April 7 - Births

Births

• 1506 – Francis Xavier, Spanish Roman Catholic missionary, co-founder of the Society of Jesus (d. 1552)
• 1539 – Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter (d. 1584)
• 1613 – Gerhard Douw, Dutch painter (d. 1675)
• 1644 – François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (d. 1730)
• 1648 – John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (d. 1721)
• 1652 – Pope Clement XII (d. 1740)
• 1713 – Nicola Sala, Italian composer and music theorist (d. 1801)
• 1718 – Hugh Blair, Scottish preacher, author, and rhetorician (d. 1800)
• 1727 – Michel Adanson, French botanist (d. 1806)
• 1763 – Domenico Dragonetti, Italian double bass virtuoso and composer (d. 1846)
• 1770 – William Wordsworth, English poet (d. 1850)
• 1772 – Charles Fourier, French philosopher (d. 1837)
• 1780 – William Ellery Channing, Unitarian theologian (d. 1842)
• 1803 – James Curtiss, American politician, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1859)
• 1803 – Flora Tristan, French philosopher (d. 1844)
• 1848 – Randall Davidson, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1930)
• 1853 – Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, (d. 1884)
• 1859 – Walter Camp, American football player, coach, and writer (d. 1925)
• 1860 – Will Keith Kellogg, American industrialist and food manufacturer, founder of the Kellogg's Company (d. 1951)
• 1867 – Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist (d. 1953)
• 1870 – Gustav Landauer, German anarchist and revolutionary (d. 1919)
• 1871 – Epifanio de los Santos, Filipino historian, scholar and lawyer (d. 1927)
• 1873 – Prospère Bruggeman, Belgian rower (death date unknown)
• 1873 – John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (d. 1934)
• 1876 – Fay Moulton, American sprinter, football player, coach and lawyer (d. 1945)
• 1882 – Kurt von Schleicher, German general and politician (d. 1934)
• 1883 – Gino Severini, Italian painter (d. 1966)
• 1884 – Clement Smoot, American golfer (d. 1963)
• 1886 – Ed Lafitte, American baseball player (d. 1971)
• 1887 – Joseph Stadler, American athlete
• 1889 – Gabriela Mistral, Chilean writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1957)
• 1890 – Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American conservationist and writer (d. 1998)
• 1890 – Paul Berth, Danish football player (d. 1969)
• 1891 – Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish carpenter and toy maker, founder of the Lego Group toy company (d. 1958)
• 1893 – Allen Dulles, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. 1969)
• 1895 – Margarete Schön, German actress (d. 1985)
• 1896 – Frits Peutz, Dutch architect (d. 1974)
• 1897 – Erich Loewenhardt, German flying ace of World War I (d. 1918)
• 1897 – Walter Winchell, American broadcaster and journalist (d. 1972)
• 1899 – Robert Casadesus, French pianist (d. 1972)
• 1903 – Edwin T. Layton, American Navy officer (d. 1984)
• 1908 – Percy Faith, Canadian composer, conductor, and bandleader (d. 1976)
• 1909 – Robert Charroux, French writer (d. 1978)
• 1911 – Hervé Bazin, French writer (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Charles Vanik, American politician (d. 2007)
• 1914 – Ralph Flanagan, American bandleader, conductor, pianist, composer, and arranger (d. 1995)
• 1915 – Stanley Adams, American actor (d. 1977)
• 1915 – Billie Holiday, American singer and songwriter (d. 1959)
• 1915 – Henry Kuttner, American writer (d. 1958)
• 1916 – Anthony Caruso, American actor (d. 2003)
• 1917 – R. G. Armstrong, American actor
• 1918 – Bobby Doerr, American baseball player
• 1919 – Roger Lemelin, Canadian novelist and writer (d. 1992)
• 1919 – Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italian fencer
• 1920 – Ravi Shankar, Indian musician and composer
• 1922 – Mongo Santamaria, Cuban jazz musician (d. 2003)
• 1924 – Johannes Mario Simmel, Austrian writer (d. 2009)
• 1925 – Jan van Roessel, Dutch footballer (d. 2011)
• 1925 – Chaturanan Mishra, Indian politician (d. 2011)
• 1927 – Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer, educator, and activist (d. 2003)
• 1928 – James Garner, American actor
• 1928 – Alan J. Pakula, American director and producer (d. 1998)
• 1928 – James White, Irish writer (d. 1999)
• 1929 – Bob Denard, French soldier and mercenary (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Joe Gallo, American gangster (d. 1972)
• 1930 – Yves Rocher, French businessman, founder of the cosmetics brand Yves Rocher (d. 2009)
• 1930 – Andrew Sachs, English actor
• 1931 – Donald Barthelme, American author (d. 1989)
• 1931 – Daniel Ellsberg, American military analyst
• 1933 – Wayne Rogers, American actor
• 1934 – Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (d. 2007)
• 1935 – Bobby Bare, American singer-songwriter
• 1935 – Hodding Carter III, American journalist and politician
• 1936 – Jean-Pierre Changeux, French neuroscientist
• 1938 – Jerry Brown, American politician
• 1938 – Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Dinosaurs, and The Peanut Butter Conspiracy) (d. 2005)
• 1938 – Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpeter (d. 2008)
• 1939 – Francis Ford Coppola, American director
• 1939 – David Frost, English broadcaster and television host
• 1939 – Gary Kellgren, American audio engineer, co-founder of the Record Plant recording studios
• 1941 – Cornelia Frances, Australian actress
• 1941 – Gorden Kaye, British actor
• 1941 – James Di Pasquale, American composer
• 1942 – Jeetendra, Indian actor
• 1942 – Nam Gi-nam, Korean director
• 1944 – Julia Phillips, American producer and writer (d. 2002)
• 1944 – Gerhard Schröder, German politician
• 1944 – Bill Stoneman, American baseball player and manager
• 1945 – Hans van Hemert, Dutch ASCAP award winning record producer and songwriter
• 1945 – Martyn Lewis, British news anchor
• 1945 – Megas, Icelandic singer, songwriter, and writer
• 1945 – Joël Robuchon, French chef
• 1945 – Werner Schroeter, German director
• 1946 – Zaid Abdul-Aziz, American basketball player
• 1946 – Colette Besson, French runner (d. 2005)
• 1946 – Herménégilde Chiasson, Acadian poet and playwright
• 1946 – Stan Winston, American special effects artist, makeup artist, and director (d. 2008)
• 1947 – Patricia Bennett, American singer (The Chiffons)
• 1947 – Florian Schneider, German musician (Kraftwerk and Organisation)
• 1947 – Eliseo Soriano, Filipino televangelist
• 1947 – Michèle Torr, French singer and author
• 1948 – Carol Douglas, American singer
• 1949 – Mitch Daniels, American politician, governor of Indiana
• 1949 – John Oates, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Hall & Oates)
• 1950 – Brian J. Doyle, American Deputy Press Secretary in the United States Department of Homeland Security
• 1951 – Janis Ian, American singer, songwriter, musician, and author
• 1952 – Clarke Peters, American actor
• 1952 – Gilles Valiquette, Canadian singer, record producer, and actor
• 1954 – Jackie Chan, Chinese actor, director, producer, and martial artist
• 1954 – Tony Dorsett, American football player
• 1955 – Gregg Jarrett, American lawyer and journalist
• 1955 – Werner Stocker, German actor (d. 1993)
• 1956 – Annika Billström, Swedish politician
• 1956 – Christopher Darden, American lawyer, writer, and lecturer, prosecutor in O. J. Simpson murder case
• 1957 – Kim Kap-su, Korean actor
• 1960 – Buster Douglas, American boxer
• 1961 – Thurl Bailey, American basketball player
• 1961 – Brigitte van der Burg, Dutch politician
• 1961 – Pascal Olmeta, French footballer
• 1962 – Andrew "Andy" Hampsten, American cyclist
• 1962 – Hugh O'Connor, American actor (d. 1995)
• 1962 – Ram Gopal Varma, Indian director and producer
• 1963 – Jaime de Marichalar, Duke of Lugo
• 1963 – Paul Michael Robinson, American actor, photographer, and model
• 1964 – Jace Alexander, American director
• 1964 – Russell Crowe, New Zealand actor
• 1964 – Steve Graves, Canadian hockey player
• 1965 – Bill Bellamy, American actor and comedian
• 1965 – Alison Lapper, British artist
• 1966 – Gary Wilkinson, English snooker player
• 1967 – Artemis Gounaki, composer, writer and producer
• 1967 – Simone Schilder, Dutch tennis player
• 1968 – Duncan Armstrong, Australian swimmer
• 1968 – Jennifer Lynch, American director
• 1969 – Ricky Watters, American football player
• 1970 – Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian pianist
• 1971 – Guillaume Depardieu, French actor (d. 2008)
• 1971 – Victor Kraatz, Canadian figure skater
• 1971 – Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, American actress
• 1973 – Marco Delvecchio, Italian football player
• 1973 – Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Dutch politician
• 1973 – Ève Salvail, Canadian model
• 1973 – Brett Tomko, American baseball player
• 1974 – Nathan Baesel, American actor
• 1974 – Antonia Bennett, American singer and actress
• 1974 – Christina Davis, Australian ballet dancer and contestant on the first season of Big Brother Australia
• 1974 – Tygo Gernandt, Dutch actor
• 1975 – Karin Dreijer Andersson, Swedish singer (The Knife and Honey Is Cool)
• 1975 – Ronde Barber, American football player
• 1975 – Tiki Barber, American football player
• 1975 – Ronnie Belliard, American baseball player
• 1975 – Jeremy Taggart, Canadian drummer (Our Lady Peace)
• 1976 – Kevin Alejandro, American actor
• 1976 – Barbara Jane Reams, American actress
• 1977 – Silvana Arias, Peruvian actress
• 1978 – Jo Appleby, English soprano (Amici Forever)
• 1978 – Duncan James, English singer and actor (Blue)
• 1979 – Adrián Beltré, Dominican baseball player
• 1979 – Patrick Crayton, American football player
• 1979 – Pascal Dupuis, Canadian hockey player
• 1979 – Robert Jozinović, Australian actor
• 1979 – Anika Knudsen, American model
• 1979 – Danny Sandoval, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1980 – Dragan Bogavac, Montenegrin footballer
• 1980 – David Otunga, American wrestler and lawyer
• 1981 – Sharka Blue, Czech porn actress
• 1981 – Alex Lanipekun, British actor
• 1981 – Vanessa Olivarez, American singer, songwriter, and actress
• 1981 – Suzann Pettersen, Norwegian golfer
• 1981 – Kelli Young, English singer (Liberty X)
• 1982 – Silvana Arias, Peruvian actress
• 1982 – Sonjay Dutt, American wrestler
• 1982 – Soledad Fandiño, Argentine actress and model
• 1983 – Kyle Labine, Canadian actor
• 1983 – Franck Ribéry, French footballer
• 1983 – Jon Stead, British footballer
• 1984 – Norman D. Golden II, American actor
• 1984 – Yonah Higgins, English singer and actress (Cleopatra)
• 1984 – Matt McDonald, American roofing foreman and contestant on the 9th season of Big Brother
• 1985 – KC Concepcion, Filipina actress and singer
• 1985 – Ariela Massotti, Brazilian actress
• 1986 – Brooke Brodack, American comedian
• 1987 – Martín Cáceres, Uruguayan footballer
• 1987 – Jack Duarte, Mexican actor, singer, and guitarist (Eme 15)
• 1987 – Jaimee Kaire-Gataulu, New Zealand actress
• 1987 – Jack Johnson, American actor
• 1987 – Alexis Love, Mexican-American porn actress and model
• 1987 – April O'Neil, American porn actress
• 1987 – Eelco Sintnicolaas, Dutch athlete, specialising in the decathlon
• 1988 – Antonio Piccolo, Italian footballer
• 1988 – Ed Speleers, English actor and producer
• 1988 – Sarah Walker, Australian actress
• 1989 – Alexa Demara, American actress, model, writer and martial artist
• 1989 – Franco Di Santo, Argentine footballer
• 1990 – Anna Bogomazova, Russian kickboxer, professional wrestler and valet
• 1990 – Trent Cotchin, Australian footballer
• 1991 – Luka Milivojević, Serbian footballer
• 1992 – Andreea Acatrinei, Romanian gymnast
• 1992 – Alexis Jordan, American singer and actress
• 1992 – Jessica Sara, American actress
• 1999 – Conner Rayburn, American actor