People born on April 20 184
Pietro Aretino
b. 1492 – d. 1556
Pietro Aretino, Italian author, playwright, and poet (d. 1556)
Johannes Agricola
b. 1494 – d. 1566
Johannes Agricola, German theologian and academic (b. 1494)
Renata of Lorraine
b. 1544 – d. 1602
Renata of Lorraine (b. 1544)
Rose of Lima
b. 1586 – d. 1617
Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (b. 1586)
Emperor Go-Kōmyō
b. 1633 – d. 1654
Emperor Go-Kōmyō of Japan (d. 1654)
Charles Plumier
b. 1646 – d. 1704
Charles Plumier, French botanist and author (d. 1704)
William Bedloe
b. 1650 – d. 1680
William Bedloe, English spy (b. 1650)
David Brainerd
b. 1718 – d. 1747
David Brainerd, American missionary (d. 1747)
Cornelius Harnett
b. 1723 – d. 1781
Cornelius Harnett, American merchant, farmer, and politician (b. 1723)
Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau
b. 1727 – d. 1794
Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Belgian-Austrian diplomat (b. 1727)
Philippe Pinel
b. 1745 – d. 1826
Philippe Pinel, French physician and psychiatrist (d. 1826)
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Georg Michael Telemann
b. 1748 – d. 1831
Georg Michael Telemann, German composer and theologian (d. 1831)
William Lawless
b. 1772 – d. 1824
William Lawless, Irish revolutionary and French general (d. 1824)
Napoleon III
b. 1808 – d. 1873
Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France (d. 1873)
Bogoslav Šulek
b. 1816 – d. 1895
Bogoslav Šulek, Croatian philologist, historian, and lexicographer (d. 1895)
Heinrich Göbel
b. 1818 – d. 1893
Heinrich Göbel, German-American mechanic and engineer (d. 1893)
Dinah Craik
b. 1826 – d. 1887
Dinah Craik, English author and poet (d. 1887)
Eli Whitney Blake, Jr.
b. 1836 – d. 1895
Eli Whitney Blake, Jr., American scientist and academic (d. 1895)
Carol I of Romania
b. 1839 – d. 1914
Carol I of Romania (b. 1839)
Odilon Redon
b. 1840 – d. 1916
Odilon Redon, French painter and illustrator (b. 1840)
Daniel Chester French
b. 1850 – d. 1931
Daniel Chester French, American sculptor, designed the Lincoln statue (d. 1931)
Siegmund Lubin
b. 1851 – d. 1923
Siegmund Lubin, Polish-American businessman, founded the Lubin Manufacturing Company (d. 1923)
Justinien de Clary
b. 1860 – d. 1933
Justinien de Clary, French target shooter (b. 1860)
Sydney Chapman (economist)
b. 1871 – d. 1951
Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant (b. 1871)
Vladimir Vidrić
b. 1875 – d. 1909
Vladimir Vidrić, Croatian poet and lawyer (d. 1909)
Paul Poiret
b. 1879 – d. 1944
Paul Poiret, French fashion designer (d. 1944)
Holland Smith
b. 1882 – d. 1967
Holland Smith, American general (d. 1967)
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
b. 1884 – d. 1966
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1966)
Oliver Kirk
b. 1884 – d. 1960
Oliver Kirk, American boxer (d. 1960)
Daniel Varoujan
b. 1884 – d. 1915
Daniel Varoujan, Armenian poet and educator (d. 1915)
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Albert Jean Amateau
b. 1889 – d. 1996
Albert Jean Amateau, Turkish rabbi, lawyer, and activist (d. 1996)
Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland
b. 1889 – d. 1918
Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (d. 1918)
Marie-Antoinette de Geuser
b. 1889 – d. 1918
Marie-Antoinette de Geuser, French mystic (d. 1918)
Adolf Hitler
b. 1889 – d. 1945
Adolf Hitler, Austrian-German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1945)
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Tonny Kessler
b. 1889 – d. 1960
Tonny Kessler, Dutch footballer (d. 1960)
Maurice Duplessis
b. 1890 – d. 1959
Maurice Duplessis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Quebec (b. 1890)
Adolf Schärf
b. 1890 – d. 1965
Adolf Schärf, Austrian soldier and politician, 6th President of Austria (d. 1965)
Dave Bancroft
b. 1891 – d. 1972
Dave Bancroft, American baseball player and manager (d. 1972)
Harold Lloyd
b. 1893 – d. 1971
Harold Lloyd, American actor, comedian, and producer (d. 1971)
Joan Miró
b. 1893 – d. 1983
Joan Miró, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1983)
Emile Christian
b. 1895 – d. 1973
Emile Christian, American trombonist and composer (d. 1973)
Henry de Montherlant
b. 1895 – d. 1972
Henry de Montherlant, French essayist, novelist, and dramatist (b. 1896)
Wop May
b. 1896 – d. 1952
Wop May, Canadian captain and pilot (b. 1896)
Alan Arnett McLeod
b. 1899 – d. 1918
Alan Arnett McLeod, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918)
Bruce Cabot
b. 1904 – d. 1972
Bruce Cabot, American actor (b. 1904)
Miran Bux
b. 1907 – d. 1991
Miran Bux, Pakistani cricketer (d. 1991)
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Augoustinos Kantiotes
b. 1907 – d. 2010
Augoustinos Kantiotes, Greek bishop (d. 2010)
Lionel Hampton
b. 1908 – d. 2002
Lionel Hampton, African-American vibraphone player, pianist, bandleader, and actor (d. 2002)
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu
b. 1910 – d. 1961
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu, Turkish diplomat and politician, 21st Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1910)
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Mimis Fotopoulos
b. 1913 – d. 1986
Mimis Fotopoulos, Greek actor and poet (d. 1986)
Willi Hennig
b. 1913 – d. 1976
Willi Hennig, German biologist and entomologist (d. 1976)
Roger Rochard
b. 1913 – d. 1993
Roger Rochard, French runner (d. 1993)
Betty Lou Gerson
b. 1914 – d. 1999
Betty Lou Gerson, American actress (d. 1999)
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Joseph Wolpe
b. 1915 – d. 1997
Joseph Wolpe, South African-American psychotherapist and physician (d. 1997)
Nasiba Zeynalova
b. 1916 – d. 2004
Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (d. 2004)
Kai Siegbahn
b. 1918 – d. 2007
Kai Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)
Richard Hillary
b. 1919 – d. 1943
Richard Hillary, Australian lieutenant and pilot (d. 1943)
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Frances Ames
b. 1920 – d. 2002
Frances Ames, South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist (d. 2002)
Clement Isong
b. 1920 – d. 2000
Clement Isong, Nigerian banker and politician, Governor of Cross River State (d. 2000)
Ronald Speirs
b. 1920 – d. 2007
Ronald Speirs, American colonel (d. 2007)
John Paul Stevens
b. 1920
John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Mother Angelica
b. 1923 – d. 2016
Mother Angelica, American nun and broadcaster, founded Eternal Word Television Network (d. 2016)
Irene Lieblich
b. 1923 – d. 2008
Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter and illustrator (d. 2008)
Tito Puente
b. 1923 – d. 2000
Tito Puente, American drummer, composer, and producer (b. 1923)
Nina Foch
b. 1924 – d. 2008
Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (d. 2008)
Leslie Phillips
b. 1924
Leslie Phillips, English actor and producer
Guy Rocher
b. 1924
Guy Rocher, Canadian sociologist and academic
Ernie Stautner
b. 1925 – d. 2006
Ernie Stautner, German-American football player and coach (d. 2006)
Elena Verdugo
b. 1925 – d. 2017
Elena Verdugo, American actress (d. 2017)
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Bud Cullen
b. 1927 – d. 2005
Bud Cullen, Canadian judge and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Employment and Immigration (d. 2005)
Phil Hill
b. 1927 – d. 2008
Phil Hill, American race car driver (b. 1927)
K. Alex Müller
b. 1927
K. Alex Müller, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Robert Byrne (chess player)
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Robert Byrne, American chess player and author (d. 2013)
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Johnny Gavin (footballer)
b. 1928 – d. 2007
Johnny Gavin, Irish footballer (b. 1928)
Harry Agganis
b. 1929 – d. 1955
Harry Agganis, American baseball and football player (d. 1955)
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Bobby Hollander
b. 1929 – d. 2002
Bobby Hollander, American film director, actor, and magazine publisher (d. 2002)
Dwight Gustafson
b. 1930 – d. 2014
Dwight Gustafson, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
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Antony Jay
b. 1930 – d. 2016
Antony Jay, English director and screenwriter (d. 2016)
Michael Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby
b. 1931 – d. 2014
Michael Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby, English lieutenant and politician (d. 2014)
John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles
b. 1931
John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician
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Pauli Ellefsen
b. 1936 – d. 2012
Pauli Ellefsen, Faroese surveyor and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1936)
Pat Roberts
b. 1936
Pat Roberts, American captain, journalist, and politician
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Christopher Robinson (musician)
b. 1936
Christopher Robinson, English organist and conductor
Jiří Dienstbier
b. 1937 – d. 2011
Jiří Dienstbier, Czech journalist and politician, Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2011)
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Antonios Kounadis
b. 1937
Antonios Kounadis, Greek discus thrower
Harvey Quaytman
b. 1937 – d. 2002
Harvey Quaytman, American painter and educator (d. 2002)
George Takei
b. 1937
George Takei, American actor
Betty Cuthbert
b. 1938 – d. 2017
Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (b. 1938)
Manfred Kinder
b. 1938
Manfred Kinder, German runner
Peter Snow
b. 1938
Peter Snow, British historian and journalist
Eszter Tamási
b. 1938 – d. 1991
Eszter Tamási, Hungarian actress (d. 1991)
Peter S. Beagle
b. 1939
Peter S. Beagle, American author and screenwriter
Gro Harlem Brundtland
b. 1939
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norwegian physician and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Norway
Johnny Tillotson
b. 1939
Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter
James Gammon
b. 1940 – d. 2010
James Gammon, American actor (d. 2010)
Ryan O'Neal
b. 1941
Ryan O'Neal, American actor
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Giles Henderson
b. 1942
Giles Henderson, English lawyer and academic
Arto Paasilinna
b. 1942
Arto Paasilinna, Finnish journalist and author
Alan Beith
b. 1943
Alan Beith, English academic and politician
John Eliot Gardiner
b. 1943
John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor and director
Edie Sedgwick
b. 1943 – d. 1971
Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress (d. 1971)
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Toivo Aare
b. 1944 – d. 1999
Toivo Aare, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1999)
Michael Brandon
b. 1945
Michael Brandon, American actor and director
Alistair Cooke, Baron Lexden
b. 1945
Alistair Cooke, Baron Lexden, English historian and author
Thein Sein
b. 1945
Thein Sein, Burmese general and politician, 8th President of Burma
Steve Spurrier
b. 1945
Steve Spurrier, American football player and coach
Naftali Temu
b. 1945 – d. 2003
Naftali Temu, Kenyan runner (d. 2003)
Sandro Chia
b. 1946
Sandro Chia, Italian painter and sculptor
Tommy Hutton
b. 1946
Tommy Hutton, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Julien Poulin
b. 1946
Julien Poulin, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Gordon Smiley
b. 1946 – d. 1982
Gordon Smiley, American race car driver (b. 1946)
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Rita Dionne-Marsolais
b. 1947
Rita Dionne-Marsolais, Canadian economist and politician
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David Leland
b. 1947
David Leland, English actor, director, and screenwriter
Viktor Suvorov
b. 1947
Viktor Suvorov, Russian intelligence officer, historian, and author
Andrew Tobias
b. 1947
Andrew Tobias, American journalist and author
Gregory Itzin
b. 1948
Gregory Itzin, American actor
Matthias Kuhle
b. 1948 – d. 2015
Matthias Kuhle, German geographer and academic (b. 1948)
Veronica Cartwright
b. 1949
Veronica Cartwright, English-American actress
Toller Cranston
b. 1949 – d. 2015
Toller Cranston, Canadian-Mexican figure skater and painter (d. 2015)
Massimo D'Alema
b. 1949
Massimo D'Alema, Italian journalist and politician, 76th Prime Minister of Italy
Jessica Lange
b. 1949
Jessica Lange, American actress
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Steve Erickson
b. 1950
Steve Erickson, American author and critic
Alexander Lebed
b. 1950 – d. 2002
Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (b. 1950)
N. Chandrababu Naidu
b. 1950
N. Chandrababu Naidu, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Luther Vandross
b. 1951 – d. 2005
Luther Vandross, American singer-songwriter and producer (Change) (b. 1951)
Louka Katseli
b. 1952
Louka Katseli, Greek economist and politician
Božidar Maljković
b. 1952
Božidar Maljković, Serbian basketball player and coach
Eric Pickles
b. 1952
Eric Pickles, English politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Sebastian Faulks
b. 1953
Sebastian Faulks, English journalist and author
Donald Pettit
b. 1955
Donald Pettit, American engineer and astronaut
Beatrice Ask
b. 1956
Beatrice Ask, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for Justice
Kakha Bendukidze
b. 1956 – d. 2014
Kakha Bendukidze, Georgian economist and politician, Georgian Minister of Economy (d. 2014)
Viacheslav Fetisov
b. 1958
Viacheslav Fetisov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
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Debbie Flintoff-King
b. 1960
Debbie Flintoff-King, Australian hurdler and coach
Don Mattingly
b. 1961
Don Mattingly, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Maurício Gugelmin
b. 1963
Maurício Gugelmin, Brazilian race car driver
Rachel Whiteread
b. 1963
Rachel Whiteread, English sculptor
Crispin Glover
b. 1964
Crispin Glover, American actor
Andy Serkis
b. 1964
Andy Serkis, English actor and director
Rosalynn Sumners
b. 1964
Rosalynn Sumners, American figure skater
Kostis Chatzidakis
b. 1965
Kostis Chatzidakis, Greek politician, Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism
Adrián Fernández
b. 1965
Adrián Fernández, Mexican race car driver
David Chalmers
b. 1966
David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and academic
David Filo
b. 1966
David Filo, American businessman, co-founded Yahoo!
Vincent Riendeau
b. 1966
Vincent Riendeau, Canadian ice hockey player
Mike Portnoy
b. 1967
Mike Portnoy, American drummer and songwriter
Raymond van Barneveld
b. 1967
Raymond van Barneveld, Dutch darts player
Yelena Välbe
b. 1968
Yelena Välbe, Russian skier and manager
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Roman Virastyuk
b. 1968
Roman Virastyuk, Ukrainian shot putter
Felix Baumgartner
b. 1969
Felix Baumgartner, Austrian skydiver and BASE jumper
Will Hodgman
b. 1969
Will Hodgman, Australian politician, 45th Premier of Tasmania
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Sarantuya
b. 1970
Sarantuya, Mongolian soprano
Avishai Cohen (bassist)
b. 1970
Avishai Cohen, Israeli singer-songwriter and bassist
Shemar Moore
b. 1970
Shemar Moore, American actor
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Carla Geurts
b. 1971
Carla Geurts, Dutch swimmer, physiologist, and academic
Allan Houston
b. 1971
Allan Houston, American basketball player and manager
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Nikos Kyzeridis
b. 1971
Nikos Kyzeridis, Greek footballer
Lê Huỳnh Đức
b. 1972
Lê Huỳnh Đức, Vietnamese footballer, coach, and manager
Carmen Electra
b. 1972
Carmen Electra, American model and actress
Željko Joksimović
b. 1972
Željko Joksimović, Serbian singer-songwriter and producer
Stephen Marley (musician)
b. 1972
Stephen Marley, American singer, guitarist, and producer
Lamond Murray
b. 1973
Lamond Murray, American basketball player
Urmas Paet
b. 1974
Urmas Paet, Estonian journalist and politician, 26th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Aldo Bobadilla
b. 1976
Aldo Bobadilla, Paraguayan footballer
Shay Given
b. 1976
Shay Given, Irish footballer and manager
Chris Mason (ice hockey)
b. 1976
Chris Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
Ludovic Magnin
b. 1979
Ludovic Magnin, Swiss footballer and coach
Nate Marquardt
b. 1979
Nate Marquardt, American mixed martial artist
Gunta Baško
b. 1980
Gunta Baško, Latvian basketball player
Jacqueline Govaert
b. 1982
Jacqueline Govaert, Dutch singer-songwriter and pianist
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Dario Knežević
b. 1982
Dario Knežević, Croatian footballer
Danny Granger
b. 1983
Danny Granger, American basketball player
Miranda Kerr
b. 1983
Miranda Kerr, Australian model
Nelson Évora
b. 1984
Nelson Évora, Ivorian-Portuguese triple jumper
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Edixon Perea
b. 1984
Edixon Perea, Colombian footballer
Jenna Shoemaker
b. 1984
Jenna Shoemaker, American triathlete
Curt Hawkins
b. 1985
Curt Hawkins, American wrestler
Brent Seabrook
b. 1985
Brent Seabrook, Canadian ice hockey player
Brandon Belt
b. 1988
Brandon Belt, American baseball player
Carlos Valdes (actor)
b. 1989
Carlos Valdes, Colombian-American actor and singer
Luhan (entertainer)
b. 1990
Luhan, Chinese singer, actor and ex-member of Korean boy band EXO (band).
Kristian Álvarez
b. 1992
Kristian Álvarez, Mexican footballer
Marko Meerits
b. 1992
Marko Meerits, Estonian footballer
Jean Marie Dongou
b. 1995
Jean Marie Dongou, Cameroonian footballer