Famous people born on 8 April

• Kofi Annan7th Secretary-General of the United Nations · 1938–2018
  80 yrs
• Mehmed IISeventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1432–1481
  49 yrs
• Mary PickfordCanadian actress and producer · 1892–1979
  87 yrs
• Edmund HusserlGerman philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology · 1859–1938
  79 yrs
• Emil CioranRomanian-French philosopher and essayist · 1911–1995
  84 yrs
• Philip IV of SpainKing of Spain and Portugal · 1605–1665
  60 yrs
• Jacques BrelBelgian singer · 1929–1978
  49 yrs
• Betty FordFirst Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 · 1918–2011
  93 yrs
• Albert I of BelgiumKing of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934 · 1875–1934
  58 yrs
• Melvin CalvinAmerican biochemist · 1911–1997
  85 yrs
• Christian IX of Denmark ↗King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906 · 1818–1906
  87 yrs
• Vivienne Westwood ↗British fashion designer · 1941–2022
  81 yrs
• John Richard Hicks ↗British economist · 1904–1989
  85 yrs
• Sonja Henie ↗Norwegian figure skater and actress · 1912–1969
  57 yrs
• Giuseppe Tartini ↗Italian composer and violinist · 1692–1770
  77 yrs
• Ian Douglas Smith ↗Prime Minister of Rhodesia · 1919–2007
  88 yrs
• Emperor Gaozu of Tang ↗Founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty (566-635) · AD 566–635
  69 yrs
• Chris Kyle ↗US Navy SEAL and author · 1974–2013
  38 yrs
• Kim Jong-hyun ↗South Korean singer and dancer · 1990–2017
  27 yrs
• Peter I of Portugal ↗King of Portugal from 1357 to 1367 · 1320–1367
  46 yrs
• Richard Neutra ↗Austrian–American architect · 1892–1970
  78 yrs
• August Wilhelm von Hofmann ↗German chemist · 1818–1892
  74 yrs
• John Fante ↗1909–1983; American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Italian descent · 1909–1983
  74 yrs
• John Havlicek ↗American basketball player · 1940–2019
  79 yrs
• Philippa of Lancaster ↗English noblewoman and Portuguese queen consort · 1360–1415
  55 yrs
• Alexi Laiho ↗Finnish musician · 1979–2020
  41 yrs
• Catherine of Lancaster ↗Queen consort of Castille · 1373–1418
  45 yrs
• Dionysios Solomos ↗Greek poet · 1798–1857
  58 yrs
• Karl Ludwig Hencke ↗German astronomer · 1793–1866
  73 yrs
• Harvey Williams Cushing ↗American neurosurgeon · 1869–1939
  70 yrs
• John Gavin ↗American film actor and former Ambassador to Mexico · 1931–2018
  86 yrs
• József Antall ↗Hungarian politician and historian, Prime Minister of Hungary · 1932–1993
  61 yrs
• Jürgen Moltmann ↗German Reformed theologian · 1926–2024
  98 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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