Émile Durkheim
1858 – 1917
French sociologist (1858–1917)
Famous Birthdays on April 15
19 notable people were born on April 15.
19th Century
France
Johannes Stark
1874 – 1957
German physicist (1874-1957)
20th Century
Niko Tinbergen
1907 – 1988
Dutch Zoologist, ethologist (1907-1988)
Kim Il-sung
1912 – 1994
Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994
politician
Richard von Weizsäcker
1920 – 2015
President of Germany from 1984 to 1994
Michael Ansara
1922 – 2013
American stage, screen, and voice actor (1922–2013)
video game actorfilm actortelevision actor
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
1930
Icelandic politician, 4th President of Iceland
politician
Tomas Tranströmer
1931 – 2015
Swedish poet, psychologist and translator (1931-2015)
Claudia Cardinale
1938 – 2025
French-Italian actress (1938–2025)
Jaime Paz Zamora
1939
President of Bolivia from 1989 to 1993
political scientistpolitician
Kunishige Kamamoto
1944 – 2025
Japanese association football player and manager
Alla Pugacheva
1949
Soviet-Russian singer, composer, and actress
Joice Mujuru
1955
Zimbabwean politician
ministerpolitician
Philippe of Belgium
1960
King of the Belgians since 2013
Noiraudmilitary officerpolitician
Nawal El Moutawakel
1962
Moroccan hurdler and IOC member
athletics competitorpolitician
Beata Szydło
1963
Polish politician, former Prime Minister of Poland, member of European Parliament
Seth Rogen
1982
Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1982)
Albert Riera
1982
Spanish association football player
association football playerassociation football coach
Emma Watson
1990
English model, activist, and former actress (born 1990)