1 April Births

April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 274 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Monday or Tuesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Thursday or Saturday (56).

Births

1220 – Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)
1282 – Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1347)
1543 – François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières (d. 1626)
1578 – William Harvey, English physician and academic (d. 1657)
1610 – Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier and critic (d. 1703)
1629 – Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, French organist and composer (d. 1691)
1640 – Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician and academic (d. 1697)
1647 – John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet and courtier (d. 1680)
1697 – Antoine François Prévost, French novelist and translator (d. 1763)
1721 – Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch-English organist, violinist, and composer (d. 1799)
1741 – George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (d. 1825)
1753 – Joseph de Maistre, French philosopher, lawyer, and diplomat (d. 1821)
1755 – Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer and politician (d. 1826)
1765 – Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver and etcher (d. 1810)
1776 – Sophie Germain, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1831)
1815 – Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire (d. 1898)
1815 – Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (d. 1880)
1823 – Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Kentucky (d. 1891)
1824 – Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (d. 1901)
1834 – James Fisk, American businessman (d. 1872)
1852 – Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter and illustrator (d. 1911)
1856 – Acacio Gabriel Viegas, Indian physician (d. 1933)
1865 – Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1929)
1866 – William Blomfield, New Zealand cartoonist and politician (d. 1938)
1866 – Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1924)
1866 – Ève Lavallière, French actress (d. 1929)
1868 – Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (d. 1918)
1868 – Walter Mead, English cricketer (d. 1954)
1871 – F. Melius Christiansen, Norwegian-American violinist and conductor (d. 1955)
1873 – Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1943)
1874 – Ernest Barnes, English mathematician and theologian (d. 1953)
1874 – Prince Karl of Bavaria (d. 1927)
1875 – Edgar Wallace, English journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1932)
1878 – C. Ganesha Iyer, Ceylon Tamil philologist (d. 1958)
1879 – Stanislaus Zbyszko, Polish wrestler and strongman (d. 1967)
1883 – Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1930)
1883 – Edvard Drabløs, Norwegian actor and director (d. 1976)
1883 – Laurette Taylor, American actress (d. 1946)
1885 – Wallace Beery, American actor (d. 1949)
1885 – Clementine Churchill, English wife of Winston Churchill (d. 1977)
1889 – K. B. Hedgewar, Indian physician and activist (d. 1940)
1893 – Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-English actress (d. 1980)
1895 – Alberta Hunter, American singer-songwriter and nurse (d. 1984)
1898 – William James Sidis, American mathematician, anthropologist, and historian (d. 1944)
1899 – Gustavs Celmiņš, Latvian academic and politician (d. 1968)
1901 – Whittaker Chambers, American journalist and spy (d. 1961)
1905 – Gaston Eyskens, Belgian economist and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1988)
1905 – Paul Hasluck, Australian historian, poet, and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1993)
1906 – Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Russian engineer, founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau (d. 1989)
1907 – Shivakumara Swami, Indian religious leader and philanthropist
1908 – Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (d. 1970)
1908 – Harlow Rothert, American shot putter, lawyer, and academic (d. 1997)
1909 – Abner Biberman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977)
1909 – Eddy Duchin, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1951)
1910 – Harry Carney, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1974)
1910 – Bob Van Osdel, American high jumper and soldier (d. 1987)
1912 – Donald Nyrop, American businessman (d. 2010)
1913 – Memos Makris, Greek sculptor (d. 1993)
1915 – O. W. Fischer, Austrian-Swiss actor and director (d. 2004)
1916 – Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (d. 2002)
1917 – Sheldon Mayer, American author and illustrator (d. 1991)
1917 – Sydney Newman, Canadian screenwriter and producer, co-created Doctor Who (d. 1997)
1917 – Melville Shavelson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1919 – Joseph Murray, American surgeon and soldier, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
1920 – Harry Lewis, American actor and businessman (d. 2013)
1920 – Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor (d. 1997)
1921 – William Bergsma, American composer and educator (d. 1994)
1921 – Ken Reardon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008)
1921 – Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, American guitarist, fiddler, and composer (d. 2014)
1922 – Duke Jordan, American pianist and composer (d. 2006)
1922 – William Manchester, American historian and author (d. 2004)
1923 – Leora Dana, American actress (d. 1983)
1923 – Bobby Jordan, American actor (d. 1965)
1924 – Brendan Byrne, American lieutenant, judge, and politician, 47th Governor of New Jersey
1925 – Kathy Stobart, English saxophonist (d. 2014)
1926 – Charles Bressler, American tenor and educator (d. 1996)
1926 – Gérard La Forest, Canadian lawyer and judge
1926 – Anne McCaffrey, American-Irish author (d. 2011)
1927 – Walter Bahr, American soccer player, coach, and manager
1927 – Peter Cundall, English-Australian soldier, horticulturist, and author
1927 – Amos Milburn, American R&B singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1980)
1927 – Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2006)
1928 – George Grizzard, American actor (d. 2007)
1929 – Barbara Bryne, English actress
1929 – Jonathan Haze, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and production manager
1929 – Milan Kundera, Czech-born novelist, poet, and playwright
1929 – Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator and director (d. 2010)
1929 – Jane Powell, American actress, singer, and dancer
1929 – Bo Schembechler, American football player and coach (d. 2006)
1930 – Grace Lee Whitney, American actress and singer (d. 2015)
1931 – George Baker, Bulgarian-English actor and screenwriter (d. 2011)
1931 – Rolf Hochhuth, German author and playwright
1932 – Gordon Jump, American actor (d. 2003)
1932 – Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2016)
1933 – Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Algerian-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1933 – Dan Flavin, American sculptor and educator (d. 1996)
1934 – Jim Ed Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
1934 – Rod Kanehl, American baseball player and manager (d. 2004)
1934 – Marie Patterson, English trade union leader
1934 – Vladimir Posner, French-American journalist and radio host
1935 – Larry McDonald, American physician and politician (d. 1983)
1936 – Peter Collinson, English-American director and producer (d. 1980)
1936 – Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, Swiss politician, 80th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1998)
1936 – Tarun Gogoi, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Assam
1936 – Abdul Qadeer Khan, Indian-Pakistani physicist, chemist, and engineer
1939 – Rudolph Isley, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
1939 – Ali MacGraw, American actress
1939 – Phil Niekro, American baseball player and manager
1940 – Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
1941 – Gideon Gadot, Israeli journalist and politician (d. 2012)
1941 – Guy Trottier, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014)
1941 – Ajit Wadekar, Indian cricketer, coach, and manager
1942 – Brian Binley, English businessman and politician
1942 – Samuel R. Delany, American author and critic
1942 – Roderick Floud, English historian and academic
1942 – Richard D. Wolff, American economist and academic
1943 – Carol White, English actress (d. 1991)
1943 – Dafydd Wigley, Welsh academic and politician
1944 – Rusty Staub, American baseball player and coach
1945 – John Barbata, American drummer
1946 – Nikitas Kaklamanis, Greek academic and politician, Greek Minister of Health and Social Security
1946 – Ronnie Lane, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1997)
1946 – Eva Polttila, Finnish journalist
1946 – Arrigo Sacchi, Italian footballer, coach, and manager
1947 – Alain Connes, French mathematician and academic
1947 – Philippe Kirsch, Canadian lawyer and judge
1947 – Francine Prose, American novelist, short story writer, and critic
1947 – Robin Scott, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 – Norm Van Lier, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2009)
1948 – Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican singer and musician
1948 – Paul Myners, Baron Myners, English journalist and politician
1948 – J. J. Williams, Welsh rugby player and sprinter
1949 – Gérard Mestrallet, French businessman
1949 – Sammy Nelson, Northern Irish footballer and coach
1949 – Gil Scott-Heron, American singer-songwriter and author (d. 2011)
1950 – Samuel Alito, American lawyer and jurist
1950 – Loris Kessel, Swiss race car driver (d. 2010)
1950 – Daniel Paillé, Canadian academic and politician
1951 – John Abizaid, American general
1951 – Kay Davies, English geneticist, anatomist, and academic
1951 – Frederic Schwartz, American architect, co-designed Empty Sky (d. 2014)
1952 – Annette O'Toole, American actress
1952 – Rey Robinson, American sprinter and coach
1952 – Bernard Stiegler, French philosopher and academic
1953 – Barry Sonnenfeld, American cinematographer, director, and producer
1953 – Alberto Zaccheroni, Italian footballer and manager
1954 – Üllar Kerde, Estonian basketball player and coach
1954 – Jeff Porcaro, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1992)
1954 – Knut Værnes, Norwegian guitarist
1954 – Arnold Sidebottom, English footballer and cricketer
1955 – Sal Brinton, English politician
1955 – Don Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster
1955 – İlhan İrem, Turkish singer-songwriter
1955 – Humayun Akhtar Khan, Pakistani politician, 5th Commerce Minister of Pakistan
1955 – Terry Nichols, American criminal
1956 – Jeffrey Beecroft, American production designer and art director
1957 – David Gower, English cricketer and sportscaster
1957 – Stephen O'Brien, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1958 – D. Boon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1985)
1958 – Stephen O'Rahilly, Irish-British physician and academic
1959 – Helmuth Duckadam, Romanian footballer
1959 – Margita Stefanović, Serbian keyboard player (d. 2002)
1960 – J. Christopher Stevens, American lawyer and diplomat, 10th United States Ambassador to Libya (d. 2012)
1961 – Susan Boyle, Scottish singer
1961 – Mark White, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962 – Mark Shulman, American author
1962 – Chris Grayling, English journalist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
1962 – Samboy Lim, Filipino basketball player and manager
1962 – Phillip Schofield, English television host
1963 – Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter (d. 1988)
1963 – Aprille Ericsson-Jackson American aerospace engineer
1964 – Erik Breukink, Dutch cyclist and manager
1964 – Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (d. 2008)
1964 – John Morris, English cricketer
1964 – José Rodrigues dos Santos, Portuguese journalist, author, and educator
1965 – Jane Adams, American film, television, and stage actress
1965 – Mark Jackson, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Robert Steadman, English composer and conductor
1966 – Chris Evans, English radio and television host
1966 – Sharon Hodgson, English accountant and politician
1966 – Mehmet Özdilek, Turkish footballer and manager
1967 – Nicola Roxon, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Attorney-General for Australia
1968 – Mike Baird, Australian politician, 44th Premier of New South Wales
1968 – Andreas Schnaas, German actor and director
1968 – Alexander Stubb, Finnish academic and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Finland
1969 – Lev Lobodin, Ukrainian-Russian decathlete
1969 – Dean Windass, English footballer and manager
1970 – Sung-Hi Lee, South Korean-American model and actress
1970 – Brad Meltzer, American author, screenwriter, and producer
1970 – Mark Wheeler, American football player
1971 – Sonia Bisset, Cuban javelin thrower
1971 – Karen Dunbar, Scottish actress and screenwriter
1971 – Lachy Hulme, Australian actor and screenwriter
1971 – Shinji Nakano, Japanese race car driver
1971 – Danielle Smith, Canadian journalist and politician
1972 – Darren McCarty, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1972 – Jesse Tobias, American guitarist and songwriter
1973 – Christian Finnegan, American comedian and actor
1973 – Stephen Fleming, New Zealand cricketer and coach
1973 – Rachel Maddow, American journalist and author
1974 – John Glen, English politician
1974 – Hugo Ibarra, Argentinian footballer and manager
1974 – Sandra Völker, German swimmer
1975 – George Bastl, Swiss tennis player
1975 – John Butler, American-Australian singer-songwriter and producer
1975 – Magdalena Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player
1976 – Hazem El Masri, Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and educator
1976 – David Gilliland, American race car driver
1976 – Gábor Király, Hungarian footballer
1976 – David Oyelowo, English actor
1976 – Clarence Seedorf, Dutch-Brazilian footballer and manager
1976 – Yuka Yoshida, Japanese tennis player
1977 – Vitor Belfort, Brazilian-American boxer and mixed martial artist
1977 – Haimar Zubeldia, Spanish cyclist
1978 – Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (d. 2009)
1978 – Jean-Pierre Dumont, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Mirka Federer, Slovak-Swiss tennis player
1978 – Anamaria Marinca, Romanian-English actress
1978 – Etan Thomas, American basketball player
1980 – Dennis Kruppke, German footballer
1980 – Randy Orton, American wrestler
1980 – Bijou Phillips, American actress and model
1981 – Antonis Fotsis, Greek basketball player
1981 – Bjørn Einar Romøren, Norwegian ski jumper
1982 – Taran Killam, American actor, voice artist, comedian, and writer
1982 – Andreas Thorkildsen, Norwegian javelin thrower
1983 – John Axford, Canadian baseball player
1983 – Tamati Ellison, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Lance Hohaia, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Icelandic footballer
1983 – Sean Taylor, American football player (d. 2007)
1984 – Gilberto Macena, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Daniel Murphy, American baseball player
1985 – Beth Tweddle, English gymnast
1986 – Hillary Scott, American country singer-songwriter
1987 – Gianluca Musacci, Italian footballer
1987 – Li Ting, Chinese diver
1987 – Oliver Turvey, English race car driver
1988 – Brook Lopez, American basketball player
1988 – Robin Lopez, American basketball player
1988 – Courtney McCool, American gymnast
1989 – Jan Blokhuijsen, Dutch speed skater
1989 – David N'Gog, French footballer
1989 – Christian Vietoris, German race car driver
1990 – Julia Fischer, German discus thrower
1992 – Deng Linlin, Chinese gymnast
1994 – Ella Eyre, English singer-songwriter
1997 – Álex Palou, Spanish racing driver
1997 – Asa Butterfield, English actor

Source: wikipedia