April 9 - Births

Births

• 1498 – John, Cardinal of Lorraine (d. 1550)
• 1597 – John Davenport, English clergyman and co-founder of the colony of New Haven. (d. 1670)
• 1598 – Johann Crüger, German composer (d. 1662)
• 1627 – Johann Kaspar Kerll, German composer and organist (d. 1693)
• 1634 – Albertine Agnes of Nassau (d. 1696)
• 1648 – Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)
• 1649 – James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (d. 1685)
• 1680 – Philippe Néricault Destouches, French dramatist (d. 1754)
• 1686 – James Craggs the Younger, British politician (d. 1721)
• 1691 – Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar (d. 1761)
• 1717 – Georg Matthias Monn, Austrian composer and music teacher (d. 1750)
• 1757 – Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (d. 1833)
• 1770 – Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist (d. 1831)
• 1773 – Étienne Aignan, French writer (d. 1824)
• 1794 – Theobald Boehm, German inventor and musician (d. 1881)
• 1802 – Elias Lönnrot, Finnish folklorist (d. 1884)
• 1806 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (d. 1859)
• 1821 – Charles Baudelaire, French poet (d. 1867)
• 1830 – Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (d. 1904)
• 1835 – King Leopold II of Belgium (d. 1909)
• 1846 – Paolo Tosti, Italian composer (d. 1916)
• 1865 – Erich Ludendorff, German general (d. 1937)
• 1865 – Charles Proteus Steinmetz, German engineer (d. 1923)
• 1867 – Chris Watson, Australian politician, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1941)
• 1867 – Charles Winckler, Danish athlete (d. 1932)
• 1872 – Léon Blum, French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1950)
• 1875 – Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and mystery writer (d. 1912)
• 1882 – Frederick Francis IV (d. 1946)
• 1888 – Sol Hurok, Russian impresario (d. 1974)
• 1889 – Efrem Zimbalist, Russian violinist (d. 1985)
• 1893 – Victor Gollancz, English publisher (d. 1967)
• 1893 – Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian historian and writer (d. 1963)
• 1895 – Michel Simon, French actor (d. 1975)
• 1895 – Mance Lipscomb, American singer, guitarist and songwriter (d. 1976)
• 1897 – John B. Gambling, American radio talk show host (d. 1974)
• 1898 – Earl "Curly" Lambeau, American football coach and executive (d. 1965)
• 1898 – Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and activist (d. 1976)
• 1900 – Allen Jenkins, American actor (d. 1974)
• 1901 – Jean Bruchési, French-Canadian historian, president of the Royal Society of Canada (d. 1979)
• 1901 – Paul Willis, American actor (d. 1960)
• 1902 – Théodore Monod, French naturalist, explorer and scholar (d. 2000)
• 1903 – Ward Bond, American actor (d. 1960)
• 1904 – Sharkey Bonano, American jazz trumpeter, band leader, and vocalist (d. 1972)
• 1905 – J. William Fulbright, American politician (d. 1995)
• 1906 – Rafaela Aparicio, Spanish actress (d. 1996)
• 1906 – Antal Dorati, Hungarian conductor (d. 1988)
• 1908 – Joseph Krumgold, American author and scriptwriter (d. 1980)
• 1908 – Victor Vasarely, Hungarian painter (d. 1997)
• 1910 – Abraham Ribicoff, American politician (d. 1998)
• 1912 – Lev Kopelev, Russian author (d. 1997)
• 1913 – Smaro Stefanidou, Greek actress (d. 2010)
• 1915 – Daniel Johnson, Sr., Canadian politician (d. 1968)
• 1917 – Johannes Bobrowski, German lyricist and writer (d. 1965)
• 1917 – Brad Dexter, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1918 – Jørn Utzon, Danish architect (d. 2008)
• 1919 – J. Presper Eckert, American electrical engineer (d. 1995)
• 1921 – Jean-Marie Balestre, French auto racing executive (d. 2008)
• 1921 – Frankie Thomas, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1922 – Carl Amery, German writer (d. 2005)
• 1925 – Art Kane, American photographer (d. 1995)
• 1926 – Hugh Hefner, American magazine publisher, founder of Playboy Enterprises
• 1928 – Paul Arizin, American basketball player (d. 2006)
• 1928 – Tom Lehrer, American composer, satirist, and mathematician
• 1929 – Paule Marshall, American author
• 1930 – Nathaniel Branden, Canadian psychotherapist
• 1930 – F. Albert Cotton, American chemist (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Wallace McCain, Canadian businessman, founder of McCain Foods (d. 2001)
• 1931 – Richard Hatfield, Canadian politician (d. 1991)
• 1932 – Jim Fowler, American zoologist
• 1932 – Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (d. 2006)
• 1932 – Carl Perkins, American singer and guitarist (d. 1998)
• 1933 – Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor
• 1933 – Fern Michaels, American author
• 1934 – Bill Birch, New Zealand politician
• 1935 – Avery Schreiber, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1936 – Valerie Solanas, American writer (d. 1988)
• 1937 – Marty Krofft, Canadian television producer
• 1937 – Valerie Singleton, British television and radio presenter
• 1938 – Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician (d. 2010)
• 1938 – Rockin' Sidney, American singer and musician (d. 1998)
• 1939 – Michael Learned, American actress
• 1940 – Jim Roberts, Canadian hockey player
• 1941 – Kay Adams, American singer
• 1941 – Chu Song-woong, Korean actor (d. 1985)
• 1941 – Hannah Gordon, British actress
• 1942 – Brandon deWilde, American actor (d. 1972)
• 1942 – Margo Smith, American country singer
• 1943 – Terry Knight, American singer-songwriter, producer, and promoter (Terry Knight and the Pack) (d. 2004)
• 1944 – Joe Brinkman, American baseball umpire
• 1945 – Steve Gadd, American drummer (Stuff)
• 1945 – Peter Gammons, American journalist
• 1946 – Nate Colbert, American baseball player
• 1946 – David Webb, English footballer and coach
• 1948 – Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress
• 1948 – Michel Parizeau, Canadian hockey player
• 1953 – John Howard, English singer-songwriter
• 1953 – Hal Ketchum, American singer-songwriter
• 1953 – Jessie Paul, Indian marketing expert and author
• 1954 – Dennis Quaid, American actor
• 1954 – Iain Duncan Smith, British politician
• 1955 – Joolz Denby, English poet and novelist
• 1955 – Kate Heyhoe, American writer
• 1956 – Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentine footballer
• 1957 – Brian Alexander, British broadcaster
• 1957 – Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (d. 2011)
• 1957 – Martin Margiela, Belgian fashion designer
• 1961 – Mark Kelly, British keyboard player (Marillion and DeeExpus)
• 1961 – Kirk McCaskill, Canadian baseball and hockey player
• 1962 – Ihor Podolchak, Ukrainian director
• 1962 – Imran Sherwani, British field hockey player
• 1963 – Marc Jacobs, American fashion designer
• 1963 – Joe Scarborough, American television host, lawyer, author, and politician
• 1964 – Rob Awalt, American football player
• 1964 – Margaret Peterson Haddix, American author
• 1964 – Soyo Oka, Japanese musician, composer, and author
• 1964 – Peter Penashue, Canadian politician
• 1964 – Rick Tocchet, Canadian hockey player
• 1965 – Jay Wesley Neill, American murderer (d. 2002)
• 1965 – Mark Pellegrino, American actor
• 1965 – Paulina Porizkova, Czechoslovakian actress and model
• 1965 – Jeff Zucker, American television executive
• 1966 – Cynthia Nixon, American actress
• 1967 – Alex Kahn, American artist
• 1969 – Linda Kisabaka, German athlete
• 1970 – Mike Barz, American meteorologist and news anchor
• 1970 – Tricia Penrose, British actress and singer
• 1971 – Peter Canavan, Gaelic footballer
• 1971 – Earl Cole, American entrepreneur, producer, philanthropist, and advertising executive, winner of Survivor: Fiji
• 1971 – Austin Peck, American actor
• 1971 – Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver
• 1971 – Leo Fortune-West, English footballer
• 1972 – Bernard Ackah, Ivorian martial artist and comedian
• 1973 – Spenny Rice, Canadian writer, director, producer, and comedian
• 1974 – Jenna Jameson, American porn actress and model
• 1974 – Alexander Pichushkin, Russian serial killer
• 1975 – Anna Coren, Australian journalist
• 1975 – Robbie Fowler, English footballer
• 1975 – David Gordon Green, American filmmaker
• 1976 – Kyle Peterson, American baseball player
• 1976 – Blayne Weaver, American actor and writer
• 1977 – Kitty Jutbring, Swedish radio and television personality
• 1977 – Gerard Way, American singer and writer (My Chemical Romance)
• 1978 – Jorge Andrade, Portuguese footballer
• 1978 – Vesna Pisarović, Croatian singer
• 1978 – Rachel Stevens, English singer, dancer, and actress (S Club)
• 1978 – Veronica Taylor, American actress
• 1979 – Katsuni, French porn actress
• 1979 – Billy Brandt, American porn actor
• 1979 – Albina Dzhanabaeva, Russian singer
• 1979 – Albert Hammond, Jr., American guitarist (The Strokes)
• 1979 – Keith Nobbs, American actor
• 1979 – Keshia Knight Pulliam, American actress
• 1979 – Jeff Reed, American football player
• 1979 – Mark Ruiz, Puerto Rican diver
• 1979 – Ben Silverstone, English barrister and actor
• 1980 – Clueso, German singer-songwriter and producer
• 1980 – Yoanna House, American model
• 1980 – Jerko Leko, Croatian footballer
• 1980 – Isabelle Severino, French gymnast and actress
• 1980 – Ryan Northcott, Canadian actor
• 1980 – Rachel Specter, American actress and model
• 1980 – Lee Yo-Won, South Korean actress
• 1981 – Moran Atias, Israeli actress and model
• 1981 – Milan Bartovič, Slovak hockey player
• 1981 – Arlen Escarpeta, Belizean actor
• 1981 – Eric David Harris, American student who committed the Columbine High School massacre (d. 1999)
• 1981 – Ireneusz Jeleń, Polish footballer
• 1981 – Dennis Sarfate, American baseball player
• 1981 – Melissa Witek, American model, Miss Florida USA 2005
• 1982 – Jay Baruchel, Canadian actor
• 1982 – Carlos Hernández, Costa Rican footballer
• 1982 – Kathleen Munroe Canadian actress
• 1983 – Ryan Clark, Australian actor
• 1983 – Willie Colon, American football player
• 1983 – Dino Delić, Australian reality contestant on Big Brother Australia
• 1984 – Linda Chung, Canadian-Chinese actress and singer
• 1984 – Adam Loewen, Canadian baseball player
• 1984 – Lili Mirojnick, American actress
• 1984 – Óscar Razo, Mexican footballer
• 1985 – Tomohisa Yamashita, Japanese actor and singer (NEWS)
• 1985 – Antonio Nocerino, Italian footballer
• 1985 – David Robertson, American baseball player
• 1986 – Mike Hart, American football player
• 1986 – Brian Larsen, American singer, musician, and record producer
• 1986 – Luca Marin, Italian swimmer
• 1986 – Leighton Meester, American actress and singer
• 1987 – Craig Mabbitt, American singer (Escape the Fate, Blessthefall, and The Word Alive)
• 1987 – Jesse McCartney, American actor and singer (Dream Street)
• 1987 – Jarrod Mullen, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1987 – Jazmine Sullivan, American singer
• 1987 – Kassim Abdallah, Comorian footballer
• 1988 – Uee, South Korean actress and singer (After School)
• 1988 – Michel Alves Baroni, Brazilian footballer
• 1988 – Dino Imperial, Filipino actor
• 1988 – Jeremy Metcalfe, British race car driver
• 1989 – Danielle Kahle, American figure skater
• 1990 – David Jones-Roberts, Australian actor
• 1990 – Kristen Stewart, American actress
• 1992 – Joshua Ledet, American singer
• 1994 – Joey Pollari, American actor
• 1998 – Elle Fanning, American actress
• 2000 – Jackie Evancho, American singer