History Births on April 20

Alan Beith, English academic and politician

#Alan_Beith

Michael Brandon, American actor and director

#Michael_Brandon

Kai Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)

#Kai_Siegbahn

Cally-Jo, English fine artist and tattoo artist

#Cally-Jo

Nate Marquardt, American mixed martial artist

#Nate_Marquardt

Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter

#Johnny_Tillotson

Viktor Suvorov, Russian intelligence officer, historian, and author

#Viktor_Suvorov

Wop May, Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1952)

#Wop_May

Ludovic Magnin, Swiss footballer and coach

#Ludovic_Magnin

David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and academic

#David_Chalmers

Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014

#Nina_Davuluri

Julia Peng, Taiwanese singer

#Julia_Peng

Adolf Hitler, Austrian born German politician, Führer of Nazi Germany (d. 1945)

#Adolf_Hitler

Carlos Valdes, Colombian-American actor and singer

#Carlos_Valdes_(actor)

Dinah Craik, English author and poet (d. 1887)

#Dinah_Craik

Gregory Itzin, American actor

#Gregory_Itzin

Cornelius Harnett, American merchant, farmer, and politician (d. 1781)

#Cornelius_Harnett

Kakha Bendukidze, Georgian economist and politician

#Kakha_Bendukidze

Brandon Belt, American baseball player

#Brandon_Belt

Naftali Temu, Kenyan runner (d. 2003)

#Naftali_Temu

Felix Baumgartner, Austrian skydiver and BASE jumper

#Felix_Baumgartner

Ji?í Dienstbier, Czech journalist and politician, Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2011)

#Ji?í_Dienstbier

Manfred Kinder, German runner

#Manfred_Kinder

Danny Granger, American basketball player

#Danny_Granger

Daniel Chester French, American sculptor, designed the Lincoln statue (d. 1931)

#Daniel_Chester_French

Joan Miró, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1983)

#Joan_Miró

Dave Bancroft, American baseball player and manager (d. 1972)

#Dave_Bancroft

Thein Sein, Burmese general and politician, 8th President of Burma

#Thein_Sein

Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Belgian-Austrian minister and diplomat (d. 1794)

#Florimond_Claude,_Comte_de_Mercy-Argenteau

Philippe Pinel, French physician and psychiatrist (d. 1826)

#Philippe_Pinel

Sandro Chia, Italian painter and sculptor

#Sandro_Chia

Nicholas Lyndhurst, English actor

#Nicholas_Lyndhurst

Paul Poiret, French fashion designer (d. 1944)

#Paul_Poiret

Willi Hennig, German biologist and entomologist (d. 1976)

#Willi_Hennig

Rosalynn Sumners, American figure skater

#Rosalynn_Sumners

Ronald Speirs, American colonel (d. 2007)

#Ronald_Speirs

Luther Vandross, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)

#Luther_Vandross

Peter S. Beagle, American author and screenwriter

#Peter_S._Beagle

Marko Meerits, Estonian footballer

#Marko_Meerits

Jessica Lange, American actress

#Jessica_Lange

Bárbara Lennie, Spanish actress

#Bárbara_Lennie

William Bedloe, English spy (d. 1680)

#William_Bedloe

Sebastian Faulks, English journalist and author

#Sebastian_Faulks

Stephen Marley, American singer, guitarist, and producer

#Stephen_Marley_(musician)

Don Mattingly, American baseball player, coach, and manager

#Don_Mattingly

Ismail Rasheed, Maldivian actor

#Ismail_Rasheed

Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France (d. 1873)

#Napoleon_III

Heinrich Göbel, German-American mechanic and engineer (d. 1893)

#Heinrich_Göbel

John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor and director

#John_Eliot_Gardiner

Nelson Évora, Ivorian-Portuguese triple jumper

#Nelson_Évora

K. Alex Müller, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#K._Alex_Müller

Myriam Bru, French actress

#Myriam_Bru

Will Hodgman, Australian politician, 45th Premier of Tasmania

#Will_Hodgman

David Filo, American businessman, co-founded Yahoo!

#David_Filo

Olga Karlatos, Greek actress and Bermudian lawyer

#Olga_Karlatos

Stian Barsnes-Simonsen, Norwegian actor and television host

#Stian_Barsnes-Simonsen

Richard Hillary, Australian lieutenant and pilot (d. 1943)

#Richard_Hillary

William Lawless, Irish revolutionary and French general (d. 1824)

#William_Lawless

Adolf Schärf, Austrian soldier and politician, 6th President of Austria (d. 1965)

#Adolf_Schärf

Roger Rochard, French runner (d. 1993)

#Roger_Rochard

Tito Puente, American drummer and producer (d. 2000)

#Tito_Puente

Donald Pettit, American engineer and astronaut

#Donald_Pettit

Massimo D'Alema, Italian journalist and politician, 76th Prime Minister of Italy

#Massimo_D'Alema

Chris Mason, Canadian ice hockey player

#Chris_Mason_(ice_hockey)

Rachel Whiteread, English sculptor

#Rachel_Whiteread

Julia Morris, Australian entertainer

#Julia_Morris

Damian McKenzie, New Zealand rugby union player

#Damian_McKenzie

N. Chandrababu Naidu, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

#N._Chandrababu_Naidu

Maurice Duplessis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Quebec (d. 1959)

#Maurice_Duplessis

Urmas Paet, Estonian journalist and politician, 26th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

#Urmas_Paet

Emile Christian, American trombonist and composer (d. 1973)

#Emile_Christian

Curt Hawkins, American wrestler

#Curt_Hawkins

Henry de Montherlant, French essayist, novelist, and dramatist (d. 1972)

#Henry_de_Montherlant

Oliver Kirk, American boxer (d. 1960)

#Oliver_Kirk

Siegmund Lubin, Polish-American businessman, founded the Lubin Manufacturing Company (d. 1923)

#Siegmund_Lubin

Maurício Gugelmin, Brazilian race car driver

#Maurício_Gugelmin

Peter Snow, British historian and journalist

#Peter_Snow

Betty Lou Gerson, American actress (d. 1999)

#Betty_Lou_Gerson

Robert Byrne, American chess player and author (d. 2013)

#Robert_Byrne_(chess_player)

Mike Portnoy, American drummer and songwriter

#Mike_Portnoy

John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (d. 2019)

#John_Paul_Stevens

Johannes Agricola, German theologian and reformer (d. 1566)

#Johannes_Agricola

Charles Plumier, French botanist and author (d. 1704)

#Charles_Plumier

Božidar Maljkovi?, Serbian basketball player and coach

#Božidar_Maljkovi?

Beatrice Ask, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for Justice

#Beatrice_Ask

Chun Woo-hee, South Korean actress

#Chun_Woo-hee

Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter and illustrator (d. 2008)

#Irene_Lieblich

Louise Jameson, English actress

#Louise_Jameson

Leslie Phillips, English actor and producer

#Leslie_Phillips

Dwight Gustafson, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)

#Dwight_Gustafson

Miranda Kerr, Australian model

#Miranda_Kerr

Emperor Go-K?my? of Japan (d. 1654)

#Emperor_Go-K?my?

Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (d. 1918)

#Prince_Erik,_Duke_of_Västmanland

David Brainerd, American missionary (d. 1747)

#David_Brainerd

Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter

#Betty_Cuthbert

Lionel Hampton, African-American vibraphone player, pianist, bandleader, and actor (d. 2002)

#Lionel_Hampton

Carmen Electra, American model and actress

#Carmen_Electra

Elena Verdugo, American actress (d. 2017)

#Elena_Verdugo

Veronica Cartwright, English-American actress

#Veronica_Cartwright

Alan Arnett McLeod, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918)

#Alan_Arnett_McLeod

Louka Katseli, Greek economist and politician

#Louka_Katseli

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norwegian physician and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Norway

#Gro_Harlem_Brundtland

John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician

#John_Eccles,_2nd_Viscount_Eccles

Željko Joksimovi?, Serbian singer-songwriter and producer

#Željko_Joksimovi?

Phil Hill, American race car driver (d. 2008)

#Phil_Hill

Jenna Shoemaker, American triathlete

#Jenna_Shoemaker

Allan Houston, American basketball player and manager

#Allan_Houston

Carol I of Romania, King of Romania (d. 1914)

#Carol_I_of_Romania

Odilon Redon, French painter and illustrator (d. 1916)

#Odilon_Redon

Ryan O'Neal, American actor

#Ryan_O'Neal

Renata of Lorraine, Duchess consort of Bavaria (d. 1602)

#Renata_of_Lorraine

Shemar Moore, American actor

#Shemar_Moore

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1966)

#Princess_Beatrice_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha

Brent Seabrook, Canadian ice hockey player

#Brent_Seabrook

Harold Lloyd, American actor, comedian, and producer (d. 1971)

#Harold_Lloyd

Matthias Kuhle, German geographer and academic (d. 2015)

#Matthias_Kuhle

Fatin Rü?tü Zorlu, Turkish diplomat and politician (d. 1961)

#Fatin_Rü?tü_Zorlu

Andy Serkis, English actor and director

#Andy_Serkis

Jean Marie Dongou, Cameroonian footballer

#Jean_Marie_Dongou

Crispin Glover, American actor

#Crispin_Glover

Vladimir Vidri?, Croatian poet and lawyer (d. 1909)

#Vladimir_Vidri?

Holland Smith, American general (d. 1967)

#Holland_Smith

Bogoslav Šulek, Croatian philologist, historian, and lexicographer (d. 1895)

#Bogoslav_Šulek

Peter Chelsom, English film director, writer, and actor

#Peter_Chelsom

Avishai Cohen, Israeli singer-songwriter and bassist

#Avishai_Cohen_(bassist)

Marie-Antoinette de Geuser, French mystic (d. 1918)

#Marie-Antoinette_de_Geuser

Guy Rocher, Canadian sociologist and academic

#Guy_Rocher

Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (d. 2002)

#Alexander_Lebed

Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (d. 2008)

#Nina_Foch

Shay Given, Irish footballer and manager

#Shay_Given

Eszter Tamási, Hungarian actress (d. 1991)

#Eszter_Tamási

George Takei, American actor

#George_Takei

Clement Isong, Nigerian banker and politician, Governor of Cross River State (d. 2000)

#Clement_Isong

Killer Mike, American rapper and activist

#Killer_Mike

Gunta Baško, Latvian basketball player

#Gunta_Baško

Daniel Varoujan, Armenian poet and educator (d. 1915)

#Daniel_Varoujan

Léa Fazer, Swiss film director, screenwriter and actress

#Léa_Fazer

Viacheslav Fetisov, Russian ice hockey player and coach

#Viacheslav_Fetisov

Raymond van Barneveld, Dutch darts player

#Raymond_van_Barneveld

Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (d. 2004)

#Nasiba_Zeynalova

Rose of Lima, Peruvian mystic and saint (d. 1617)

#Rose_of_Lima

Eric Pickles, English politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

#Eric_Pickles

Jacqueline Govaert, Dutch singer-songwriter and pianist

#Jacqueline_Govaert

Bruce Cabot, American actor (d. 1972)

#Bruce_Cabot

Toller Cranston, Canadian-Mexican figure skater and painter (d. 2015)

#Toller_Cranston

Jasmin Wagner, German singer and actress

#Jasmin_Wagner

Arto Paasilinna, Finnish journalist and author

#Arto_Paasilinna

Pat Roberts, American captain, journalist, and politician

#Pat_Roberts

Adrián Fernández, Mexican race car driver

#Adrián_Fernández

Isabel dos Santos, Angolan businesswoman and first African woman billionaire

#Isabel_dos_Santos

Zachary Claman DeMelo, Canadian race car driver

Kristian Álvarez, Mexican footballer

Abby Mavers, English actress

Luhan, Chinese singer and actor

Edixon Perea, Colombian footballer

Joanne King, Irish actress

Dario Kneževi?, Croatian footballer

Georgina Rylance, English actress

Aldo Bobadilla, Paraguayan footballer

Julie Fernandez, English actress and model

Adrian Ilie, Romanian footballer

Lamond Murray, American basketball player

Lê Hu?nh ??c, Vietnamese footballer, coach, and manager

Nikos Kyzeridis, Greek footballer

Carla Geurts, Dutch swimmer, physiologist, and academic

Sarantuya, Mongolian soprano

Roman Virastyuk, Ukrainian shot putter

Yelena Välbe, Russian skier and manager

Vincent Riendeau, Canadian ice hockey player

Rebecca Lacey, English actress

Kostis Chatzidakis, Greek politician, Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism

Paul Usher, English actor

Konstantin Lavronenko, Russian actor

Debbie Flintoff-King, Australian hurdler and coach

Georgie Glen, Scottish actress

Steve Erickson, American author and critic

David Leland, English actor, director, and screenwriter

Rita Dionne-Marsolais, Canadian economist and politician

Gordon Smiley, American race car driver (d. 1982)

Julien Poulin, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Toivo Aare, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1999)

Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress (d. 1971)

Giles Henderson, English lawyer and academic

James Gammon, American actor (d. 2010)

Elspeth Ballantyne, Australian actress

Harvey Quaytman, American painter and educator (d. 2002)

Antonios Kounadis, Greek discus thrower

Christopher Robinson, English organist and conductor

Pauli Ellefsen, Faroese technician, surveyor, and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 2012)

Lisa Davis, English and American former child and adult actress

Kristaq Dhamo, Albanian actor and film director

Michael Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby, English lieutenant and politician (d. 2014)

Antony Jay, English director and screenwriter (d. 2016)

Bobby Hollander, American film director, actor, and magazine publisher (d. 2002)

Harry Agganis, American baseball and football player (d. 1955)

Johnny Gavin, Irish footballer (d. 2007)

Bud Cullen, Canadian judge and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Employment and Immigration (d. 2005)

Ernie Stautner, German-American football player and coach (d. 2006)

Mother Angelica, American nun and broadcaster, founded Eternal Word Television Network (d. 2016)

Frances Ames, South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist (d. 2002)

Joseph Wolpe, South African-American psychotherapist and physician (d. 1997)

Mimis Fotopoulos, Greek actor and poet (d. 1986)

Augoustinos Kantiotes, Greek bishop (d. 2010)

Miran Bux, Pakistani cricketer (d. 1991)

Tonny Kessler, Dutch footballer (d. 1960)

Albert Jean Amateau, Turkish rabbi, lawyer, and activist (d. 1996)

James Harcourt, English character actor (d. 1951)

Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant (d. 1951)

Justinien de Clary, French target shooter (d. 1933)

Alexander Dianin, Russian chemist (d. 1918)

Eli Whitney Blake, Jr., American scientist and academic (d. 1895)

Georg Michael Telemann, German composer and theologian (d. 1831)