| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Leon Battista Alberti |
Architect |
14-Feb-1404 |
25-Apr-1472 |
Ten Books on Architecture |
| Bea Arthur |
Actor |
13-May-1922 |
25-Apr-2009 |
Maude and The Golden Girls |
| Saul Bass |
Designer |
8-May-1920 |
25-Apr-1996 |
Master of title design |
| William Beaumont |
Doctor |
21-Nov-1785 |
25-Apr-1853 |
Observed human digestion |
| Alphonzo Bell |
Politician |
19-Sep-1914 |
25-Apr-2004 |
Congressman from California, 1961-77 |
| Pope Benedict XII |
Religion |
? |
25-Apr-1342 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1334-42 |
| W. R. Burnett |
Novelist |
25-Nov-1899 |
25-Apr-1982 |
Little Caesar |
| Anders Celsius |
Astronomer |
27-Nov-1701 |
25-Apr-1744 |
Astronomer, invented centigrade scale |
| John Cardinal Cody |
Religion |
24-Dec-1907 |
25-Apr-1982 |
Archbishop of Chicago, 1965-82 |
| Constance Collier |
Actor |
22-Jan-1878 |
25-Apr-1955 |
Stage Door |
| George Coulouris |
Actor |
1-Oct-1903 |
25-Apr-1989 |
Watch on the Rhine |
| William Cowper |
Poet |
26-Nov-1731 |
25-Apr-1800 |
The Task |
| Donald Davidson |
Poet |
8-Aug-1893 |
25-Apr-1968 |
Agrarian, Southern American poet |
| Hope Emerson |
Actor |
29-Oct-1897 |
25-Apr-1960 |
Caged |
| Art Fleming |
Game Show Host |
1-May-1924 |
25-Apr-1995 |
Original Jeopardy! host |
| Dexter Gordon |
Jazz Musician |
27-Feb-1923 |
25-Apr-1990 |
Influential bop saxophonist |
| Thom Gunn |
Poet |
29-Aug-1929 |
25-Apr-2004 |
The Man with Night Sweats |
| Richard Haydn |
Actor |
10-Mar-1905 |
25-Apr-1985 |
The Sound of Music |
| Joseph Hergesheimer |
Novelist |
15-Feb-1880 |
25-Apr-1954 |
Tol'Able David |
| August Herrmann |
Baseball |
3-May-1859 |
25-Apr-1931 |
Commissioner of Baseball, 1903-20 |
| Roman Hruska |
Politician |
16-Aug-1904 |
25-Apr-1999 |
US Senator from Nebraska, 1954-76 |
| Jane Jacobs |
Author |
4-May-1916 |
25-Apr-2006 |
The Death and Life of Great American Cities |
| Alexander Knox |
Actor |
16-Jan-1907 |
25-Apr-1995 |
Wilson |
| Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes |
Singer |
27-May-1971 |
25-Apr-2002 |
Member of TLC |
| Anita Louise |
Actor |
9-Jan-1915 |
25-Apr-1970 |
The Little Princess |
| Edmond Malone |
Scholar |
4-Oct-1741 |
25-Apr-1812 |
Irish Shakespearian scholar |
| Frank Merriam |
Politician |
22-Dec-1865 |
25-Apr-1955 |
Governor of California, 1934-39 |
| David Merrick |
Theatre Producer |
27-Nov-1911 |
25-Apr-2000 |
Hello, Dolly! |
| Joe Perry |
Football |
22-Jan-1927 |
25-Apr-2011 |
49ers fullback, Hall-of-Famer |
| Boris Pickett |
Singer/Songwriter |
11-Feb-1938 |
25-Apr-2007 |
Monster Mash |
| Siméon-Denis Poisson |
Mathematician |
21-Jun-1781 |
25-Apr-1840 |
Poisson distribution |
| Dorothy Provine |
Actor |
20-Jan-1937 |
25-Apr-2010 |
The Roaring 20's |
| Carol Reed |
Film Director |
30-Dec-1906 |
25-Apr-1976 |
Oliver! |
| Ginger Rogers |
Dancer |
16-Jul-1911 |
25-Apr-1995 |
The Gay Divorcee |
| Mary Ryan |
Diplomat |
1-Oct-1940 |
25-Apr-2006 |
US Ambassador to Swaziland, 1988-90 |
| George Sanders |
Actor |
3-Jul-1906 |
25-Apr-1972 |
The Saint Strikes Back |
| Alan Sillitoe |
Novelist |
4-Mar-1928 |
25-Apr-2010 |
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner |
| Clifford D. Simak |
Novelist |
3-Aug-1904 |
25-Apr-1988 |
City and The Visitors |
| Charles Ferguson Smith |
Military |
24-Apr-1807 |
25-Apr-1862 |
Union Army General, died after Shiloh |
| William D. Stephens |
Politician |
26-Dec-1859 |
25-Apr-1944 |
Governor of California, 1917-23 |
| Torquato Tasso |
Poet |
11-Mar-1544 |
25-Apr-1595 |
Gerusalemme Liberata |
| Alessandro Tassoni |
Poet |
28-Sep-1565 |
25-Apr-1635 |
The Rape of the Bucket |
| David Teniers the Younger |
Painter |
15-Dec-1610 |
25-Apr-1690 |
Flemish scene painter |
| Teddy Weatherford |
Jazz Musician |
11-Oct-1903 |
25-Apr-1945 |
Jazz ambassador to the Far East |
| Dick Wesson |
Actor |
19-Nov-1922 |
25-Apr-1996 |
Destination Moon |
| Don Wilson |
Radio Personality |
1-Sep-1900 |
25-Apr-1982 |
Jack Benny's announcer |
