20 April Births

April 20 is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 255 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).

Births

1492 – Pietro Aretino, Italian author, playwright, and poet (d. 1556)
1494 – Johannes Agricola, German theologian and reformer (d. 1566)
1586 – Rose of Lima, Peruvian mystic and saint (d. 1617)
1633 – Emperor Go-Kōmyō of Japan (d. 1654)
1646 – Charles Plumier, French botanist and author (d. 1704)
1650 – William Bedloe, English spy (d. 1680)
1718 – David Brainerd, American missionary (d. 1747)
1723 – Cornelius Harnett, American merchant, farmer, and politician (d. 1781)
1727 – Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Belgian-Austrian minister and diplomat (d. 1794)
1745 – Philippe Pinel, French physician and psychiatrist (d. 1826)
1748 – Georg Michael Telemann, German composer and theologian (d. 1831)
1772 – William Lawless, Irish revolutionary and French general (d. 1824)
1808 – Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France (d. 1873)
1816 – Bogoslav Šulek, Croatian philologist, historian, and lexicographer (d. 1895)
1818 – Heinrich Göbel, German-American mechanic and engineer (d. 1893)
1826 – Dinah Craik, English author and poet (d. 1887)
1836 – Eli Whitney Blake, Jr., American scientist and academic (d. 1895)
1840 – Odilon Redon, French painter and illustrator (d. 1916)
1850 – Daniel Chester French, American sculptor, designed the Lincoln statue (d. 1931)
1851 – Siegmund Lubin, Jewish Polish-American businessman, founded the Lubin Manufacturing Company (d. 1923)
1851 – Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (d. 1875)
1860 – Justinien de Clary, French target shooter (d. 1933)
1871 – Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant (d. 1951)
1875 – Vladimir Vidrić, Croatian poet and lawyer (d. 1909)
1879 – Paul Poiret, French fashion designer (d. 1944)
1882 – Holland Smith, American general (d. 1967)
1884 – Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1966)
1884 – Oliver Kirk, American boxer (d. 1960)
1884 – Daniel Varoujan, Armenian poet and educator (d. 1915)
1889 – Albert Jean Amateau, Turkish rabbi, lawyer, and activist (d. 1996)
1889 – Harold Bache, English cricketer and lieutenant (d. 1916)
1889 – A. J. Balaban, Russian Jewish-American businessman, co-founded Balaban and Katz (d. 1962)
1889 – Robert Butler, Australian tailor and politician (d. 1950)
1889 – Walter Costello, American gangster (d. 1917)
1889 – Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (d. 1918)
1889 – Marie-Antoinette de Geuser, French mystic (d. 1918)
1889 – S. W. Harrington, American football player, coach, and physician (d. 1975)
1889 – Adolf Hitler, Austrian-German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1945)
1889 – Tonny Kessler, Dutch footballer (d. 1960)
1890 – Maurice Duplessis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Quebec (d. 1959)
1890 – Adolf Schärf, Austrian soldier and politician, 6th President of Austria (d. 1965)
1891 – Dave Bancroft, American baseball player and manager (d. 1972)
1893 – Harold Lloyd, American actor, comedian, and producer (d. 1971)
1893 – Joan Miró, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1983)
1893 – Edna Parker, American super-centenarian (d. 2008)
1895 – Emile Christian, American trombonist and composer (d. 1973)
1895 – Henry de Montherlant, French essayist, novelist, and dramatist (d. 1972)
1896 – Wop May, Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1952)
1899 – Alan Arnett McLeod, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918)
1904 – Bruce Cabot, American actor (d. 1972)
1907 – Miran Bux, Pakistani cricketer (d. 1991)
1907 – Augoustinos Kantiotes, Greek bishop (d. 2010)
1908 – Lionel Hampton, American vibraphone player, pianist, bandleader, and actor (d. 2002)
1910 – Fatin Rüştü Zorlu, Turkish diplomat and politician (d. 1961)
1913 – Mimis Fotopoulos, Greek actor and poet (d. 1986)
1913 – Willi Hennig, German biologist and entomologist (d. 1976)
1913 – Roger Rochard, French runner (d. 1993)
1914 – Betty Lou Gerson, American actress (d. 1999)
1915 – Joseph Wolpe, South African-American psychotherapist and physician (d. 1997)
1916 – Phil Walters, American race car driver and pilot (d. 2000)
1916 – Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (d. 2004)
1918 – Edward L. Beach Jr., American captain and author (d. 2002)
1918 – Kai Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)
1919 – Richard Hillary, Australian lieutenant and pilot (d. 1943)
1920 – Frances Ames, South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist (d. 2002)
1920 – Clement Isong, Nigerian banker and politician, Governor of Cross River State (d. 2000)
1920 – Ronald Speirs, American colonel (d. 2007)
1920 – John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
1923 – Mother Angelica, American nun and broadcaster, founded Eternal Word Television Network (d. 2016)
1923 – Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter and illustrator (d. 2008)
1923 – Tito Puente, American drummer and producer (d. 2000)
1924 – Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (d. 2008)
1924 – Leslie Phillips, English actor and producer
1924 – Guy Rocher, Canadian sociologist and academic
1925 – Ernie Stautner, German-American football player and coach (d. 2006)
1925 – Elena Verdugo, American actress
1927 – Bud Cullen, Canadian judge and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Employment and Immigration (d. 2005)
1927 – Phil Hill, American race car driver (d. 2008)
1927 – K. Alex Müller, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1928 – Robert Byrne, American chess player and author (d. 2013)
1928 – Johnny Gavin, Irish footballer (d. 2007)
1929 – Harry Agganis, American baseball and football player (d. 1955)
1929 – Bobby Hollander, American film director, actor, and magazine publisher (d. 2002)
1930 – Dwight Gustafson, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
1930 – Antony Jay, English director and screenwriter (d. 2016)
1931 – Michael Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby, English lieutenant and politician (d. 2014)
1931 – John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician
1933 – Aimée Beekman, Estonian author
1936 – Pauli Ellefsen, Faroese technician, surveyor, and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 2012)
1936 – Pat Roberts, American captain, journalist, and politician
1936 – Christopher Robinson, English organist and conductor
1937 – Jiří Dienstbier, Czech journalist and politician, Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2011)
1937 – Antonios Kounadis, Greek discus thrower
1937 – Harvey Quaytman, American painter and educator (d. 2002)
1937 – George Takei, American actor
1938 – Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter
1938 – Manfred Kinder, German runner
1938 – Peter Snow, British historian and journalist
1938 – Eszter Tamási, Hungarian actress (d. 1991)
1939 – Peter S. Beagle, American author and screenwriter
1939 – Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norwegian physician and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Norway
1939 – Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter
1940 – James Gammon, American actor (d. 2010)
1941 – Ryan O'Neal, American actor
1942 – Giles Henderson, English lawyer and academic
1942 – Arto Paasilinna, Finnish journalist and author
1943 – Alan Beith, English academic and politician
1943 – John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor and director
1943 – Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress (d. 1971)
1944 – Toivo Aare, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1999)
1945 – Michael Brandon, American actor and director
1945 – Alistair Cooke, Baron Lexden, English historian and author
1945 – Bobby Jameson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
1945 – Thein Sein, Burmese general and politician, 8th President of Burma
1945 – Steve Spurrier, American football player and coach
1945 – Naftali Temu, Kenyan runner (d. 2003)
1946 – Sandro Chia, Italian painter and sculptor
1946 – Diane Elson, English sociologist and academic
1946 – Tommy Hutton, American baseball player and sportscaster
1946 – Julien Poulin, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1946 – Gordon Smiley, American race car driver (d. 1982)
1947 – Rita Dionne-Marsolais, Canadian economist and politician
1947 – David Leland, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1947 – Viktor Suvorov, Russian intelligence officer, historian, and author
1947 – Andrew Tobias, American journalist and author
1948 – Craig Frost, American keyboard player and songwriter
1948 – Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll, Scottish colonel and politician, Lord High Constable of Scotland
1948 – Gregory Itzin, American actor
1948 – Matthias Kuhle, German geographer and academic (d. 2015)
1948 – Hugh Roberts, English historian and curator
1948 – Rémy Trudel, Canadian academic and politician
1949 – Veronica Cartwright, English-American actress
1949 – Toller Cranston, Canadian-Mexican figure skater and painter (d. 2015)
1949 – Massimo D'Alema, Italian journalist and politician, 76th Prime Minister of Italy
1949 – Jessica Lange, American actress
1950 – Steve Erickson, American author and critic
1950 – Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (d. 2002)
1950 – Robert Mair, English engineer and academic
1950 – N. Chandrababu Naidu, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
1950 – Milt Wilcox, American baseball player
1951 – Luther Vandross, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)
1952 – Andrew Jaspan, English-Australian journalist and academic
1952 – Louka Katseli, Greek economist and politician
1952 – Božidar Maljković, Serbian basketball player and coach
1952 – Eric Pickles, English politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
1952 – J. Thiviyanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician
1953 – Sebastian Faulks, English journalist and author
1953 – Carrie Mae Weems, American photographer
1954 – Gilles Lupien, Canadian ice hockey player and agent
1954 – Peter Toohey, Australian cricketer
1955 – Donald Pettit, American engineer and astronaut
1956 – Beatrice Ask, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for Justice
1956 – Kakha Bendukidze, Georgian economist and politician, Georgian Minister of Economy (d. 2014)
1957 – Graeme Fowler, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1957 – Bryan Illerbrun, Canadian football player (d. 2013)
1958 – Viacheslav Fetisov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
1960 – Debbie Flintoff-King, Australian hurdler and coach
1960 – Rodney Holman, American football player and coach
1961 – Frances Adamson, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to China
1961 – Don Mattingly, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1961 – Corrado Micalef, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961 – Mike Pniewski, American actor and public speaker
1962 – Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, American comedian and actor (d. 2001)
1963 – Aubrey de Grey, English gerontologist and author
1963 – Maurício Gugelmin, Brazilian race car driver
1963 – Rachel Whiteread, English sculptor
1964 – John Carney, American football player
1964 – Crispin Glover, American actor
1964 – Andy Serkis, English actor and director
1964 – Rosalynn Sumners, American figure skater
1965 – Kostis Chatzidakis, Greek politician, Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism
1965 – Adrián Fernández, Mexican race car driver
1966 – David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and academic
1966 – David Filo, American businessman, co-founded Yahoo!
1966 – Vincent Riendeau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1967 – Mike Portnoy, American drummer and songwriter
1967 – Raymond van Barneveld, Dutch darts player
1968 – Julia Morris, Australian actress, comedian, television presenter and producer
1968 – Yelena Välbe, Russian skier and manager
1968 – Roman Virastyuk, Ukrainian shot putter
1969 – Felix Baumgartner, Austrian skydiver and BASE jumper
1969 – Will Hodgman, Australian politician, 45th Premier of Tasmania
1970 – Sarantuya, Mongolian soprano
1970 – Francis Campbell, Northern Irish academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to the Holy See
1970 – Avishai Cohen, Israeli singer-songwriter and bassist
1970 – Shemar Moore, American actor
1971 – Carla Geurts, Dutch swimmer, physiologist, and academic
1971 – Allan Houston, American basketball player and manager
1971 – Nikos Kyzeridis, Greek footballer
1971 – John Senden, Australian golfer
1972 – Lê Huỳnh Đức, Vietnamese footballer, coach, and manager
1972 – Carmen Electra, American model and actress
1972 – Željko Joksimović, Serbian singer-songwriter, and producer
1972 – Marko Kon, Serbian singer-songwriter
1972 – Stephen Marley, American singer, guitarist, and producer
1973 – Todd Hollandsworth American baseball player and sportscaster
1973 – Geoff Lloyd, English radio host
1973 – Lamond Murray, American basketball player
1974 – Tina Cousins, English singer-songwriter and model
1974 – Urmas Paet, Estonian journalist and politician, 26th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1975 – Benjamin Butler, American painter
1975 – Killer Mike, American rapper, songwriter, actor, and activist
1976 – Aldo Bobadilla, Paraguayan footballer
1976 – Shay Given, Irish footballer and manager
1976 – Joey Lawrence, American actor, game show host, and singer
1976 – Chris Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 – Lenka Němečková, Czech tennis player
1978 – Carl Greenidge, English cricketer
1978 – Rebecca Makkai, American novelist and short story writer
1978 – Mirei Kuroda, Japanese model and actress
1979 – Ludovic Magnin, Swiss footballer and coach
1979 – Nate Marquardt, American mixed martial artist
1979 – Tatyana Polnova, Russian pole vaulter
1979 – Gregor Tait, Scottish swimmer
1980 – Gunta Baško, Latvian basketball player
1980 – Arin Paul, Indian director and screenwriter
1982 – Jacqueline Govaert, Dutch singer-songwriter and pianist
1982 – Dario Knežević, Croatian footballer
1983 – Danny Granger, American basketball player
1983 – Sebastian Ingrosso, Swedish DJ and producer
1983 – Miranda Kerr, Australian model
1983 – Patrice M'Bock, Cameroonian footballer
1983 – Greg Smith, South African cricketer
1984 – Nelson Évora, Ivorian-Portuguese triple jumper
1984 – Edixon Perea, Colombian footballer
1984 – Jenna Shoemaker, American triathlete
1985 – Curt Hawkins, American wrestler
1985 – Brent Seabrook, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Cameron Duncan, New Zealand director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
1988 – Brandon Belt, American baseball player
1988 – Michael Jennings, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
1990 – Lu Han, Chinese pop singer
1991 – Luke Kuechly, American football player
1992 – Kristian Álvarez, Mexican footballer
1992 – Marko Meerits, Estonian footballer
1992 – Sauaso Sue, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
1993 – Kurtis Gabriel, Canadian ice hockey player
1995 – Jean Marie Dongou, Cameroonian footballer

Source: wikipedia