Celebrity Birthdays for April 7:
Country singer Bobby Bare is 90.
Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 86.
Actress Roberta Shore ("The Virginian") is 82.
Guitarist Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull) is 82.
Singer Patricia Bennett of The Chiffons is 78.
Singer-guitarist John Oates of Hall and Oates is 77.
Drummer John Dittrich of Restless Heart is 74.
Singer Janis Ian is 74.
Singer-songwriter Gilles Valiquette is 73.
Actor Clarke Peters is 73.
Actor Jackie Chan is 71.
Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett is 71.
Former heavyweight boxing champion James "Buster" Douglas is 65.
Actor Russell Crowe is 61.
Singer Mark Kibble of Take 6 is 61.
Actor Bill Bellamy ("Last Comic Standing," ''Fastlane") is 60.
Rock musician Dave "Yorkie" Palmer (Space) is 60.
Skate Canada Hall of Fame ice dancer Victor Kraatz is 54.
Drummer Charlie Hall of The War On Drugs is 51.
Actress Heather Burns ("Miss Congeniality") is 50.
Drummer Jeremy Taggart (Our Lady Peace) is 50.
Former NFL player-turned-analyst Tiki Barber is 50.
Actor Kevin Alejandro is 49.
Actor Ed Speleers ("Downton Abbey") is 37.
Actor Conner Rayburn ("According to Jim") is 26.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1506, Saint Francis Xavier, pioneering Roman Catholic missionary. (Dec. 3, 1552)
In 1770, English poet William Wordsworth. (April 23, 1850)
In 1859, Walter Camp, the "Father of American Football." (March 14, 1925)
In 1860, cereal manufacturer Will Kellogg. (Oct. 6, 1951)
In 1897, newspaper and radio broadcaster Walter Winchell. (Feb. 20, 1972)
In 1908, Canadian conductor-arranger Percy Faith. (Feb. 9, 1976)
In 1915, jazz singer Billie Holliday. (July 17, 1959)
In 1917, actor R.G. Armstrong ("Gunsmoke"). (July 27, 2012)
In 1919, Quebec novelist Roger Lemelin. (March 16, 1992)
In 1920, sitar player Ravi Shankar. (Dec. 11, 2012)
In 1922, Latin bandleader and percussionist Mongo Santamaria. (Feb. 1, 2003)
In 1928, actor James Garner. (July 19, 2014)
In 1930, cosmetic company founder Yves Rocher. (Dec. 26, 2009)
In 1931, American whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg (The Pentagon Papers). (June 16, 2023)
In 1932, country singer Cal Smith. (Oct. 10, 2013)
In 1933, actor Wayne Rogers ("MASH"). (Dec. 31, 2015)
In 1937, singer Charlie Thomas of The Drifters. (Jan. 31, 2023)
In 1938, jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. (Dec. 29, 2008)
In 1938, drummer Spencer Dryden (Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage). (Jan. 11, 2005)
In 1939, television personality David Frost. (Aug. 31, 2013)
In 1945, French chef and author Joel Robuchon. (Aug. 6, 2018)
In 1947, German musician Florian Schneider (Kraftwerk. (Apr. 21, 2020)
In 1952, drummer Bruce Gary (The Knack). (Aug. 22, 2006)
In 1954, hockey Hall of Fame forward Clark Gillies. (Jan. 21, 2022)
In 1962, actor Hugh O'Connor. ( March 28, 1995)
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