April 5 - Births

Births

1288 – Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)
1472 – Bianca Maria Sforza, Holy Roman Empress, second wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)
1523 – Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)
1588 – Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (d. 1679)
1595 – John Wilson, English composer, lutenist and teacher (d. 1674)
1604 – Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)
1622 – Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)
1649 – Elihu Yale, Welsh merchant and philanthropist, benefactor of Yale University (d. 1721)
1692 – Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. 1730)
1719 – Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish statesman and soldier; father of Axel von Fersen the Younger (d. 1794)
1727 – Pasquale Anfossi, Italian opera composer (d. 1797)
1732 – Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French artist (d. 1806)
1752 – Sébastien Érard, French musical instruments maker (d. 1831)
1769 – Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet, English Royal Navy Vice-Admiral and First Lord of the Admiralty (d. 1839)
1784 – Louis Spohr, German composer and violinist (d. 1859)
1816 – Samuel Freeman Miller, American Supreme Court Justice (d. 1890)
1827 – Joseph Lister, English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery (d. 1912)
1832 – Jules Ferry, French statesman (d. 1893)
1835 – Carl Theodor Schulz, Norwegian gardener (d. 1914)
1837 – Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet (d. 1909)
1840 – Ghazaros Aghayan, Armenian writer, educator, folklorist, historian, and linguist (d. 1911)
1856 – Booker T. Washington, American educator (d. 1915)
1857 – Alexander of Battenberg (d. 1893)
1858 – W. Atlee Burpee, Canadian horticulturist (d. 1915)
1863 – Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (d. 1950)
1869 – Sergei Chaplygin, Russian physicist and engineer (d. 1942)
1869 – Albert Roussel, French composer (d. 1937)
1871 – Mirko Seljan, Croatian explorer (d. 1912)
1872 – Samuel Cate Prescott, American scientist and microbiologist (d. 1962)
1875 – Mistinguett, French actress and singer (d. 1956)
1878 – Paul Weinstein, German athlete (d. 1964)
1883 – Walter Huston, Canadian-born American actor (d. 1950)
1884 – Ion Inculeţ, Romanian statesman, president of "Sfatul Ţării" (d. 1940)
1893 – Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (d. 1973)
1899 – Alfred Blalock, American surgeon (d. 1964)
1900 – Spencer Tracy, American actor (d. 1967)
1901 – Melvyn Douglas, American actor (d. 1981)
1906 – Lord Buckley, American monologist (d. 1960)
1908 – Bette Davis, American actress (d. 1989)
1908 – Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor (d. 1989)
1908 – Jagjivan Ram, Indian politician (d. 1986)
1909 – Albert R. Broccoli, American movie producer (d. 1996)
1912 – John Le Mesurier, English actor (d. 1983)
1912 – István Örkény, Hungarian author (d. 1979)
1916 – Albert Henry Ottenweller, American bishop (d. 2012)
1916 – Gregory Peck, American actor (d. 2003)
1917 – Robert Bloch, American author (d. 1994)
1920 – Barend Biesheuvel, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2001)
1920 – Arthur Hailey, Canadian author (d. 2004)
1920 – Rafique Zakaria, Indian author (d. 2005)
1921 – Robert Q. Lewis, American radio and television personality, game show host, and actor (d. 1991)
1922 – Tom Finney, English footballer
1922 – Harry Freedman, Canadian musician, composer and educator (d. 2005)
1922 – Christopher Hewett, English actor (d. 2001)
1922 – Gale Storm, American singer and actress (d. 2009)
1923 – Michael V. Gazzo, American actor (d. 1995)
1923 – Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Vietnamese politician, President of South Vietnam (d. 2001)
1926 – Roger Corman, American director
1928 – Fernand Dansereau, Canadian director and producer
1928 – Tony Williams, American singer (The Platters) (d. 1992)
1929 – Hugo Claus, Belgian writer (d. 2008)
1929 – Ivar Giaever, Norwegian physicist, Nobel laureate
1929 – Nigel Hawthorne, English actor (d. 2001)
1929 – Joe Meek, English record producer (d. 1967)
1931 – Jack Clement, American singer, songwriter and record producer
1932 – Billy Bland, American singer and songwriter
1933 – Larry Felser, American columnist
1933 – Barbara Holland, American writer (d. 2010)
1933 – Frank Gorshin, American actor (d. 2005)
1934 – Roman Herzog, German politician
1934 – Stanley Turrentine, American jazz saxophonist (d. 2000)
1935 – Peter Grant, British music manager (d. 1995)
1936 – John Kelly, Irish republican politician (d. 2007)
1937 – Colin Powell, American Army General, 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and 65th United States Secretary of State
1937 – Allan R. Thieme, American inventor, founded Amigo Mobility International Inc
1938 – Colin Bland, South African cricketer
1939 – Ronald White, American singer and songwriter (The Miracles) (d. 1995)
1939 – Crispian St. Peters, English singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
1940 – Tommy Cash, American singer-songwriter
1940 – Gilles Proulx, Canadian historian, radio and television host
1941 – Michael Moriarty, American actor
1941 – Dave Swarbrick, English musician (Fairport Convention, Whippersnapper, and Swarb's Lazarus)
1942 – Allan Clarke, British singer (The Hollies)
1942 – Peter Greenaway, Welsh director
1943 – Max Gail, American actor
1944 – Peter T. King, American politician
1944 – Pedro Rossello, Puerto Rican politician
1945 – Tommy Smith, English footballer
1946 – Jane Asher, English actress
1946 – Björn Granath, Swedish actor
1947 – Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Filipino politician, 14th President of the Philippines
1948 – Les Binks, British musician (Judas Priest, Lionheart, Tytan, and Axis Point)
1948 – Dave Holland, English musician (Judas Priest, Pinkerton's Assorted Colours, Finders Keepers, and Trapeze)
1949 – John Berg, American actor (d. 2007)
1949 – Judith Resnik, American astronaut (d. 1986)
1950 – Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer (ABBA)
1950 – Miki Manojlović, Serbian actor
1951 – Dean Kamen, American inventor and entrepreneur, inventor of the Segway
1951 – Gloria Diaz, Filipina actress and model, Miss Universe 1969
1951 – Bernie Ward, American radio personality
1952 – Mitch Pileggi, American actor
1954 – Stan Ridgway, American singer-songwriter and musician (Wall of Voodoo and Drywall)
1954 – Peter Case, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Nerves and The Plimsouls)
1955 – Janice Long, English broadcaster
1955 – Akira Toriyama, Japanese manga and game artist
1955 – Charlotte de Turckheim, French actress
1956 – Dwight Hicks, American football player and actor
1956 – Anthony Horowitz, English Author
1956 – Diamond Dallas Page, American wrestler, fitness instructor, and actor
1958 – Johan Kriek, South African-American tennis player
1958 – Lasantha Wickrematunge, Sri Lankan journalist (d. 2009)
1960 – Asteris Koutoulas, Greek-German music producer, filmmaker and author
1960 – Greg Mathis, American judge and writer
1961 – Jim LeRoy, American pilot (d. 2007)
1961 – Lisa Zane, American actress
1962 – Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Kalmyk businessman and politician, First President of the Republic of Kalmykia
1962 – Lana Clarkson, American actress (d. 2003)
1962 – Gord Donnelly, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 – Steve Beaton, English darts player
1964 – Marius Lăcătuş, Romanian footballer
1964 – Princess Erika, French singer and actress
1964 – Christopher "Kid" Reid, American rapper and actor (Kid 'n Play)
1965 – Cris Carpenter, American baseball player
1966 – Mike McCready, American musician (Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, and The Rockfords)
1967 – Gary Gait, Canadian lacrosse player
1967 – Anu Garg, Indian-American author and speaker
1967 – Troy Gentry, American singer and musician (Montgomery Gentry)
1968 – Gianna Amore, American model and actress
1968 – Paula Cole, American singer-songwriter
1970 – Thea Gill, Canadian actress
1970 – Krishnan Guru-Murthy, British journalist
1970 – Miho Hatori, Japanese singer and songwriter (Cibo Matto, Smokey & Miho, and Butter 08)
1971 – Dong Abay, Filipino musician and singer-songwriter (Yano)
1972 – Krista Allen, American actress
1972 – Tom Coronel, Dutch race car driver
1972 – Pat Green, American singer and songwriter
1972 – Paul Okon, Australian footballer
1972 – Waylon Payne, American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor
1972 – Yasuhiro Takemoto, Japanese animator and director
1973 – Tony Banks, American football player
1973 – Élodie Bouchez, French actress
1973 – Pharrell, American rapper and music producer (N.E.R.D, The Neptunes, and All City Chess Club)
1974 – Sahaj, American musician and producer (Ra)
1974 – Uhm Tae Woong, South Korean actor
1975 – John Hartson, Welsh footballer
1975 – Juicy J, American rapper and record producer (Three 6 Mafia)
1975 – Shammond Williams, American basketball player
1976 – Kim Collins, Nevisian sprinter
1976 – Ryan Drese, American baseball player
1976 – Ross Gload, American baseball player
1976 – Simone Inzaghi, Italian footballer
1976 – Fernando Morientes, Spanish footballer
1977 – Chad Rogers, American realtor
1978 – Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer
1978 – Stephen Jackson, American basketball player
1979 – Timo Hildebrand, German footballer
1979 – Mitsuo Ogasawara, Japanese football player
1979 – Benji Radach, American mixed martial artist
1979 – Dante Wesley, American football player and agent
1980 – Erik Audé, American actor, stuntman, and poker player
1980 – Matt Bonner, American basketball player
1980 – David Chocarro, Argentine model, actor, and baseball player
1980 – Mary Katharine Ham, American journalist
1980 – Joris Mathijsen, Dutch footballer
1980 – Lee Jae Won, South Korean actor and singer (H.O.T and JTL)
1980 – Mo'men Zaki, Egyptian Activist
1981 – Jorge de la Rosa, Mexican baseball player
1981 – Stefan Ludik, Namibian cricketer, actor, and singer
1981 – Michael A. Monsoor, American soldier (d. 2006)
1981 – Tom Riley, English actor
1982 – Hayley Atwell, English actress
1982 – Lacey Duvalle, American porn actress
1982 – Thomas Hitzlsperger, German footballer
1982 – Kelly Pavlik, American boxer
1982 – Matt Pickens, American footballer
1982 – Alexandre Prémat, French race car driver
1983 – Jorge Andrés Martínez, Uruguayan footballer
1984 – Marshall Allman, American actor
1984 – David Dillehunt, American director, producer, and composer
1984 – Maartje Goderie, Dutch field hockey player
1984 – Shin Min-a, South Korean model and actress
1984 – Ashlie Walker, British actress
1984 – Kisho Yano, Japanese footballer
1985 – Daniel Congré, French footballer
1985 – Kim Ji-hoo, South Korean model and actor (d. 2008)
1985 – Lastings Milledge, American baseball player
1986 – Anna Sophia Berglund, American model
1986 – Ashley Fliehr, American professional wrestler and valet
1986 – Jenny Hendrix, American porn actress and model
1987 – Max Grün, German footballer
1987 – Josh Wood, British model, actor, and producer
1988 – Christopher Papamichalopoulos, Greek-Cypriot skier
1988 – Alex Valentini, Italian footballer
1990 – Haruma Miura, Japanese actor
1990 – Sophia Papamichalopoulou, Greek-Cypriot skier