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Who ELSE was born on April 26?
? , Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus A Verus], Emperor of Rome (161-180)
1319, Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)
1538, Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)
1564, William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)
1567, Nicolas Forme, composer
1573, Marie de'Medici, Queen of France
1603, Francesco Nigetti, composer
1637, Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized
1648, Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)
1711, David Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature)
1718, Esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy)
1726, Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter
1776, Joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book)
1782, Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria
1785, John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist
1787, Ludwig Uhland, writer
1796, Auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer
1798, Ferdinand EugŠne Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal)
1806, Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer
1808, Martha Finley, children's book author
1812, Alfred Krupp, German arms merchant
1820, Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel)
1822, Frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park)
1822, Jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist
1827, Charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1834, Artemus Ward, (Charles Farrar Browne), humorist
1834, Horatio Richmond Palmer, composer
1836, Erminnie Adelle Platt, US, ethnologist (Iriquois-English Dictionary)
1839, Cyrus Hamblin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
1841, Wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian
1860, Alphonse M A J Ari‰ns, Dutch pastor
1863, Arno Holz, writer
1863, Charles Haslewood Shannon, lithographer/painter
1868, Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere/Newspaper publisher
1868, Robert Herrick, US writer (Common lot)
1873, Otto zur Linde, German author (Charon)
1874, J H "Biddy" Anderson, cricketer (one Test S Africa v Australia 1902)
1875, Syngman Rhee, South Korea, pres of South Korea (1948-60) [or Mar 26]
1878, Ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds, We Live Again)
1879, Owen Williams Richardson, England, physicist (Nobel 1928)
1880, Mikhail Fokine, Russia, choreographer/founder of modern dance
1884, Harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers)
1886, Ma Rainey, [Gertrude Pridgett], "Mother of the Blues", US blues singer
1888, Aleksandr Mikhailov, USSR, astronomer
1889, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austria, philosopher (Tractatus)
1890, Edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, US actor/director (My Old Dutch)
1893, Anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
1894, Rudolf Hess, Hitler's Deputy Fhrer, only prisoner at Spandau
1897, Olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children)
1898, Edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32)
1898, John Grierson, documentary film maker
1898, Vicente Aleixandre, Spain, writer (Ambito, Bird of Paper, Nobel 1977)
1899, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail)
19--, Dick Nasty, XXX actor (Blue Moon, Peekers, Sex Police 2000)
19--, Diego Verdaguer, Buenos Aires Argentina, spanish singer (Estoy Celoso)
In 19--, Heather Rattray, actress (Lily Mason Walsh-As the World Turns)
In 19--, Jamal, [Taleeb Sajada Phillips], Newark NJ, rapper (Illegal)
In 19--, Marne Paterson, actress (Something So Right)
In 19--, Ron McLarty, Providence RI, actor (Sgt Frank Belson-Spenser For Hire)
1900, Charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale)
1900, Douglas Sirk, director (Zu Neuen Ufern, Boefje)
1900, James Sutherland, English literature scholar/actor (Rob Roy 1953)
1903, Geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall
1903, Niven Busch, US screenwriter (Postman Always Rings Twice)
1904, Paul E "Cardinal" Leger, archbishop (Montreal)
1904, William "Count" Basie, jazz pianist (Policy Man, Blazing Saddles)
1905, Charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale)
1905, Denis O'Dea, Dublin, actor (Esther & the King, Treasure Island)
In 1905, Jean Vigo, France, actor/director (Zero For Conduct, L'Atlante)
In 1906, Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show)
In 1906, Leopold Spinner, composer
In 1907, Theun de Vries, writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981)
In 1909, Richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles)
1910, Erland von Koch, composer
In 1910, Ernst Tittel, composer
In 1910, Johan Doorn, Dutch journalist/resistance fighter (Orange Newspaper)
In 1910, Tomoyuki Tanaka, director (Godzilla)
In 1911, Marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen)
In 1912, A[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn)
In 1914, Bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967)
In 1914, Charlie Chester, British comedian (Never Say Die)
In 1914, Horace Leonard Gold, Sci-Fi writer/editor
In 1914, James William Rouse, US builder (shopping malls/Columbia, Maryland)
In 1914, Wilfred Howard Mellers, composer
In 1916, Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer
In 1916, Morris L West, Australia, novelist (Shoes of the Fisherman)
1917, I[eoh] M[ing] Pei, Canton, China, architect (1961 Brunner Prize)
1917, Sal "The Barber" Maglie, pitcher (NY Giants, 8th best won-lost pct)
1918, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Holland, 100m/200m dash, hurdler (Olym-gold-1948)
1918, Jack Morpurgo, American Literature scholar (Leeds University)
1918, Stafford Repp, Calif, actor (Chief O'Hara-Batman, Plunder Road)
1920, Juan C Lampe, Aruba, pianist/composer
1921, Harry Knutton, Maj-Gen/dir-general (London City & Guilds Institute)
1921, Jimmy Giuffre, jazz musician
1921, Margaret Gowing, professor (history, science)
1922, James Holt, medieval historian
1922, Jeanne Sauv‚, 1st female Governor-General (Canada, 1984-90)
1922, Margaret Scott, founder (Australian Ballet School)
1922, Mike Kellin, Hartford Ct, actor (Honestly Celeste, Fitz & Bones)
1922, Paul-Andre Gaillard, composer
1922, Pol Bury, Belgian sculptor
1923, Oliver Millar, Surveyor (Queen's Pictures)
1924, Russell Nype, Zion Ill, singer/actor (Burton Farley-Dorothy)
1926, Anton PO Ekstr”m, Swedish writer (Summer Dances)
1926, David Coleman, sports commentator
1926, Michael Joughin, CEO (Scottish Hydro-Electric)
1926, Oldrich Frantisek Korte, composer
1926, Preston "Bob" Tisch, NFL co-owner (NY Giants)
1927, Anne McLaren, biologist/zoologist/actress (Things to Come)
1927, Jack Douglas, comedian (My Brother Was an Only Child, Jack Paar Show)
1928, Gordon Downey, British Comptroller General/Reader Rep (Independent)
1928, Hertha Kr„ftner, writer
1930, Derek Waring, actor (Barnacle Bill, Arthur-Heart of the Country)
1930, Justin Gosling, principal (St Edmund Hall Oxford)
1930, Roger Moens, Belgium, 800m runner (Olympic-silver-1960)
1933, Carol Burnett, San Antonio Tx, comedian/actress (Annie, 4 Seasons)
1934, J Micheal McCloskey, environmentalist/chairman (Sierra Club)
1936, Edward Cazalet, British High Court Judge
1937, Robert Boozer, Omaha Neb, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1960)
1938, Duane Eddy, Phoenix, Az, country singer (Peter Gunn, Cannonball)
1938, Maurice Williams, rocker
1938, Willie Wood, bowler
1939, Roger Buckley, British High Court Judge
1940, Giorgio Moroder, composer (Let it Ride, Cat People, Top Gun)
1941, John Battle, MP
1942, Bobby Rydell, Phila Pa, rock singer (Wild One, Bye Bye Birdie)
1942, Claudine Auger, Paris France, Miss France (1958)/actress (Thunderball)
1942, Vitali Andreyevich Grishchenko, Russia, cosmonaut
1943, Claudine Auger, Miss France (1958)/actress (Thunderball)
1943, Gary Wright, singer, dream weaver (Spooky Tooth-It's All About)
1944, Bruce Johnston, US pop musician (Beach Boys-God Only Knows) [or 6/24]
1944, David O'B Martin, (Rep-R-NY, 1981- )
1944, Martha Rockwell, Providence RI, skier (Mount Washington)
1945, Giorgio Moroder, producer/singer/songwriter (150 gold discs)
1945, V K Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup)
1947, Donna Elizabeth De Varona, Greenwich Ct, swimmer (Olympic-2 gold-64)
1947, Gervase Frank Ashworth Jackson-Stops, architectural adviser
1948, Boyd Matson, TV host/correspondent (National Geographic Explorer)
1948, Gerry Sikorski, (Rep-D-MN, 1983- )
1948, Stevie Nicks, Calif, rocker/druggie (Fleetwood Mac-Rumours)
1949, Jimmy Hall, rocker (Wet Willie)
1950, Howard "Leon" Reeder, rock guitarist (Champaign)
1950, Peter Schaufuss, director of ballet (Deutsche Opera Berlin)
1951, Lynne Jones, MP
1952, Popo Simon Molefe, secretary-general (South Africa UDF)
1956, Koo Stark, [Kathleen Dee-Anne], photographer/actress (Emily)
1958, Giancarlo Esposito, actor (Bob Roberts, School Daze, King of NY)
1958, Johnny "Earl of" Dumfries, racing driver
1959, Ann O'Neill, Toowoomba QLD, golfer (1989 Downs District Champ)
1960, Roger Taylor, rock drummer (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf)
1961, Albert Lawrence, Jamaica, 4X100m relayer (Olympic-silver-1984)
1961, Joan Chen, [Chen Chong], Shanghai China, actress (Heaven & Earth)
1961, Nancy Scranton, Centralia IL, golfer (1991 du Maurier Ltd Classic)
1962, Graham "Skin" Skinner, rocker (Hipsway)
1962, Michael Damian, San Diego, singer (Rock on)/actor (Young & Restless)
1963, Bill Wennington, NBA center (Chicago Bulls)
1963, Michael Damian, actor/singer (Joseph & Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
1963, Thomas Searle, hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)
1964, Tod Bass, LA Calif, actor (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In)
1966, Andrea Temesvari, Budapest Hungary, tennis star (1985 US Clay Courts)
1967, Klaus Merk, Augsburg GER, hockey goaltender (Team Germany 1998)
1967, Matt Peterson, Chicago IL, Nike golfer (1992 Hawkeye Open-7th)
1968, Ahmed Elmaghraby, Suez Egypt, US field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
1971, Ryan Yarborough, NFL wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens, NY Jets)
1972, Francisco Cordova, Veracruz Mexico, pitcher (Pitts Pirates)
1972, Marco Rivera, NFL/WLAF guard (Scot Claymores, GB Packers-Superbowl 31)
1972, Natrone Means, NFL running back (SD Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars)
1973, Damien Munoz, Miss USA-Colorado (1997)
1973, Mark Davis, NBA guard/forward (Phila 76ers, Minnesota Timberwolves)
1973, Tracy Kathleen Hayes, Wheaton Ill, Miss America (Illinois-5th-1996)
1975, Jabbar Threats, defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1975, Trudi Ferguson, Miss Universe-Jamaica (1996)
1976, Sarah Tueting, ice hockey goalie (USA, Oly-98)
1979, Sean Fox, actor (3 Ninjas Kick Back, Calendar Girl)
1980, Jordana Brewster, Panama, actress (Nikki Graves-As the World Turns)
1980, Marne Patterson, Sherman Oaks Cal, actress (Nicole-Something So Right)
1984, Ryan O'Donohue, Pomona Ca, actress (Byrds of Paradise, Boys are Back)
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