Famous Birthdays: April 3

Notable People Born Today includes:

• 1367 – Henry IV of England – King of England (1399–1413).

• 1593 – George Herbert – Welsh poet and orator.

• 1693 – George Edwards – English naturalist and ornithologist.

• 1783 – Washington Irving – American author, known for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

• 1817 – Mathilde Bonaparte – French princess and daughter of Napoleon’s brother Jérôme.

• 1823 – William Marcy Tweed – American politician and leader of Tammany Hall.

• 1837 – John Burroughs – American naturalist and essayist.

• 1860 – Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford – British statesman and Viceroy of India.

• 1880 – Otto Weininger – Austrian philosopher and author.

• 1881 – Alcide De Gasperi – Italian statesman and Prime Minister.

• 1885 – Allan Dwan – Canadian-American film director and producer.

• 1893 – Leslie Howard – English actor, known for Gone with the Wind.

• 1895 – Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco – Italian composer and pianist.

• 1897 – Thaddeus Shideler – American Olympic hurdler.

• 1898 – George Jessel – American actor, singer, and producer.

• 1900 – Camille Chamoun – President of Lebanon (1952–1958).

• 1905 – Lili Kraus – Hungarian pianist.

• 1911 – Michael Woodruff – British surgeon and pioneer in organ transplantation.

• 1921 – Darío Moreno – Turkish-Jewish singer and actor.

• 1922 – Doris Day – American actress and singer, known for Calamity Jane.

• 1924 – Marlon Brando – American actor, known for The Godfather.

• 1925 – Tony Benn – British politician and diarist.

• 1926 – Gus Grissom – American astronaut and one of the original Mercury Seven.

• 1930 – Helmut Kohl – Chancellor of Germany (1982–1998).

• 1934 – Jane Goodall – English primatologist and anthropologist.

• 1936 – Jim Clark – Scottish Formula One racing driver.

• 1941 – Eric Braeden – German-American actor, known for The Young and the Restless.

• 1942 – Marsha Mason – American actress, known for The Goodbye Girl.

• 1943 – Jonathan Lynn – English actor, writer, and director.

• 1948 – Jaime de Marichalar – Spanish nobleman and former Duke of Lugo.

• 1950 – Sally Thomsett – English actress, known for The Railway Children.

• 1958 – Alec Baldwin – American actor, known for 30 Rock.

• 1961 – Eddie Murphy – American actor and comedian, known for Beverly Hills Cop.

• 1963 – Criss Oliva – American guitarist and songwriter (Savatage).

• 1964 – Ned Yost – American baseball manager.

• 1968 – Sebastian Bach – Canadian singer and actor, known for Skid Row.

• 1971 – Picabo Street – American alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist.

• 1973 – Matthew Ferguson – Canadian actor.

• 1977 – Tamás Hajnal – Hungarian footballer.

• 1982 – Cobie Smulders – Canadian actress, known for How I Met Your Mother.

• 1984 – Maxi López – Argentine footballer.

• 1986 – Amanda Bynes – American actress, known for She’s the Man.

• 1990 – Leona Lewis – British singer and songwriter.

• 1992 – Adam Reynolds – Australian rugby league player.

• 1994 – Samir Carruthers – Irish footballer.

• 1996 – Dove Cameron – American actress and singer, known for Descendants.