Famous Birthdays for April 6th

Pre–1600[edit]

• 1135 – Maimonides, Jewish philosopher, Torah scholar, physician and astronomer (March 30 also proposed, d. 1204)
• 1342 – Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa
• 1573 – Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg, German noble (d. 1643)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1632 – Maria Leopoldine of Austria (d. 1649)
• 1651 – André Dacier, French scholar and academic (d. 1722)
• 1660 – Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (d. 1722)
• 1664 – Arvid Horn, Swedish general and politician, Governor of Västerbotten County (d. 1742)
• 1671 – Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (d. 1741)
• 1672 – André Cardinal Destouches, French composer (d. 1749)
• 1706 – Louis de Cahusac, French playwright and composer (d. 1759)
• 1708 – Johann Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1772)
• 1725 – Pasquale Paoli, French soldier and politician (d. 1807)
• 1726 – Gerard Majella, Italian saint (d. 1755)
• 1741 – Nicolas Chamfort, French author and playwright (d. 1794)
• 1766 – Wilhelm von Kobell, German painter and educator (d. 1853)
• 1773 – James Mill, Scottish historian, economist, and philosopher (d. 1836)
• 1787 – Celestina Cordero, Puerto Rican educator (d. 1862)
• 1810 – Philip Henry Gosse, English biologist and academic (d. 1888)
• 1812 – Alexander Herzen, Russian philosopher and author (d. 1870)
• 1815 – Robert Volkmann, German organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1883)
• 1818 – Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian journalist and poet (d. 1870)
• 1820 – Nadar, French photographer, journalist, and author (d. 1910)
• 1823 – Joseph Medill, Canadian-American publisher and politician, 26th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1899)
• 1824 – George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1906)
• 1826 – Gustave Moreau, French painter and academic (d. 1898)
• 1844 – William Lyne, Australian politician, 13th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1913)
• 1851 – Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (d. 1932)
• 1852 – Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (d. 1921)
• 1855 – Charles Huot, Canadian painter and illustrator (d. 1930)
• 1857 – Arthur Wesley Dow, American painter and photographer (d. 1922)
• 1860 – René Lalique, French sculptor and jewellery designer (d. 1945)
• 1861 – Stanislas de Guaita, French poet and author (d. 1897)
• 1864 – William Bate Hardy, English biologist and academic (d. 1934)
• 1866 – Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (d. 1931)
• 1869 – Levon Shant, Armenian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1951)
• 1878 – Erich Mühsam, German author, poet, and playwright (d. 1934)
• 1881 – Karl Staaf, Swedish pole vaulter and hammer thrower (d. 1953)
• 1884 – J. G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh race car driver and engineer (d. 1927)
• 1886 – Athenagoras I of Constantinople (d. 1972)
• 1886 – Walter Dandy, American physician and neurosurgeon (d. 1946)
• 1886 – Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, Indian ruler (d. 1967)
• 1888 – Hans Richter, Swiss painter, illustrator, and director (d. 1976)
• 1888 – Gerhard Ritter, German historian and academic (d. 1967)
• 1890 – Anthony Fokker, Dutch engineer and businessman, founded Fokker Aircraft Manufacturer (d. 1939)
• 1892 – Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company (d. 1981)
• 1892 – Lowell Thomas, American journalist and author (d. 1981)
• 1895 – Dudley Nichols, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1960)
• 1898 – Jeanne Hébuterne, French painter and author (d. 1920)^[15]
• 1900 – Leo Robin, American composer and songwriter (d. 1984)

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist (d. 1925)
• 1902 – Julien Torma, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1933)
• 1903 – Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (d. 1962)
• 1903 – Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (d. 1990)
• 1904 – Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German lawyer, politician and Chancellor of Germany (d. 1988)^[16]
• 1904 – Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (d. 1966)
• 1908 – Marcel-Marie Desmarais, Canadian preacher, missionary, and author (d. 1994)
• 1909 – William M. Branham, American minister and theologian (d. 1965)
• 1909 – Hermann Lang, German race car driver (d. 1987)
• 1910 – Barys Kit, Belarusian-American rocket scientist (d. 2018)
• 1911 – Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
• 1913 – Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune, American geographer and academic (d. 1993)
• 1915 – Tadeusz Kantor, Polish director, painter, and set designer (d. 1990)
• 1916 – Phil Leeds, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1916 – Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987)
• 1917 – Leonora Carrington, English-Mexican painter and author (d. 2011)
• 1918 – Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (d. 1982)
• 1919 – Georgios Mylonas, Greek politician, 11th Greek Minister of Culture (d. 1998)
• 1920 – Jack Cover, American pilot and physicist, invented the Taser gun (d. 2009)
• 1920 – Edmond H. Fischer, Swiss-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2021)
• 1921 – Wilbur Thompson, American shot putter (d. 2013)
• 1922 – Gordon Chater, English-Australian comedian and actor (d. 1999)
• 1923 – Herb Thomas, American race car driver (d. 2000)
• 1926 – Sergio Franchi, Italian-American singer and actor (d. 1990)
• 1926 – Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (d. 2000)
• 1926 – Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical minister and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2018)
• 1927 – Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 1996)
• 1928 – James Watson, American biologist, geneticist, and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1929 – Willis Hall, English playwright and author (d. 2005)
• 1929 – Joi Lansing, American model, actress and nightclub singer (d. 1972)
• 1929 – André Previn, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2019)
• 1929 – Christos Sartzetakis, Greek jurist, supreme justice and President of Greece (d. 2022) ^[17]
• 1931 – Ram Dass, American author and educator (d. 2019)
• 1931 – Ivan Dixon, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)
• 1932 – Connie Broden, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2013)
• 1932 – Helmut Griem, German actor and director (d. 2004)
• 1933 – Roy Goode, English lawyer and academic
• 1933 – Tom C. Korologos, American journalist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Belgium
• 1933 – Eduardo Malapit, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Kauai (d. 2007)
• 1934 – Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor (d. 1996)
• 1934 – Anton Geesink, Dutch martial artist and wrestler (d. 2010)
• 1934 – Guy Peellaert, Belgian painter, illustrator, and photographer (d. 2008)
• 1935 – Douglas Hill, Canadian author and critic (d. 2007)
• 1936 – Helen Berman, Dutch-Israeli painter and illustrator
• 1936 – Jean-Pierre Changeux, French neuroscientist, biologist, and academic
• 1937 – Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)^[18]
• 1937 – Tom Veivers, Australian cricketer and politician
• 1937 – Billy Dee Williams, American actor, singer, and writer
• 1938 – Paul Daniels, English magician and television host (d. 2016)
• 1938 – Roy Thinnes, American television and film actor
• 1939 – André Ouellet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1939 – John Sculley, American businessman, co-founded Zeta Interactive
• 1940 – Homero Aridjis, Mexican journalist, author, and poet
• 1940 – Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., Mexican-American actor and producer (d. 2011)
• 1941 – Christopher Allsopp, English economist and academic
• 1941 – Phil Austin, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
• 1941 – Hans W. Geißendörfer, German director and producer
• 1941 – Angeliki Laiou, Greek-American Byzantinist and politician (d. 2008) ^[19]
• 1941 – Don Prudhomme, American race car driver and manager
• 1941 – Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian flute player and composer
• 1942 – Barry Levinson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1942 – Anita Pallenberg, Italian-English model, actress, and fashion designer (d. 2017)
• 1943 – Max Clifford, English journalist and publicist (d. 2017)
• 1943 – Roger Cook, New Zealand-English journalist and academic
• 1943 – Ian MacRae, New Zealand rugby player
• 1943 – Mitchell Melton, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
• 1944 – Felicity Palmer, English operatic soprano
• 1945 – Rodney Bickerstaffe, English trade union leader (d. 2017)
• 1945 – Peter Hill, English journalist
• 1946 – Paul Beresford, New Zealand-English dentist and politician
• 1947 – John Ratzenberger, American actor and director
• 1947 – André Weinfeld, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1947 – Mike Worboys, English mathematician and computer scientist
• 1949 – Alyson Bailes, English academic and diplomat (d. 2016)
• 1949 – Patrick Hernandez, French singer-songwriter
• 1949 – Ng Ser Miang, Singaporean athlete, entrepreneur and diplomat
• 1949 – Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1950 – Claire Morissette, Canadian cycling activist (d. 2007)
• 1950 – Cleo Odzer, American anthropologist and author (d. 2001)
• 1951 – Bert Blyleven, Dutch-American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1951 – Jean-Marc Boivin, French skier, mountaineer, and pilot (d. 1990)
• 1951 – Pascal Rogé, French pianist
• 1952 – Udo Dirkschneider, German singer-songwriter
• 1952 – Marilu Henner, Greek-Polish American actress and author
• 1952 – Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 1992)
• 1953 – Patrick Doyle, Scottish actor and composer
• 1953 – Christopher Franke, German-American drummer and songwriter
• 1955 – Rob Epstein, American director and producer
• 1955 – Michael Rooker, American actor, director, and producer
• 1955 – Cathy Jones, Canadian actress, comedian, and writer
• 1956 – Michele Bachmann, American lawyer and politician
• 1956 – Normand Corbeil, Canadian composer (d. 2013)
• 1956 – Mudassar Nazar, Pakistani cricketer
• 1956 – Lee Scott, English politician
• 1956 – Sebastian Spreng, Argentinian-American painter and journalist
• 1956 – Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian cricketer and coach
• 1957 – Giorgio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach
• 1957 – Maurizio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach
• 1957 – Jaroslava Maxová, Czech soprano and educator
• 1957 – Paolo Nespoli, Italian soldier, engineer, and astronaut
• 1958 – Graeme Base, Australian author and illustrator
• 1959 – Gail Shea, Canadian politician
• 1960 – Warren Haynes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1960 – Richard Loe, New Zealand rugby player
• 1960 – John Pizzarelli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1961 – Rory Bremner, Scottish impressionist and comedian
• 1961 – Peter Jackson, English footballer and manager
• 1962 – Iris Häussler, German sculptor and academic
• 1962 – Marco Schällibaum, Swiss footballer, coach, and manager
• 1963 – Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian economist and politician, 54th President of Ecuador
• 1964 – David Woodard, American conductor and writer^[20]
• 1965 – Black Francis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1965 – Sterling Sharpe, American football player and sportscaster
• 1966 – Vince Flynn, American author (d. 2013)
• 1966 – Young Man Kang, South Korean-American director and producer
• 1967 – Julian Anderson, English composer and educator
• 1967 – Kathleen Barr, Canadian voice actress and singer
• 1967 – Tanya Byron, English psychologist and academic
• 1967 – Jonathan Firth, English actor
• 1968 – Archon Fung, American political scientist, author, and academic
• 1968 – Affonso Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver
• 1969 – Bret Boone, American baseball player and manager
• 1969 – Bison Dele, American basketball player (d. 2002)
• 1969 – Philipp Peter, Austrian race car driver
• 1969 – Paul Rudd, American actor
• 1969 – Spencer Wells, American geneticist and anthropologist
• 1970 – Olaf Kölzig, South African-German ice hockey player and coach
• 1970 – Roy Mayorga, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
• 1970 – Huang Xiaomin, Chinese swimmer
• 1972 – Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish director and screenwriter
• 1972 – Dickey Simpkins, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1973 – Donnie Edwards, American football player
• 1973 – Randall Godfrey, American football player
• 1973 – Rie Miyazawa, Japanese model and actress
• 1973 – Sun Wen, Chinese footballer
• 1975 – Zach Braff, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1975 – Hal Gill, American ice hockey player
• 1976 – Candace Cameron Bure, American actress and talk show panelist^[21]
• 1976 – James Fox, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1976 – Chris Hoke, American football player
• 1976 – Georg Hólm, Icelandic bass player
• 1976 – Hirotada Ototake, Japanese author and educator
• 1977 – Ville Nieminen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1977 – Andy Phillips, American baseball player and coach
• 1978 – Imani Coppola, American singer-songwriter and violinist
• 1978 – Robert Glasper, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1978 – Tim Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster
• 1978 – Myleene Klass, Austrian/Filipino-English singer, pianist, and model
• 1978 – Martín Méndez, Uruguayan bass player and songwriter
• 1978 – Blaine Neal, American baseball player
• 1978 – Igor Semshov, Russian footballer
• 1979 – Lord Frederick Windsor, English journalist and financier
• 1979 – Clay Travis, American sports journalist, blogger, and broadcaster
• 1980 – Tommi Evilä, Finnish long jumper
• 1980 – Tanja Poutiainen, Finnish skier
• 1980 – Antonio Thomas, American wrestler
• 1981 – Robert Earnshaw, Welsh footballer
• 1981 – Jeff Faine, American football player
• 1981 – Lucas Licht, Argentine footballer^[22]
• 1981 – Alex Suarez, American bass player
• 1982 – Travis Moen, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Spanish actor
• 1983 – Mehdi Ballouchy, Moroccan footballer
• 1983 – Jerome Kaino, New Zealand rugby player
• 1983 – Mitsuru Nagata, Japanese footballer
• 1983 – Remi Nicole, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 1983 – James Wade, English darts player
• 1983 – Katie Weatherston, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Max Bemis, American singer-songwriter
• 1984 – Michaël Ciani, French footballer
• 1984 – Siboniso Gaxa, South African footballer
• 1984 – Diana Matheson, Canadian soccer player
• 1985 – Clarke MacArthur, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Frank Ongfiang, Cameroonian footballer
• 1985 – Sinqua Walls, American basketball player and actor
• 1986 – Nikolas Asprogenis, Cypriot footballer
• 1986 – Aaron Curry, American football player
• 1986 – Goeido Gotaro, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1986 – Ryota Moriwaki, Japanese footballer
• 1987 – Benjamin Corgnet, French footballer
• 1987 – Heidi Mount, American model
• 1987 – Juan Adriel Ochoa, Mexican footballer
• 1987 – Levi Porter, English footballer
• 1987 – Hilary Rhoda, American model
• 1988 – Jucilei, Brazilian footballer
• 1988 – Leigh Adams, Australian footballer
• 1988 – Daniele Gasparetto, Italian footballer
• 1988 – Carlton Mitchell, American football player
• 1988 – Fabrice Muamba, Congolese-English footballer
• 1988 – Ivonne Orsini, Puerto Rican model and television host, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008
• 1990 – Lachlan Coote, Australian rugby league player
• 1990 – Charlie McDermott, American actor
• 1990 – Andrei Veis, Estonian footballer
• 1992 – Ken, South Korean singer
• 1992 – Julie Ertz, American soccer player
• 1994 – Adrián Alonso, Mexican actor
• 1995 – Darya Lebesheva, Belarusian tennis player^[23][24]
• 1998 – Peyton List, American actress and model^[25]
• 1998 – Spencer List, American actor^[26]
• 2000 – Shaheen Afridi, Pakistani cricketer ^[27]
• 2002 – Leyre Romero Gormaz, Spanish tennis player^[28][29]
• 2009 – Shaylee Mansfield, deaf American actress and YouTuber^[30]
• 2009 – Valentina Tronel, French child singer, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020