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Famous People Born in April 1966

  • Apr 1 Chris Evans, English disc jockey and television presenter, born in Warrington, England
  • Apr 1 Mehmet Özdilek, Turkish soccer midfielder (31 caps; Beşiktaş) and manager (BB Erzurumspor), born in Samsun, Turkey
  • Apr 2 Alexei Kovalev, Russian ice hockey right wing (NHL All-Star Game 2001, 03, 09 [MVP]; Stanley Cup 1994, New York Rangers; Olympic gold 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
  • Apr 2 Bill Romanowski, American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 1988, 89 SF 49ers; 97, 98 Denver Broncos; Pro Bowl 1996, 98), born in Rockville, Connecticut
  • Apr 2 Garnett Silk [Garnet Smith], Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter (Hey Mama Africa; Greenline), born in Manchester, Jamaica (d. 1994)
  • Apr 2 Stephen Bachop, New Zealand rugby union fly-half (5 Tests; Canterbury, Otago, Wellington, London Irish RFC), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Apr 2 Teddy Sheringham, English soccer striker (51 caps; Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall), born in London, England
  • Apr 3 Bo Orlando, American football player, NFL safety (San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Berwick, Pennsylvania
  • Apr 3 John de Vries, Australian racing driver (Indy Racing League and Australian Formula Holden), born in New South Wales, Australia
  • Apr 3 Miina Tominaga, Japanese seiyu (voice actress), born in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
  • Apr 3 Shelley Michelle, American actress (Golden Eye), born in Hollywood, California
  • Apr 4 Mike Starr [Michael], musician (Alice in Chains bassist), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 2011)
  • Apr 4 Myriam Schropp, German tennis star, born in Mannheim, West Germany
  • Apr 4 Nancy McKeon, American actress (Jo Polniazek-Facts of Life), born in Westbury, New York
  • Apr 5 Brent Hughes, American NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres), born in New Westminster, California
  • Apr 5 Michael "Mike" McCready, American musician and lead guitarist (Pearl Jam), born in Pensacola, Florida
  • Apr 5 Scott Dill, American NFL tackle and guard (Tampa Bay Bucs, Minnesota Vikings), born in Birmingham, Alabama
  • Apr 6 Young Man Kang, South Korean film director
  • Apr 7 Gary Wilkinson, English snooker player
  • Apr 7 Teri Ann Linn, American actress (Kristen-Bold & Beautiful), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Apr 8 Bobby Ologun, Nigerian television personality
  • Apr 8 Mark Blundell, British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1992), born in London, England
  • Apr 8 Mazinho, Brazilian footballer (1994 FIFA World Cup) and manager, born in Santa Rita, Brazil

Robin Wright (58 years old)

Apr 8 American actress (Princess Bride, House of Cards), born in Dallas, Texas

  • Apr 8 Wang Chuanfu, Chinese businessman, CEO of electric carmaker BYD, born in Wuwei County, Anhui, China [1]

Cynthia Nixon (58 years old)

Apr 9 American actress (Sex and the City), born in New York City

  • Apr 9 Oliver Barnett, American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers), born in Louisville, Kentucky
  • Apr 10 Neil Smith, American football defensive end (KC Chiefs, Den Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Apr 11 Dustin Patrick Runnels, American professional wrestler (Goldust), born in Austin, Texas
  • Apr 11 Lisa Stansfield, English pop singer ("Around the World"), born in Manchester, England
  • Apr 11 Mason Reese, American actor (Underwood Deviled Ham), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Apr 11 Steve Bullock, American politician (Governor of Montana 2013-), born in Missoula, Montana
  • Apr 11 Tomas Leandersson, Swedish ten-pin bowler (FIQ World C'ships 1999; World Tenpin Team Cup 1994; World Games 1993), born in Degerfors, Sweden (d. 2021)
  • Apr 12 Lorenzo White, American football running back (Cleveland Browns), born in Hollywood, Florida
  • Apr 13 Ali Boumnijel, Tunisian soccer goalkeeper (51 caps; Gueugnon, Club Africain), born in Menzel Jemil, Tunisia
  • Apr 13 Marc Ford, American guitarist (The Black Crowes - "Hard To Handle"), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Apr 14 André Boisclair, Canadian politician (Parti Québécois), born in Montreal, Quebec

David Justice (58 years old)

Apr 14 American baseball player (Atlanta Braves), born in Cincinnati, Ohio

Greg Maddux (58 years old)

Apr 14 American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (4 x NL Cy Young Award; World Series 1995; 8 x MLB All Star; 18 x Gold Glove; Atlanta Braves), born in San Angelo, Texas

  • Apr 14 Greg Myers, American MLB baseball catcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Riverside, California
  • Apr 15 Andrei Olhovskiy, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia
  • Apr 15 Chai Ling, Chinese dissident (All Girls Allowed) and one of the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, born in Rizhao, Shandong, China
  • Apr 15 Cressida Cowell, English children's writer (How to Train Your Dragon, Emily Brown), born in London, England
  • Apr 15 Graeme Clark, Scottish bassist (Wet Wet Wet - "Angel Eyes"; "Love is All Around"), born in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  • Apr 15 Samantha Karen Fox, British pop singer ("Touch Me"), born in London, England
  • Apr 17 Vikram [Kennedy John Victor], Indian actor (I), born in Madras, Tamil Nadu
  • Apr 18 Trine Hattestad, Norwegian javelin thrower (Olympic gold 2000), born in Lørenskog, Norway
  • Apr 18 Valeri Kamensky, Russian NHL left wing (Avalanche, Olympic silver 1998), born in Voskresensk, Russia
  • Apr 19 El Samurai [Osamu Matsuda], Japanese professional wrestler (WAR/NJPW), born in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan
  • Apr 19 Paul Reiffel, Australian cricket fast bowler (35 Tests, 105 wickets, 6 x 50; 92 ODIs, 96 wickets; Victoria) and Test umpire, born in Melbourne, Australia
  • Apr 19 Véronique Gens, French operatic soprano, born in Orléans, France
  • Apr 20 David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist, born in Sydney, Australia
  • Apr 21 Judy Diduck, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998)
  • Apr 22 Mariana Levy, Mexican actress (d. 2005)
  • Apr 23 Jim Stynes [James], Hall of Fame Australian rules footballer (only foreigner to win Brownlow medal), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2012)
  • Apr 23 Wayne Drinkwalter, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
  • Apr 24 Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer, born in Jerago con Orago, Italy
  • Apr 24 Margashayam Venkataramana, Indian cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), born in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Apr 24 Pascale Paradis-Mangon, French tennis star, born in Troyes, France
  • Apr 24 Pierre Brassard, French Canadian humorist and actor, born in Val-d'Or, Canada
  • Apr 24 Theo Adams, American football tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy), born in San Francisco, California
  • Apr 25 Isabelle Pasco, French actress (Ave Maria) and model (Elle, Vogue), born in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
  • Apr 26 Andrea Temesvári, Hungarian tennis star (1985 US Clay Courts), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • Apr 26 Yoshihiro Togashi, Japanese Manga artist who created YuYu Hakusho, born in Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan
  • Apr 27 Peter McIntyre, Australian cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1995), born in Gisborne, Australia

John Daly (58 years old)

Apr 28 American golfer (PGA C'ship 1991, British Open 1995), born in Carmichael, California

Too Short (58 years old)

Apr 28 American rapper, born in South Central Los Angeles, California

  • Apr 29 John Vander Wal, American NLB outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
  • Apr 29 Phil Tufnell, English cricketer (England slow lefty & slower fieldsman), born in London, England
  • Apr 30 Aundray Bruce, defensive end (Oakland Raiders)
  • Apr 30 David Meggett, NFL running back (NY Giants, NE Patriots)

About April 1966

How Old? 58 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Signs: Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19), Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)