Famous People Born in April 1979

Heath Ledger (1979-2008)

Apr 4 Australian-American Actor (Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight), born in Perth, Western Australia

Natasha Lyonne (43 years old)

Apr 4 American actress (Orange is the New Black), born in New York City

Apr 4 Rebecca Stoyel, Australian gymnast (Olympics 1996)
Apr 4 Roberto Luongo, Canadian ice hockey goaltender, born in Montreal, Quebec
Apr 5 Timo Hildebrand, German footballer
Apr 6 Frederick MGDL Windsor, son of English prince Michael
Apr 7 Adrián Beltré, Dominican baseball player
Apr 8 Alexi Laiho, Finnish guitarist and singer (Children of Bodom, Sinergy, Kylähullut), born in Espoo, Finland (d. 2021)
Apr 8 David Petruschin, American drag queen (Raven) and make-up artist, born in Victorville, California
Apr 8 Jeremy Guthrie, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2004-17 (Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, and 3 other teams), born in Roseburg, Oregon
Apr 9 Albert Hammond, Jr., American guitarist (The Strokes), born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 9 Clare Bronfman, American heiress (Seagrams), equestrian, and convicted felon (NXIVM human trafficking), born in New York City
Apr 9 Keith Nobbs, American actor (Phone Booth), born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 9 Keshia Knight Pulliam, American actress (The Cosby Show - "Rudy"; Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "Miranda"), born in Newark, New Jersey
Apr 10 Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer, born in Helsinki, Finland
Apr 10 Rachel Corrie, American political activist, born in Olympia, Washington (d. 2003)
Apr 10 Shemekia Copeland, American blues singer (Turn the Heat Up!), born in Harlem, New York
Apr 10 Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer ("Read My Lips"), born in London
Apr 10 Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese actor and singer (KinKi Kids), born in Nara, Japan
Apr 11 Chris Gaylor, American drummer (The All-American Rejects), born in Edmond, Oklahoma
Apr 11 Josh Server, American actor (All That), born in Highland Park, Illinois
Apr 11 Malcolm Christie, English footballer, born in Stamford, England
Apr 11 Michel Riesen, Swiss ice hockey player, born in Oberbalm, Switzerland
Apr 11 Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Canadian human rights activist, Miss World Canada, born in Tehran, Iran
Apr 11 Sebastien Grainger, Canadian musician (Death From Above), born in Mississauga, Canada

Claire Danes (43 years old)

Apr 12 American actress (Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo & Juliet), born in NYC, New York

Apr 12 Elena Grosheva, Russian gymnast (Olympic 1996), born in Yaroslavl, Russia
Apr 12 Jennifer Morrison, American actress (Once Upon a Time, House), born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 12 Jordan De Jong, American baseball player, born in Orange City, Iowa
Apr 12 Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer, born in Belgrade, Serbia
Apr 12 Paul Nicholls, English actor (EastEnders), born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Apr 13 Baron Davis, American basketball player, born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 13 Meghann Shaughnessy, American tennis player, born in Richmond, Virginia
Apr 13 Tony Lundon, Irish pop singer (Liberty X - "Thinking It Over"), TV presenter (Toast), and filmmaker, born in Galway, Ireland
Apr 14 Noé Pamarot, French footballer, born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France
Apr 14 Randal McCloy, Survivor of the Sago Mine Disaster
Apr 14 Rebecca DiPietro, American model, born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Apr 16 Christijan Albers, Dutch Formula One driver, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Apr 16 Sixto Peralta, Argentine footballer, born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Apr 17 Siddharth Narayan, Indian film actor, born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Apr 17 Tram-Anh Tran, American actress (Ghostwriters'), born in NYC, New York
Apr 18 Anthony Davidson, British Formula One driver, born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Apr 18 Kourtney Kardashian, American reality television star, born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 18 Matthew Upson, English footballer (England national team World Cup 2010), born in Eye, England
Apr 18 Michael Bradley, American basketball player, born in Worcester, Massachusetts
Apr 18 Nuria Fergó, Spanish singer (La vida son sólo dos días), born in Nerja, Spain

Kate Hudson (43 years old)

Apr 19 American actress (Almost Famous, You, Me and Dupree), born in Los Angeles, California

Apr 21 James McAvoy, Scottish actor (X-Men: First Class), born in Glasgow, Scotland

Daniel Johns (43 years old)

Apr 22 Australian musician (Silverchair - "Freak"), born in Newcastle, New South Wales

Apr 22 Zoltan Gera, Hungarian footballer
Apr 23 Barry Fratelli [Wallace], Scottish rock bassist (The Fratellis - Costello Music; Here We Stand), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Apr 23 Jaime King, American model and actress (Bulletproof Monk), born in Omaha, Nebraska
Apr 23 Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer and songwriter (The Rasmus), born in Helsinki, Finland
Apr 23 Yana Gupta, Czech actress and author (How To Love Your Body And Get The Body You Love), born in Brno, Czechoslovakia
Apr 24 Laurentia Tan, Singaporean Paralympic equestrienne, born in Singapore
Apr 26 Ariane Moffatt, Canadian singer (Aquanaute - "La barricade"; "Dans un océan"), born in Saint-Romuald, Quebec
Apr 26 Janne Wirman, Finnish progressive metal keyboardist (Children of Bodom), born in Espoo, Finland
Apr 26 Sean Fox, American actor (3 Ninjas Kick Back, Calendar Girl)
Apr 27 Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player, born in Tasmania, Australia
Apr 27 Will Boyd, American bass guitarist (Evanescence), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Apr 28 Bahram Radan, Iranian actor (The Passion of Love), born in Tehran, Iran
Apr 29 Jo O'Meara, British pop singer and songwriter (S Club - "Bring It All Back"), born in Romford, England
Apr 29 Lee Dong-Gook, Korean footballer, born in Pohang, South Korea
Apr 29 Matt Tong, British rock drummer (Bloc Party; Algiers), born in Bournemouth, England
Apr 29 Ryan Sharp, Scottish racing driver, born in Newtonhill, Scotland
Apr 30 Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer

About April 1979

How Old? 43 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No

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

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