List of Famous people born in April
Guillermo Buitrago
Guillermo de Jesús Buitrago Henríquez, known as Guillermo Buitrago was a Colombian composer and songwriter of vallenato music. He is one of the most successful composers in his country. His songs became part of the typical music played during Christmas time in Colombia. Some of his hits are La Víspera de Año Nuevo, Grito Vagabundo, Ron de Vinola and Dame tu mujer José.
Beba Lončar
Desanka "Beba" Lončar is a Serbian-Italian film actress. She appeared in 52 films between 1960 and 1982. She was born in Belgrade, Serbia. Known for her film career during the 1960s and 1970s, she first became a star in native Yugoslavia before moving to Italy where she achieved considerable success.
Rod Blum
Rodney Leland Blum is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 2014 and won a second term in the 2016 elections. Blum was defeated for reelection in 2018 by Democrat Abby Finkenauer. He has described himself as a member of the Tea Party movement.
Monique Chaumette
Monique Chaumette is a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films since 1958. She was married to Philippe Noiret from 1962 until his death in 2006.
Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a male beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos. He famously offered his medal to his compatriot Vanderlei de Lima – who won a bronze in the men's marathon after being attacked by Neil Horan – a year later, though it was politely declined.
Richard Garwin
Richard Lawrence Garwin is an American physicist, best known as the author of the first hydrogen bomb design.
Dave Simmons
David Simmons is an American-Australian former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He was named an NBL All-Star and won an NBL championship with the Melbourne Tigers, who retired his No. 25. He also had a two-year coaching stint with the Hunter Pirates. Simmons is the father of National Basketball Association (NBA) player Ben Simmons.
Michael Sternkopf
Michael Sternkopf is a German former professional footballer who played for Karlsruher SC, Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, SC Freiburg, Arminia Bielefeld and Kickers Offenbach, as well as for the German under-21 side.
John Brown
John Brown, nicknamed "Smokey" or "Smoke," is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburg State and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
John Raymond Rice
Sergeant First Class John Raymond Rice was a Ho Chunk (Winnebago) Indian and a United States Army soldier killed in action while leading his squad in Korea in 1950. A Sioux City, Iowa cemetery refused to bury his body because he was Native American, touching off a national episode culminating in President Harry Truman ordering his body to be interred in Arlington National Cemetery.