April 9 - Births

Births

• 1498 – John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)
• 1597 – John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)
• 1634 – Albertine Agnes of Nassau, Regent of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe (d. 1696)
• 1648 – Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)
• 1649 – James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II of Great Britain (d. 1685)
• 1680 – Philippe Néricault Destouches, French dramatist (d. 1754)
• 1686 – James Craggs the Younger, British politician (d. 1721)
• 1691 – Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (d. 1761)
• 1757 – Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (d. 1833)
• 1770 – Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist (d. 1831)
• 1773 – Étienne Aignan, French writer (d. 1824)
• 1794 – Theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute (d. 1881)
• 1806 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (d. 1859)
• 1821 – Charles Baudelaire, French poet (d. 1867)
• 1830 – Eadweard Muybridge, English-born photographer and motion picture pioneer (d. 1904)
• 1835 – King Leopold II of Belgium (d. 1909)
• 1846 – Paolo Tosti, Italian composer (d. 1916)
• 1865 – Erich Ludendorff, German general in World War I (d. 1937)
• 1865 – Charles Proteus Steinmetz, German-born engineer and mathematician (d. 1923)
• 1867 – Chris Watson, third Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1941)
• 1872 – Léon Blum, French prime minister (d. 1950)
• 1882 – Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, (d. 1946)
• 1888 – Sol Hurok, Russian-born impresario (d. 1974)
• 1889 – Efrem Zimbalist, Russian violinist (d. 1985)
• 1893 – Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian historian, writer, scholar (d. 1963)
• 1895 – Michel Simon, French actor (d. 1975)
• 1897 – John B. Gambling, American radio talk show host (d. 1974)
• 1898 – Curly Lambeau, American football coach, executive (d. 1965)
• 1898 – Paul Robeson, American singer and activist (d. 1976)
• 1900 – Allen Jenkins, American actor (d. 1974)
• 1901 – Paul Willis, American actor (d. 1960)
• 1903 – Ward Bond, American actor (d. 1960)
• 1904 – Sharkey Bonano, American musician (d. 1972)
• 1905 – J. William Fulbright, American politician (d. 1995)
• 1906 – Rafaela Aparicio, Spanish actress (d. 1996)
• 1906 – Antal Dorati, Hungarian conductor (d. 1988)
• 1908 – Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-born painter (d. 1997)
• 1910 – Abraham Ribicoff, American politician (d. 1998)
• 1912 – Lew Kopelew, Russian author (d. 1997)
• 1915 – Daniel Johnson, Sr., Quebec politician (d. 1968)
• 1917 – Johannes Bobrowski, German lyricist and writer (d. 1965)
• 1917 – Brad Dexter, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1918 – Jørn Utzon, Danish architect (d. 2008)
• 1919 – J. Presper Eckert, American computer pioneer (d. 1995)
• 1921 – Jean-Marie Balestre, French motorsports official (FIA) (d. 2008)
• 1921 – Frankie Thomas, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1922 – Carl Amery, German writer (d. 2005)
• 1926 – Hugh Hefner, American entrepreneur and publisher
• 1928 – Paul Arizin, American basketball player (d. 2006)
• 1928 – Tom Lehrer, American satirist and mathematician
• 1930 – Nathaniel Branden, Canadian psychotherapist
• 1930 – F. Albert Cotton, American chemist (d. 2007)
• 1931 – Richard Hatfield, Canadian politician (d. 1991)
• 1932 – Jim Fowler, American zoologist
• 1932 – Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (d. 2006)
• 1932 – Carl Perkins, American musician (d. 1998)
• 1933 – Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor
• 1934 – Bill Birch, New Zealand politician
• 1935 – Avery Schreiber, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1936 – Valerie Solanas, American feminist (d. 1988)
• 1937 – Marty Krofft, Canadian television producer
• 1937 – Valerie Singleton, British television presenter
• 1938 – Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician (d. 2010)
• 1939 – Michael Learned, American actress
• 1940 – Jim Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1941 – Kaye Adams, American country singer
• 1941 – Chu Song-woong, Korean stage actor (d. 1985)
• 1941 – Hannah Gordon, British actress
• 1942 – Brandon De Wilde, American actor (d. 1972)
• 1943 – Terry Knight, American music promoter (d. 2004)
• 1945 – Steve Gadd, American session drummer
• 1945 – Peter Gammons, American sports journalist
• 1946 – David Webb, English footballer and coach
• 1948 – Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress
• 1953 – Hal Ketchum, American musician
• 1954 – Dennis Quaid, American actor
• 1954 – Iain Duncan Smith, British politician
• 1955 – Joolz Denby, English poet and novelist
• 1955 – Kate Heyhoe, American food writer
• 1956 – Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentine footballer
• 1957 – Brian Alexander, British broadcaster
• 1957 – Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer
• 1957 – Martin Margiela, Belgian fashion designer
• 1961 – Mark Kelly, British keyboard player (Marillion)
• 1961 – Kirk McCaskill, pro baseball and hockey player
• 1962 – Ihor Podolchak, Ukrainian artist and film director
• 1962 – Imran Sherwani, British field hockey player
• 1963 – Marc Jacobs, American fashion designer
• 1963 – Joe Scarborough, American television personality
• 1964 – Rob Awalt, American football player
• 1964 – Soyo Oka, Japanese musician
• 1964 – Rick Tocchet, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1965 – Jay Wesley Neill, American murderer (d. 2002)
• 1965 – Mark Pellegrino, American actor
• 1965 – Paulina Porizkova, Czechoslovakian actress and supermodel
• 1965 – Jeff Zucker, American television executive
• 1966 – Cynthia Nixon, American actress
• 1967 – Alex Kahn, American artist
• 1970 – Mike Barz, American meteorologist and TV anchor
• 1971 – Peter Canavan, Gaelic footballer
• 1971 – Earl Cole, Winner of Survivor: Fiji
• 1971 – Austin Peck, American actor
• 1971 – Jacques Villeneuve, French/Canadian racing driver
• 1972 – Bernard Ackah, Ivorian mixed martial artist and comedian
• 1973 – Spenny Rice, Canadian entertainer
• 1974 – Jenna Jameson, American pornographic actress
• 1974 – Alexander Pichushkin, Russian serial killer
• 1975 – Robbie Fowler, English footballer
• 1975 – David Gordon Green, American filmmaker
• 1977 – Gerard Way, American singer (My Chemical Romance)
• 1978 – Jorge Andrade, Portuguese footballer
• 1978 – Vesna Pisarović, Croatian singer
• 1978 – Rachel Stevens, English singer (S Club)
• 1978 – Veronica Taylor, American actress
• 1979 – Albert Hammond, Jr., American guitarist (The Strokes)
• 1979 – Katsuni, French pornographic actress
• 1979 – Keith Nobbs, American actor
• 1979 – Keshia Knight Pulliam, American actress
• 1979 – Jeff Reed, American football player
• 1980 – Clueso, German singer, rapper, songwriter and producer
• 1980 – Yoanna House, American model
• 1980 – Jerko Leko, Croatian footballer
• 1981 – Milan Bartovič, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1981 – Ireneusz Jeleń, Polish footballer
• 1981 – Dennis Sarfate, American baseball player
• 1982 – Jay Baruchel, Canadian actor
• 1982 – Carlos Hernández, Costa Rican footballer
• 1984 – Linda Chung, Canadian/Hong Kong actress and singer
• 1984 – Adam Loewen, Canadian baseball player
• 1985 – Tomohisa Yamashita, Japanese actor and singer (NEWS)
• 1986 – Brian Larsen, American musician and record producer
• 1986 – Leighton Meester, American singer and actress
• 1987 – Craig Mabbitt, American singer (Escape the Fate)
• 1987 – Jesse McCartney, American actor and singer
• 1987 – Jarrod Mullen, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1987 – Jazmine Sullivan, American R&B singer
• 1988 – Dino Imperial, Filipino actor
• 1988 – Michel Alves Baroni, Brazilian footballer
• 1988 – Uee, South Korean actress and singer (After School)
• 1989 – Danielle Kahle, American figure skater
• 1990 – Kristen Stewart, American actress
• 1998 – Elle Fanning, American actress