Famous Birthdays on April 20

1725 Johann Friedrich Klöffler, German composer, born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1790)
1726 Jozef de Ferraris, French-Austrian general and cartographer, born in Lunéville, France (d. 1814)
1745 Philippe Pinel, French physician (the father of modern psychiatry), born in Jonquières, France (d. 1826)
1748 Georg Michael Telemann, German composer, born in Plön, Germany (d. 1831)
1748 Guillaume Albert Teniers, Flemish composer, born in Leuven, Belgium (d. 1820)
1761 Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1805)
1807 (Louis) "Aloysius" Bertrand, French poet (Gaspard de la Nuit - Gaspard of the Night), and playwright, born in Ceva, Piedmont, France (now in Italy) (d. 1841)

Napoleon III

1808 Napoleon III, Emperor of France (1852-70), born in Paris (d. 1873)

1809 John S. Preston, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Abingdon, Virginia (d. 1881)
1818 Heinrich Göbel, German-born mechanic and inventor, born in Springe, Germany (d. 1893)
1824 Alfred H. Colquitt, American lawyer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Monroe, Georgia (d. 1894)
1826 Dinah Craik, English writer (John Halifax, Gentleman), born in Stoke-on-Trent (d. 1887)
1827 John Gibbon, American Major General (Union Army), born in Holmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1896)
1839 Carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914), born in Sigmaringen, Germany (d. 1914)
1840 Odilon Redon [Bertrand-Jean Redon], French symbolist painter, born in Bordeaux (d. 1916)
1850 Daniel Chester French, American sculptor (Minute Man), born in Exeter, New Hampshire (d. 1931)
1851 Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (British Open 1868-70, 72), born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland (d. 1875)
1857 Charles Louis Philippe Zilcken, Dutch painter and author (HW Knife Day), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1930)
1857 Hermann Bang, Danish writer, born in Asserballe, Denmark (d. 1912)
1858 Auguste Chapuis, French composer, born in Dampierre-sur-Salon, France (d. 1933)
1860 Charles Gordon Curtis, American inventor (Curtis-steam turbine), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1953)
1866 Victor Hollaender, German composer, born in Leobschutz, Silesia (d. 1940)
1870 Simeon Roncal, Bolivian composer, born in Sucre, Bolivia (d. 1953)
1870 Maulvi Abdul Haq, Pakistani scholar and father of Modern Urdu, born in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, British India (d. 1961)
1879 Robert Lynd, Irish writer and critic (Pleasures of Ignorance), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1949)
1879 Paul Poiret, French couturier, the most fashionable dress designer of pre-World War I, born in Paris (d. 1944)
1881 Nikolai Myaskovsky, Russian composer (Kirov is With Us), born in Modlin Fortress, Poland (d. 1950)
1881 Sem Dresden, Dutch composer and conductor, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1957)
1882 Holland Smith, American General in the U.S. Marine Corps, born in Seale, Alabama (d. 1967)
1884 Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, born in Eastwell Park, Kent, England (d. 1966)

Adolf Hitler

1889 Adolf Hitler, Austrian-born German dictator and Führer of Nazi Germany (1936-45), born in Gasthof zum Pommer, Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary (d. 1945)

1889 Albert Jean Amateau, Turkish-born businessman and social activist, born in Milas, Turkey (d. 1996)
1890 Maurice Duplessis, 16th Premier of Quebec, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada (d. 1959)
1893 Harold Lloyd sr, American silent film actor, comedian, and director (Why Worry, Safety Last!), born in Burchard, Nebraska (d. 1971)
1893 Hermann Ungar, Moravian writer, born in Boskovice (d. 1929)
1893 Edna Parker, American supercentenarian, the oldest person in the world following the death of Yone Minagawa of Japan on August 13, 2007, born in Morgan County, Indiana (d. 2008)
1893 Joan Miró, Spanish painter and sculptor, born in Barcelona (d. 1983)
1894 Martinus Nijhoff, Dutch poet and linguistic (spelling), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1953)
1895 Emile Christian, American jazz trombonist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1973)
1896 Wop May, Canadian aviator, flying ace in the WWI, born in Carberry, Manitoba (d. 1952)
1897 Gregory Ratoff, Russian producer, director and actor (Exodus, Skyscraper Souls, Corsican Brothers), born in Samara, Russian Empire (d. 1960)
1900 Fred Raymond, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1954)
1900 Kees Verwey, Dutch painter and cartoonist, born in Amsterdam (d. 1995)
1901 Michel Leiris, French cultural anthropologist, born in Paris (d. 1990)
1902 Donald Wolfit, British actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed), born in New Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1968)
1902 Veselin Stoyanov, Bulgarian composer, born in Shumen, Bulgaria (d. 1969)
1904 Bruce Cabot, American actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong), born in Carlsbad, New Mexico (d. 1972)
1904 George Stibitz, American mathematician and scientist, born in York, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
1907 Miran Bakhsh, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 2 wickets; Punjab), born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan (d. 1991)
1907 William Dollar, American ballet dancer and choreographer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1986)
1908 Wilhelmus Marinus Bekkers, Dutch Roman Catholic bishop of Hertogenbosch, born in Sint-Oedenrode, Netherlands (d. 1966)
1908 Lionel Hampton, American jazz vibraphone player, pianist, drummer, and actor, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2002)
1909 Guido Alberti, Italian film actor (Marco the Magnificent), born in Benevento, Italy (d. 1996)
1910 Robert F. Wagner Jr., Mayor of New York City (Democrat: 1954-65), born in NYC, New York (d. 1991)
1911 Kukrit Pramoj, Thai politician (13th Prime Minister of Thailand) and scholar, born in In Buri, Singburi, Siam (d. 1995)
1912 David Townsend, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, HS 36; Durham CCC), born in Norton-on-Tees, England (d. 1997)
1912 Ed Jones, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee, born in Yorkville, Tennessee (d. 1999)
1912 Frederick Craig Riddle, British violist, born in Liverpool (d. 1995)
1912 Soewarsih Djojopoespito, Indonesian writer (Toe the Line), born in Bogor, Indonesia (d. 1977)
1913 Dick Wessel, American actor (Dick Tracy vs Cueball, Beware of Blondie), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1965)
1914 Betty Lou Gerson, American voice actress (101 Dalmatians, Cinderella), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1999)
1915 Joseph Wolpe, South African psychotherapist, born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1997)
1918 June Storey, Canadian-born American actress (South of the Border), born in Toronto (d. 1991)
1919 Richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (The Last Enemy), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1943)
1920 John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and 103rd Supreme Court Justice (1975-2010), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2019)
1920 Ronald Speirs, American Army officer (CO of Easy Company), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2007)
1921 Donald Gunn MacRae, sociologist, born in Glasgow (d. 1997)
1921 Janine Sutto, French Canadian actress and comedian (Guide de la petite vengeance), born in Paris, France (d. 2017)
1923 Tito Puente, American mambo and Latin jazz bandleader ("Oye Como Va"), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2000)
1923 Mother Angelica, Catholic American Franciscan nun, born in Canton, Ohio (d. 2016)
1924 Gerhard Samuel, American conductor and composer, born in Bonn, Germany (d. 2008)
1924 Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (The Ten Commandments, Spartacus, An American in Paris), born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 2008)
1924 Paul Van Buren, American theologist (Theological Explorations), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1998)
1924 Leslie Phillips, British actor (Carry On; sorting hat- Harry Potter series), born in Tottenham, Greater London
1925 Elena Verdugo, American actress (Little Giant, Cavalier of the West), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2017)
1925 Ernie Stautner, American Pro Football HOF defensive end (Super Bowl 1971, 77; 4 × All-Pro First Team; 9 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Cham, Bavaria, Germany (d. 2006)
1925 Richard Hoffmann, Austrian composer, born in Vienna
1926 Harriet Elizabeth Byrd, American politician, Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (1998-88), born in Cheyenne, Wyoming (d. 2015)
1927 Karl Alexander Müller, Swiss superconductivity physicist (Nobel 1987), born in Basel. Switzerland
1927 Phil Hill, American auto racer (F1 world champion 1961; 24 Hours of Le Mans 1958, 61, 62), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2008)
1928 Johnny Gavin, Irish soccer winger (7 caps Rep. Ireland; Norwich City 312 games), born in Limerick, Ireland (d. 2007)
1928 Gerald S. Hawkins, English-American astronomer (archaeoastronomy), born in Great Yarmouth, England (d. 2003)
1929 Bob Braun, American TV and radio personality (Dotty Mack Show), born in Ludlow, Kentucky (d. 2001)
1930 Alan Oakman, English cricket all-rounder (2 Tests; Sussex CCC), born in Hastings, England (d. 2018)
1931 Lee H. Hamilton, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana, born in Daytona Beach, Florida
1932 Gerry Granahan, American rocker (Dickey Doo & The Dont's), born in Pittston, Pennsylvania
1934 Lindsay Oliver John Boynton, furniture historian (d. 1995)
1934 Robert G. Wilmers, American banker (M&T Bank), billionaire and philanthropist, born in New York (d. 2017)
1935 Jon Arnett, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (USC; 5 × Pro Bowl; LA Rams, Chicago Bears), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
1936 Pat Roberts, US Senator (Rep-R-KS, 1981-1997), born in Topeka, Kansas
1936 Pauli Ellefsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1981-85), born in Miðvágur, Vágar, Faroe Islands (d. 2012)

George Takei

1937 George Takei, American actor (Sulu-Star Trek, Green Berets), born in Los Angeles, California

1938 Bernard Malivoire, French rower (Olympic gold coxed pair 1952), born in Bergerac, France (d. 1982)
1938 Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 4x100m 1956; 400m 1964), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2017)
1938 Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter ("It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"; "Poetry In Motion"), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1939 Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norwegian Prime Minister (1981-82, 1986-89, 1990-96) and Director-General of the World Health Organization, born in Bærum, Norway
1939 Peter S. Beagle, American novelist and screenwriter (The Last Unicorn), born in NYC, New York
1940 James Gammon, American actor (Cool Hand Luke; Nash Bridges - "Nick"), born in Newman, Illinois (d. 2010)
1940 Jan Cremer, Dutch writer (I, John Cremer), born in Enschede, Netherlands
1940 Pilar Miró, Spanish screenwriter and director (Wether; Beltenebros), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1997)
1940 Tim Drummond, American session and touring bass player and songwriter (Ry Cooder; Neil Young; Graham Nash: J.J. Cale; Bob Dylan), born in Canton, Illinois (d. 2015)
1940 George Andrie, American football defensive end (Super Bowl 1971; First Team All Pro 1969; 5 x Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2018)
1940 Ronald Mundy, American doo-wop tenor vocalist (The Marcels - "Blue Moon"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
1941 Ryan O'Neal, American actor (Love Story, Paper Moon), born in Los Angeles, California
1941 Joni Evans, American publisher (Simon & Schuster, Random House), born in NYC, New York
1941 Grace Coddington, Welsh born fashion editor and model (American Vogue), born on Anglesey, Wales
1943 Edie Sedgwick, American actress (Ciao Manhattan) and socialite, born in Santa Barbara, California (d. 1971)
1943 Ian Watson, British sci-fi author (Book of Being, Whores of Babylon), born in North Shields, England
1943 Michael Greer, American actor (Bobby Gentry Show), born in Galesburg, Illinois (d. 2002)
1943 John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor, born in Fontmell Magna, Dorset
1945 Jimmy Winston [Langwith], British rock organist (Small Faces, 1965), and actor (Doctor Who - Day of the Daleks), born in London, England
1945 Michael Brandon, American actor (Dempsey and Makepeace), born in Brooklyn, New York
1945 Steve Spurrier, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1966, Florida; NFL: SF 49ers) and coach (Florida, South Carolina; NFL: Washington Redskins), born in Miami Beach, Florida
1946 Julien Poulin, French Canadian actor (Elvis Gratton: Le king des kings), born in Montréal, Québec
1947 David Leland, English actor and director (Nothing But Trouble), born in Cambridge, England
1947 Björn Skifs, Swedish singer (Blue Swede), born in Vansbro, Dalarna, Sweden
1947 Andrew Tobias, American journalist and author (The Best Little Boy in the World), born in NYC, New York
1947 Ken Scott, British record producer and engineer (The Beatles, Elton John, Pink Floyd), born in London, England
1948 Craig Frost, American keyboardist (Grand Funk Railroad - "Some Kind of Wonderful"; Bob Seger), born in Flint, Michigan
1948 Gregory Itzin, American film and TV actor (The Kentucky Cycle), born in Washington, D.C.
1948 Rémy Trudel, French Canadian politician, born in Sainte-Thècle, Quebec, Canada
1948 Rob Stoner [Rothstein], American session and touring bassist (Bob Dylan), and singer-songwriter, born in New York City

Jessica Lange

1949 Jessica Lange, American actress (King Kong, Tootsie, American Horror Stories), born in Cloquet, Minnesota

1949 Veronica Cartwright, English-American actress (Invasion of the Body Snatchers), born in Bristol, England
1949 Toller Cranston, Canadian men's figure skater (Olympic bronze, 1976; Canadian champ, 1971-76), and painter, born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 2015)
1950 Itumeleng J. Mosala, South African president (Azanian People's Org)
1950 Steve Erickson, American novelist (American Nomad), born in Santa Monica, California
1950 Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Indian politician, born in Naravaripalli, India
1951 Luther Vandross, American soul singer, songwriter ("Endless Love"; "Dance With My Father"), and vocal arranger (David Bowie - Young Americans), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
1951 Steve Nathan, American rock and country session pianist, Hammond organ, and keyboard player (Muscle Shoals' FAME studio; Nashville's A-Team), born in Buffalo, New York
1952 Tamara Sergeyevna Zakharova, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, Russia
1952 Božidar Maljković, Serbian basketball coach (EuroLeague C'ship 1989, 90 Jugoplastika; 1993 Limoges CSP; 1996 Panathinaikos BC; FIBA Intercontinental Cup 1996; President OC of Serbia), born in Otočac, Croatia
1953 Sebastian Faulks, British novelist (The Girl at the Lion d'Or), born in Donnington, Berkshire
1953 Ollie Brown, American session and touring drummer and percussionist (Billy Preston; Ray Parker, Jr.), born in Detroit, Michigan
1953 James Chance [Siegfried], American punk-jazz saxophonist, keyboard player,(The Contortions), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1954 Peter Toohey, Australian cricket batsman (15 Tests, 1 x 100, 7 x 50, HS 122; NSW CA), born in Blayney, Australia
1954 Gilles Lupien, French Canadian ice hockey player, born in Lachute, Canada
1955 Donald Pettit, American chemical engineer and NASA astronaut, born in Silverton, Oregon
1956 Beatrice Ask, Swedish politician (Moderate Party), born in Sveg, Sweden
1957 Geraint Wyn Davies, Welsh-Canadian actor (Nick Knight-Forever Knight, Bury Me in Niagara, High Hopes), born in Swansea, Wales
1957 Graeme Fowler, English cricket batsman (21 Tests, 3 x 100, 8 x 50, HS 201; 26 ODIs; Lancashire CCC, Durham CCC), born in Accrington, England
1957 Richenel [Hubertus Richenel Baars], Dutch singer and performer ("Turn My Page"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1958 Viacheslav Fetisov, Russian Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman (Olympic gold 1984, 88; Stanley Cup 1997-98, Detroit Red Wings), born in Moscow, Russia
1959 Clint Howard, American actor (Gentle Ben), born in Burbank, California
1960 Rodney Holman, American football tight end (Pro Bowl, All-Pro 1988–1990, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Ypsilanti, Michigan
1960 Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuban politician, President of Cuba (2018-), born in Placetas, Cuba
1960 Debbie Flintoff-King, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1988), born in Melbourne, Australia

1961 Don Mattingly, American baseball 1st baseman (6 x MLB All-Star; AL MVP 1985; 9 x Gold Glove; 3 x Silver Slugger; AL batting champion 1984; NY Yankees) and manager (LA Dodgers, Miami Marlins), born in Evansville, Indiana

1961 Konstantin Lavronenko, Russian actor (Vozvrashcheniye), born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia
1961 Nicholas Lyndhurst, English actor (Only Fools and Horses, Goodnight Sweetheart), born in Emsworth, England
1963 Brett Garsed, Australian rock guitarist (Nelson; Garsed/Helmerich), born in Victoria, Australia
1963 Kal Swan, Scottish heavy metal singer-songwriter (Bad Moon Rising), born in Raleigh, Glasgow, Scotland
1963 Mauricio Gugelmin, Brazilian racing driver, born in Joinville, Brazil
1963 Aubrey de Grey, British biomedical gerontologist, born in London
1963 Rachel Whiteread, English artist (House), born in Ilford, England
1964 John Carney, American football placekicker (San Diego Chargers), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1964 Crispin Glover, American actor (Back to the Future, River's Edge), born in New York
1964 Andy Serkis, English actor (Gollum in Lord of the Rings), born in London, England
1965 Kostas Hatzidakis, Greek politician (New Democracy Party), born in Rethymno, Greece
1965 Adrian Fernández, Mexican racing driver and co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team, born in Mexico City
1966 David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist, born in Sydney, Australia
1967 J. D. Roth, American TV host (Fun House), born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
1967 Lara Jill Miller, American actress (Samantha-Gimme a Break), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
1967 Mike Portnoy, American drummer (Dream Theater), born in Long Beach, New York
1967 Raymond van Barneveld, Dutch darts player (PDC World C'ship 2007; BDO World C'ship 1998, 99, 2003, 05; Premier League 2014), born in The Hague, Netherlands
1967 Alan McLoughlin, Irish soccer midfielder (42 caps Rep of Ireland; Swindon Town, Portsmouth), born in Manchester, England (d. 2021)
1969 Jan van Halst, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
1969 Chris Jarvis, English children's TV personality, born in Romford, London
1970 Shemar Moore, American actor (Malcolm-Young & Restless), born in Oakland, California
1970 Adriano Moraes, Brazilian rodeo performer, born in Quintana, São Paulo, Brazil
1970 Pete Correale, American comedian, writer, and broadcaster, born in Oakdale, Long Island, New York
1971 Allan Houston, American basketball player (NY Knicks, Detroit Pistons), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1971 Chris Penn, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs, Chicago Bears), born in Lenapah, Oklahoma
1971 John Senden, Australian golfer (2 PGA Tour titles), born in Brisbane, Queensland
1971 Terry Smith, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts), born in Clemson, South Carolina
1971 Yonel Jourdain, American NFL running back and kick returner (Buffalo Bills), born in Brooklyn, New York
1971 Tina Cousins, English singer (Mysterious Times), born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
1971 Mikey Welsh, American bass player (Weezer, 1998-2001 - "Island In The Sun"), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2011)
1972 Lê Huỳnh Đức, Vietnamese footballer, born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Carmen Electra

1972 Carmen Electra [Tara Leigh Patrick], American model and actress (Scary Movie, Meet the Spartans), born in Sharonville, Ohio

1972 Stephen Marley, Jamaican-American reggae musician, son of Bob Marley, born in Wilmington, Delaware
1973 Itula Mili, NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Kahuku, Hawaii
1973 Lamond Murray, American basketball forward (LA Clippers), born in Pasadena, California
1973 Todd Hollandsworth, American baseball outfielder (LA Dodgers), born in Dayton, Ohio
1973 Geoff Lloyd, British radio presenter (Geoff Lloyd with Annabel Port), born in Withington, Lancashire, England
1973 Isabel Dos Santos, Angolan businesswoman, daughter of ex-President José Eduardo dos Santos, Africa's richest woman, born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
1974 Paul Bradford, American football cornerback (San Diego Chargers), born in East Palo Alto, California
1976 Joey Lawrence, American actor (Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1976 Lenka Němečková, Czech tennis star (1993 Futures-Maribor-SLO), born in Brno, Czechoslovakia