April 3: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is April 3rd your birthday? Was someone special to you born on April 3rd? 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 3rd was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

April 3rd Birthdays: Famous Artists

Harry Conway (Bud) Fisher, American cartoonist, was born on April 3, 1885. Bud Fisher originated the first American syndicated cartoon (Mutt and Jeff).

April 3rd Birthdays: Famous Athletes

American professional football player Garry Don (Donny) Anderson was born on April 3, 1949. Donny Anderson played for the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Cardinals.

Vitaliy Davidov, Russian ice hockey player and Olympic gold medalist (1964, 1968 and 1972), was born on April 3, 1939.

American professional golfer Rod Funseth was born on April 3, 1933.

Mary Gordon-Watson, British equestrian eventer and Olympic gold medalist (1972), was born on April 3, 1948.

Canadian professional hockey player Bernard Marcel (Bernie) Parent was born on April 3, 1945. Bernie Parent played for the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Blazers, Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs.

American professional golfer Sandra Spuzich was born on April 3, 1937.

Picabo Street. American downhill skier and Olympic gold medalist (1984), was born on April 3, 1971.

Eva Szekely, Hungarian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist (1952), was born on April 3, 1927.

Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Polish track and field star and Olympic gold medalist (1932), was born on April 3, 1911.

April 3rd Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

Mary Carpenter, British educator, social reformer and author (Juvenile Delinquents: Their Condition and Treatment), was born on April 3, 1807.

American clergyman and author Edward Everett Hale (A Man Without a Country) was born on April 3, 1822.

Welsh Protestant priest, Metaphysical poet and author George Herbert (The Country Parson, Jacula, Outlandish Proverbs, A Priest to the Temple and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations) was born on April 3, 1593.

Washington Irving, American author (A History of New York, A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, The Life of Washington and The Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff & Others), was born on April 3, 1783. Washington Irving also wrote under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. His most famous stories included "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip van Winkle."

Pat Proft, American screenwriter (Bachelor Party, High School High, Hot Shots, Hot Shots Part Deux, Moving Violations, Mr. Magoo, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad, Police Academy, Police Squad, Real Genius, Scary Movie 3, Scary Movie 4, Welcome Back Kotter, What's New Mr. Magoo and Wrongfully Accused), film director (Wrongfully Accused) and actor (Bachelor Party, Detective School, Fast Friends, Hot Shots, Modern Problems, Tunnel Vision and Wrongfully Accused), was born on April 3, 1947.

April 3rd Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

Henry Robinson Luce, American journalist (Baltimore News and Chicago Daily News) and publisher, was born on April 3, 1898. Married to diplomat Clare Boothe Luce, Henry Robinson Luce founded Fortune, Life, Sports Illustrated and Time magazines.

William Macy (Boss) Tweed, American politician and underworld figure, was born on April 3, 1823.

April 3rd Birthdays: Famous Performers

Canadian rock singer Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) was born on April 3, 1968.

Alec Baldwin, American actor (30 Rock, Beetlejuice, The Getaway, The Hunt for Red October, Knots Landing, Married to the Mob, Miami Blues, Pearl Harbor, Talk Radio and Working Girl), was born on April 3, 1958. Alec Baldwin, who was once married to actress Kim Basinger, is brother to actors Daniel Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin and William Baldwin.

American rock singer and songwriter Jan Berry (Jan and Dean) was born on April 3, 1941.

Eric Braeden, Austrian actor (Colossus and The Young and the Restless), was born on April 3, 1941.

Marlon Brando, American actor (Apocalypse Now, The Brave, Don Juan DeMarco, A Dry White Season, The Freshman, The Godfather,Guys and Dolls, Julius Caesar, Last Tango in Paris,The Men, Missouri Breaks, On the Waterfront, One-Eyed Jacks, The Score, A Streetcar Named Desire, Viva Zapata and The Wild One), film director (One-Eyed Jacks) and Academy Award winner (1954 and 1972), was born on April 3, 1924. Marlon Brando refused to accept the Academy Award in 1972.

American comedienne, voice-over artist (Robots and Rugrats), television personality (The Amanda Show) and actress (All That, Big Fat Liar, Hairspray, Living Proof, Lovewrecked, She's the Man, Sydney White, What a Girl Wants and What I Like About You) Amanda Bynes was born on April 3, 1986.

Michael Anthony (Tony Orlando) Cassavitis, American pop singer (Tony Orlando and Dawn), was born on April 3, 1944.

American Christian pop singer Clayton Daily (The Normals) was born on April 3, 19--.

Robert Alan (Mick Mars) Deal, American heavy metal rock guitarist (Motley Crue), was born on April 3, 1953.

Jennie Garth, American actress (Beverly Hills 90210), was born on April 3, 1972.

British actor William Gaunt (The Champions) was born on April 3, 1937.

Don Gibson, American country music singer and songwriter ("Country Green," "Guess Away the Blues," "I Can't Stop Loving You," "Oh Lonesome Me," "Sweet Dreams" and "Too Soon To Know"), was born on April 3, 1928.

British actor Leslie Howard (Gone with the Wind) was born on April 3, 1893.

George Jessel, American comedian and actor (Diary of a Young Comic and Valley of the Dolls), was born on April 3, 1898.

British pop and R&B singer Leona Lewis was born on April 3, 1985. Leona Lewis' most popular songs include "Better in Time," "Bleeding Love," "Forgive Me," "I Will Be" and "A Moment Like This."

Jonathan Lynn, British actor (Bar Mitzvah Boy, Doctor in the House and Greedy) and film director (Clue, The Distinguished Gentleman, Greedy, My Cousin Vinny, Nuns on the Run and Sgt. Bilko), was born on April 3, 1943.

American rock bassist James MacDonough (Iced Earth, Megadeth and Nevermore) was born on April 3, 1970.

Marsha Mason, American actress (Blume in Love, Chapter Two, Cinderella Liberty, The Goodbye Girl and Heartbreak Ridge), was born on April 3, 1942.

American jazz and soul organist and bandleader Jimmy McGriff was born on April 3, 1936.

John Mooney, American blues guitarist, was born on April 3, 1955.

American comedian, television personality (Saturday Night Live), voice-over artist (Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third) and actor Eddie Murphy was born on April 3, 1961. Eddie Murphy appeared in 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, Bowfinger, Coming to America, Daddy Day Care, Doctor Dolittle, Dreamgirls, The Golden Child, The Nutty Professor, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and Trading Places.

Mike Ness, American punk rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (Social Distortion), was born on April 3, 1962.

American singer Wayne Newton was born on April 3, 1942. Wayne Newton's most popular songs include "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast," "Danke Shoen" and "Red Roses for a Blue Lady."

David Hyde Pierce, American actor (Frasier), was born on April 3, 1959.

British rock guitarist Barry Pritchard (The Fortunes) was born on April 3, 1944.

Billy Joe Royal, American country music singer ("Down in the Boondocks"), was born on April 3, 1942.

American alternative rock guitarist Andrew Shirley (Switchfoot) was born on April 3, 1975.

Cobie Smulders, American actress (How I Met Your Mother), was born on April 3, 1982.

American comedian, television personality (MADtv) and actor (The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Crosstown Traffic, A Different World, Home of Angels, Jerry Maguire, Malcolm X, Out-of-Sync and South of Sunset) Aries Spears was born on April 3, 1975.

Jan Sterling, American actress (First Monday in October, The Harder They Fall, High School Confidential, The Incident, Pony Express and Split Second), was born on April 3, 1921.

American country music singer Curtis Stone (Highway 101) was born on April 3, 1950.

Richard John Thompson, British guitarist, singer and songwriter, was born on April 3, 1949. Richard Thompson has written songs for Mary Black, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Shawn Colvin, The Corrs, Elvis Costello, David Gilmour, The Golden Palominos, Fairport Convention, Del McCoury, Maura O'Connell, Philip Pickett, Bonnie Raitt, R.E.M., Kaiser Thompson, Norma Waterson and other artists.

Japanese-American singer, actress and Academy Award winner (1957) Miyoshi Umeki was born on April 3, 1929. Miyoshi Umeki appeared in Flower Drum Song, The Horizontal Lieutenant and Sayonara.

Doris Mary Ann (Doris Day) von Kappelhoff, American singer ("Everybody Loves a Lover," "Que Sera Sera - Whatever Will Be Will Be" and "Sentimental Journey") and actress, was born on April 3, 1924. Doris Day appeared in April in Paris, Lullaby of Broadway, Pillow Talk and Young at Heart.

April 3rd Birthdays: Famous Scientists

French surgeon and epidemiologist Pierre-Fidele Bretonneau was born on April 3, 1778. Pierre-Fidele Bretonneau has been credited with performing the first tracheotomy on a human patient.

Jane Goodall, British anthropologist, primatologist and author (The Chimpanzees of Gombe, In the Shadow of Man, My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees and Reason for Hope), was born on April 3, 1934. Jane Goodall worked with anthropologist Louis Leakey in Tanzania, studying ape behaviors.

American astronaut Virgil Ivan (Gus) Grissom was born on April 3, 1926. Gus Grissom participated in several space missions, including Liberty Bell 7, Gemini 3 and Apollo 1.

April 3rd Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon, was born on April 3, 1900.

Italian Premier Alcide De Gasperi was born on April 3, 1881.

Carlos Salinas de Gortari, President of Mexico, was born on April 3, 1946.

French Premier Leon Michel Gambetta was born on April 3, 1828.

British King Henry IV was born on April 3, 1367.

South African Premier James B. Hertzog was born on April 3, 1866.

German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was born on April 3, 1930.

Belgian Queen Louisa Maria was born on April 3, 1812.

Philips III, King of France, was born on April 3, 1245.

Richard II, King of England, was born on April 3, 1366,

Dutch Prime Minister and NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer was born on April 3, 1948.

Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on April 3rd?

If you know additional notable people (including yourself) who may be celebrating a birthday on April 3rd, please indicate so in a comment below. Thank you!

Happy Birthday, April 3rd.

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