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April 1 birthdays

362 notable historical figures were born on April 1, and 186 died on this day. Everyone born on April 1 is a Aries.

17% of April 1 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (93) than any other country.

Born on April 1

• Otto von Bismarck (1815 to 1898. Chancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890)
• Alexander Stubb (born 1968. President of Finland since 2024)
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 to 1943. Russian composer and pianist (1873–1943))
• Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936 to 2021. Pakistani nuclear physicist (1936–2021))
• William James Sidis (1898 to 1944. American mathematician, polyglot, and child prodigy (1898–1944))
• Milan Kundera (1929 to 2023. Czech and French novelist (1929–2023))
• Wangarĩ Maathai (1940 to 2011. Kenyan environmental activist (1940–2011))
• Clementine Churchill (1885 to 1977. Wife of Winston Churchill and life peer (1885–1977))
• Paul Manafort (born 1949. American political consultant (born 1949))
• Hasnat Khan (born 1958. British-Pakistani heart-lung surgeon (born 1958))
• Susan Boyle (born 1961. Scottish singer (born 1961))
• Abdelbaset al-Megrahi (1952 to 2012. Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing (1952–2012))
• Joseph de Maistre (1753 to 1821. Savoyard political philosopher (1753–1821))
• Samuel R. Delany (born 1942. American author, critic, and academic (born 1942))
• Louis IV (1282 to 1347. Holy Roman Emperor from 1328 to 1347)
• Sophie Germain (1776 to 1831. French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher)
• Ferenc Puskás (1927 to 2006. Hungarian footballer (1927–2006))
• Anne McCaffrey (1926 to 2011. Irish science fiction writer (1926–2011))
• Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr. (1888 to 1969. American army officer (1888–1969))
• Susumu Hirasawa (born 1954. Japanese musician (born 1954))
• Diego Columbus (1479 to 1527. Spanish explorer and son of Christopher Columbus (1479/80–1526))
• Ferruccio Busoni (1866 to 1924. Italian composer, pianist, and conductor (1866–1924))
• Debbie Reynolds (1932 to 2016. American actress and singer (1932–2016))
• Brad Meltzer (born 1970. American writer (born 1970))
• Bo Schembechler (1929 to 2006. American college football player and coach, sports administrator (1929–2006))
• John Abizaid (born 1951. American military leader & diplomat (born 1951))
• Hugo Carvajal (born 1960. Venezuelan politician and military officer (born 1960))
• Toshirō Mifune (1920 to 1997. Japanese actor (1920–1997))
• Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (born 1933. French physicist (born 1933))
• P. D. Q. Bach (1742 to 1807. Fictitious composer)
• László Tőkés (born 1952. Hungarian-Romanian clergyman and politician)
• Octavian Goga (1881 to 1938. Romanian politician and poet (1881–1938))
• Alain Connes (born 1947. French mathematician (born 1947))
• Jacob Appelbaum (born 1983. American computer security researcher (born 1983))
• Gaetano Mosca (1858 to 1941. Italian political scientist and journalist)
• Duke Bernhard III (1851 to 1928. Duke of Saxe-Meiningen from 1914 to 1918)
• Jai Paul (born 1989. British-Indian musician (born 1988))
• Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi (born 1986. Crown Prince of the Emirate of Fujairah)
• Saad el-Shazly (1922 to 2011. Egyptian general (1922–2011))
• Joseph E. Murray (1919 to 2012. American plastic surgeon (1919–2012))
• Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria (1825 to 1864. Princess Luitpold of Bavaria)
• Asadollah Alam (1919 to 1978. Prime minister of Iran from 1962 to 1964)
• Wangchuk Namgyal (born 1953. Head of the Royal House of Sikkim)
• Mario Botta (born 1943. Swiss architect, born 1943)
• Alberta Hunter (1895 to 1984. American jazz-blues singer-songwriter (1895–1984))
• Emperor Go-Saga (1220 to 1272. Emperor of Japan from 1242 to 1246)
• William Frederick Fisher (born 1946. American astronaut (born 1946))
• Florin Cîțu (born 1972. Prime Minister of Romania from 2020 to 2021)
• Penn Nouth (1906 to 1985. 7th prime minister of Cambodia)
• Gaston Eyskens (1905 to 1988. Belgian prime minister (1905–1988))
• Al-Mustarshid (1092 to 1135. Abbasid caliph in Baghdad (r. 1118–1135))
• Yakov Smushkevich (1902 to 1941. Soviet Air Forces lieutenant general (1902–1941))
• Lynn Hauldren (1922 to 2011. American copywriter (1922–2011))
• Ukyō Kodachi (born 1979. Japanese novelist, manga artist, & screenwriter)
• Alenka Zupančič (born 1966. Slovenian philosopher)
• Randy Orton (born 1980. American professional wrestler (born 1980))
• Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (1865 to 1929. Austrian-born chemist (1865–1929))
• Rachel Maddow (born 1973. American television host and commentator (born 1973))
• Jiang Mianheng (born 1951. Son of Jiang Zemin (born 1951))
• Clarence Seedorf (born 1976. Dutch footballer (born 1976))

Died on April 1

• Marvin Gaye (1939 to 1984. American singer and songwriter (1939–1984))
• Val Kilmer (1959 to 2025. American actor (1959–2025))
• Charles V (Emperor Charles I) (1887 to 1922. Habsburg monarch from 1916 to 1918)
• Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124 to 1204. Queen of France (1137–52) and England (1154–89); Duchess of Aquitaine (1137–1204))
• Cynthia Lennon (1939 to 2015. First wife of John Lennon (1939–2015))
• Scott Joplin (1868 to 1917. American composer and pianist (1868–1917))
• Adam Schlesinger (1967 to 2020. American musician (1967–2020))
• Lev Landau (1908 to 1968. Soviet theoretical physicist (1908–1968))
• George II (1890 to 1947. King of Greece (1922–1924; 1935–1947))
• Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona (1913 to 1993. Spanish infante (1913–1993))
• Roger Williams (1603 to 1684. English Baptist minister, theologian, author, and founder of Rhode Island)
• Philipp Mainländer (1841 to 1876. German philosopher and poet (1841–1876))
• Paulo Muwanga (1924 to 1991. Ugandan politician (1924–1991))
• Sigismund I the Old (1467 to 1548. King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 to 1548)
• Efraín Ríos Montt (1926 to 2018. 38th President of Guatemala from 1982 to 1983)
• Juwayriya bint al-Harith (608 to 676. Muhammad's eighth wife (c. 608–676))
• Paul von Rennenkampf (1854 to 1918. Imperial Russian general (1854–1918))
• Yevgeny Yevtushenko (1932 to 2017. Soviet and Russian poet (1933–2017))
• Abaqa Khan (1234 to 1282. Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate from 1265 to 1282)
• Mikhail Vrubel (1856 to 1910. Russian artist (1856–1910))
• Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895 to 1960. Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1957 to 1960)
• Blanche I of Navarre (1387 to 1441. Queen of Navarre from 1425 to 1441)
• Giovanni da Pian del Carpine (1182 to 1252. Italian diplomat and archbishop (c. 1185 – 1252))
• Aimery of Cyprus (1152 to 1205. King of Jerusalem (1198–1205) and Cyprus (1196–1205))
• Isamu Akasaki (1929 to 2021. Japanese electronics engineer (1929–2021))
• Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868 to 1933. Governor of New South Wales; Governor of Queensland; Viceroy of India (1868–1933))
• Albert (1340 to 1412. King of Sweden from 1364 to 1389)
• Emma Hauck (1878 to 1920. German outsider artist (1878–1920))
• Moses Blah (1947 to 2013. President of Liberia in 2003)
• J. A. Hobson (1858 to 1940. English economist, social scientist and critic of imperialism (1858–1940))

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