April 3rd:
1529 – Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)
1593 – George Herbert, Welsh-English priest and poet (d. 1633)
1639 – Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (d. 1682)
1643 – Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1690)
1682 – Valentin Rathgeber, German organist and composer (d. 1750)
1693 – George Edwards, English ornithologist (d. 1773)
1715 – William Watson, English physician and scientist (d. 1787)
1764 – John Abernethy, English surgeon (d. 1831)
1769 – Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian politician and diplomat (d. 1835)
1770 – Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (d. 1843)
1781 – Swaminarayan, Indian religious leader (d. 1830)
1782 – Alexander Macomb, American general (d. 1841)
1798 – Charles Wilkes, American naval officer and explorer (d.1877)
1783 – Washington Irving, American historian and author (d. 1859)
1806 – Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian critic and philosopher (d. 1856)
1807 – Jane Digby, English wife of Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (d. 1881)
1814 – Lorenzo Snow, American religious leader, 5th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1901)
1821 – Thomas Pelham Dale, English clergyman (d. 1892)
1822 – Edward Everett Hale, American clergyman, historian, and author (d. 1909)
1823 – George Derby, American lieutenant (d. 1861)
1823 – William M. Tweed, American politician (d. 1878)
1837 – John Burroughs, American botanist (d. 1921)
1842 – Ulric Dahlgren, American colonel (d. 1864)
1848 – Arturo Prat, Chilean lawyer and navy officer (d.1879)
1858 – Jacob Gaudaur, Canadian rower (d. 1937)
1860 – Frederik van Eeden,Dutch psychiatrist and author (d. 1932)
1864 – Emil Kellenberger, Swiss target shooter (d. 1943)
1876 – Margaret Anglin, Canadian actress, director, and producer (d. 1958)
1876 – Tomáš Baťa, Czech businessman, founded Bata Shoes (d. 1932)
1880 – Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher and author (d. 1903)
1881 – Alcide De Gasperi, Italian politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1954)
1882 – Philippe Desranleau, Canadian archbishop (d. 1952)
1883 – Ikki Kita, Japanese author, intellectual and political philosopher (d.1937)
1885 – Allan Dwan, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981)
1885 – Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1954)
1885 – Marie-Victorin Kirouac, Canadian botanist (d. 1944)
1885 – St John Philby, English colonial (d.1960)
1887 – Ōtori Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24th Yokozuna (d. 1956)
1887 – Nishizō Tsukahara, Japanese admiral (d. 1966)
1888 – Neville Cardus, English author and critic (d. 1975)
1888 – Thomas C. Kinkaid, American General (d.1972)
1889 – Grigoraş Dinicu, Romanian violinist and composer (d. 1949)
1893 – Leslie Howard, English actor, director, and producer (d. 1943)
1893 – Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk (d. 1945)
1895 – Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian-American composer (d. 1968)
1895 – Zez Confrey, American pianist and composer (d. 1971)
1897 – Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Greek lieutenant (d. 1989)
1898 – George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1981)
1898 – Henry Luce, American publisher, co-founded Time Magazine (d. 1967)
1899 – David Jack, English footballer and manager (d. 1958)
1899 – Maria Redaelli, Italian super-centenarian (d. 2013)
1900 – Camille Chamoun, Lebanese politician, 7th President of Lebanon (d. 1987)
1900 – Albert Walsh, Canadian politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1958)
1904 – Sally Rand, American actress and dancer (d. 1979)
1904 – Russel Wright, American designer (d. 1976)
1905 – Robert Sink, American general (d. 1965)
1907 – Iron Eyes Cody, American actor (d. 1999)
1911 – Nanette Bordeaux, Canadian-American actress (d. 1956)
1911 – Michael Woodruff, English surgeon and scientist (d. 2001)
1911 – Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish runner (d. 1980)
1912 – Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982)
1912 – Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (d. 1963)
1913 – Per Borten, Norwegian politician, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (d. 2005)
1914 – Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008)
1914 – Sam Manekshaw, Indian field marshal (d. 2008)
1915 – Piet de Jong, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1915 – İhsan Doğramacı, Turkish physician and academic (d. 2010)
1916 – Herb Caen, American journalist (d. 1997)
1916 – Louis Guglielmi, Catalan composer (d. 1991)
1918 – Louis Applebaum, Canadian composer and conductor (d. 2000)
1919 – Clairette Oddera, French-Canadian actress and singer (d. 2008)
1920 – John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian-American criminal (d. 2012)
1920 – Stan Freeman, American composer and conductor (d. 2001)
1920 – Yoshibayama Junnosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 43rd Yokozuna (d. 1977)
1921 – Robert Karvelas, American actor (d. 1991)
1921 – Darío Moreno, Turkish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1968)
1921 – Jan Sterling, American actress (d. 2004)
1923 – Daniel Hoffman, American poet and academic (d. 2013)
1924 – Doris Day, American actress and singer
1924 – Marlon Brando, American actor (d. 2004)
1924 – Peter Hawkins, English actor (d. 2006)
1924 – Roza Shanina, Soviet sniper during World War II (d.1945)
1925 – Tony Benn, English politician
1926 – Timothy Bateson, English actor (d. 2009)
1926 – Alex Grammas, American baseball player, manager, and coach
1926 – Gus Grissom, American pilot and astronaut (d. 1967)
1927 – Wesley A. Brown,American general (d.2012)
1928 – Don Gibson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)
1928 – Kevin Hagen, American actor (d. 2005)
1928 – Emmett Johns, Canadian priest
1928 – Jennifer Paterson, English chef and actress (d. 1999)
1929 – Fazlur Khan, Bangladeshi engineer and architect, co-designed the Willis Tower and John Hancock Center (d. 1982)
1929 – Lee Leonard, American television host
1929 – Poul Schlüter, Danish politician, 37th Prime Minister of Denmark
1930 – Lawton Chiles, American politician, 41st Governor of Florida (d. 1998)
1930 – Helmut Kohl, German politician, Chancellor of Germany
1930 – Wally Moon, American baseball player and coach
1933 – Bob Dornan, American politician
1934 – Jane Goodall, English primatologist and ethologist
1934 – Jim Parker, American football player (d. 2005)
1936 – Scott LaFaro, American bassist (d. 1961)
1936 – Jimmy McGriff, American organist (d. 2008)
1936 – Harold Vick, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 1987)
1938 – Jeff Barry, American singer-songwriter, and producer
1939 – François de Roubaix, French composer (d. 1975)
1939 – Hawk Taylor, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
1939 – Paul Craig Roberts, American economist
1941 – Jan Berry, American singer-songwriter (Jan and Dean) (d. 2004)
1941 – Carl Boenish, American BASE jumper and cinematographer (d. 1984)
1941 – Eric Braeden, German-American actor
1941 – Philippé Wynne, American singer (The Spinners) (d. 1984)
1942 – Marsha Mason, American actress and director
1942 – Wayne Newton, American singer and actor
1942 – Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor (d. 2005)
1942 – Billy Joe Royal, American singer
1943 – Mario Lavista, Mexican composer
1943 – Jonathan Lynn, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1943 – Richard Manuel, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist (The Band and The Revols) (d. 1986)
1943 – Doreen Tracey, English singer and actress
1944 – Tony Orlando, American singer and actor (Tony Orlando and Dawn)
1945 – Doon Arbus, American author and journalist
1945 – Bernie Parent, Canadian ice hockey player
1945 – Catherine Spaak, French actress and singer
1946 – Dee Murray, English bass player (Procol Harum, The Mirage, and Spencer Davis Group) (d. 1992)
1946 – Marisa Paredes, Spanish actress
1946 – Hanna Suchocka, Polish politician, 5th Prime Minister of Poland
1946 – John Virgo, English snooker player and sportscaster
1947 – Anders Eliasson, Swedish composer (d. 2013)
1948 – Arlette Cousture, Canadian author
1948 – Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch politician, 11th Secretary General of NATO
1948 – Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Mexican economist and politician, 53rd President of Mexico
1949 – Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, German footballer
1949 – A. C. Grayling, English philosopher
1949 – Richard Thompson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fairport Convention and French Frith Kaiser Thompson)
1949 – Lyle Alzado, American football player (d. 1992)
1950 – Sally Thomsett, English actress
1951 – Danny Padilla, American bodybuilder
1951 – Mitch Woods, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1952 – Mike Moore, American lawyer and politician
1953 – Sandra Boynton, American author and illustrator
1953 – Wakanohana Kanji II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 56th Yokozuna
1953 – Craig Taubman, American singer-songwriter and producer
1954 – Elisabetta Brusa, Italian composer
1954 – K. Krishnasamy, Indian physician and politician
1955 – Hariharan, Indian singer (Colonial Cousins)
1955 – John Mooney, American singer and bass player
1956 – Miguel Bosé, Spanish-Italian singer and actor
1956 – Ray Combs, American actor and game show host (d. 1996)
1956 – Boris Miljković, Serbian director
1956 – Tessa Souter, English-Trinidadian singer-songwriter
1957 – Julia Hills, English actress
1958 – Alec Baldwin, American actor and producer
1958 – Vanna Bonta, American author, poet, and actress
1958 – Francesca Woodman, American photographer (d. 1981)
1959 – David Hyde Pierce, American actor
1960 – Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Dutch singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Ayreon, Star One, Ambeon, and Guilt Machine)
1960 – Marie Denise Pelletier, Canadian singer
1961 – Eddie Murphy, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1962 – Dave Miley, American baseball player and manager
1962 – Mike Ness, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Social Distortion)
1962 – Jaya Prada, Indian actress and politician
1962 – Jennifer Rubin, American actress
1963 – Criss Oliva, American guitarist and songwriter (Savatage) (d. 1993)
1963 – Tsuyoshi Sekito, Japanese guitarist and songwriter (The Black Mages)
1963 – Nasrin Sotoudeh, Iranian lawyer
1964 – Bjarne Riis, Danish cyclist
1964 – Andy Robinson, English rugby player and coach
1964 – Nigel Farage, English politician
1965 – Julie Anne Haddock, American actress
1965 – Nazia Hassan, Pakistani singer (d. 2000)
1966 – John de Vries, Australian race car driver
1966 – Michael Mittermeier, German comedian and actor
1966 – Miina Tominaga, Japanese voice actress
1967 – Pervis Ellison, American basketball player
1967 – Brent Gilchrist, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – Mark Skaife, Australian race car driver
1968 – Sebastian Bach, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor (Skid Row, Winter Rose, and Damnocracy)
1968 – Charlotte Coleman, English actress (d. 2001)
1968 – Jamie Hewlett, English illustrator
1969 – Rodney Hampton, American football player
1969 – Peter Matera, Australian football player
1969 – Lance Storm, Canadian wrestler
1971 – Vitālijs Astafjevs, Latvian footballer and manager
1971 – Picabo Street, American skier
1972 – Jennie Garth, American actress and director
1972 – Catherine McCormack, English actress
1972 – Sandrine Testud, French tennis player
1973 – Jamie Bamber, English actor
1973 – Prabhu Deva, Indian actor, choreographer, and director
1973 – Matthew Ferguson, Canadian actor
1973 – Kelly Price, American singer-songwriter
1973 – Adam Scott, American actor
1974 – Mounir el-Motassadeq, Arabian terrorist
1974 – Drew Shirley, American guitarist and songwriter (Switchfoot and All Together Separate)
1974 – Marcus Brown American professional basketball player
1974 – Lee Williams, Welsh actor and model
1975 – Shawn Bates, American ice hockey player
1975 – Michael Olowokandi, Nigerian-American basketball player
1975 – Aries Spears, American comedian and actor
1975 – Yoshinobu Takahashi, Japanese baseball player
1975 – Koji Uehara, Japanese baseball player
1976 – Park Si-hoo, South Korean actor
1977 – Véronique De Kock, Belgian model, Miss Belgium 1995
1977 – Hussein Fatal, American rapper (Outlawz)
1977 – Birgit Minichmayr, Austrian actress and singer
1977 – Chael Sonnen, American mixed martial artist
1978 – Matthew Goode, English actor
1978 – Tommy Haas, German tennis player
1978 – John Smit, South African rugby player
1979 – Grégoire, French singer-songwriter
1979 – Simon Black, Australian footballer
1981 – Aaron Bertram, American trumpet player (Suburban Legends)
1981 – DeShawn Stevenson, American basketball player
1982 – Fler, German rapper
1982 – Jared Allen, American football player
1982 – Sofia Boutella, Algerian-American dancer
1982 – Jesse Csincsak, American snowboarder
1982 – Iain Fyfe, Australian footballer
1982 – Kasumi Nakane, Japanese model and actress
1982 – Cobie Smulders, Canadian actress
1983 – Errol Barnett, English journalist
1983 – Ben Foster, English footballer
1983 – Stephen Weiss, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Jonathan Blondel, Belgian footballer
1984 – Maxi López, Argentine footballer
1985 – Jari-Matti Latvala, Finnish race car driver
1985 – Leona Lewis, English singer-songwriter
1986 – Amanda Bynes, American actress
1986 – Stephanie Cox,American soccer player
1986 – Jerry Messing, American actor
1986 – Bradley Clark, American snowboarder
1986 – Coleen Rooney, English television host
1986 – Sergio Sánchez Ortega, Spanish footballer
1987 – Jay Bruce, American baseball player
1987 – Park Jung-min, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (SS501)
1987 – Jason Kipnis, American baseball player
1987 – Julie Sokolow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1987 – Benjamin Stone, English actor
1987 – Sal Zizzo, American soccer player
1988 – Peter Hartley, English footballer
1988 – Tim Krul, Dutch footballer
1988 – Brandon Graham, American football player
1989 – Romain Alessandrini, France footballer
1989 – Matija Duh, Slovenian motorcycle racer
1989 – Israel Folau, Australian footballer
1989 – Thisara Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
1990 – Karim Ansarifard, Iranian footballer
1990 – Madison Brengle, American tennis player
1990 – Sotiris Ninis, Greek footballer
1991 – Hayley Kiyoko, American actress, singer, and dancer
1993 – Pape Moussa Konaté, Senegalese footballer
1996 – Jackson Bond, American actor
2001 – Sophie Delezio, Australian medical patient
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