April 30 - Births

Births

• 1245 – Philip III of France (d. 1285)
• 1331 – Gaston III, Count of Foix (d. 1391)
• 1553 – Louise of Lorraine (d. 1601)
• 1623 – François de Laval, French bishop (d. 1708)
• 1651 – Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French educational reformer and Catholic saint (d. 1719)
• 1662 – Mary II of England (d. 1694)
• 1664 – François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (d. 1709)
• 1710 – Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)
• 1723 – Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French naturalist (d. 1806)
• 1770 – David Thompson, Canadian explorer (d. 1857)
• 1777 – Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician (d. 1855)
• 1803 – Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and statesman, 10th Prime Minister of Prussia (d. 1879)
• 1812 – Kaspar Hauser, German mystery boy (d. 1833)
• 1829 – Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist (d. 1884)
• 1850 – George Gibb, British transport administrator (d. 1925)
• 1857 – Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1940)
• 1864 – Jean, duc Decazes, French aristocrat and sportsman (d. 1912)
• 1864 – Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet (d. 1913)
• 1865 – Max Nettlau, German anarchist and historian (d. 1944)
• 1869 – Hans Poelzig, German architect, painter, and set designer (d. 1936)
• 1870 – Franz Lehár, Austrian composer (d. 1948)
• 1874 – Cyriel Verschaeve, Flemish clergyman (d. 1949)
• 1876 – Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (d. 1937)
• 1877 – Alice B. Toklas, American businesswoman (d. 1967)
• 1877 – Léon Flameng, French cyclist (d. 1917)
• 1880 – Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie, Scottish cartoonist (d. 1967)
• 1883 – Jaroslav Hašek, Czech novelist (d. 1923)
• 1893 – Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Nazi foreign minister (d. 1946)
• 1895 – Philippe Panneton, French Canadian physician, diplomat, and writer (d. 1960)
• 1896 – Hans List, Austrian inventor and entrepreneur (d. 1996)
• 1896 – Reverend Gary Davis, American singer and guitarist (d. 1972)
• 1897 – Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (d. 1983)
• 1900 – David Manners, Canadian-American actor (d. 1998)
• 1901 – Simon Kuznets, Ukrainian economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1985)
• 1902 – Theodore Schultz, American economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1998)
• 1905 – Sergey Nikolsky, Russian mathematician
• 1908 – Eve Arden, American actress (d. 1990)
• 1908 – Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic politician, Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1970)
• 1908 – Frank Robert Miller, Canadian airman and politician (d. 1997)
• 1909 – Juliana of the Netherlands (d. 2004)
• 1909 – F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor (d. 1992)
• 1910 – Srirangam Srinivasarao, Telugu poet and lyricist (d. 1983)
• 1910 – Levi Celerio, Filipino composer and lyricist (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (d. 2008)
• 1916 – Claude Shannon, American engineer and mathematician (d. 2001)
• 1916 – Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999)
• 1920 – Duncan Hamilton, English racing driver (d. 1994)
• 1921 – Tove Maës, Danish actress (d. 2011)
• 1923 – Percy Heath, American jazz musician (Modern Jazz Quartet) (d. 2005)
• 1923 – Al Lewis, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1923 – Francis Tucker, South African race car driver (d. 2008)
• 1923 – Kagamisato Kiyoji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd Yokozuna (d. 2004)
• 1925 – Corinne Calvet, French actress (d. 2001)
• 1925 – Johnny Horton, American singer and musician (d. 1960)
• 1926 – Cloris Leachman, American actress
• 1928 – Hugh Hood, Canadian author (d. 2000)
• 1930 – Félix Guattari, French philosopher and theorist (d. 1992)
• 1933 – Dickie Davies, English television presenter
• 1933 – Willie Nelson, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and activist
• 1934 – Don McKenney, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1934 – Jerry Lordan, English singer-songwriter and composer (d. 1995)
• 1938 – Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director
• 1938 – Gary Collins, American actor (d. 2012)
• 1938 – Larry Niven, American author
• 1940 – Burt Young, American actor
• 1941 – Stavros Dimas, Greek politician
• 1941 – Johnny Farina, American musician and composer (Santo & Johnny)
• 1943 – Frederick Chiluba, Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia (d. 2011)
• 1943 – Bobby Vee, American singer
• 1944 – Jill Clayburgh, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1945 – Annie Dillard, American writer
• 1945 – Mimi Fariña, American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist (d. 2001)
• 1945 – Michael J. Smith, American astronaut (d. 1986)
• 1946 – Lee Bollinger, American lawyer and educator
• 1946 – Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
• 1946 – Don Schollander, American swimmer
• 1946 – Bill Plympton, American animator
• 1947 – Leslie Grantham, English actor
• 1947 – Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer and composer
• 1947 – Tom Køhlert, Danish footballer
• 1947 – Manousos Manousakis, Greek director and producer
• 1947 – Mats Odell, Swedish politician
• 1948 – Perry King, American actor
• 1948 – Alexander Onassis, American Greek socialite, son of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis (d. 1973)
• 1948 – Pierre Pagé, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive
• 1949 – Phil Garner, American baseball manager
• 1949 – António Guterres, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal
• 1952 – Jacques Audiard, French director
• 1953 – Merrill Osmond, American actor and singer (The Osmonds)
• 1954 – Thom Bray, American actor
• 1954 – Jane Campion, New Zealand director
• 1954 – Frank-Michael Marczewski, German footballer
• 1955 – Nicolas Hulot, French journalist
• 1955 – Dimitra Liani, Greek air hostess, widow of Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou
• 1956 – Lars von Trier, Danish director
• 1957 – Aviva Chomsky, American historian, daughter of Noam Chomsky
• 1958 – Charles Berling, French actor, director and screenwriter
• 1959 – Paul Gross, Canadian actor, director, and writer
• 1959 – Stephen Harper, Canadian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
• 1959 – W. Thomas Smith, Jr, American author and columnist
• 1960 – Kerry Healey, American politician
• 1960 – David Miscavige, American leader of the Church of Scientology
• 1961 – Isiah Thomas, American basketball player
• 1963 – Michael Waltrip, American race car driver
• 1963 – Stefan Kisyov, Bulgarian novelist
• 1964 – Tony Fernandes, Malaysian entrepreneur
• 1964 – Ian Healy, Australian cricketer
• 1964 – Kent James, American singer-songwriter, actor, and actvist
• 1964 – Barrington Levy, Jamaican singer and musician
• 1965 – Adrian Pasdar, American actor
• 1966 – Jeff Brown, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 – Dave Meggett, American football player
• 1967 – Steven Mackintosh, English actor
• 1969 – Paulo Jr., Brazilian musician (Sepultura)
• 1969 – Warren Defever, American musician and composer (His Name Is Alive)
• 1971 – John Boyne, Irish novelist
• 1971 – Darren Emerson, English DJ (Underworld)
• 1972 – JR Richards, American singer-songwriter, and musician (Dishwalla)
• 1973 – Jeff Timmons, American singer and producer (98 Degrees)
• 1973 – Kinna McInroe, American actress
• 1975 – Elliott Sadler, American race car driver
• 1975 – Tomi Joutsen, Finnish metal vocalist (Amorphis)
• 1975 – Michael Chaturantabut, Thai-American actor
• 1975 – Johnny Galecki, American actor
• 1976 – Amanda Palmer, American singer-songwriter, and musician (The Dresden Dolls and Evelyn Evelyn)
• 1977 – Jeannie Haddaway, American politician
• 1977 – Pell James, American actress
• 1978 – Tom Fulp, American video game programmer
• 1979 – Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer
• 1980 – Jeroen Verhoeven, Dutch footballer
• 1980 – Luis Scola, Argentinean basketball player
• 1981 – Nicole Kaczmarski, American basketball player
• 1981 – John O'Shea, Irish footballer
• 1981 – Emma Pierson, English actress
• 1981 – Kunal Nayyar, Indian-English actor
• 1982 – Lloyd Banks, American rapper (G-Unit)
• 1982 – Kirsten Dunst, American actress
• 1982 – Cleo Higgins, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Cleopatra)
• 1982 – Drew Seeley, Canadian singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1983 – Tatjana Hüfner, German luger
• 1983 – Marina Tomić, Slovenian athlete
• 1983 – Troy Williamson, American football player
• 1984 – Shawn Daivari, American wrestler and manager
• 1984 – Lee Roache, English footballer
• 1985 – Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American call girl, columnist, and singer
• 1985 – Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model
• 1986 – Dianna Agron, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1987 – Alipate Carlile, Australian rules footballer
• 1987 – Rohit Sharma, Indian cricketer
• 1987 – Nikki Webster, Australian singer
• 1988 – Andy Allen, Australian chef and winner of Masterchef Australia season 4
• 1989 – Jang Wooyoung, South Korean singer (2PM)
• 1992 – Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer
• 2002 – Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón