Dan Simmons (76)
April 4th, 1948

American novelist – Dan Simmons was born in Peoria (County seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States) on April 4th, 1948 and is 76 years old today.

Other personalities born on April 4

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

74

Christine Lahti

American actress and director (born 1950)

*April 4th, 1950, Birmingham

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

78

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

75

Abdullah Öcalan

Ideologist, writer and founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)

*April 4th, 1949, Ömerli

79

Daniel Cohn-Bendit

German/French journalist and politician

*April 4th, 1945, Montauban

60

David Cross

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

*April 4th, 1964, Roswell

75

Shing-Tung Yau

American mathematician from Hong Kong

*April 4th, 1949, Shantou

59

Robert Downey Jr.

American actor (born 1965)

*April 4th, 1965, Manhattan

60

Anthony Perkins

American actor, director, and singer (1932–1992)

*April 4th, 1932, New York City †September 12th, 1992, Hollywood

79

Guy Teissier

French politician

*April 4th, 1945, Marseille

26

Ayliva

German singer-songwriter Turkish Origin

*April 4th, 1998, Recklinghausen

61

Graham Norton

Irish comedian, actor and television host

*April 4th, 1963, Clondalkin

73

Francesco De Gregori

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1951-)

*April 4th, 1951, Rome

92

Clive Davis

American music executive (born 1932)

*April 4th, 1932, Brooklyn

44

Laurie Beechman

American singer (1953-1998)

*April 4th, 1953, Philadelphia †March 8th, 1998, White Plains

78

Lars-Göran Arwidson

Swedish biathlete

*April 4th, 1946, Malung

28

Heath Ledger

Australian actor (1979–2008)

*April 4th, 1979, Perth †January 22nd, 2008, Manhattan

77

Mikio Yahara

Japanese karateka

*April 4th, 1947, Ehime Prefecture

58

Gary Moore

Northern Irish musician (1952–2011)

*April 4th, 1952, Belfast †February 6th, 2011, Estepona

58

Stefan Mappus

German politician, former PM of Baden-Württemberg

*April 4th, 1966, Pforzheim

73

María Kosti

Spanish actress

*April 4th, 1951, Madrid

64

Hugo Weaving

British actor

*April 4th, 1960, Ibadan

54

Greg Garcia

American television director, producer and writer

*April 4th, 1970, Arlington County

90

Catherine Tizard

New Zealand viceroy, academic, public administrator

*April 4th, 1931, Auckland †October 31st, 2021, Auckland

77

Luke Halpin

American actor

*April 4th, 1947, Astoria

78

Hugh Masekela

South African jazz trumpeter

*April 4th, 1939, Witbank †January 23rd, 2018, Johannesburg

94

Elizabeth Wilson

American actress (1921-2015)

*April 4th, 1921, Grand Rapids †May 9th, 2015, New Haven

Also born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

75

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

75

Donna Karan

American fashion designer

*October 2nd, 1948, New York City

75

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

*February 5th, 1948, Leeds †December 30th, 2023, London

76

Bernadette Peters

American actress and singer

*February 28th, 1948, Queens

75

Ian McEwan

British author

*June 21st, 1948, Aldershot

76

Wolfgang Schomburg

Judge

*April 9th, 1948, Berlin

75

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

76

Féodor Atkine

French actor

*February 27th, 1948, Paris

75

Tony Gatlif

French film director, actor and screenwriter

*September 10th, 1948, Algiers

75

George R. R. Martin

American writer and television producer

*September 20th, 1948, Bayonne

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