Famous people born on 29 April

• HirohitoEmperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 · 1901–1989
  87 yrs
• Henri PoincaréFrench mathematician, physicist and engineer · 1854–1912
  58 yrs
• Alexander II of RussiaThe 12th Emperor of Russia · 1818–1881
  62 yrs
• Duke EllingtonAmerican jazz pianist and composer · 1899–1974
  75 yrs
• Harold UreyAmerican physical chemist · 1893–1981
  87 yrs
• Konstantinos P. CavafyGreek-Egyptian poet and journalist · 1863–1933
  70 yrs
• Raja Ravi Varma ↗Indian painter from Kerala · 1848–1906
  58 yrs
• William Randolph Hearst ↗American newspaper publisher · 1863–1951
  88 yrs
• Bernard Madoff ↗American fraudster and financier · 1938–2021
  82 yrs
• Fred Zinnemann ↗Austrian film director · 1907–1997
  89 yrs
• Celeste Holm ↗American actress · 1917–2012
  95 yrs
• Jean Rochefort ↗French actor · 1930–2017
  87 yrs
• Karl Drais ↗German inventor of early form of bicycle and typewriter · 1785–1851
  66 yrs
• Zewditu I of Ethiopia ↗Empress of Ethiopia · 1876–1930
  53 yrs
• Charles Nodier ↗French author · 1780–1844
  63 yrs
• Alejandra Pizarnik ↗Argentinian poet · 1936–1972
  36 yrs
• Thomas Beecham ↗British conductor and impresario · 1879–1961
  81 yrs
• Georges Ernest Boulanger ↗French general · 1837–1891
  54 yrs
• Rafael Sabatini ↗Italian–English writer · 1875–1950
  74 yrs
• Irvin Kershner ↗American film director · 1923–2010
  87 yrs
• Paul Baran ↗American engineer · 1926–2011
  84 yrs
• Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp ↗Swedish Prince · 1700–1739
  39 yrs
• Frank Auerbach ↗German-born British painter · 1931–2024
  93 yrs
• Jean-Baptiste Jourdan ↗Marshal of France · 1762–1833
  71 yrs
• Vasily Tatishchev ↗Russian historian · 1686–1750
  64 yrs
• Jack Williamson ↗American science fiction writer · 1908–2006
  98 yrs
• Ali Fethi Okyar ↗2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey · 1880–1943
  63 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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