Famous Birthdays for April 25th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1214 – Louis IX of France (d. 1270)^[6]
• 1228 – Conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254)^[7]
• 1284 – Edward II of England (d. 1327)^[8]
• 1287 – Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1330)
• 1502 – Georg Major, German theologian and academic (d. 1574)
• 1529 – Francesco Patrizi, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1597)
• 1599 – Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (d. 1658)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1621 – Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, English soldier and politician (d. 1679)
• 1666 – Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German organist and composer (d. 1727)
• 1694 – Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (d. 1753)
• 1710 – James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and author (d. 1776)
• 1723 – Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer (d. 1797)
• 1725 – Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (d. 1786)
• 1767 – Nicolas Oudinot, French general (d. 1847)
• 1770 – Georg Sverdrup, Norwegian philologist and academic (d. 1850)
• 1776 – Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (d. 1857)
• 1843 – Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (d. 1878)
• 1849 – Felix Klein, German mathematician and academic (d. 1925)
• 1850 – Luise Adolpha Le Beau, German composer and educator (d. 1927)
• 1851 – Leopoldo Alas, Spanish author, critic, and academic (d. 1901)
• 1854 – Charles Sumner Tainter, American engineer and inventor (d. 1940)
• 1862 – Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1933)
• 1868 – John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (d. 1910)
• 1871 – Lorne Currie, French-English sailor (d. 1926)
• 1872 – C. B. Fry, English cricketer, footballer, educator, and politician (d. 1956)
• 1873 – Walter de la Mare, English poet, short story writer, and novelist (d. 1956)
• 1873 – Howard Garis, American author, creator of the Uncle Wiggily series of children's stories (d. 1962)
• 1874 – Guglielmo Marconi, Italian businessman and inventor, developed Marconi's law, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
• 1874 – Ernest Webb, English-Canadian race walker (d. 1937)
• 1876 – Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (d. 1958)
• 1878 – William Merz, American gymnast and triathlete (d. 1946)
• 1882 – Fred McLeod, Scottish golfer (d. 1976)
• 1887 – Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and critic (d. 1936)
• 1892 – Maud Hart Lovelace, American author (d. 1980)
• 1896 – Fred Haney, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1977)
• 1897 – Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (d. 1965)
• 1900 – Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 1996)
• 1900 – Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist and academic (d. 1964)
• 1902 – Mary Miles Minter, American actress (d. 1984)
• 1903 – Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1987)
• 1905 – George Nēpia, New Zealand rugby player and referee (d. 1986)
• 1906 – William J. Brennan Jr., American colonel and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1997)
• 1908 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (d. 1965)
• 1909 – William Pereira, American architect, designed the Transamerica Pyramid (d. 1985)
• 1910 – Arapeta Awatere, New Zealand interpreter, military leader, politician, and murderer (d. 1976)
• 1911 – Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (d. 2014)
• 1912 – Earl Bostic, African-American saxophonist (d. 1965)
• 1913 – Nikolaos Roussen, Greek captain (d. 1944)
• 1914 – Ross Lockridge Jr., American author and academic (d. 1948)
• 1915 – Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (d. 1978)
• 1916 – Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994)
• 1917 – Ella Fitzgerald, American singer (d. 1996)^[9]
• 1917 – Jean Lucas, French racing driver (d. 2003)
• 1918 – Graham Payn, South African-born English actor and singer (d. 2005)
• 1918 – Gérard de Vaucouleurs, French-American astronomer and academic (d. 1995)
• 1918 – Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano and actress (d. 2006)
• 1919 – Finn Helgesen, Norwegian speed skater (d. 2011)
• 1921 – Karel Appel, Dutch painter and sculptor (d. 2006)
• 1923 – Francis Graham-Smith, English astronomer and academic
• 1923 – Melissa Hayden, Canadian ballerina (d. 2006)
• 1923 – Albert King, African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1992)
• 1924 – Ingemar Johansson, Swedish race walker (d. 2009)
• 1924 – Franco Mannino, Italian pianist, composer, director, and playwright (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (d. 2013)
• 1925 – Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, English trade union leader and businessman
• 1925 – Sammy Drechsel, German comedian and journalist (d. 1986)
• 1925 – Louis O'Neil, Canadian academic and politician (d. 2018)
• 1926 – Johnny Craig, American author and illustrator (d. 2001)
• 1926 – Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (d. 2008)
• 1926 – Patricia Castell, Argentine actress (d. 2013)
• 1927 – Corín Tellado, Spanish author (d. 2009)
• 1927 – Albert Uderzo, French author and illustrator (d. 2020)
• 1928 – Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 2011)
• 1929 – Yvette Williams, New Zealand long jumper, shot putter, and discus thrower (d. 2019)
• 1930 – Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
• 1930 – Godfrey Milton-Thompson, English admiral and surgeon (d. 2012)
• 1930 – Peter Schulz, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Hamburg (d. 2013)
• 1931 – Felix Berezin, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1980)
• 1931 – David Shepherd, English painter and author (d. 2017)
• 1932 – Nikolai Kardashev, Russian astrophysicist (d. 2019)
• 1932 – Meadowlark Lemon, African-American basketball player and minister (d. 2015)
• 1932 – Lia Manoliu, Romanian discus thrower and politician (d. 1998)
• 1933 – Jerry Leiber, American songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
• 1933 – Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (d. 1992)
• 1934 – Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer and manager
• 1935 – Bob Gutowski, American pole vaulter (d. 1960)
• 1935 – Reinier Kreijermaat, Dutch footballer (d. 2018)
• 1936 – Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (d. 2000)
• 1938 – Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer (d. 2012)
• 1938 – Ton Schulten, Dutch painter and graphic designer
• 1939 – Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2021)
• 1939 – Michael Llewellyn-Smith, English academic and diplomat
• 1939 – Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, English historian and academic
• 1939 – Veronica Sutherland, English academic and British diplomat
• 1940 – Al Pacino, American actor and director
• 1941 – Bertrand Tavernier, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2021)
• 1942 – Jon Kyl, American lawyer and politician
• 1943 – Tony Christie, English singer-songwriter and actor
• 1944 – Len Goodman, English dancer
• 1944 – Mike Kogel, German singer-songwriter
• 1944 – Stephen Nickell, English economist and academic
• 1944 – Bruce Ponder, English geneticist and cancer researcher
• 1945 – Stu Cook, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
• 1945 – Richard C. Hoagland, American theorist and author
• 1945 – Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
• 1946 – Talia Shire, American actress
• 1946 – Peter Sutherland, Irish lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Ireland (d. 2018)
• 1946 – Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 2022)
• 1947 – Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2016)
• 1947 – Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor
• 1947 – Cathy Smith, Canadian singer and drug dealer (d. 2020)^[10]
• 1948 – Mike Selvey, English cricketer and sportscaster
• 1948 – Yu Shyi-kun, Taiwanese politician, 39th Premier of the Republic of China
• 1949 – Vicente Pernía, Argentinian footballer and race car driver
• 1949 – Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Finance
• 1949 – James Fenton, English poet, journalist and literary critic
• 1950 – Donnell Deeny, Northern Irish lawyer and judge
• 1950 – Steve Ferrone, English drummer
• 1950 – Peter Hintze, German politician (d. 2016)
• 1950 – Valentyna Kozyr, Ukrainian high jumper
• 1951 – Ian McCartney, Scottish politician, Minister of State for Trade
• 1952 – Ketil Bjørnstad, Norwegian pianist and composer
• 1952 – Vladislav Tretiak, Russian ice hockey player and coach
• 1952 – Jacques Santini, French footballer and coach
• 1953 – Ron Clements, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
• 1953 – Gary Cosier, Australian cricketer
• 1953 – Anthony Venables, English economist, author, and academic
• 1954 – Melvin Burgess, English author
• 1954 – Randy Cross, American football player and sportscaster
• 1954 – Róisín Shortall, Irish educator and politician
• 1955 – Américo Gallego, Argentinian footballer and coach
• 1955 – Parviz Parastui, Iranian actor and singer
• 1955 – Zev Siegl, American businessman, co-founded Starbucks
• 1956 – Dominique Blanc, French actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1956 – Abdalla Uba Adamu, Nigerian professor, media scholar
• 1957 – Theo de Rooij, Dutch cyclist and manager
• 1958 – Fish, Scottish singer-songwriter
• 1958 – Misha Glenny, British journalist
• 1959 – Paul Madden, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Australia
• 1959 – Daniel Kash, Canadian actor and director
• 1959 – Tony Phillips, American baseball player (d. 2016)
• 1960 – Paul Baloff, American singer (d. 2002)
• 1960 – Robert Peston, English journalist
• 1961 – Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American journalist and author
• 1961 – Miran Tepeš, Slovenian ski jumper
• 1962 – Foeke Booy, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1963 – Joy Covey, American businesswoman (d. 2013)
• 1963 – Dave Martin, English footballer
• 1963 – David Moyes, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1963 – Bernd Müller, German footballer and manager
• 1963 – Paul Wassif, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1964 – Hank Azaria, American actor, voice artist, comedian and producer
• 1964 – Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter
• 1965 – Eric Avery, American bass player and songwriter
• 1965 – Mark Bryant, American basketball player and coach
• 1965 – John Henson, American puppeteer and voice actor (d. 2014)
• 1966 – Diego Domínguez, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
• 1966 – Femke Halsema, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician
• 1966 – Darren Holmes, American baseball player and coach
• 1966 – Erik Pappas, American baseball player and coach
• 1967 – Angel Martino, American swimmer
• 1968 – Vitaliy Kyrylenko, Ukrainian long jumper
• 1968 – Thomas Strunz, German footballer
• 1969 – Joe Buck, American sportscaster
• 1969 – Martin Koolhoven, Dutch director and screenwriter
• 1969 – Jon Olsen, American swimmer^[11]
• 1969 – Darren Woodson, American football player and sportscaster
• 1969 – Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer
• 1970 – Jason Lee, American skateboarder, actor, comedian and producer
• 1971 – Sara Baras, Spanish dancer
• 1971 – Brad Clontz, American baseball player
• 1973 – Carlota Castrejana, Spanish triple jumper
• 1973 – Fredrik Larzon, Swedish drummer
• 1973 – Barbara Rittner, German tennis player
• 1975 – Jacque Jones, American baseball player and coach
• 1976 – Gilberto da Silva Melo, Brazilian footballer
• 1976 – Tim Duncan, American basketball player
• 1976 – Breyton Paulse, South African rugby player
• 1976 – Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player and coach
• 1977 – Constantinos Christoforou, Cypriot singer-songwriter
• 1977 – Ilias Kotsios, Greek footballer
• 1977 – Marguerite Moreau, American actress and producer
• 1977 – Matthew West, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1978 – Matt Walker, English swimmer
• 1980 – Ben Johnston, Scottish drummer and songwriter
• 1980 – James Johnston, Scottish bass player and songwriter
• 1980 – Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor and television host
• 1980 – Bruce Martin, New Zealand cricketer
• 1980 – Kazuhito Tadano, Japanese baseball player
• 1980 – Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist
• 1981 – Dwone Hicks, American football player
• 1981 – Felipe Massa, Brazilian racing driver
• 1981 – John McFall, English sprinter
• 1981 – Anja Pärson, Swedish skier^[12]
• 1982 – Brian Barton, American baseball player
• 1982 – Monty Panesar, English cricketer
• 1982 – Marco Russo, Italian footballer
• 1983 – Johnathan Thurston, Australian rugby league player
• 1983 – DeAngelo Williams, American football player
• 1984 – Robert Andino, American baseball player
• 1984 – Isaac Kiprono Songok, Kenyan runner
• 1985 – Giedo van der Garde, Dutch racing driver
• 1986 – Alexei Emelin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1986 – Thin Seng Hon, Cambodian Paralympic athlete
• 1986 – Gwen Jorgensen, American triathlete^[13]
• 1986 – Claudia Rath, German heptathlete
• 1987 – Razak Boukari, Togolese footballer
• 1987 – Jay Park, American-South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
• 1987 – Johann Smith, American soccer player
• 1988 – James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Marie-Michèle Gagnon, Canadian skier^[14]
• 1989 – Michael van Gerwen, Dutch darts player
• 1989 – Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama
• 1990 – Jean-Éric Vergne, French racing driver
• 1990 – Taylor Walker, Australian footballer
• 1991 – Alex Shibutani, American ice dancer
• 1993 – Alex Bowman, American race car driver
• 1993 – Daniel Norris, American baseball player
• 1994 – Omar McLeod, Jamaican hurdler^[15]
• 1995 – Lewis Baker, English footballer
• 1996 – Mack Horton, Australian swimmer
• 1997 – Julius Ertlthaler, Austrian footballer