Nils Claussen (87)
April 20th, 1937

German engineer – Nils Claussen was born in Hamburg (City and state in the North of Germany) on April 20th, 1937 and is 87 years old today.

Other personalities born on April 20

85

Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

*April 20th, 1925, Paso Robles †May 30th, 2017, Los Angeles

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

56

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

*April 20th, 1889, Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus †April 30th, 1945, Führerbunker

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

*April 20th, 1918, Wisconsin †November 30th, 2009, Springdale

89

Gary Raymond

British actor

*April 20th, 1935, Brixton

30

Line Kjærsfeldt

Danish badminton player

*April 20th, 1994, Aarhus

89

Birgit Kroencke

Danish actress

*April 20th, 1935, Copenhagen

81

Irmela Brender

German writer

*April 20th, 1935, Mannheim †March 1st, 2017, Sindelfingen

88

José María Juncadella Salisachs

Spanish businessman and racing driver

*April 20th, 1936, Barcelona

78

Sabine Bergmann-Pohl

German politician, last leader of East Germany

*April 20th, 1946, Eisenach

60

Andy Serkis

English actor

*April 20th, 1964, Ruislip

44

Basta

Russian rapper, producer and radio host

*April 20th, 1980, Rostov-on-Don

88

Pat Roberts

United States Senator from Kansas

*April 20th, 1936, Topeka

54

Shemar Moore

American actor

*April 20th, 1970, Oakland

70

James Gammon

American actor

*April 20th, 1940, Newman †July 16th, 2010, Costa Mesa

65

Clint Howard

American actor

*April 20th, 1959, Burbank

63

Mike Pniewski

American actor

*April 20th, 1961, Los Angeles

65

Toller Cranston

Canadian figure skater and painter (1949-2015)

*April 20th, 1949, Hamilton †January 24th, 2015, San Miguel de Allende

26

Erik Meijs

Badminton player

*April 20th, 1991, Zoetermeer †November 16th, 2017, Duisburg

73

Louise Jameson

English actress

*April 20th, 1951, Wanstead

86

Manfred Kinder

German sprinter

*April 20th, 1938, Königsberg

76

Arto Paasilinna

Finnish author (1942-2018)

*April 20th, 1942, Kittilä †October 15th, 2018, Espoo

26

Capo Plaza

Italian rapper (1998)

*April 20th, 1998, Salerno

79

Thein Sein

Former President and Prime Minister of Myanmar

*April 20th, 1945, Ngapudaw Township

53

Eszter Tamási

(1938–1991) TV announcer

*April 20th, 1938, Mezőtúr †December 16th, 1991, Budapest

Also born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

86

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

86

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian (born 1937)

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1937, Balrampur †March 10th, 2015

87

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

86

Erich Ribbeck

German football player and coach

*June 13th, 1937, Wuppertal

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

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