April 14: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is April 14th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on April 14th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.

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April 14th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

April 14th Birthdays: Famous Artists

French photographer Robert Doisneau (Kiss by the Hotel de Ville) was born on April 14, 1912.

April 14th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

American professional baseball player Bradley David (Brad) Ausmus was born on April 14, 1969. Brad Ausmus played for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.

Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter, was born on April 14, 1892.

American race car driver and NASCAR racing legend Dick Brooks was born on April 14, 1942.

Giorgio Cesana, Italian rowing coxswain and Olympic gold medalist (1906), was born on April 14, 1892.

Cynthia Cooper, American basketball player and Olympic gold medalist (1998), was born on April 14, 1963.

Argentinean professional golfer Roberto De Vicenzo was born on April 14, 1923.

Jim Grabb, American tennis star, was born on April 14, 1964.

American professional baseball player David Justice was born on April 14, 1966. David Justice, who was married to actress Halle Berry, played for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics.

Richard Martin (Marty Keough), American professional baseball player, was born on April 14, 1934. Marty Keough played for the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators.

American professional baseball player Greg Maddux (Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres) was born on April 14, 1966.

Greg Myers, American professional baseball player (Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays), was born on April 14, 1966.

American professional golfer Robert Herman (Bobby) Nichols was born on April 14, 1936.

Peter Edward (Pete) Rose, American professional baseball player, was born on April 14, 1941. Pete Rose played for the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos and Philadelphia Phillies. Pete Rose was banished from baseball in 1989 in a sports gambling scandal.

American professional baseball player Gregory Owen (Gregg) Zaun was born on April 14, 1971. Greg Zaun, the nephew of professional baseball player Rick Dempsey, has played for the Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays.

April 14th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

James Branch Cabell, American author (Jurgen), was born on April 14, 1879.

Joanna Mansfield (Annie Sullivan) Macy, American educator and author (The Story of My Life), was born on April 14, 1866. Annie Sullivan may be best remembered as the teacher and friend of Helen Keller. Actress Anne Bancroft played Annie Sullivan (to Patty Duke's Helen Keller) in the 1962 motion picture The Miracle Worker.

British historian and author Arnold Joseph Toynbee (A Study of History,A Survey of International Affairs,The Western Question in Greece and Turkey and The World and the West) was born on April 14, 1889.

April 14th Birthdays: Famous Performers

John Farmer Bell, American rock guitarist and singer (Widespread Panic), was born on April 14, 1962. John Bell is known to his fans as J.B.

British rock guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple and Rainbow) was born on April 14, 1945.

Abigail Breslin, American actress, was born on April 14, 1996. Abigail Breslin has appeared in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, Little Miss Sunshine, Nim's Island and The Ultimate Gift.

American actor and Academy Award winner (2002) Adrien Brody was born on April 14, 1973. Adrien Brody has appeared in The Brothers Bloom, The Darjeeling Limited, Hollywoodland, The Jacket, King Kong, The Pianist, Restaurant, Splice, Summer of Sam, The Thin Red Line and The Village.

Dennis Bryon, British pop-rock drummer (Amen Corner), was born on April 14, 1949.

American actress Vivien Elisabeth Cardone was born on April 14, 1993. Vivien Cardone has appeared in A Beautiful Mind, All Roads Lead Home and Everwood.

Robert Carlyle, Scottish actor (24: Redemption, 28 Weeks Later, Stargate Universe, Angela's Ashes, Face, Flood, The Full Monte, Hitler: The Rise of Evil, Priest, Ravenous, Trainspotting and The World Is Not Enough), was born on April 14, 1961.

Julie Christie, British actress (Afterglow, Away from Her, Darling, Dr. Zhivago, Fahrenheit 451, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Petulia, Separate Tables and Shampoo) and Academy Award winner (1965), was born on April 14, 1941.

American actor Bradford Dillman (The Bridge at Remagen, Compulsion, Court-Martial, The Enforcer, Falcon Crest, King's Crossing, Piranha, Sudden Impact and The Way We Were) was born on April 14, 1930.

Larry Ferguson, Bahamanian rock keyboardist (Hot Chocolate), was born on April 14, 1948.

American actress Sarah Michelle Gellar was born on April 14, 1977. Sarah Michelle Gellar has appeared in Alice, All My Children, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Grudge, The Grudge 2, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream 2.

Bradley (Brad Garrett) Gerstenfeld, American comedian, actor (Everybody Loves Raymond, First Impressions, Gleason, The Pursuit of Happiness, Suicide Kings and'Til Death) and voice-over artist (A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo, Justice League Unlimited, The Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series, Ratatouille and Transformers), was born on April 14, 1960.

British actor and Academy Award winner (1981) Sir Arthur John Gielgud was born on April 14, 1904. Sir John Gielgud appeared in Arthur, Becket, Brideshead Revisited, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Chariots of Fire, The Elephant Man, Elizabeth, Gandhi, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Julius Caesar, A Man for All Seasons, Murder on the Orient Express, Portrait of a Lady, Prospero's Books, Richard III,Shine,Summer's Lease and War and Remembrance.

Anthony Michael Hall, American comedian, television personality (Saturday Night Live) and actor (The Breakfast Club, Edward Scissorhands, National Lampoon's Vacation and Sixteen Candles), was born on April 14, 1968.

American rap artist Shawntae (Da Brat) Harris was born on April 14, 1974. Shawntae Harris' sister is actress and fashion designer Lisa Raye.

Buddy Knox, American country music singer ("Lovey Dovey" and "Party Doll"), was born on April 14, 1933.

American actress Joan Darling Kugell (Owen Marshall: Attorney at Law,The President's Analyst, Sunnyside and The Two Worlds of Jenny Logan) was born on April 14, 1935.

Loretta Lynn, American country music singer ("Coal Miner's Daughter," "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl," "One's on the Way" and "The Pill") and author (Coal Miner's Daughter), was born on April 14, 1935.

American rock drummer Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees) was born on April 14, 1967.

Rob McElhenney, American actor (A Civil Action, The Devil's Own, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Latter Days, Lost, The Tollbooth and Wonder Boys), was born on April 14, 1977. Rob McElhenney married actress Kaitlin Olson.

American operatic and pop singer David Miller (Il Divo) was born on April 14, 1973.

Milton (Shorty Rogers) Rajonsky, American trumpeter, bandleader and songwriter ("Keen and Peachy," "Martians Go Home" and "Sweetheart of Sigmund Freud"), was born on April 14, 1924.

American actor Jay Robinson (Born Again, Demetrius and the Gladiators, Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex But Were Afraid to Ask, Malibu Bikini Shop, My Man Godfrey, The Robe, Sinatra and The Virgin Queen) was born on April 14, 1930.

Gloria Jean Schoonover, American actress (Copacabana, The Ladies Man and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break), was born on April 14, 1927.

American actor John Shea (Baby M, Backstreet Justice, A Case of Deadly Force, Honey I Blew Up the Kid, Honeymoon, Lois & Clark - The New Adventures of Superman, Nativity, New Life, Small Sacrifices and WIOU) was born on April 14, 1949.

Rodney Stephen (Rod) Steiger, American actor and Academy Award winner (1967), was born on April 14, 1925. Rod Steiger appeared in Back Water, Dr. Zhivago, The Illustrated Man, In Pursuit of Honor, In the Heat of the Night, The Longest Day, Mars Attacks, On the Waterfront and The Pawnbroker.

American Christian rock singer Mark Stuart (Audio Adrenaline) was born on April 14, 19--.

Antwon Tanner, American actor (Coach Carter and One Tree Hill), was born on April 14, 1975.

April 14th Birthdays: Famous Scientists

Dutch astronomer, mathematician and physicist Christiaan Huygens was born on April 14, 1629. Christiaan Huygens has been credited with discovering the rings of Saturn.

Augustus Pitt-Rivers, British archaeologist, was born on April 14, 1827.

April 14th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

George Canning, British Prime Minister, was born on April 14, 1770.

Francois (Papa Doc) Duvalier, Haitian dictator, was born on April 14, 1907.

Saudi Arabian King Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz was born on April 14, 1906.

Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe, was born on April 14, 1928.

Rhodesian Premier Abel Muzorewa was born on April 14, 1925.

Philip III, King of Spain and Portugal, was born on April 14, 1578.

Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin was born on April 14, 1862.

Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on April 14th?

If you know additional notable people (including yourself) who may be celebrating a birthday on April 14th, please indicate so in a comment below. Thank you!

Happy Birthday, April 14th.

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