Famous Birthdays for April 26John James Audubon 1785 - Ornithologist, naturalist, painter Frederick Olmsted 1822 - Journalist, landscape designer Jessie Redmon Fauset 1882 - Poet, essayist, novelist Anita Loos 1893 - Screenwriter, playwright, author Rudolf Hess 1895 - Adolf Hitler's Deputy in the Nazi Party Charles Richter 1900 - Seismologist, creator of the Richter magnitude scale used to quantify earthquakes Teddy Edwards 1924 - Jazz musician Jorgen Ingmann 1925 - Musician Bernard Malamud 1914 - Author of novels and short stories Bambi Linn 1926 - Dancer Carol Burnett 1933 - Actress, comedian Duane Eddy 1938 - Musician Maurice Williams 1938 - Musician (Zodiacs) Claudine Clark 1941 - Musician Bobby Rydell 1942 - Singer Claudine Auger 1942 - Actress ("Thunderball") Gary Wright 1943 - Musician Giorgio Moroder 1944 - Record producer, songwriter, performer Boyd Matson 1947 - Television anchor (National Geographic Explorer, NBC's Weekend Today) Donna De Varona 1947 - Swimmer Giancarlo Esposito 1958 - Actor, director Roger Taylor 1960 - Musician (Duran Duran) Chris Mars 1961 - Artist, musician Joan Chen 1961 - Actress Michael Damian 1962 - Actor, singer, producer Jet Li 1963 - Actor ("Lethal Weapon 4," "War", "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor") Kevin James 1965 - Actor ("I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," "The King of Queens") Marianne Jean-Baptiste 1967 - Actress ("Without a Trace") T-Boz (Tionne Tenese Watkins) 1970 - Songwriter (TLC) Jordana Brewster 1980 - Actress ("The Fast and the Furious," "As the World Turns") Marnette Patterson 1980 - Actress Jessica Lynch 1983 - U.S. Army soldier, she was the first successfully rescued POW since the Vietnam War and the first ever of a woman |
