April 29 - Births

Births

1636 – Esaias Reusner, German lutenist and composer (d. 1679)
1665 – James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)
1667 – John Arbuthnot, English physician and satirist (d. 1735)
1686 – Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)
1727 – Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer, founder of modern ballet (d. 1810)
1745 – Oliver Ellsworth, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1807)
1758 – Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish lieutenant general (d. 1820)
1762 – Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French marshal (d. 1833)
1769 – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Anglo-Irish statesman (d. 1852)
1780 – Charles Nodier, French writer (d. 1844)
1784 – Samuel Turell Armstrong, American politician, Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1850)
1810 – Thomas Adolphus Trollope, English author and journalist (d. 1892)
1818 – Alexander II of Russia (d. 1881)
1837 – Georges Boulanger, French general and politician (d. 1891)
1842 – Karl Millöcker, Dutch composer (d. 1899)
1848 – Raja Ravi Varma,Indian painter (d.1906)
1854 – Henri Poincaré, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1912)
1863 – William Randolph Hearst, American publisher (d. 1951)
1863 – Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet (d. 1933)
1863 – Maria Theresa Ledochowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (d. 1922)
1868 – Alice Keppel, English socialite and mistress of King Edward VII (d. 1947)
1872 – Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman, lawyer and horse-breeder (d. 1930)
1875 – Rafael Sabatini, Italian-English writer (d. 1950)
1876 – Zauditu of Ethiopia (d. 1930)
1879 – Thomas Beecham, English conductor (d. 1961)
1882 – Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch artist and printer (d. 1945)
1885 – Egon Erwin Kisch, Czech journalist and author (d. 1948)
1887 – Raymond Thorne, American freestyle swimmer (d. 1921)
1893 – Harold Urey, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
1895 – Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (d. 1967)
1899 – Douglas Abbott, Canadian politician (d. 1987)
1899 – Duke Ellington, American composer, pianist, and bandleader (d. 1974)
1899 – Mary Petty, American illustrator
1901 – Hirohito, Japanese emperor (d. 1989)
1907 – Tino Rossi, French singer and actor (d. 1983)
1907 – Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director (d. 1997)
1908 – Jack Williamson, American writer (d. 2006)
1909 – Tom Ewell, American actor (d. 1994)
1912 – Richard Carlson, American actor (d. 1977)
1915 – Donald Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers) (d. 1999)
1917 – Maya Deren, Ukraine-American filmmaker, writer, and photographer (d. 1961)
1917 – Celeste Holm, American actress (d. 2012)
1917 – Marcel Trudel, Canadian historian (d. 2011)
1918 – George Allen, American football player and coach (d. 1990)
1919 – Jacques Genest, Canadian physician and scientist
1919 – Gérard Oury, French actor and director (d. 2006)
1920 – Harold Shapero, American composer
1920 – Edward Blishen, English author (d. 1996)
1922 – Helmut Krackowizer, Austrian motorcyclist (d. 2001)
1922 – Toots Thielemans, Belgian jazz musician
1924 – Al Balding, Canadian golfer (d. 2006)
1924 – Zizi Jeanmaire, French dancer and actress
1925 – Ned Austin, American actor (d. 2007)
1925 – John Compton, Saint Lucian politician, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (d. 2007)
1925 – Iwao Takamoto, American animator, producer and director (d. 2007)
1926 – Elmer Kelton, American novelist (d. 2009)
1928 – Carl Gardner, American singer (The Coasters) (d. 2011)
1929 – Ray Barretto, American jazz musician (d. 2006)
1929 – Walter Kempowski, German author (d. 2007)
1929 – Mickey McDermott, American baseball player (d. 2003)
1929 – Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer
1930 – Jean Rochefort, French actor
1931 – Frank Auerbach, German-English painter
1931 – Lonnie Donegan, English singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2002)
1932 – Joy Clements, American soprano (d. 2005)
1933 – Mark Eyskens, Belgian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Belgium
1933 – Rod McKuen, American poet and composer
1934 – Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan baseball player
1934 – Pedro Pires, Portuguese politician, 3rd President of Cape Verde
1934 – Otis Rush, American singer and guitarist
1934 – Bill Vander Zalm, Canadian politician
1936 – Zubin Mehta, Indian conductor
1936 – Adolfo Nicolás, Spanish priest
1936 – Lane Smith, American actor (d. 2005)
1936 – April Stevens, American singer (Nino Tempo & April Stevens)
1937 – Hasil Adkins, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2005)
1937 – Jill Paton Walsh, English writer
1938 – Fred Dibnah, English steeplejack (d. 2004)
1938 – Bernard Madoff, American businessman, stockbroker, investment advisor, and financier
1938 – Klaus Voormann, German artist, musician, and producer (Manfred Mann and Plastic Ono Band)
1942 – Galina Kulakova, Soviet cross country skier
1944 – Princess Benedikte of Denmark
1944 – Richard Kline, American actor and director
1944 – Francis Lee, English footballer
1945 – Catherine Lara, French singer, musician and composer
1945 – Tammi Terrell, American singer (d. 1970)
1947 – Serge Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player
1947 – Tommy James, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Tommy James and the Shondells)
1947 – Joey Levine, American singer and composer
1947 – Jim Ryun, American athlete and politician
1948 – Bruce Cutler, American attorney
1948 – Michael Karoli, German musician and composer (Can) (d. 2001)
1949 – Anita Dobson, English actress and singer
1950 – Phillip Noyce, Australian director
1950 – Debbie Stabenow, American politician
1951 – Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001)
1952 – Nora Dunn, American actress
1952 – David Icke, English writer
1952 – Bob McClure, American baseball player
1952 – Rob Nicholson, Canadian politician
1952 – Ron Washington, American baseball manager
1954 – Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder
1954 – Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian
1955 – Richard Epcar, American voice actor
1955 – Wendee Lee, American voice actress
1955 – Kate Mulgrew, American actress
1955 – Leslie Jordan, American actor
1955 – Gino Quilico, Canadian baritone
1956 – Sofia Sakorafa, Greek javelin thrower and politician
1956 – Ketil Stokkan, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Zoo)
1957 – Daniel Day-Lewis, English-Irish actor
1957 – Mark Kendall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Great White)
1957 – Timothy Treadwell, American ecologist (d. 2003)
1958 – Gary Cohen, American sportscaster
1958 – Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress
1958 – Eve Plumb, American actress
1958 – Mike Stenhouse, American baseball player
1958 – Martin Whitmarsh, English businessman
1960 – Phil King, English musician (Lush and The Jesus and Mary Chain)
1960 – Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian writer
1960 – Caveh Zahedi, American director and actor
1961 – Fumihiko Tachiki, Japanese voice actor
1962 – Bruce Driver, Canadian ice hockey player
1962 – Chloé Sainte-Marie, Canadian actress
1963 – Mike Babcock, Canadian ice hockey coach
1963 – Claude Loiselle, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 – Melody Barnes, American director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
1964 – Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor
1964 – Radek Jaroš, Czech mountaineer
1964 – Mohammad Qatanani, American Imam
1966 – Marie Plourde, Canadian journalist, television host, and columnist
1966 – Phil Tufnell, English cricketer
1967 – Curtis Joseph, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – Master P, American rapper, producer, and actor (TRU and 504 Boyz)
1968 – Carnie Wilson, American singer (Wilson Phillips)
1969 – Paul Adelstein, American actor
1969 – İzel Çeliköz, Turkish singer
1970 – Andre Agassi, American tennis player
1970 – China Forbes, American singer-songwriter (Pink Martini)
1970 – Uma Thurman, American actress
1971 – Tamara Johnson-George, American singer (SWV)
1971 – Sam Michael, Australian sporting director and engineer
1972 – Dustin McDaniel, American politician
1973 – David Belle, French educator
1973 – Johan Hegg, Swedish singer (Amon Amarth)
1973 – Martin Kesici, German singer-songwriter and musician
1974 – Anggun, Indonesian singer-songwriter
1974 – Pascal Cygan, French footballer
1974 – Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player
1974 – Jasper Wood, Canadian violinist
1975 – Rafael Betancourt, Venezuelan baseball player
1975 – Eric Koston, Thai-American skateboarder
1975 – Artem Yashkin, Ukrainian footballer
1975 – Béres Zoo, Hungarian disk jokey
1976 – Jay Orpin, Swedish composer and producer
1977 – Thaddeus Bullard, American wrestler and football player
1977 – Rocío Carrasco, Spanish television presenter and businesswoman
1977 – Zuzana Hejdová, Czech tennis player
1977 – Claus Jensen, Danish footballer
1977 – David Sullivan, American actor
1978 – Tony Armas, Jr., Venezuelan baseball player
1978 – Bob Bryan, American tennis player
1978 – Mike Bryan, American tennis player
1978 – Craig Gower, Australian rugby player
1979 – Jo O'Meara, English singer-songwriter and actress (S Club and 2-4 Family)
1979 – Nihan Anaz, Turkish basketball player
1979 – Lee Dong-Gook, Korean footballer
1979 – Ryan Sharp, English race car driver
1979 – Sam Jones III, American actor
1979 – Ashish Nehra, Indian Cricket Player
1979 – Matt Tong, English drummer (Bloc Party)
1980 – Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Kian Egan, Irish singer-songwriter and musician (Westlife)
1980 – Luciano Milo, Italian ice dancer
1980 – Kelly Shoppach, American baseball player
1980 – Magdalena Tul, Polish singer and composer
1981 – Lisa Allen, British chef
1981 – George McCartney, Irish footballer
1981 – Émilie Mondor, Canadian athlete (d. 2006)
1981 – Alex Vincent, American actor
1982 – Aksana, Lithuanian model, bodybuilder, and wrestler
1982 – Mersad Selimbegović, Bosnian footballer
1982 – Kate Nauta, American model and actress
1982 – Travis Smith, American drummer (Trivium)
1983 – Jay Cutler, American football player
1983 – Tommie Harris, American football player
1983 – David Lee, American basketball player
1983 – Semih Şentürk, Turkish footballer
1983 – Yuriko Shiratori, Japanese model, artist, and actress
1984 – Taylor Cole, American actress
1984 – Firass Dirani, Australian actor
1984 – Phạm Văn Quyến, Vietnamese footballer
1984 – Vasilis Xanthopoulos, Greek basketball player
1985 – Jean-François Jacques, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Renee Alway, American model
1987 – Knut Børsheim, Norwegian golfer
1987 – Alicia Morton, American actress
1988 – Elías Hernández, Mexican footballer
1988 – Jovan Leacock, American footballer
1988 – Steve Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Julian Reus, German sprinter
1988 – Jonathan Toews, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Charlotte Francis, English actress
1991 – Oviya, Indian model and actress
1992 – Emilio Orozco, American soccer player
1994 – Madeleine Budd, French actress
1994 – Christina Shakovets, German tennis player