Famous People Born in April 1946

Apr 6 Danny Kortchmar, American session guitarist, producer and songwriter (James Taylor, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Don Henley), born in New York City
Apr 7 Barbara Benary, American composer (Gamelon Son Of Lion), born in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York (d. 2019)
Apr 7 Bob Metcalfe, American electrical engineer (co-inventor of Ethernet, 3Com), born in Brooklyn, New York
Apr 7 Colette Besson, French runner (d. 2005)
Apr 7 Wanderley Paiva, Brazilian soccer defensive midfielder (7 caps; Atlético Mineiro, América-SP, Palmeiras), born in Três Corações, Brazil (d. 2023)
Apr 8 Jim "Catfish" Hunter, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (MLB All-Star 1966, 67, 70, 72–1976; World Series 1972–74, 77, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1974; Oakland A's, NY Yankees), born in Hertford, North Carolina (d. 1999)
Apr 8 Stuart Pankin, American comedian (Striptease, Congo, Earl-Dinosaurs), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 8 Tim Thomerson, American actor (Trancers), born in Coronado, California
Apr 9 Alan Knott, English cricket wicket-keeper (1967-81), born in Belvedere, Kent
Apr 9 Les Gray, English vocalist (Mud - "Tiger Feet"), born in Carshalton, Surrey, England (d. 2004)
Apr 9 Nate Colbert, American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1971, 72, 73; San Diego Padres, Houston Astros), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2023)
Apr 10 Anne Boyd, Australian classical composer (As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams), and educator, born in Sydney, Australia
Apr 10 Armand [Herman van Loenhout], Dutch folk singer ("Ben ik te min" -"Am I Not Good Enough?"; "Blommenkinders" - "Flower Children"), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2015)
Apr 10 Bob Watson, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1973, 75; Houston Astros) and sports executive (GM NY Yankees, World Series 1996), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
Apr 11 Bob Harris, English radio presenter (The Old Grey Whistle Test, Time Out), born in Northampton, England

Apr 12 Ed O'Neill, American comedian and actor (Married with Children, Modern Family), born in Youngstown, Ohio
Apr 12 Peter L de Baan, Dutch actor, director and playwright (Leonce & Lena)
Apr 12 René Krijnen, Dutch rock keyboardist (Les Baroques - "Such A Cad"), born in the Netherlands

Apr 13 American soul singer ("Let's Stay Together"; "Love And Happiness"), born in Forest City, Arkansas

Apr 13 Roy Loney, American rock singer (Flamin' Groovies, 1965-71), born in California (d. 2019)
Apr 14 Patrick Fairley, Scottish pop rock guitarist (Marmalade, 1961-72 - "Ob La Di, Ob La Da"), and music publisher, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
Apr 14 Tom Monteleone, American horror and science fiction writer (Dark Stars and other Illuminations; Fearful Symmetries), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 15 Wayne Gilchrest, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland), born in Rahway, New Jersey
Apr 16 Margot Adler, American journalist, born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2014)
Apr 16 Pēteris Vasks, Latvian contemporary classical composer, and double bassist (Distant Light; The Fruit Of Silence), born in Aizpute, Latvia
Apr 17 Clare Francis, British yachtswoman and novelist (Come Hell or High Water), born in Thames Ditton, Surrey
Apr 17 Henry Kelly, Irish radio and TV broadcaster, born in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
Apr 18 (Alexander) "Skip" Spence, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (Moby Grape - "Omaha"), born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Apr 18 Harvey Kagan, American muscian (Sir Douglas Quintet)
Apr 18 Hayley Mills, English actress (Parent Trap, Pollyanna), born in London, England
Apr 18 Lennie Baker, American rock saxophonist musician (Sha Na Na, 1970-99), born in Whitman, Massachusetts (d. 2016)
Apr 18 Tommy Shannon [Smedley], American blues-rock bassist (Johnny Winter; Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble), born in Tucson, Arizona
Apr 19 Leon Wessels, South African lawyer and Minister of Local Government, born in Kroonstad, South Africa
Apr 19 Tim Curry, English actor (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Star Wars: The Clone Wars), born in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England
Apr 20 Julien Poulin, French Canadian actor (Elvis Gratton: Le king des kings), born in Montréal, Québec
Apr 21 Claire Denis, French film director (Chocolat, Beau Travail), born in Paris, France
Apr 21 Doug MacLeod, American blues musician (Blues Music Awards' Acoustic Artist of the Year, 2014, 2016 and 2017), born in New York City
Apr 21 S Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test ump, ICC referee)
Apr 22 Archy Kirkwood, British politician (MP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
Apr 22 Dectuplets, Bacacay Brazil, 8 males & 2 females
Apr 22 John Waters, American director (Hairspray), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 22 Louise Harel, Quebec politician and City Councillor for Maisonneuve–Longue-Pointe, born in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Quebec
Apr 22 Nicole Garcia, French actress and director (Going Away), born in Oran, Algeria
Apr 23 Stuart Orkin, American stem cell biologist whose research led to first gene therapy using CRISPR to treat sickle cell disease [1]
Apr 24 Bruce Stuart Saylor, American composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 24 Dick Rivers [Hervé Forneri], French rock and roll singer and actor, born in Nice, France (d. 2019)
Apr 25 Digby Fairweather, British jazz trumpeter, born in Rochford, Essex, England
Apr 25 Peter Sutherland, Irish businessman (Allied Irish Banks) and politician (Fine Gael), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2018)
Apr 25 Talia Shire [Coppola], American actress (Adrienne-Rocky), born in Lake Success, New York
Apr 25 Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian nationalist and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, born in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Apr 27 Gordon Haskell, British pop, rock and blues musician (Fleur De Lys; King Crimson, 1970; Harry's Bar), born in Verwood, Dorset, England (d. 2020)
Apr 27 John Maclean, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests, 18 dismissals; Queensland), born in Herston, Australia
Apr 28 Ginette Reno [Raynault], Canadian Juno Award-winning pop singer-songwriter ("Beautiful Second Hand Man"), and actress, born in Montreal, Quebec
Apr 28 Glenn Ross Campbell, American steel guitarist (The Misunderstood), born in San Diego, California
Apr 29 Franc Roddam, English director (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Quadrophenia), born in Norton, England
Apr 30 Bill Plympton, American animator (Your Face), born in Portland Oregon

Apr 30 King of Sweden (1973- ), born in Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden

Apr 30 Donald Schollander, swimmer (Olympic-4 gold-64), born in Charlotte, North Carolina

About April 1946

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Famous People Born in April 1946

About April 1946