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===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Whittaker Chambers]], American journalist and spy (d. 1961) *[[1902]] – [[Maria Polydouri]], Greek poet (d. 1930)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Πολυδούρη, Μαρία |url=https://greek_greek.en-academic.com/232245/%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%85%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%81%CE%B7%2C_%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1 |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias |language=Greek}}</ref> *[[1905]] – [[Gaston Eyskens]], Belgian economist and politician, 47th [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] (d. 1988) * 1905 – [[Paul Hasluck]], Australian historian, poet, and politician, 17th [[Governor-General of Australia]] (d. 1993) *[[1906]] – [[Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev]], Russian engineer, founded the [[Yakovlev|Yakovlev Design Bureau]] (d. 1989) *[[1907]] – [[Shivakumara Swami]], Indian religious leader and philanthropist (d. 2019) *[[1908]] – [[Abraham Maslow]], American psychologist and academic (d. 1970) * 1908 – [[Harlow Rothert]], American shot putter, lawyer, and academic (d. 1997) *[[1909]] – [[Abner Biberman]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977) * 1909 – [[Eddy Duchin]], American pianist and bandleader (d. 1951) *[[1910]] – [[Harry Carney]], American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1974) * 1910 – [[Bob Van Osdel]], American high jumper and soldier (d. 1987) *[[1911]] – [[Augusta Braxton Baker]], African American librarian (d. 1998)<ref>{{cite book|author=Stanton F. Biddle|title=Culture Keepers: Enlightening and Empowering Our Communities : Proceedings of the First National Conference of African American Librarians, September 4-6, 1992, Columbus, Ohio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rG7hAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Black Caucus of the American Library Association|isbn=978-0-9640292-0-0|page=124}}</ref> *[[1913]] – [[Memos Makris]], Greek sculptor (d. 1993) *[[1915]] – [[O. W. Fischer]], Austrian-Swiss actor and director (d. 2004) *[[1916]] – [[Sheila May Edmonds]], British mathematician (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite book | title=Who's Who of British Scientists | place=London | publisher=Longman | year=1969 | isbn=978-0-5821-1463-0 | page=251}}</ref> *[[1917]] – [[Sydney Newman]], Canadian screenwriter and producer, co-created ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (d. 1997) * 1917 – [[Melville Shavelson]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007) *[[1919]] – [[Joseph Murray]], American surgeon and soldier, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2012) *[[1920]] – [[Toshiro Mifune]], Japanese actor (d. 1997) *[[1921]] – [[William Bergsma]], American composer and educator (d. 1994) * 1921 – [[Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith]], American guitarist, fiddler, and composer (d. 2014) *[[1922]] – [[Duke Jordan]], American pianist and composer (d. 2006) * 1922 – [[William Manchester]], American historian and author (d. 2004) *[[1924]] – [[Brendan Byrne]], American lieutenant, judge, and politician, 47th [[Governor of New Jersey]] (d. 2018) *[[1926]] – [[Anne McCaffrey]], American-Irish author (d. 2011) *[[1927]] – [[Walter Bahr]], American soccer player, coach, and manager (d. 2018) * 1927 – [[Amos Milburn]], American R&B singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1980) * 1927 – [[Ferenc Puskás]], Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nsport.hu/cikk.php?cikk=127775 |title=Nemzeti Sport Online - Isten futballistának teremtette |access-date=2009-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714170916/http://www.nsport.hu/cikk.php?cikk=127775 |archive-date=14 July 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Jonathan Haze]], American actor, producer, screenwriter, and production manager (d. 2024) * 1929 – [[Milan Kundera]], Czech-French novelist, poet, and playwright (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Daniel |title=Milan Kundera, Czech Literary Star and Communist Party Outcast, Dies at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/world/europe/milan-kundera-dead.html |access-date=12 July 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=12 July 2023}}</ref> * 1929 – [[Payut Ngaokrachang]], Thai animator and director (d. 2010) * 1929 – [[Jane Powell]], American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2021) *[[1930]] – [[Grace Lee Whitney]], American actress and singer (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=Grace Lee Whitney |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13212557.grace-lee-whitney/ |website=HeraldScotland |date=6 May 2015 |access-date=22 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1931]] – [[George Baker (British actor)|George Baker]], Bulgarian-English actor and screenwriter (d. 2011) * 1931 – [[Rolf Hochhuth]], German author and playwright (d. 2020) *[[1932]] – [[Debbie Reynolds]], American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=Debbie Reynolds obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/29/debbie-reynolds-obituary-singin-in-the-rain-actor |website=the Guardian |access-date=28 December 2021 |language=en |date=29 December 2016}}</ref> *[[1933]] – [[Claude Cohen-Tannoudji]], Algerian-French physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1933 – [[Dan Flavin]], American sculptor and educator (d. 1996) * 1933 – [[Bengt Holbek]], Danish folklorist (d. 1992)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hansen |first1=William |title=Obituary: Bengt Holbek (1933-1992) |journal=The Journal of American Folklore |date=1993 |volume=106 |issue=420 |pages=184–189 |jstor=541968 |issn=0021-8715}}</ref> *[[1934]] – [[Vladimir Pozner Jr.|Vladimir Posner]], French-American journalist and radio host *[[1935]] – [[Larry McDonald]], American physician and politician (d. 1983) *[[1936]] – [[Peter Collinson (film director)|Peter Collinson]], English-American director and producer (d. 1980) * 1936 – [[Jean-Pascal Delamuraz]], Swiss politician, 80th [[List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation|President of the Swiss Confederation]] (d. 1998) * 1936 – [[Tarun Gogoi]], Indian politician, 14th [[Chief Minister of Assam]] (d. 2020) * 1936 – [[Abdul Qadeer Khan]], Indian-Pakistani physicist, chemist, and engineer (d. 2021) *[[1937]] – [[Jordan Charney]], American actor<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8KztKHh5OEC&pg=PA224|title=Theatre World 2000-2001: Special Tony Honor Edition|first=John|last=Willis|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|page=224|date=January 1, 2004|isbn=1557835233|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> *1937 – [[Yılmaz Güney]], [[Palme d'Or]] award-winning Kurdish film director, scenarist, actor, novelist and activist (d. 1984)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yilmazguneyofficial.com/|title=Yılmaz Güney}}</ref> *1937 – [[Lynn Garrison]], Canadian aviator, political advisor, and mercenary<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lionel |first=Ekene |date=2018-04-15 |title=Lynn Garrison: Biafran War Pilot Speaks on His Exploits |url=https://www.military.africa/2018/04/exclusive-lynn-garrison-biafran-war-heroic-pilot-speaks-on-his-exploits/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208092810/https://www.military.africa/2018/04/exclusive-lynn-garrison-biafran-war-heroic-pilot-speaks-on-his-exploits/ |archive-date=February 8, 2025 |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=Military Africa |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Ali MacGraw]], American model and actress * 1939 – [[Phil Niekro]], American baseball player and manager (d. 2020) *[[1940]] – [[Wangari Maathai]], Kenyan environmentalist and politician, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2011) *[[1941]] – [[Gideon Gadot]], Israeli journalist and politician (d. 2012) * 1941 – [[Ajit Wadekar]], Indian cricketer, coach, and manager (d. 2018) *[[1942]] – [[Samuel R. Delany]], American author and critic * 1942 – [[Richard D. Wolff]], American economist and academic *[[1943]] – [[Dafydd Wigley]], Welsh academic and politician * 1943 – [[Titina Silá]], Bissau-Guinean revolutionary (d. 1973)<ref>{{cite book|editor-first1=Peter|editor-last1=Karibe Mendy|editor-first2=Richard A.|editor-last2=Lobban Jr.|year=2013|chapter=Sila, Ernestina (1943–1973)|title=Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau|edition=4th|publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]]|pages=375–376|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NbJ8AQAAQBAJ|isbn=978-0-8108-8027-6}}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Nikitas Kaklamanis]], Greek academic and politician, [[Ministry of Health and Social Security (Greece)|Greek Minister of Health and Social Security]] * 1946 – [[Ronnie Lane]], English bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1997) * 1946 – [[Arrigo Sacchi]], Italian footballer, coach, and manager<ref>{{cite book|author=Giancarlo Colombo|title=Who's who in Italy 2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXxmAAAAMAAJ|year=2002|publisher=Who's Who in Italy|isbn=978-88-85246-48-5|page=1536}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Alain Connes]], French mathematician and academic * 1948 – [[Javier Irureta]], Spanish footballer and manager * 1948 – [[Peter Law]], Welsh politician and independent Member of Parliament (d. 2006)<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1516661/Peter-Law.html Peter Law], ''Telegraph''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> *[[1949]] – [[Gérard Mestrallet]], French businessman * 1949 – [[Paul Manafort]], American lobbyist, political consultant, and convicted felon<ref>Reagan, Ronald (May 13, 1981)."[http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=43806 Nomination of Paul J. Manafort, Jr., To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522041546/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=43806 |date=May 22, 2011 }}." In Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, ''The American Presidency Project''. Hosted online by the University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved August 1, 2016.</ref> * 1949 – [[Sammy Nelson]], Northern Irish footballer and coach * 1949 – [[Gil Scott-Heron]], American singer-songwriter and author (d. 2011) *[[1950]] – [[Samuel Alito]], American lawyer and jurist, [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]] * 1950 – [[Loris Kessel]], Swiss racing driver (d. 2010) * 1950 – [[Daniel Paillé]], Canadian academic and politician *[[1951]] – [[John Abizaid]], American general *[[1952]] – [[Annette O'Toole]], American actress * 1952 – [[Bernard Stiegler]], French philosopher and academic (d. 2020) *[[1953]] – [[Barry Sonnenfeld]], American cinematographer, director, and producer * 1953 – [[Alberto Zaccheroni]], Italian footballer and manager *[[1954]] – [[Jeff Porcaro]], American drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1992) *[[1955]] – [[Don Hasselbeck]], American football player and sportscaster * 1955 – [[Humayun Akhtar Khan]], Pakistani politician, 5th [[Commerce Minister of Pakistan]] *[[1957]] – [[David Gower]], English cricketer and sportscaster * 1957 – [[Denise Nickerson]], American actress (d. 2019) *[[1958]] – [[D. Boon]], American singer and musician (d. 1985) *[[1959]] – [[Helmut Duckadam]], Romanian footballer (d. 2024) *[[1961]] – [[Susan Boyle]], Scottish singer * 1961 – [[Sergio Scariolo]], Italian professional basketball head coach * 1961 – [[Mark White (British musician)|Mark White]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1962 – [[Mark Shulman (author)|Mark Shulman]], American author *[[1962]] – [[Chris Grayling]], English journalist and politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain]] * 1962 – [[Samboy Lim]], Filipino basketball player and manager (d. 2023) * 1962 – [[Phillip Schofield]], English television host *[[1963]] – [[Teodoro de Villa Diaz]], Filipino guitarist and songwriter (d. 1988) * 1963 – [[Aprille Ericsson-Jackson]], American aerospace engineer *[[1964]] – [[Erik Breukink]], Dutch cyclist and manager * 1964 – [[Kevin Duckworth]], American basketball player (d. 2008) * 1964 – [[John Morris (cricketer, born 1964)|John Morris]], English cricketer * 1964 – [[José Rodrigues dos Santos]], Portuguese journalist, author, and educator *[[1965]] – [[Jane Adams (actress, born 1965)|Jane Adams]], American film, television, and stage actress * 1965 – [[Mark Jackson (basketball)|Mark Jackson]], American basketball player and coach *[[1966]] – [[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]], English radio and television host * 1966 – [[Mehmet Özdilek]], Turkish footballer and manager *[[1967]] – [[Nicola Roxon]], Australian lawyer and politician, 34th [[Attorney-General for Australia]] *[[1968]] – [[Mike Baird]], Australian politician, 44th [[Premier of New South Wales]] * 1968 – [[Andreas Schnaas]], German actor and director * 1968 – [[Alexander Stubb]], Finnish academic and politician, 43rd [[Prime Minister of Finland]] and 13th [[President of Finland]] *[[1969]] – [[Lev Lobodin]], Ukrainian-Russian decathlete * 1969 – [[Andrew Vlahov]], Australian basketball player * 1969 – [[Dean Windass]], English footballer and manager *[[1970]] – [[Brad Meltzer]], American author, screenwriter, and producer *[[1971]] – [[Sonia Bisset]], Cuban javelin thrower<ref>{{cite web |title=Sonia BISSET {{!}} Profile |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/cuba/sonia-bisset-65210 |website=www.worldathletics.org |access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref> * 1971 – [[Shinji Nakano]], Japanese racing driver *[[1972]] – [[Darren McCarty]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster * 1972 – [[Jesse Tobias]], American guitarist and songwriter *[[1973]] – [[Christian Finnegan]], American comedian and actor * 1973 – [[Stephen Fleming]], New Zealand cricketer and coach * 1973 – [[Rachel Maddow]], American journalist and author *[[1974]] – [[Hugo Ibarra]], Argentinian footballer and manager *[[1975]] – [[John Butler (musician)|John Butler]], American-Australian singer-songwriter and producer * 1975 – [[Magdalena Maleeva]], Bulgarian tennis player *[[1976]] – [[Hazem El Masri]], Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and educator * 1976 – [[David Gilliland]], American race car driver * 1976 – [[Gábor Király]], Hungarian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Gábor Király|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2665/G%C3%A1bor-Kir%C3%A1ly/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref> * 1976 – [[David Oyelowo]], English actor * 1976 – [[Clarence Seedorf]], Dutch-Brazilian footballer and manager * 1976 – [[Yuka Yoshida]], Japanese tennis player *[[1977]] – [[Vitor Belfort]], Brazilian-American boxer and mixed martial artist * 1977 – [[Haimar Zubeldia]], Spanish cyclist *[[1978]] – [[Antonio de Nigris]], Mexican footballer (d. 2009) * 1978 – [[Mirka Federer]], Slovak-Swiss tennis player * 1978 – [[Anamaria Marinca]], Romanian-English actress * 1978 – [[Etan Thomas]], American basketball player *[[1979]] – [[Ruth Beitia]], Spanish high jumper *[[1980]] – [[Dennis Kruppke]], German footballer * 1980 – [[Randy Orton]], American wrestler * 1980 – [[Bijou Phillips]], American actress and model *[[1981]] – [[Antonis Fotsis]], Greek basketball player * 1981 – [[Bjørn Einar Romøren]], Norwegian ski jumper *[[1982]] – [[Taran Killam]], American actor, voice artist, comedian, and writer * 1982 – [[Andreas Thorkildsen]], Norwegian javelin thrower *[[1983]] – [[Ólafur Ingi Skúlason]], Icelandic footballer * 1983 – [[Sean Taylor]], American football player (d. 2007) *[[1984]] – [[Gilberto Macena]], Brazilian footballer *[[1985]] – [[Daniel Murphy (baseball)|Daniel Murphy]], American baseball player * 1985 – [[Beth Tweddle]], English gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=Beth Tweedle |url=https://www.teamgb.com/athletes/beth-tweddle |website=teamgb.com |access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Nikolaos Kourtidis]], Greek weightlifter<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/nikos-kourtidis-1.html |title=Nikos Kourtidis Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |website=www.sports-reference.com |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418071738/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/nikos-kourtidis-1.html |archive-date=18 April 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Hillary Scott]], American country singer-songwriter *[[1987]] – [[Vitorino Antunes]], Portuguese footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Antunes|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/vitorino-gabriel-antunes/17028/|website=Soccerway|access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Ding Junhui]], Chinese professional snooker player * 1987 – [[Gianluca Musacci]], Italian footballer * 1987 – [[Oliver Turvey]], English racing driver *[[1988]] – [[Brook Lopez]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brook Lopez Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/nba/player/_/id/3448/brook-lopez |website=ESPN |access-date=1 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Robin Lopez]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Robin Lopez Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/nba/player/_/id/3447/robin-lopez |website=ESPN |access-date=1 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Jan Blokhuijsen]], Dutch speed skater<ref>{{cite web |title=Jan Blokhuijsen |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl%2Fjan-blokhuijsen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192111/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/jan-blokhuijsen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=1 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1989 – [[David Ngog]], French footballer * 1989 – [[Christian Vietoris]], German racing driver *[[1990]] – [[Julia Fischer (athlete)|Julia Fischer]], German discus thrower *[[1991]] – [[Duván Zapata]], Colombian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Duván Zapata|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/daniel-zapata/33276/|website=Soccerway|access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Deng Linlin]], Chinese gymnast *[[1995]] – [[Jofra Archer]], Barbadian-English cricketer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jofra Archer|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/players/jofra-archer/a092r6FB8EeqrDwdxlwLGA |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Logan Paul]], American YouTuber, actor and wrestler *[[1997]] – [[Asa Butterfield]], English actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for April 1: Mackenzie Davis, Asa Butterfield |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2021/04/01/Famous-birthdays-for-April-1-Mackenzie-Davis-Asa-Butterfield/4531616955986/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=18 March 2023 |date=1 April 2021}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Álex Palou]], Spanish racing driver<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alexpalou.com/en/about-alex/ |title=About Alex |website=AlexPalou.com |access-date=22 March 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230905/http://www.alexpalou.com/en/about-alex/ |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Mitchell Robinson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mitchell Robinson |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1629011/mitchell-robinson |website=NBA.com |access-date=April 1, 2024}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Gabe Davis]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gabriel Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaviGa01.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=April 1, 2024}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Rhian Brewster]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Rhian Brewster|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/14742/Rhian-Brewster/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref> <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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