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April 6 birthdays

284 notable historical figures were born on April 6, and 204 died on this day. Everyone born on April 6 is a Aries.

18% of April 6 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (63) than any other country.

Born on April 6

• James Watson (1928 to 2025. American biologist (1928–2025))
• Raphael (1483 to 1520. Italian painter and architect (1483–1520))
• Billy Dee Williams (born 1937. American actor, novelist and painter (born 1937))
• André Previn (1929 to 2019. American musician (1929–2019))
• Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901 to 1925. Italian Catholic activist and saint (1901–1925))
• Xuanzang (602 to 664. Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664))
• Rafael Correa (born 1963. President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017)
• Lord Frederick Windsor (born 1979. British financial analyst (born 1979))
• Mir Osman Ali Khan (1886 to 1967. Last ruler of Hyderabad, India (1886–1967))
• John William Waterhouse (1849 to 1917. English painter (1849–1917))
• Leigh Bardugo (born 1975. American fantasy author (born 1975))
• William M. Branham (1909 to 1965. American Christian minister (1909–1965))
• Nadar (1820 to 1910. French photographer and balloonist (1820–1910))
• Gustave Moreau (1826 to 1898. French Symbolist painter (1826–1898))
• James Mill (1773 to 1836. Scottish intellectual (1773–1836))
• Pasquale Paoli (1725 to 1807. Corsican statesman (1725–1807))
• Hilda Heine (born 1951. President of the Marshall Islands (2016–2020; 2024–present))
• Ernst L. Freud (1892 to 1970. Austrian architect (1892–1970))
• Anthony Fokker (1890 to 1939. Dutch aviation pioneer (1890–1939))
• Tim Walz (born 1964. Governor of Minnesota since 2019)
• James Beckwourth (1798 to 1866. American explorer (died 1866))
• Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498 to 1526. Italian condottiero (1498–1526))
• Charles Felix of Sardinia (1765 to 1831. King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831)
• Lowell Thomas (1892 to 1981. American author, broadcaster and traveler (1892–1981))
• Ronald Ridenhour (1946 to 1998. American whistleblower and investigative journalist (1946–1998))
• Christopher Franke (born 1953. German musician and composer)
• Héctor Trujillo (1908 to 2002. President of the Dominican Republic from 1952 to 1960)
• Erich Mühsam (1878 to 1934. German anarchist writer (1878–1934))
• Yehuda Bauer (1926 to 2024. Israeli Holocaust historian (1926–2024))
• Sartzetakis (1929 to 2022. Greek jurist and politician; President of Greece (1929–2022))
• Charlotte Nichols (born 1991. British Labour politician (born 1991))
• Childebert II (570 to 596. King of Austrasia from 575 to 596 AD)
• Paul Rudd (born 1969. American actor (born 1969))
• Aslan Bzhania (born 1963. President of Abkhazia from 2020 to 2024)
• Justin Popović (1894 to 1979. Eastern Orthodox theologian (1894–1979))
• Dominic Johnson, Baron Johnson of Lainston (born 1974. British financier politician and life peer (born 1974))
• Philip Henry Gosse (1810 to 1888. English naturalist (1810-1888))
• Rivka Oxman (1948 to 2025. Israeli architect)
• Markus Gabriel (born 1980. German philosopher (born 1980))
• Mary Fisher (activist) (born 1948. American political activist, artist and author)
• Phoumi Vongvichit (1909 to 1994. President of Laos (1909–1994))
• Charles R. Jackson (1903 to 1968. American writer (1903–1968))
• Edmond H. Fischer (1920 to 2021. American-Swiss biochemist (1920–2021))
• Oscar Piastri (born 2001. Australian racing driver (born 2001))
• Mark Henn (born 1958. American animator (born 1958))
• Cher Scarlett (born 1985. American software engineer, labor activist, and whistleblower (born 1985))
• John Pierpont (1785 to 1866. American poet, lawyer, and merchant (1785–1866))
• Gerhard Ritter (1888 to 1967. German historian (1888–1967))
• Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903 to 1990. American engineer and inventor (1903-1990))
• Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave (1863 to 1926. 25th President of Haiti from 1915 to 1922)
• Horst Ludwig Störmer (born 1949. German physicist)
• Mary Lou Jepsen (born 1965. American scientist and entrepreneur)
• Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans (1696 to 1751. British Politician and Aristocrat 1696-1751)
• Guillermo Portabales (1911 to 1970. Musical artist)
• Alfredo Ovando (1918 to 1982. President of Bolivia (1965–1966, 1969–1970))
• Giorgi Mazniashvili (1872 to 1937. Georgian general (1871–1937))
• Jean-Pierre Changeux (born 1936. French neuroscientist (born 1936))
• Leo Robin (1900 to 1984. American songwriter)
• J. P. Clark (1935 to 2020. Nigerian poet and playwright (1935–2020))
• José Celestino Mutis (1732 to 1808. Spanish mathematician and botanist (1732–1808))

Died on April 6

• Isaac Asimov (1920 to 1992. American writer and biochemist (1920–1992))
• Richard I of England (1157 to 1199. King of England from 1189 to 1199)
• Mickey Rooney (1920 to 2014. American actor (1920–2014))
• Raphael (1483 to 1520. Italian painter and architect (1483–1520))
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 to 1971. Russian composer (1882–1971))
• Albrecht Dürer (1471 to 1528. German artist and theorist (1471–1528))
• Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1923 to 2005. Prince of Monaco from 1949 to 2005)
• Matthias Corvinus (1443 to 1490. King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490)
• Juvénal Habyarimana (1937 to 1994. President of Rwanda from 1973 to 1994)
• Habib Bourguiba (1903 to 2000. President of Tunisia from 1957 to 1987)
• Wilma Mankiller (1945 to 2010. Cherokee Nation chief and activist (1945–2010))
• Niels Henrik Abel (1802 to 1829. Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829))
• Albert Sidney Johnston (1803 to 1862. Confederate States Army officer (1803–1862))
• Moses Hess (1812 to 1875. German-Jewish philosopher and socialist (1812–1875))
• Alexandre Millerand (1859 to 1943. French lawyer and statesman (1859–1943))
• Hans Küng (1928 to 2021. Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author (1928–2021))
• Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955 to 1994. President of Burundi in 1994)
• Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri (1908 to 1983. Indian Army general (1908–1983))
• Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (1539 to 1621. English nobleman (1539–1621))
• Notker the Stammerer (840 to 912. Composer, poet and scholar (c. 840–912))
• Peter of Verona (1206 to 1252. Italian Roman Catholic priest (1205–1252))
• Frederick II of Swabia (1090 to 1147. Hohenstaufen Duke of Swabia (1090–1147))
• John D. Bulkeley (1911 to 1996. United States Navy admiral and Medal of Honor recipient (1911–1996))
• Queen Munjeong (1501 to 1565. Queen of Joseon from 1517 to 1544)
• Giovanni Pascoli (1855 to 1912. Italian poet and classical scholar (1855–1912))
• Adamantios Korais (1748 to 1833. Greek humanist scholar (1748–1833))
• Princess Tenagnework (1912 to 2003. Eldest child of Emperor Haile Selassie (1912–2003))
• Fred Singer (1924 to 2020. Austrian-born American physicist (1924–2020))
• Senteni Masango (1981 to 2018. Queen of Eswatini)
• Rao Jodha (1416 to 1489. Rao of Marwar from 1439 to 1489)

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