Famous people born on 2 April

12 of the people we track were born on 2 April, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Hans Christian Andersen 1805Danish writerdied aged 70
2. Thomas Jefferson 1743American politician who served as President of the United Statesdied aged 83
3. Émile Zola 1840French novelist and journalistdied aged 62
4. Giacomo Casanova 1725Venetian adventurer and writerdied aged 73
5. Alec Guinness 1914British actordied aged 86
6. Marvin Gaye 1939American singerdied aged 44
7. Alberto Fernández 1959Argentinian politician who served as President of Argentinaliving, 67
8. Maria Sibylla Merian 1647German entomologist and botanistdied aged 69
9. Michael Fassbender 1977German actorliving, 49
10. Max Ernst 1891German artistdied aged 84
11. Serge Gainsbourg 1928French composer and actordied aged 62
12. Pedro Pascal 1975Chilean actorliving, 51