List of Famous people born on April 10th
Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez
Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez Prado, also known as simply Gonzalo, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Olivia Borlée
Olivia Borlée is a retired Belgian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. Her personal best time in the 200 is 22.98 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Brussels. She has a personal best of 11.39 seconds in the 100 metres. She won a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics with teammates Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, and Kim Gevaert in a time of 42.54 seconds, which set a new Belgian record.
Hans Purrmann
Hans Marsilius Purrmann was a German artist. He was born in Speyer where he also grew up. He completed an apprenticeship as a scene painter and interior decorator, and subsequently studied in Karlsruhe and Munich before going to Paris in 1906. It was here he became a student and later a friend of Henri Matisse whom he set up a painting school with. After 1916 Purrmann lived in Berlin and Langenargen, moving from there in 1935 to run the German art foundation at the Villa Romana in Florence. He lived there until 1943, then in Montagnola (Switzerland). He died in Basel. Typical of Purrmann's style are colourful, sensitively painted landscapes, still lifes and portraits. There are large collections of his works in Langenargen Museum and in the Purrmann House, Speyer.
Romain Humeau
Romain Humeau is a French musician best known for being the lead singer of the French band Eiffel.
Giovanni Bignami
Giovanni Fabrizio Bignami was an Italian physicist. From March 2007 until August 2008, he was Chairman of the Italian Space Agency. Between 2010 and 2014, he was the first Italian to chair the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), and from 2011 until 2015, he was President of INAF. He was also the chairman of the SKA project. He was married to fellow Italian astrophysicist Patrizia A. Caraveo.
William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
Count William I of Nassau-Siegen, German: Wilhelm I. Graf von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, nicknamed ‘the Elder’ or ‘the Rich’, was since 1516 Count of Nassau-Siegen and of half Diez. He descended from the Ottonian Line of the House of Nassau.
Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark
Christian was Prince-Elect of Denmark since 1610 and Heir Apparent to the Throne of the Kingdom of Norway since 1603. Dying in 1647, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Prince Frederik.
Yves Lampaert
Yves Lampaert is a Belgian road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step.
Archduchess Maria Cristina, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 28 February 1942 to 4 October 1947 as wife of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, the titular Grand Duke.
Hubertine Auclert
Hubertine Auclert was a leading French feminist and a campaigner for women's suffrage.