curtius, German literature historian, born in Thann, Haut-Rhin (d. 1956)

• 1889 Efim Bogoljubov, Russian-German chess player, born in Stanislavchyk, Tarashcha Uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1952)
• 1889 James Stephenson, British actor (Letter, Espionage Agent, Nancy Drew), born in Selby, Yorkshire, England (d. 1941)

• 1892 Giorgio Cesana, Italian coxswain (Olympic gold 1906), born in Venice (d. 1967)
• 1892 V. Gordon Childe, British archaeologist and prehistorian, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1957)
• 1895 Mary Marquet, Russian actress (Matter of Resistance), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1979)
• 1895 Wiktor Labunski, Polish-American composer, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1974)
• 1897 Barbara Wootton, Baroness Wootton of Abinger, British sociologist and criminologist, born in Cambridge, England (d. 1988)
• 1897 Claire Windsor, American actress (The Blot), born in Cawker City, Kansas (d. 1972)
• 1897 Olga Chekhova, Russian-German actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children), born in Aleksandropol, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1980)
• 1898 Lee Tracy, American actor (Dinner at Eight, Martin Kane Private Eye), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1968)
• 1900 Salvatore Baccaloni, Italian opera singer and actor (Merry Andrew; Rock-a-Bye Baby), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1969)
• 1901 Martin Kessel, German writer (Mr. Brecher's Fiasco), born in Plauen, Germany (d. 1990)
• 1902 Ken Loeffler, American College and Basketball Hall of Fame coach (National Invitation Tournament 1952; NCAA Basketball Tournament 1954, La Salle Explorers), born in Rumson, New Jersey (d. 1975)
• 1902 Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Russian-American rabbi (head of Lubavitcher Jews), born in Nikolaev, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1994)
• 1902 Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1974)

• 1904 Lionel Birkett, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 50; Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago), born in Saint Michael, Barbados (d. 1998)
• 1904 Reinout Willem van Bemmelen, Dutch geologist, born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 1983)
• 1904 Sonia Gaskell, Russian-Dutch choreographer (Diaghilev), born in Vilkaviškis, Lithuania (d. 1974)
• 1905 Elizabeth Huckaby, American educator, born in Hamburg, Arkansas (d. 1999)
• 1905 Slinger Nitschke, Australian cricket batsman (S Aus & Test), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 1982)
• 1906 Hunter Johnson, American composer, born near Benson, North Carolina (d. 1998)

• 1907 Otto Frans Antoine Hubert van Nispen, Dutch mayor (Pannerden), born in Pannerden, Netherlands (d. 1992)
• 1907 Phyllis Konstam, British actress (Murder, Skin Game), born in London, England (d. 1976)
• 1910 Werner Wolf Glaser, German-Swedish composer, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 2006)
• 1912 Belinda Quirey, British dance historian and teacher, born in UK (d. 1996)
• 1912 Piet van Egmond, Dutch organist and conductor (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1982)
• 1912 Robert Doisneau, French photographer (The Kiss), born in Gentilly, Val-de-Marne, France (d. 1994)
• 1913 Jean Fournet, French conductor (Rotterdam Philharmonic, 1968-73; Orchestre National de l’Île, 1973-82; Tokyo Metropolitan, 1983-86), born in Rouen, France (d. 2008)
• 1913 John Howard, American actor (The Philadelphia Story, My Three Sons), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1995)
• 1914 Jiri Reinberger, Czech organist and composer, born in Brno, Austria-Hungary (d. 1977)
• 1916 C. R. Rangachari, Indian cricketer (India 1947-48), born in Mammandur, British India (d. 1993)
• 1916 Denis ApIvor, British composer, born in Collinstown, County Westmeath, Ireland (d. 2004)
• 1916 Emerson Buckley, American conductor (Greater Miami Opera, 1950-86), born in New York City (d. 1989)
• 1917 Marvin Miller, American Baseball HOF executive (Executive Director MLB Players Association 1966-82), born in New York City (d. 2012)
• 1917 Valerie Hobson, British actress (Great Expectations), born in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland (d. 1998)
• 1918 Mary Healy, American actress (The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, He Married his Wife), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2016)
• 1919 Mendelis Bašs, Latvian composer, conductor, and pedagogue, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2012)
• 1920 Eduardo Maturana, Chilean composer, born in Valparaíso, Chile (d. 2003)
• 1921 Rosanell Eaton, American voting rights advocate, born near Louisburg, North Carolina (d. 2018)
• 1921 Thomas Schelling, American economist, (Nobel Prize 2005 - game-theory analysis), born in Oakland, California (d. 2016)
• 1922 Ali Akbar Khan, Indian classical sarod player, composer, and music educator, born in Shibpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh) (d. 2009)
• 1922 David Alexandrovich Toradze, Soviet composer, born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 1983)
• 1922 Maria Luisa Bemberg, Argentine filmmaker, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1995)
• 1923 Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentine golfer (British Open 1967; US Masters 1968 runner-up), born in Villa Ballester, Argentina (d. 2017)
• 1924 Shorty Rogers [Milton Rajonsky], American jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, arranger, and composer, born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts (d. 1994)
• 1925 Abel Muzorewa, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979-80), born in Umtali, Manicaland, Southern Rhodesia (d. 2010)
• 1925 Bill Harris, American R&B and jazz guitarist (Clovers - "Ting-A-Ling"; "Devil Or Angel"), born in Nashville, North Carolina (d. 1988)
• 1925 Gene Ammons, American jazz saxophonist ("The Happy Blues"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1974)
• 1925 Gogumal Kischenchand, Indian cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), born in Karachi, British India (d. 1997)

• 1926 Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author, born in Hastings, New Zealand (d. 2013)
• 1926 Frank Daniel, Czech-American screenwriter, director and teacher, born in Kolín, Czechoslovakia (d. 1996)
• 1926 Gloria Jean [Schoonover], American actress (Never Give a Sucker an Even Break), and singer, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2018)
• 1926 Jan Maegaard, Danish composer and musicologist (Triptykon), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2012)
• 1926 Liz Renay [Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins], American actress (Desperate Living), born in Chandler, Arizona (d. 2007)
• 1927 Dany Robin, French actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Jupiter, Julietta), born in Clamart, France (d. 1995)
• 1928 Egil Monn-Iversen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and conductor (Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 1981-96), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2017)
• 1928 Gene Corrigan, American lacrosse player, coach and college athletics administrator (President of the NCAA 1995-97), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2020)
• 1929 Gerry Anderson, English television producer (Thunderbirds; Space:1999), born in Bloomsbury, London (d. 2012)
• 1929 Paavo Berglund, Finnish violinist and conductor (Helsinki Chamber Orchestra; Finnish RSO, 1956-72), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2012)
• 1929 William Edgar Thornton, American medical doctor, USAF officer, and NASA astronaut (STS-8; STS-51-B), born in Faison, North Carolina (d. 2021)
• 1930 Bradford Dillman, American actor (Compulsion, Piranha, Sudden Impact, Enforcer), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2018)
• 1930 George Gekas, American politician (Rep-R-PA, 1983-2003), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
• 1930 Jay Robinson, American actor (Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop), born in New York City (d. 2013)
• 1931 John Clarke, American actor (Days of Our Lives -"Mickey"), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2019)
• 1931 Paul Masnick, Canadian NHL ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Stanley Cup 1953), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2024)
• 1932 Bill Bennett, Canadian politician, Premier of British Columbia (1975-86), born in Kelowna, British Columbia (d. 2015)
• 1932 Bob Grant [Robert St Clair Grant], British actor, comedian and writer (on the Buses), born in Hammersmith, London (d. 2003)
• 1932 Joseph Pedott, American advertising executive and entrepreneur (Chia Pet; The Clapper), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)

• 1933 Morton Subotnick, American electronic music composer (Silver Apples of the Moon; A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1933 Paddy Hopkirk, Irish rally driver (Monte Carlo Rally 1964), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2022)
• 1934 Bruce Pairaudeau, West Indian cricketer (WI opening bat in 13 Tests, 115 on debut), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 2022)
• 1934 Fredric Jameson, American philosopher and literary critic, born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1935 Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer (Chariots of the Gods), born in Zofingen, Aargau
• 1935 Ioannis V. Yannas, Greek-American chemist and engineer, co-inventor of artificial skin [1]
• 1935 Joan Darling (née Kugell), American actress (Owen Marshall Counselor at Law - "Frieda"), and dramatic arts teacher, born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1935 Susan Cunliffe-Lister [Lady Marsham of Ilton], British disability campaigner and paralympic athlete (longest-serving female member of UK House of Lords), born in Caithness, Scotland (d. 2023) [1]
• 1936 Bobby Nichols, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1964), born in Louisville, Kentucky
• 1936 Frank Serpico, American policeman who blew whistle on NYPD corruption, born in Brooklyn, New York [1]
• 1936 Kenneth Mars, American actor (The Producers; What's Up, Doc?; Malcolm in the Middle), born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2011)
• 1938 Gloria Randle Scott, American educator and administrator (President of Beaumont College, 1987-2001), born in Houston, Texas
• 1939 Jennifer Fowler, British classical composer, born in Bunbury, Australia

• 1940 Patricia Bruder, American actress (As the World Turns. 1960-95 - "Ellen"), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1941 Bob McCammon, Canadian ice hockey coach (Philadelphia Fllyers 1978-84, Vancouver Canucks 1987-91), born in Kenora, Ontario (d. 2021)

• 1942 Tony Burrows, British pop singer (The Flower Pot Men - "Let's Go To San Francisco"; Edison Lighthouse -"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"), born in Exeter, Devon, England
• 1942 Valentin Lebedev, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 13, 35, T-5), born in Moscow, Russia
• 1943 Clarice Elaine Gaylord, American director of research grants (EPA)
• 1944 Arogyaswami Paulraj, Indian engineer and inventor (MIMO Wireless Technology), born in Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, British India [1]
• 1944 John Sergeant, British political journalist, radio and television broadcaster, born in Oxford, England

• 1945 Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa, born in Lepa, Samoa
• 1946 Patrick Fairley, Scottish pop rock guitarist (Marmalade, 1961-72 - "Ob La Di, Ob La Da"), and music publisher, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
• 1946 Tom Monteleone, American horror and science fiction writer (Dark Stars and other Illuminations; Fearful Symmetries), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1947 Bob Massie, Australian cricket swing bowler (6 Tests; 16 wickets on debut v England 1972), born in Perth, Australia
• 1948 Anastasios Papaligouras, Greek lawyer and politician, born in Athens, Greece
• 1948 Berinthia "Berry" Berenson, American photographer, actress and model, born in New York City (d. 2001)
• 1948 Chester G. Atkins, American politician (Rep-D-Mass 1985-93), born in Geneva, Switzerland
• 1948 Larry Ferguson, keyboardist (Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing"), born in Nassau, Bahamas
• 1949 Chris Langham, English comedian and actor (The Thick of It; Not the Nine O'Clock News; Help), born in London
• 1949 DeAnne Julius, American-British economist, born in the USA
• 1949 John Shea, American actor (Honeymoon, New Life, Lois & Clark), born in North Conway, New Hampshire
• 1949 Sonja Kristina [Shaw], English songwriter and actress (Hair; Curved Air), born in Brentwood, England
• 1950 Ansje Beentjes, Dutch actress (Blindgangers), born in Alkmaar, Netherlands
• 1950 Francis Collins, American scientist who led the Human Genome Project, born in Staunton, Virginia
• 1950 Randolph Powell, American actor (Dallas - "Alan"; Logan's Run), born in Iowa City, Iowa
• 1951 Gregory "Greg" Winter, British biochemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018) known for the therapeutic use of antibodies, born in Leicester, England
• 1951 Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire), born in London
• 1951 Matima Kinuani Mpiosso, Zairen rock guitarist (Zaika Langa-Langa), born in Zaire (d. 1996)
• 1952 Kenny Aaronson, American session and touring bass guitarist (Joan Jett; Bob Dylan; Rick Derringer), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1952 Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish Gaelic football manager and player, born in Kenmare, Ireland
• 1953 David Buss, American Evolutionary psychologist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
• 1953 Eric Tsang, Hong Kong actor, director and TV host (Super Trio series), born in Hong Kong
• 1954 Bruce Sterling, American sci-fi author (Involution Ocean; Schismatrix), born in Brownsville, Texas
• 1954 Jon Herington, American session and touring jazz and rock guitarist (Steely Dan), born in Paterson, New Jersey
• 1954 Shari Redstone, American media executive (ViacomCBS), born in Washington D.C.
• 1955 Simone Griffeth, American actress (Death Race 2000, Amanda's), born in Savannah, Georgia
• 1957 Bobbi Brown, American make-up artist (Bobbi Brown Cosmetics), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1957 Henrik Stiesdal, Danish inventor and engineer (1st off shore wind farm), born in Hørsholm, Denmark
• 1957 Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor (Jésus de Montréal), born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1957 Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, conductor and composer, born in Arkhangelsk, USSR
• 1957 Richard Jeni, American comedian, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2007)
• 1958 John D'Aquino, American actor (seaQuest DSV), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1958 Mike Hulbert, American golfer, broadcaster (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Elmira, New York
• 1958 Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor (12th Doctor in Doctor Who, The Thick of It), born in Glasgow, Scotland

• 1960 Brian Forster, American child actor and fictional drummer (Partridge Family - "Chris" the second one), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1960 Chris Cuffaro, American portrait, music industry, and commercial photographer, born in San Jose, California
• 1960 Gian Piero Ventrone, Italian athletic trainer (Juventus FC, Italy 2004-06, SSC Bari, Atalanta BC, Tottenham Hotspur FC), born in Naples, Italy (d. 2022)
• 1960 Pat Symcox, South African cricketer (South African off-spinner 1993- ), born in Kimberley, South Africa

• 1962 John Bell, American rock singer and guitarist (Widespread Panic - "Hope in a Hopeless World"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1963 Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, American WNBA guard (Houston Comets/Olympic gold 1988) and coach, born in Chicago, Illinois

• 1963 Thomas W. Libous, American politician (Senate-R-New York 1989-2015) brought down by scandal, born in Johnson City, New York (d. 2016)
• 1964 Allen James, American 50K walker (Olympics 24th-92, 96), born in Sacramento, California
• 1964 Gina McKee, English actress (Our Friends in the North), born in Peterlee, England
• 1964 Jim Grabb, American professional tennis player, 1986-97 (Grand Slam wins: French Open Doubles, 1989; US Open Doubles, 1992), born in Tucson, Arizona
• 1964 Rebecca Richards-Kortum, American bioengineer (MacArthur prize for medical technologies for poor communities), born in Grand Island, Nebraska [1]
• 1965 Craig McDermott, Australian cricket pace bowler (tireless Austr since 1984), born in Ipswich, Australia
• 1965 Stan Humphries, American NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
• 1965 Tom Dey, American film director (Shanghai Noon), born in Hanover, New Hampshire
• 1966 André Boisclair, Canadian politician (Parti Québécois), born in Montreal, Quebec

• 1966 Greg Myers, American MLB baseball catcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Riverside, California

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