Famous People Born in April 1930

Helmut Kohl (1930-2017)

Apr 3 German chancellor (West Germany, 1982-90, unified Germany, 1990-98), born in Ludwigshafen, Weimar Republic

Apr 3 Lawton Chiles, U.S. Senator from Florida (1971-89) and Governor of Florida (1991-98), born in Lakeland, Florida (d. 1998)
Apr 3 Max Frankel, American journalist (Tables of Id of Organic Compounds), born in Gera, Germany
Apr 3 Wally Moon, American baseball player, born in Bay, Arkansas (d. 2018)
Apr 5 Nabil Totah, Palestinian-American jazz double bassist, born in Ramallah, Palestine Territory (d. 2012)
Apr 6 David Sexton, English football manager, born in Islington, London (d. 2012)
Apr 7 Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor (Manuel in Fawlty Towers), born in Berlin (d. 2016)
Apr 8 Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma
Apr 8 Dorothy Tutin, British actress (Importance of Being Earnest; Cromwell), born in London, England (d. 2001)
Apr 8 John Reardon, American stage actor and operatic baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1965-77), born in NYC, New York (d. 1988)
Apr 8 Julien Van Remoortere [Piet Mortelman], Flemish writer (Fist), born in Beveren, Belgium (d. 2018)
Apr 8 Mary Moore, English principal (St Hilda's College, Oxford) (d. 2017)
Apr 9 F. Albert Cotton, American chemist, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
Apr 9 John Bartholomew Tucker, American TV host (Candid Camera, 1974-75; Treasure Island, 1967-68), and author born in Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
Apr 9 Nathaniel Branden, Canadian-American psychotherapist, born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada (d. 2014)
Apr 10 Claude Bolling, French jazz and classical cross-over pianist and composer (Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio), born in Cannes, France (d. 2020) [1]
Apr 10 Dolores Huerta, American civil rights activist (co-founded United Farm Workers), born in Dawson, New Mexico
Apr 10 Hugh Morton, Baron Morton of Shuna, Scottish lawyer and judge, born in Mukden, Manchuria, China (d. 1995)
Apr 10 Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actress and comedian (La criada malcriada), born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico (d. 2006)
Apr 10 Shujauddin Butt, Pakistani cricketer (batted in 19 Tests for Pakistan 1954-62), born in Lahore, Punjab (d. 2006)
Apr 10 Spede Pasanen, Finnish film director and comedian, born in Kuopio, Finland (d. 2001)
Apr 11 Anton LaVey, American founder of the Church of Satan, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1997)
Apr 11 Bill Hefner, American politician, Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, born in Elora, Tennessee (d. 2009)
Apr 11 Clive Exton, British scriptwriter and playwright, born in Islington, London
Apr 11 James Ferman, American director and secretary (British Board of Film Classification), born in New York (d. 2002)
Apr 11 Joseph Burnett-Stuart, CEO (Robert Fleming Holdings)
Apr 11 Kazuo Fukushima, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo
Apr 11 Nicholas F. Brady, American politician and U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1988-93), born in NYC, New York
Apr 12 Betty Clooney, American singer (Jack Paar Show), born in Maysville, Kentucky (d. 1976)
Apr 12 Bryan Magee, British philosopher, politician and broadcaster (Modern British Philosophy), born in London
Apr 12 John Landy, Australian athlete (2nd man to run sub-4 min mile; WR mile (3:58.0) and 1500m (3:41.8+) 1954; Olympic bronze 1956), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2022)
Apr 12 Johnny Antonelli, American baseball pitcher (6 × MLB All-Star 1954, 56–59²; World Series, NL ERA leader 1954; SF Giants), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2020)
Apr 12 Louw de Graaf, Dutch Assistant Secretary of Social Affairs (VDA)
Apr 12 Manuel Neri, American sculptor (life-size figurative sculptures), born in Sanger, California
Apr 12 Patrick Edmund Pery, 6th Earl of Limerick, Irish peer and public servant, born in London
Apr 13 Jeremiah Harman, British Judge "the kicking Judge", born in Kensington, London
Apr 14 Bradford Dillman, American actor (Compulsion, Piranha, Sudden Impact, Enforcer), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2018)
Apr 14 George Gekas, American politician (Rep-R-PA, 1983-2003), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Apr 14 Jay Robinson, American actor (Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop), born in NYC, New York (d. 2013)
Apr 15 Elijah Barayi, head of South Africa union centre (COSATU), born in Lingelihle, Eastern Cape (d. 1994)
Apr 15 Richard Davis, American jazz double bassist described as "the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album" (Van Morrison's Astral Weeks), born in Chicago, Illinois

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (92 years old)

Apr 15 4th President of Iceland (1980-96) and the world's 1st woman democratically elected president, born in Reykjavík, Iceland

Apr 16 Herbie Mann, American jazz flutist ("Hijack"; Push Push; Memphis Underground), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2003)
Apr 17 Albert "Al" Schmitt, American Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and record producer (Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2021) [1]
Apr 17 Chris Barber, English jazz trombonist ("Petite Fleur"), born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire (d. 2021)
Apr 18 Clive Revill, New Zealand singer and actor (Legend of Hell House), born in Wellington, New Zealand
Apr 19 Ângelo Martins, Portuguese soccer defender (20 caps; Benfica 231 games), born in Porto, Portugal (d. 2020)
Apr 19 Dick Sargent [Richard Stanford Cox], American actor (Bewitched), born in Carmel, California (d. 1994)
Apr 20 Alan Oakman, English cricket all-rounder (2 Tests; Sussex CCC), born in Hastings, England (d. 2018)
Apr 21 Don Tyson, American businessman, founder of Tyson Foods, born in Olathe, Kansas (d. 2011)
Apr 21 Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (Death in Venice, Barabbas), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1989)
Apr 23 Alan Oppenheimer, American actor (6 Million Dollar Man, Eischied), born in NYC, New York
Apr 23 Michael Bowen, British Roman Catholic Archbishop (Southwark), born in Gibraltar
Apr 24 Conn Findlay, American rower (Olympic gold coxed pair 1956, 64) and sailor (Olympic bronze Tempest 1976), born in Stockton, California (d. 2021)
Apr 24 Jerome Callet, American musician and designer of brass instruments, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
Apr 24 Richard Donner [Schwartzberg], American television and film director (Twilight Zone; The Omen, Superman; Lethal Weapon; Scrooged), and producer (X-Men; Tales From The Crypt), born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 2021)
Apr 24 Rodolfo Micheli, Argentine soccer striker (13 caps; topscorer Copa América 1955; CA Independiente), born in Munro, Argentina (d. 2022)
Apr 25 Dotty Mack, American actress (Paul Dixon Show), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr 25 Paul Mazursky, American writer/director (Moscow on the Hudson), born in Brooklyn, New York, (d. 2014)
Apr 25 Roy Marshall, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests; Hampshire CCC, Barbados), born in Saint Thomas, Barbados (d. 1992)
Apr 26 Derek Waring [Barton-Chapple], British actor (Z-Cars, Barnacle Bill, Arthur-Heart of the Country), born in Mill Hill, London (d. 2007)
Apr 26 Roger Moens, Belgian middle distance runner (800m world record 1955), born in Aalst, Belgium
Apr 28 Carolyn Jones, American actress (Morticia-Addams Family), born in Amarillo, Texas (d. 1983)
Apr 28 Christopher Headington, English composer, musicologist and pianist, born in London (d. 1996)
Apr 28 James Baker, American Secretary of the Treasury (1985-88), Secretary of State (1989-92), born in Houston, Texas
Apr 28 Richard C. Sarafian, American director and actor (Foley Square), born in NYC, New York (d. 2013)
Apr 29 Alf Valentine, Jamaican cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner)
Apr 29 Jean Rochefort, French actor (Man on the Train, The Artist and the Model), born in Paris, France (d. 2017)
Apr 29 Joe Porcaro, American jazz and session drummer and percussionist (Lalo Schifrin; Rosemary Clooney; Toto), and educator (Los Angeles College of Music), born in New Britain, Connecticut (d. 2020)
Apr 30 Jackie McLeod, Canadian ice hockey right wing (World C'ship gold 1961; New York Rangers) and coach (Canada 1966-69, Olympic bronze 1968), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2022)
Apr 30 Raoul de Keyser, Flemish painter, born in Deinze, Belgium (d. 2012)

About April 1930

How Old? 92 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Signs: Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19), Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)

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Famous People Born in April 1930

Helmut Kohl (1930-2017)

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (92 years old)

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