| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Albert I |
Royalty |
8-Apr-1875 |
17-Feb-1934 |
King of Belgium, 1909-34 |
| Kofi Annan |
Government |
8-Apr-1938 |
|
Secretary General of the UN, 1997-2006 |
| Patricia Arquette |
Actor |
8-Apr-1968 |
|
Ed Wood |
| Jim Barnes |
Golf |
8-Apr-1886 |
24-May-1966 |
Winner of 4 Majors |
| Alfie Bass |
Actor |
8-Apr-1921 |
15-Jul-1987 |
Bootsie and Snudge |
| Jacques Brel |
Singer/Songwriter |
8-Apr-1929 |
9-Oct-1978 |
Legendary chanson singer and songwriter |
| Joseph L. Bruno |
Politician |
8-Apr-1929 |
|
NY Senate Majority Leader |
| Albert G. Bustamante |
Politician |
8-Apr-1935 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1985-93 |
| Melvin Calvin |
Chemist |
8-Apr-1911 |
8-Jan-1997 |
Deciphered photosynthesis |
| Emma Caulfield |
Actor |
8-Apr-1973 |
|
Anya on Buffy |
| Ilka Chase |
Actor |
8-Apr-1900 |
15-Feb-1978 |
Now, Voyager |
| Dennis Chavez |
Politician |
8-Apr-1888 |
18-Nov-1962 |
US Senator from New Mexico, 1935-62 |
| Walter Connolly |
Actor |
8-Apr-1887 |
28-May-1940 |
It Happened One Night |
| Harvey Cushing |
Doctor |
8-Apr-1869 |
7-Oct-1939 |
Cushing's Syndrome |
| Tom DeLay |
Politician |
8-Apr-1947 |
|
Indicted ex-House Majority Leader |
| Fred Ebb |
Musician |
8-Apr-1935 |
11-Sep-2004 |
Top Broadway lyricist |
| Richard S. Emmet |
Attorney |
8-Apr-1897 |
5-Oct-1969 |
Counsel to the Bank of New York |
| John Fante |
Author |
8-Apr-1909 |
8-May-1983 |
Bukowski's idol |
| Maria Felix |
Actor |
8-Apr-1914 |
8-Apr-2002 |
The most famous Mexican movie star |
| Betty Ford |
First Lady |
8-Apr-1918 |
|
Former First Lady, founded Betty Ford Center |
| Hugo Fregonese |
Film Director |
8-Apr-1908 |
17-Jan-1987 |
Old Shatterhand |
| John Gavin |
Actor |
8-Apr-1928 |
|
Julius Caesar in Spartacus |
| John M. Greaney |
Judge |
8-Apr-1939 |
|
Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court |
| Shecky Greene |
Comic |
8-Apr-1926 |
|
Chicago nightclub comic |
| Vartan Gregorian |
Educator |
8-Apr-1934 |
|
President of Carnegie Corporation |
| Brandon Grove |
Diplomat |
8-Apr-1929 |
|
US Ambassador to Zaire, 1984-87 |
| Geir Haarde |
Head of State |
8-Apr-1951 |
|
Prime Minister of Iceland |
| Richard Hatch |
TV Personality |
8-Apr-1961 |
|
Survivor |
| John Havlicek |
Basketball |
8-Apr-1940 |
|
Boston Celtic, Hall of Famer |
| Sonja Henie |
Skating |
8-Apr-1912 |
12-Oct-1969 |
Norwegian figure skater |
| Seymour Hersh |
Journalist |
8-Apr-1937 |
|
Uncovered the My Lai Massacre |
| John R. Hicks |
Economist |
8-Apr-1904 |
20-May-1989 |
Value and Capital |
| Kane Hodder |
Actor |
8-Apr-1955 |
|
Friday the 13th franchise |
| August Wilhelm von Hofmann |
Chemist |
8-Apr-1818 |
2-May-1892 |
Organic chemist, researched aniline |
| Steve Howe |
Guitarist |
8-Apr-1947 |
|
Guitarist for Yes |
| Catfish Hunter |
Baseball |
8-Apr-1946 |
9-Sep-1999 |
Pitched a perfect game in 1968 |
| Edmund Husserl |
Philosopher |
8-Apr-1859 |
26-Apr-1938 |
Phenomenological philosopher |
| Trina Schart Hyman |
Artist |
8-Apr-1939 |
19-Nov-2004 |
Children's book illustrator |
| Howell Edmunds Jackson |
Judge |
8-Apr-1832 |
8-Aug-1895 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1893-95 |
| J. J. Jackson |
TV Personality |
8-Apr-1941 |
17-Mar-2004 |
One of five original MTV vj's |
| Cheryl James |
Singer |
8-Apr-1964 |
|
Salt of Salt-N-Pepa |
| Robert L. Johnson |
Business |
8-Apr-1946 |
|
CEO of BET |
| Joseph Kernan |
Politician |
8-Apr-1946 |
|
Governor of Indiana, 2003-05 |
| Barbara Kingsolver |
Author |
8-Apr-1955 |
|
Prodigal Summer |
| Robert Kiyosaki |
Author |
8-Apr-1947 |
|
Rich Dad, Poor Dad |
| Alexi Laiho |
Guitarist |
8-Apr-1979 |
|
Children of Bodom |
| Pascal Lamy |
Politician |
8-Apr-1947 |
|
WTO Director-General |
| Julian Lennon |
Musician |
8-Apr-1963 |
|
Too Late for Goodbyes |
| John Madden |
Film Director |
8-Apr-1949 |
|
Shakespeare in Love |
| Aristide Maillol |
Sculptor |
8-Apr-1861 |
27-Sep-1944 |
Sculptor of the female nude |
| Biz Markie |
Musician |
8-Apr-1964 |
|
Nobody Beats The Biz |
| John J. McLaughry |
Football |
8-Apr-1917 |
28-Nov-2007 |
Head Coach at Brown, 1959-66 |
| Carmen McRae |
Singer |
8-Apr-1922 |
10-Nov-1994 |
Jazz vocalist |
| Edward Mulhare |
Actor |
8-Apr-1923 |
24-May-1997 |
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir |
| George Musso |
Football |
8-Apr-1910 |
5-Sep-2000 |
Chicago Bears tackle, guard |
| Edwin Frederick O'Brien |
Religion |
8-Apr-1939 |
|
Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore |
| Stuart Pankin |
Actor |
8-Apr-1946 |
|
Arachnophobia |
| Robin Wright Penn |
Actor |
8-Apr-1966 |
|
Sean Penn's wife |
| Philip IV |
Royalty |
8-Apr-1605 |
17-Sep-1665 |
King of Spain, 1621-65 |
| Mary Pickford |
Actor |
8-Apr-1892 |
29-May-1979 |
America's Sweetheart |
| Eric Porter |
Actor |
8-Apr-1928 |
15-May-1995 |
The Forsyte Saga |
| Elizabeth Clare Prophet |
Religion |
8-Apr-1939 |
|
Church Universal and Triumphant |
| David Rittenhouse |
Astronomer |
8-Apr-1732 |
26-Jun-1796 |
Early Pennsylvania scientist and statesman |
| Dennis J. Roberts |
Politician |
8-Apr-1903 |
30-Jun-1994 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1951-59 |
| Dave Rowntree |
Drummer |
8-Apr-1963 |
|
Drummer for Blur |
| Katee Sackhoff |
Actor |
8-Apr-1980 |
|
Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica |
| Victor Schertzinger |
Film Director |
8-Apr-1890 |
26-Oct-1941 |
Road to Singapore |
| John Schneider |
Actor |
8-Apr-1960 |
|
Bo Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard |
| Martin J. Schreiber |
Politician |
8-Apr-1939 |
|
Governor of Wisconsin, 1977-79 |
| Blanche Stuart Scott |
Aviator |
8-Apr-1885 |
12-Jan-1970 |
Auto and air daredevil |
| Ian Smith |
Head of State |
8-Apr-1919 |
20-Nov-2007 |
Rhodesian Prime Minister 1965-79 |
| Taran Noah Smith |
Actor |
8-Apr-1984 |
|
Mark Taylor on Home Improvement |
| Mark Spencer |
Computer Programmer |
8-Apr-1977 |
|
Creator of Asterisk |
| Kirsten Storms |
Actor |
8-Apr-1984 |
|
Days of Our Lives |
| Izzy Stradlin |
Guitarist |
8-Apr-1962 |
|
Former rhythm guitarist, Guns n' Roses |
| Giuseppe Tartini |
Composer |
8-Apr-1692 |
26-Feb-1770 |
Trillo del Diavolo |
| Tim Thomerson |
Actor |
8-Apr-1946 |
|
Gene/Jean on Quark |
| Douglas Trumbull |
Artist |
8-Apr-1942 |
|
Movie special effects wizard |
| Dorothy Tutin |
Actor |
8-Apr-1930 |
6-Aug-2001 |
Savage Messiah |
| James G. Vetter, Jr. |
Attorney |
8-Apr-1934 |
|
Of Counsel, Godwin Pappas Ronquillo |
| William H. Welch |
Scientist |
8-Apr-1850 |
30-Apr-1934 |
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Vivienne Westwood |
Fashion Designer |
8-Apr-1941 |
|
Popularized punk rock fashion |
| David Wu |
Politician |
8-Apr-1955 |
|
Congressman, Oregon 1st |
