Famous Birthdays for April 27th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 85 BC – Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Roman politician and general (d. 43 BC)
• 1468 – Frederick Jagiellon, Primate of Poland (d. 1503)
• 1564 – Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (d. 1632)
• 1556 – François Béroalde de Verville, French writer (d. 1626)
• 1593 – Mumtaz Mahal, Mughal empress buried at the Taj Mahal (d. 1631)^[10]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1650 – Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Consort of Denmark (1670-1699) (d. 1714)
• 1654 – Charles Blount, English deist and philosopher (d. 1693)
• 1701 – Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (d. 1773)
• 1718 – Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American surveyor and lawyer (d. 1790)
• 1748 – Adamantios Korais, Greek-French philosopher and scholar (d. 1833)
• 1755 – Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1836)
• 1759 – Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist (d. 1797)
• 1788 – Charles Robert Cockerell, English architect, archaeologist, and writer (d. 1863)
• 1791 – Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, co-invented the Morse code (d. 1872)
• 1812 – William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (d. 1886)
• 1812 – Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (d. 1883)
• 1820 – Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1903)
• 1822 – Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)
• 1840 – Edward Whymper, English-French mountaineer, explorer, author, and illustrator (d. 1911)
• 1848 – Otto, King of Bavaria (d. 1916)
• 1850 – Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general and politician (d. 1921)
• 1853 – Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (d. 1914)
• 1857 – Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian painter and illustrator (d. 1914)
• 1861 – William Arms Fisher, American composer and music historian (d. 1948)
• 1866 – Maurice Raoul-Duval, French polo player (d. 1916)
• 1875 – Frederick Fane, Irish-born, English cricketer (d. 1960)
• 1880 – Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958)
• 1882 – Jessie Redmon Fauset, American author and poet (d. 1961)
• 1887 – Warren Wood, American golfer (d. 1926)
• 1888 – Florence La Badie, Canadian actress (d. 1917)
• 1891 – Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1953)
• 1893 – Draža Mihailović, Serbian general (d. 1946)
• 1893 – Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1939)
• 1894 – George Petty, American painter and illustrator (d. 1975)
• 1894 – Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1995)
• 1896 – Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1963)
• 1896 – William Hudson, New Zealand-Australian engineer (d. 1978)
• 1896 – Wallace Carothers, American chemist and inventor of nylon (d. 1937)
• 1898 – Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1962)
• 1899 – Walter Lantz, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and actor (d. 1994)
• 1900 – August Koern, Estonian politician and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs in exile (d. 1989)

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Tiemoko Garan Kouyaté, Malian educator and activist (d. 1942)
• 1904 – Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author (d. 1972)
• 1904 – Nikos Zachariadis, Greek politician (d. 1973)
• 1905 – John Kuck, American javelin thrower and shot putter (d. 1986)
• 1906 – Yiorgos Theotokas, Greek author and playwright (d. 1966)
• 1910 – Chiang Ching-kuo, Chinese politician, 3rd President of the Republic of China (d. 1988)
• 1911 – Bruno Beger, German anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 2009)
• 1911 – Chris Berger, Dutch sprinter and footballer (d. 1965)
• 1912 – Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001)
• 1912 – Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)
• 1913 – Philip Abelson, American physicist and author (d. 2004)
• 1913 – Irving Adler, American mathematician, author, and academic (d. 2012)
• 1913 – Luz Long, German long jumper and soldier (d. 1943)
• 1916 – Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013)
• 1916 – Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002)
• 1917 – Roman Matsov, Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (d. 2001)
• 1918 – Sten Rudholm, Swedish lawyer and jurist (d. 2008)
• 1920 – Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (d. 1956)
• 1920 – Mark Krasnosel'skii, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (d. 1997)
• 1920 – James Robert Mann, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 2010)
• 1920 – Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet and translator (d. 2010)
• 1921 – Robert Dhéry, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 1922 – Jack Klugman, American actor (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Sheila Scott, English nurse and pilot (d. 1988)
• 1923 – Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, Seminole chief (d. 2011)
• 1924 – Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (d. 2013)
• 1925 – Derek Chinnery, English broadcaster (d. 2015)
• 1926 – Tim LaHaye, American minister, activist, and author (d. 2016)
• 1926 – Basil A. Paterson, American lawyer and politician, 59th Secretary of State of New York (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Alan Reynolds, English painter and educator (d. 2014)
• 1927 – Coretta Scott King, African-American activist and author (d. 2006)
• 1927 – Joe Moakley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2001)
• 1929 – Nina Ponomaryova, Russian discus thrower and coach (d. 2016)
• 1931 – Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist and educator (d. 2021)
• 1932 – Anouk Aimée, French actress^[11]
• 1932 – Pik Botha, South African lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 8th South African Ambassador to the United States (d. 2018)
• 1932 – Casey Kasem, American disc jockey, music historian, radio celebrity, and voice actor; co-created American Top 40 (d. 2014)
• 1932 – Chuck Knox, American football coach (d. 2018)
• 1932 – Derek Minter, English motorcycle racer (d. 2015)
• 1932 – Gian-Carlo Rota, Italian-American mathematician and philosopher (d. 1999)
• 1933 – Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert, English police officer and politician, Lord Lieutenant for Greater London (d. 2017)
• 1935 – Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 1935 – Ron Morris, American pole vaulter and coach
• 1936 – Geoffrey Shovelton, English singer and illustrator (d. 2016)
• 1937 – Sandy Dennis, American actress (d. 1992)
• 1937 – Robin Eames, Irish Anglican archbishop
• 1937 – Richard Perham, English biologist and academic (d. 2015)
• 1938 – Earl Anthony, American bowler and sportscaster (d. 2001)
• 1938 – Alain Caron, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
• 1939 – Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (d. 2015)
• 1939 – Stanisław Dziwisz, Polish cardinal
• 1941 – Fethullah Gülen, Turkish preacher and theologian
• 1941 – Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti, Indian archaeologist
• 1941 – Lee Roy Jordan, American football player
• 1942 – Ruth Glick, American author
• 1942 – Jim Keltner, American drummer
• 1943 – Helmut Marko, Austrian race car driver and manager
• 1944 – Michael Fish, English meteorologist and journalist
• 1944 – Cuba Gooding Sr., American singer (d. 2017)
• 1944 – Herb Pedersen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1945 – Martin Chivers, English footballer and manager^[12]
• 1945 – Jack Deverell, English general
• 1945 – Helen Hodgman, Scottish-Australian author
• 1945 – Terry Willesee, Australian journalist and television host
• 1945 – August Wilson, American author and playwright (d. 2005)
• 1946 – Franz Roth, German footballer
• 1947 – G. K. Butterfield, African-American soldier, lawyer, and politician
• 1947 – Nick Greiner, Hungarian-Australian politician, 37th Premier of New South Wales
• 1947 – Pete Ham, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
• 1947 – Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)
• 1947 – Ann Peebles, American soul singer-songwriter
• 1948 – Frank Abagnale Jr., American security consultant and criminal
• 1948 – Josef Hickersberger, Austrian footballer, coach, and manager
• 1948 – Kate Pierson, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1949 – Grant Chapman, Australian businessman and politician
• 1950 – Jaime Fresnedi, Filipino politician
• 1950 – Paul Lockyer, Australian journalist (d. 2011)
• 1951 – Ace Frehley, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1952 – Larry Elder, American lawyer and talk show host
• 1952 – George Gervin, American basketball player
• 1952 – Ari Vatanen, Finnish race car driver and politician
• 1953 – Arielle Dombasle, French-American actress and model
• 1954 – Frank Bainimarama, Fijian commander and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Fiji
• 1954 – Herman Edwards, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1954 – Mark Holden, Australian singer, actor, and lawyer
• 1955 – Gudrun Berend, German hurdler (d. 2011)
• 1955 – Eric Schmidt, American engineer and businessman
• 1956 – Bryan Harvey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
• 1956 – Jeff Probyn, English rugby player, coach, and manager
• 1957 – Willie Upshaw, American baseball player and manager
• 1959 – Sheena Easton, Scottish-American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer
• 1959 – Marco Pirroni, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1960 – Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1961 – Andrew Schlafly, American lawyer and activist, founded Conservapedia
• 1962 – Ángel Comizzo, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 1962 – Seppo Räty, Finnish javelin thrower and coach
• 1962 – Im Sang-soo, South Korean director and screenwriter
• 1962 – Andrew Selous, English soldier and politician
• 1963 – Russell T Davies, Welsh screenwriter and producer
• 1965 – Anna Chancellor, English actress
• 1966 – Peter McIntyre, Australian cricketer
• 1966 – Yoshihiro Togashi, Japanese illustrator
• 1967 – Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands^[11]
• 1967 – Tommy Smith, Scottish saxophonist, composer, and educator
• 1967 – Erik Thomson, Scottish-New Zealand actor
• 1967 – Jason Whitlock, American football player and journalist
• 1968 – Dana Milbank, American journalist and author
• 1969 – Cory Booker, African-American lawyer and politician
• 1969 – Darcey Bussell, English ballerina
• 1971 – Olari Elts, Estonian conductor
• 1972 – Nigel Barker, English photographer and author^[11]
• 1972 – Almedin Civa, Bosnian footballer and coach
• 1973 – Duško Adamović, Serbian footballer
• 1973 – Sharlee D'Angelo, Swedish bass player and songwriter
• 1973 – Sébastien Lareau, Canadian tennis player
• 1974 – Frank Catalanotto, American baseball player
• 1974 – Richard Johnson, Australian footballer
• 1975 – Rabih Abdullah, American football player
• 1975 – Chris Carpenter, American baseball player and manager
• 1975 – Pedro Feliz, Dominican baseball player
• 1975 – Kazuyoshi Funaki, Japanese ski jumper
• 1976 – Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter and cellist
• 1976 – Sally Hawkins, English actress^[11]
• 1976 – Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer
• 1976 – Faisal Saif, Indian director, screenwriter, and critic
• 1979 – Will Boyd, American bass player
• 1979 – Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player
• 1979 – Vladimir Kozlov, Ukrainian wrestler
• 1980 – Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player
• 1980 – Talitha Cummins, Australian journalist
• 1980 – Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1981 – Joey Gathright, American baseball player
• 1981 – Patrik Gerrbrand, Swedish footballer
• 1982 – François Parisien, Canadian cyclist
• 1982 – Alexander Widiker, German rugby player
• 1983 – Ari Graynor, American actress and producer
• 1983 – Martin Viiask, Estonian basketball player
• 1984 – Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Daniel Holdsworth, Australian rugby league player
• 1985 – José António de Miranda da Silva Júnior, Brazilian footballer
• 1985 – Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopian runner
• 1986 – Jenna Coleman, English actress^[11]
• 1986 – Hayley Mulheron, Scottish netball player^[13]
• 1986 – Dinara Safina, Russian tennis player^[14]
• 1987 – Taylor Chorney, American ice hockey player
• 1987 – Elliott Shriane, Australian speed skater
• 1987 – William Moseley, English actor
• 1987 – Wang Feifei, Chinese singer and actress
• 1988 – Joeri Dequevy, Belgian footballer
• 1988 – Kris Thackray, English footballer
• 1988 – Semyon Varlamov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1988 – Lizzo, American singer and rapper^[11]
• 1989 – Lars Bender, German footballer
• 1989 – Sven Bender, German footballer
• 1989 – Dmytro Kozban, Ukrainian footballer
• 1990 – Trude Raad, Norwegian deaf track and field athlete^[15]
• 1991 – Isaac Cuenca, Spanish footballer
• 1991 – Lara Gut, Swiss skier
• 1992 – Keenan Allen, American football player
• 1994 – Corey Seager, American baseball player^[16]
• 1995 – Nick Kyrgios, Australian tennis player
• 1997 – Josh Onomah, English footballer^[17]