Famous Birthdays for April 30th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1310 – King Casimir III of Poland (d. 1368)
• 1331 – Gaston III, Count of Foix (d. 1391)
• 1383 – Anne of Gloucester, English countess, granddaughter of King Edward III of England (d. 1438)^[7]
• 1425 – William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (d. 1482)
• 1504 – Francesco Primaticcio, Italian painter (d. 1570)
• 1553 – Louise of Lorraine (d. 1601)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1623 – François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop and saint (d. 1708)
• 1651 – Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint (d. 1719)
• 1662 – Mary II of England (d. 1694)^[8]
• 1664 – François Louis, Prince of Conti (d. 1709)
• 1710 – Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)
• 1723 – Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and philosopher (d. 1806)
• 1758 – Emmanuel Vitale, Maltese commander and politician (d. 1802)
• 1770 – David Thompson, English-Canadian cartographer and explorer (d. 1857)
• 1777 – Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1855)
• 1803 – Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (d. 1879)
• 1829 – Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist and academic (d. 1884)
• 1857 – Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist (d. 1940)
• 1857 – Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (d. 1920)
• 1865 – Max Nettlau, German historian and academic (d. 1944)
• 1866 – Mary Haviland Stilwell Kuesel, American pioneer dentist (d. 1936)
• 1869 – Hans Poelzig, German architect, designed the IG Farben Building and Großes Schauspielhaus (d. 1936)
• 1870 – Franz Lehár, Hungarian composer (d. 1948)
• 1870 – Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1944)
• 1874 – Cyriel Verschaeve, Flemish priest and author (d. 1949)
• 1876 – Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (d. 1937)
• 1877 – Léon Flameng, French cyclist (d. 1917)
• 1877 – Alice B. Toklas, American memoirist (d. 1967)
• 1878 – Władysław Witwicki, Polish psychologist, philosopher, translator, historian (of philosophy and art) and artist (d. 1948)^[9]
• 1879 – Richárd Weisz, Hungarian Olympic champion wrestler (d. 1945)^[10]
• 1880 – Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie, Scottish cartoonist (d. 1967)
• 1883 – Jaroslav Hašek, Czech soldier and author (d. 1923)
• 1883 – Luigi Russolo, Italian painter and composer (d. 1947)
• 1884 – Olof Sandborg, Swedish actor (d. 1965)
• 1888 – John Crowe Ransom, American poet, critic, and academic (d. 1974)
• 1893 – Harold Breen, Australian public servant (d. 1966)
• 1893 – Joachim von Ribbentrop, German soldier and politician, 14th German Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1946)
• 1895 – Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (d. 1960)
• 1896 – Reverend Gary Davis, American singer and guitarist (d. 1972)
• 1896 – Hans List, Austrian scientist and businessman, founded the AVL Engineering Company (d. 1996)
• 1897 – Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (d. 1983)
• 1900 – Erni Krusten, Estonian author and poet (d. 1984)

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Simon Kuznets, Belarusian-American economist, statistician, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
• 1902 – Theodore Schultz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
• 1905 – Sergey Nikolsky, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 2012)
• 1908 – Eve Arden, American actress (d. 1990)
• 1908 – Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic professor of law and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1970)
• 1908 – Frank Robert Miller, Canadian air marshal and politician (d. 1997)
• 1909 – F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor and educator (d. 1992)
• 1909 – Juliana of the Netherlands (d. 2004)
• 1910 – Levi Celerio, Filipino pianist, violinist, and composer (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Charles Beetham, American middle-distance runner (d. 1997)
• 1914 – Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (d. 2008)
• 1916 – Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (d. 2003)
• 1916 – Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001)
• 1916 – Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999)
• 1917 – Bea Wain, American singer (d. 2017)
• 1920 – Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver and pilot (d. 1994)
• 1920 – Gerda Lerner, Austrian-American historian and woman's history author (d. 2013)^[11]
• 1920 – Tom Moore, British army officer and fundraiser (d. 2021)^[12]
• 1921 – Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (d. 2014)
• 1922 – Anton Murray, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
• 1923 – Percy Heath, American bassist (d. 2005)
• 1923 – Kagamisato Kiyoji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd Yokozuna (d. 2004)
• 1924 – Uno Laht, Estonian KGB officer and author (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Corinne Calvet, French actress (d. 2001)
• 1925 – Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1960)
• 1926 – Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (d. 2011)
• 1926 – Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian (d. 2021)^[13]
• 1928 – Hugh Hood, Canadian author and academic (d. 2000)
• 1928 – Orlando Sirola, Italian tennis player (d. 1995)
• 1930 – Félix Guattari, French psychotherapist and philosopher (d. 1992)
• 1933 – Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, English politician
• 1934 – Jerry Lordan, English singer-songwriter (d. 1995)
• 1934 – Don McKenney, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2022)
• 1937 – Tony Harrison, English poet and playwright
• 1938 – Gary Collins, American actor and talk show host (d. 2012)
• 1938 – Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director and screenwriter
• 1938 – Larry Niven, American author and screenwriter
• 1940 – Jeroen Brouwers, Dutch journalist and writer
• 1940 – Michael Cleary, Australian rugby player and politician
• 1940 – Ülo Õun, Estonian sculptor (d. 1988)^[14]
• 1941 – Stavros Dimas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1941 – Max Merritt, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 2020)
• 1942 – Sallehuddin of Kedah, Sultan of Kedah
• 1943 – Frederick Chiluba, Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia (d. 2011)
• 1943 – Bobby Vee, American pop singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
• 1944 – Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (d. 2014)
• 1944 – Jill Clayburgh, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1945 – J. Michael Brady, British radiologist
• 1945 – Annie Dillard, American novelist, essayist, and poet
• 1945 – Mimi Fariña, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (d. 2001)
• 1945 – Michael J. Smith, American pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)^[15]
• 1946 – King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
• 1946 – Bill Plympton, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
• 1946 – Don Schollander, American swimmer
• 1947 – Paul Fiddes, English theologian and academic
• 1947 – Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1947 – Tom Køhlert, Danish footballer and manager
• 1947 – Mats Odell, Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Financial Markets
• 1948 – Wayne Kramer, American guitarist and singer-songwriter
• 1948 – Pierre Pagé, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1948 – Margit Papp, Hungarian athlete
• 1949 – Phil Garner, American baseball player and manager
• 1949 – António Guterres, Portuguese academic and politician, 114th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9th Secretary-General of the United Nations
• 1949 – Karl Meiler, German tennis player (d. 2014)
• 1952 – Jacques Audiard, French director and screenwriter
• 1952 – Jack Middelburg, Dutch motorcycle racer (d. 1984)
• 1953 – Merrill Osmond, American singer and bass player
• 1954 – Jane Campion, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1954 – Kim Darroch, English diplomat, UK Permanent Representative to the European Union
• 1954 – Frank-Michael Marczewski, German footballer
• 1955 – Nicolas Hulot, French journalist and environmentalist
• 1955 – David Kitchin, English lawyer and judge
• 1955 – Zlatko Topčić, Bosnian writer and screenwriter
• 1956 – Lars von Trier, Danish director and screenwriter
• 1957 – Wonder Mike, American rapper and songwriter
• 1958 – Charles Berling, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1959 – Stephen Harper, Canadian economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
• 1960 – Geoffrey Cox, English lawyer and politician
• 1960 – Kerry Healey, American academic and politician, 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
• 1961 – Arnór Guðjohnsen, Icelandic footballer
• 1961 – Isiah Thomas, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1963 – Andrew Carwood, English tenor and conductor
• 1963 – Michael Waltrip, American race car driver and sportscaster
• 1964 – Tony Fernandes, Malaysian-Indian businessman, co-founded Tune Group
• 1964 – Ian Healy, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
• 1964 – Lorenzo Staelens, Belgian footballer and manager
• 1964 – Abhishek Chatterjee, Indian actor
• 1965 – Daniela Costian, Romanian-Australian discus thrower
• 1965 – Adrian Pasdar, American actor
• 1966 – Jeff Brown, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1966 – Dave Meggett, American football player and coach
• 1967 – Phil Chang, Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor^[16]
• 1967 – Philipp Kirkorov, Bulgarian-born Russian singer, composer and actor^[17]
• 1969 – Warren Defever, American bass player and producer
• 1969 – Justine Greening, English accountant and politician, Secretary of State for International Development
• 1969 – Paulo Jr., Brazilian bass player
• 1972 – Takako Tokiwa, Japanese actress^[18]
• 1973 – Leigh Francis, English comedian and actor
• 1974 – Christian Tamminga, Dutch athlete
• 1975 – Johnny Galecki, American actor
• 1976 – Davian Clarke, Jamaican sprinter
• 1976 – Amanda Palmer, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1976 – Daniel Wagon, Australian rugby league player
• 1976 – Victor J. Glover, American astronaut
• 1977 – Jeannie Haddaway, American politician
• 1977 – Meredith L. Patterson, American technologist, journalist, and author
• 1978 – Liljay, Taiwanese singer^[19]
• 1979 – Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer
• 1980 – Luis Scola, Argentinian basketball player
• 1980 – Jeroen Verhoeven, Dutch footballer
• 1981 – Nicole Kaczmarski, American basketball player
• 1981 – John O'Shea, Irish footballer
• 1981 – Kunal Nayyar, British-Indian actor
• 1981 – Justin Vernon, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer
• 1982 – Kirsten Dunst, American actress
• 1982 – Drew Seeley, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1983 – Chris Carr, American football player
• 1983 – Tatjana Hüfner, German luger
• 1983 – Marina Tomić, Slovenian hurdler
• 1983 – Troy Williamson, American football player
• 1984 – Seimone Augustus, American basketball player^[20]
• 1984 – Shawn Daivari, American wrestler and manager
• 1984 – Risto Mätas, Estonian javelin thrower
• 1984 – Lee Roache, English footballer
• 1985 – Brandon Bass, American basketball player
• 1985 – Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model
• 1985 – Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American journalist, singer, and prostitute
• 1986 – Dianna Agron, American actress and singer
• 1986 – Martten Kaldvee, Estonian biathlete
• 1987 – Alipate Carlile, Australian footballer
• 1987 – Chris Morris, South African cricketer
• 1987 – Rohit Sharma, Indian cricketer
• 1988 – Andy Allen, Australian chef
• 1988 – Sander Baart, Dutch field hockey player
• 1988 – Ana de Armas, Cuban actress^[21]
• 1988 – Liu Xijun, Chinese singer^[22]
• 1988 – Oh Hye-ri, South Korean taekwondo athlete
• 1989 – Jang Wooyoung, South Korean singer and actor
• 1990 – Jonny Brownlee, English triathlete
• 1990 – Mac DeMarco, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1990 – Kaarel Kiidron, Estonian footballer
• 1990 – Paula Ribó, Spanish singer-songwriter and actress^[23][17]
• 1991 – Chris Kreider, American ice hockey player
• 1991 – Travis Scott, American rapper and producer
• 1992 – Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer
• 1993 – Dion Dreesens, Dutch swimmer
• 1993 – Martin Fuksa, Czech canoeist^[24]
• 1994 – Chae Seo-jin, South Korean actress^[25]
• 1994 – Wang Yafan, Chinese tennis player
• 1996 – Luke Friend, English singer
• 1997 – Adam Ryczkowski, Polish footballer
• 1998 – Georgina Amorós, Spanish actress^[21]
• 1999 – Jorden van Foreest, Dutch chess grandmaster
• 1999 – Krit Amnuaydechkorn, Thai actor and singer^[26]
• 2000 – Yui Hiwatashi, Japanese singer
• 2002 – Teden Mengi, English footballer^[27]
• 2003 – Emily Carey, British actress^[21]
• 2003 – Jung Yun-seok, South Korean actor^[28]