Who Was Alive

Famous people born on 12 April

18 of the people we track were born on 12 April, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

Tom Clancy and David Letterman were born on the very same day, 12 April 1947.

Claire Danes and Jennifer Morrison were born on the very same day, 12 April 1979.

  1. Jacob Zuma 1942Politician who served as President of South Africaliving, 84
  2. Montserrat Caballé 1933Spanish opera singerdied aged 85
  3. Lisa Gerrard 1961Australian musician and singerliving, 65
  4. Tom Clancy 1947American novelistdied aged 66
  5. David Letterman 1947American comedianliving, 79
  6. Saoirse Ronan 1994Irish actorliving, 32
  7. Joyce Banda 1950Malawian politician who served as President of Malawiliving, 76
  8. Claire Danes 1979American actorliving, 47
  9. Jan Tinbergen 1903Dutch economistdied aged 91
  10. Tulsi Gabbard 1981American politicianliving, 45
  11. Jennifer Morrison 1979American actorliving, 47
  12. Christian IV of Denmark 1577Monarch of Norwaydied aged 70
  13. Andy Garcia 1956American actor and directorliving, 70
  14. Shannen Doherty 1971American actordied aged 53
  15. Marcello Lippi 1948Italian footballerliving, 78
  16. Ed O'Neill 1946American actorliving, 80
  17. Herbie Hancock 1940American pianist and composerliving, 86
  18. Ali al-Rida AD 770Imamdied aged 48