Famous people born on 5 April

17 of the people we track were born on 5 April, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Thomas Hobbes 1588English philosopherdied aged 91
2. Bette Davis 1908American actordied aged 81
3. Gregory Peck 1916American actordied aged 87
4. Pope Urban VIII 1568Catholic priest who served as Popedied aged 76
5. Spencer Tracy 1900American actordied aged 67
6. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 1947Filipino politician who served as President of the Philippinesliving, 79
7. Colin Powell 1937American diplomatdied aged 84
8. Agnetha Fältskog 1950Swedish singerliving, 76
9. Catherine I of Russia 1684Emperor of all the Russiasdied aged 43
10. Joseph Lister 1827British surgeondied aged 84
11. Herbert von Karajan 1908Austrian conductordied aged 81
12. Roman Herzog 1934German juristdied aged 82
13. ATAkira Toriyama 1955Japanese artist and character designerdied aged 68
14. Ivar Giaever 1929Norwegian physicistdied aged 96
15. Pharrell Williams 1973American record producer and songwriterliving, 53
16. Booker T. Washington 1856American educator and writerdied aged 59
17. Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837British poetdied aged 72