April 22 - Births

Births

• 1451 – Isabella I of Castile (d. 1504)
• 1610 – Pope Alexander VIII (d. 1691)
• 1658 – Giuseppe Torelli, Italian composer (d. 1709)
• 1690 – John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (d. 1763)
• 1692 – James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770)
• 1707 – Henry Fielding, English author (d. 1754)
• 1711 – Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College (d. 1779)
• 1724 – Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (d. 1804)
• 1744 – James Sullivan, 7th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1808)
• 1766 – Madame de Staël, French author (d. 1817)
• 1812 – Solomon Caesar Malan, British orientalist (d. 1894)
• 1816 – Charles Denis Bourbaki, French general (d. 1897)
• 1832 – Julius Sterling Morton, Arbor Day founder (d. 1902)
• 1840 – Odilon Redon, French painter (d. 1916)
• 1844 – Lewis Thornton Powell, would-be assassin of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward (d. 1865)
• 1852 – Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1912)
• 1854 – Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1943)
• 1860 – Ada Rehan, American stage actress (d. 1916)
• 1868 – Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (d. 1924)
• 1870 – Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary (d. 1924)
• 1872 – Princess Margaret of Prussia, queen of Finland (d. 1954)
• 1873 – Ellen Glasgow, American author (d. 1945)
• 1876 – Robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
• 1876 – Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (d. 1920)
• 1881 – Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
• 1884 – Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist (d. 1939)
• 1886 – Izidor Cankar, Slovenian art historian, essayist and diplomat (d. 1958)
• 1889 – Richard Glücks, German SS officer and concentration camp administrator (d. 1945)
• 1891 – Laura Gilpin, American photographer (d. 1979)
• 1891 – Harold Jeffreys, English astronomer (d. 1989)
• 1891 – Nicola Sacco, American anarchist (d. 1927)
• 1891 – Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (d. 1965)
• 1892 – Vernon Johns, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
• 1899 – Vladimir Nabokov novelist, professor, lepidopterist [O.S. 10 April] (d. 1977)
• 1904 – Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (d. 1967)
• 1905 – Robert Choquette, French Canadian novelist, poet and diplomat (d. 1991)
• 1906 – Eddie Albert, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1906 – Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, second in line to the Swedish throne (d. 1947)
• 1907 – Ivan Efremov, Russian paleontologist and author (d. 1972)
• 1909 – Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist, Nobel laureate
• 1909 – Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (d. 2001)
• 1910 – Norman Steenrod, American mathematician (d. 1971)
• 1912 – Kathleen Ferrier, British singer (d. 1953)
• 1914 – Jan de Hartog, Dutch writer (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Michael Wittmann, German soldier (d. 1944)
• 1916 – Yehudi Menuhin, American-born violinist (d. 1999)
• 1918 – Mickey Vernon, American baseball player (d. 2008)
• 1918 – William Jay Smith, American poet
• 1919 – Donald J. Cram, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2001)
• 1919 – Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist
• 1922 – Charles Mingus, American musician (d. 1979)
• 1922 – Wolf V. Vishniac, American microbiologist (d. 1973)
• 1923 – Avis Bunnage, English actress (d. 1990)
• 1923 – Bettie Page, American model (d. 2008)
• 1923 – Aaron Spelling, American television producer (d. 2006)
• 1925 – George Cole, English actor
• 1926 – Charlotte Rae, American actress
• 1926 – James Stirling, British architect (d. 1992)
• 1927 – Laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer (d. 2005)
• 1929 – Michael Atiyah, British-Lebanese mathematician
• 1930 – Enno Penno, Estonian politician
• 1935 – Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (d. 1969)
• 1936 – Glen Campbell, American musician
• 1936 – Pierre Hétu, French Canadian conductor and pianist (d. 1998)
• 1937 – Jack Nicholson, American actor
• 1937 – Jack Nitzsche, American composer (d. 2000)
• 1938 – Adam Raphael, English journalist and author
• 1939 – Mel Carter, American singer
• 1939 – Jason Miller, American playwright (d. 2001)
• 1939 – Theodor Waigel, German politician and finance minister
• 1943 – Louise Glück, American poet and 12th US Poet Laureate
• 1944 – Steve Fossett, American adventurer (d. 2007)
• 1945 – Demetrio Stratos, Italian musician (d. 1979)
• 1946 – Nicole Garcia, French actress and director
• 1946 – Louise Harel, Canadian politician
• 1946 – John Waters, American filmmaker
• 1946 – Steven L. Bennett, USAF Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 1972)
• 1948 – Larry Groce, American singer and songwriter
• 1950 – Peter Frampton, English musician
• 1950 – Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings
• 1951 – Paul Carrack, English musician
• 1951 – Ana María Shua, Argentine poet
• 1952 – François Berléand, French actor
• 1952 – Marilyn Chambers, American pornographic actress (d. 2009)
• 1953 – Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer
• 1953 – Tom Griswold, American radio personality
• 1955 – Johnnie To, Hong Kong film director and producer
• 1957 – Donald Tusk, Polish Prime Minister
• 1958 – Ken Olandt, American actor
• 1959 – Terry Francona, American baseball manager
• 1959 – Catherine Mary Stewart, Canadian actress
• 1959 – Ryan Stiles, Canadian-born actor
• 1960 – Mart Laar, Estonian statesman
• 1960 – Gary Rhodes, English chef
• 1960 – Randall L. Stephenson, American business executive
• 1960 – Tatiana Thumbtzen, American actress, model and dancer
• 1961 – Dewey Nicks, American photographer and film director
• 1962 – Jeff Minter, English video game programmer
• 1963 – Sean Lock, English comedian
• 1964 – Estelle Asmodelle, actress, model & writer
• 1965 – Lauri Hendler, actress
• 1965 – Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 – Fletcher Dragge, American guitarist (Pennywise)
• 1966 – Mariana Levy, Mexican actress (d. 2005)
• 1966 – Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor
• 1967 – Sheryl Lee, American actress
• 1967 – Sherri Shepherd, American comedian and actress
• 1967 – Harvey Williams, American football player
• 1968 – Bimbo Coles, American basketball player
• 1968 – Zarley Zalapski, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 – Dion Dublin, English footballer
• 1970 – Andrea Giani, Italian volleyball player
• 1970 – Regine Velasquez, Filipino singer and actress
• 1971 – Daisuke Enomoto, Japanese space tourist
• 1971 – Eric Mabius, American actor
• 1971 – Ingo Rademacher, German/Australian actor
• 1972 – Sabine Appelmans, Belgian tennis player
• 1972 – Owen Finegan, Australian rugby union footballer
• 1973 – Adem Poric, Australian footballer
• 1973 – Ofer Talker, Israeli footballer
• 1973 – Christopher Sabat, American voice actor
• 1974 – Shavo Odadjian, Armenian/American bassist (System of a Down)
• 1975 – Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (d. 1999)
• 1975 – Carlos Sastre, Spanish cyclist
• 1976 – Dan Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 – Paul Henderson, Australian footballer
• 1976 – Michał Żewłakow, Polish footballer
• 1977 – Mark van Bommel, Dutch footballer
• 1977 – Aaron Fink, American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin)
• 1977 – Ambra Angiolini, Italian actress
• 1978 – Ezekiel Jackson, Guyanese professional wrestler
• 1978 – Jason Stollsteimer, American singer (The Von Bondies)
• 1978 – Esteban Tuero, Argentinian race car driver
• 1978 – Matt Orford, Australian Rugby League Player
• 1979 – Zoltán Gera, Hungarian footballer
• 1979 – Daniel Johns, Australian musician (Silverchair)
• 1980 – Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
• 1980 – Courtney Friel, American sports & entertainment reporter
• 1980 – Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1980 – Kora Karvouni, Greek actress
• 1980 – Aaron Michael Metchik, American actor
• 1980 – Clarke Dermody, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1981 – Ken Dorsey, American football player
• 1982 – Tim Hamilton, Czech pornographic actor
• 1982 – Kaká, Brazilian footballer
• 1982 – David Purcey, American baseball player
• 1982 – Joel Monaghan, Australian Rugby League Player
• 1983 – Matt Jones, American football player
• 1983 – Sam Heads, British entomologist and palaeontologist
• 1983 – Jos Hooiveld, Dutch footballer
• 1983 – Francis Capra, American actor
• 1983 – Evangelos Mantzios, Greek footballer
• 1983 – Natalie White, Winner of Survivor: Samoa
• 1984 – Amelle Berrabah, English singer (Sugababes)
• 1984 – Michelle Ryan, English actress
• 1985 – Matt Ballinger, American singer (Dream Street)
• 1986 – Amber Heard, American actress
• 1986 – Marshawn Lynch, American football player
• 1986 – Dušan Šakota, Serbian/Greek basketball player
• 1987 – Mikel John Obi, Nigerian footballer
• 1989 – Dejuan Blair, American basketball player
• 1989 – Thomas James Longley, British actor
• 1990 – Eve Muirhead, Scottish curler