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April 20 birthdays

301 notable historical figures were born on April 20, and 188 died on this day. Everyone born on April 20 is a Taurus.

18% of April 20 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (64) than any other country.

Born on April 20

• Jessica Lange (born 1949. American actress (born 1949))
• Adolf Hitler (1889 to 1945. Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945)
• Muhammad (Islamic Prophet) (571 to 632. Founder of Islam (c. 570–632))
• Napoleon III (1808 to 1873. Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870)
• Miguel Díaz-Canel (born 1960. Leader of Cuba since 2021 (born 1960))
• Joan Miró (1893 to 1983. Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist (1893–1983))
• Ja'far al-Sadiq (702 to 765. Muslim scholar and Shia imam (c.702–765))
• John Paul Stevens (1920 to 2019. United States Supreme Court justice from 1975 to 2010)
• Carol I (1839 to 1914. Monarch of Romania from 1866 to 1914)
• St Rose of Lima (1586 to 1617. Peruvian saint (1586–1617))
• Tito Puente (1923 to 2000. American Latin jazz and mambo musician (1923–2000))
• David Chalmers (born 1966. Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist)
• Gro Harlem Brundtland (born 1939. Norwegian politician (born 1939))
• Odilon Redon (1840 to 1916. French painter (1840–1916))
• Charles Maurras (1868 to 1952. French political philosopher (1868–1952))
• Aviva Chomsky (born 1957. American historian (born 1957))
• Isabel dos Santos (born 1973. Angolan businesswoman (born 1973))
• Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz (1936 to 1989. Duke of Anjou and Duke of Cádiz)
• Lionel Hampton (1908 to 2002. American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader (1908–2002))
• Svante Pääbo (born 1955. Swedish geneticist (born 1955))
• Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (born 1952. Pakistani general)
• Ann Ward (born 1991. American fashion model (born 1991))
• Paul Milgrom (born 1948. American economist (born 1948))
• Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805 to 1873. German painter and lithographer (1805–1873))
• Aubrey de Grey (born 1963. English biogerontologist and author (born 1963))
• Thein Sein (born 1945. President of Myanmar from 2011 to 2016)
• George Takei (born 1937. American actor, author and activist (born 1937))
• Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (born 1946. German politician, last leader of East Germany)
• Massimo D'Alema (born 1949. Italian politician (born 1949))
• Atifete Jahjaga (born 1975. President of Kosovo from 2011 to 2016)
• Daniel Chester French (1850 to 1931. American sculptor (1850–1931))
• Peter S. Beagle (born 1939. American novelist and screenwriter (born 1939))
• Željko Joksimović (born 1972. Serbian singer-songwriter (born 1972))
• Toller Cranston (1949 to 2015. Canadian figure skater and painter)
• Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633 to 1654. Emperor of Japan from 1643 to 1654)
• Italo Gariboldi (1879 to 1970. Italian senior officer in the Royal Army before and during World War II)
• Chiung Yao (1938 to 2024. Taiwanese writer (1938–2024))
• Lucian Pulvermacher (1918 to 2009. American Catholic priest (1918–2009))
• Kazuaki Kiriya (born 1968. Japanese filmmaker)
• Rachel Whiteread (born 1963. English artist (born 1963))
• Emily Schrader (born 1991. Israeli-American journalist)
• Rebecca Makkai (born 1978. American writer (born 1978))
• Andy Serkis (born 1964. English actor (born 1964))
• Renata of Lorraine (1544 to 1602. Duchess of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597)
• William Bartram (1739 to 1823. American naturalist (1739–1823))
• Duke of Västmanland (1889 to 1918. Swedish prince (1889–1918))
• Ricardo Maduro (born 1946. President of Honduras from 2002 to 2006)
• Danielle Crittenden (born 1963. Canadian-American author and journalist)
• Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (born 1962. Prime Minister of Iceland from 2016 to 2017)
• Kukrit Pramoj (1911 to 1995. Prime Minister of Thailand from 1975 to 1976)
• Adolf Schärf (1890 to 1965. President of Austria from 1957 to 1965)
• Gopinath Mohanty (1914 to 1991. Indian (Odia) writer (1914–1991))
• Platon (photographer) (born 1968. British photographer)
• Michel Leiris (1901 to 1990. French writer (1901–1990))
• José Miaja (1878 to 1958. Spanish Republican Army general)
• Alban Skënderaj (born 1981. Albanian singer (born 1982))
• Kai Siegbahn (1918 to 2007. Swedish physicist (1918–2007))
• Lucas Rijneveld (born 1991. Dutch poet and writer)
• Wiliame Katonivere (born 1964. President of Fiji from 2021 to 2024)
• Servillano Aquino (1874 to 1959. Filipino revolutionary (1874–1959))

Died on April 20

• Avicii (1989 to 2018. Swedish DJ and music producer (1989–2018))
• Bram Stoker (1847 to 1912. Irish author (1847–1912))
• Victoria Wood (1953 to 2016. British comedian (1953–2016))
• Güyük Khan (1206 to 1248. Khagan of the Mongol Empire from 1246 to 1248)
• Christian X (1870 to 1947. King of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland (1918–1944))
• Anicetus (100 to 166. Head of the Catholic Church from c. 157 to 168)
• Pope Clement V (1264 to 1314. Head of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314)
• Paul Celan (1920 to 1970. German-language poet of Romanian birth, holocaust survivor (1920–1970))
• Ivanoe Bonomi (1873 to 1951. Prime Minister of Italy (1921–1922; 1944–1945))
• Zhengde Emperor (1491 to 1521. Emperor of China from 1505 to 1521)
• Cædwalla (659 to 689. King of Wessex from 685 to 688)
• Pontiac (1720 to 1769. 18th century Native American war chief)
• Milovan Djilas (1911 to 1995. Yugoslav politician (1911–1995))
• Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (1660 to 1690. Dauphine of France (1660–1690))
• Malhar Rao Holkar (1693 to 1766. Maharaja of Indore from 1732 to 1766)
• Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930 to 2017. Polish sculptor (1930–2017))
• William Burges (1827 to 1881. English Gothic revival architect and designer (1827–1881))
• Sarvepalli Gopal (1923 to 2002. Indian historian)
• Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754 to 1842. French marshal (1754–1842))
• Gersonides (1288 to 1344. Medieval Jewish philosopher)
• Emperor Xizong of Tang (862 to 888. Emperor of China from 873 to 888)
• K. Ferdinand Braun (1850 to 1918. German physicist (1850–1918))
• Erich Weinert (1890 to 1953. German politician and writer (1890–1953))
• Bernard Katz (1911 to 2003. German-British biophysicist (1911–2003))
• Schuyler Wheeler (1860 to 1923. American electrical engineer and manufacturer)
• Bogdan III The One-Eyed (1479 to 1517. Voivode of Moldavia from 1504 to 1517)
• Rosalie Gicanda (1928 to 1994. Queen consort of Rwanda)
• Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164) (1095 to 1164. Italian cardinal (1095–1164))
• Thomas Phillips (1770 to 1845. English painter (1770–1845))
• Albert Kalonji (1929 to 2015. Congolese politician (1929–2015))

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