José Serra, Brazilian politician March 23 Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political figure Michael Haneke, Austrian director and screenwriter March 25 Aretha Franklin, American singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist (d. 2018) Richard O'Brien, English-New Zealand actor March 26 – Erica Jong, American author March 26 – Edvard Schiffauer, Czech composer. March 27 John E. Sulston, British chemist; recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 2018) Michael York, English actor March 28 Daniel Dennett, American philosopher Neil Kinnock, British Labour leader Mike Newell, British film director Conrad Schumann, East German border guard (d. 1998) Jerry Sloan, American basketball player and coach (d. 2020) March 29 Kenichi Ogata, Japanese voice actor Scott Wilson, American actor (d. 2018) March 30 – Ruben Kun, Nauruan politician and former President of Nauru April April 1 – Samuel R. Delany, American science fiction author April 2 Leon Russell, American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist (d. 2016) Roshan Seth, British actor April 3 Marsha Mason, American actress Wayne Newton, American entertainer and singer Billy Joe Royal, American singer (d. 2015) April 5 Allan Clarke, English musician Peter Greenaway, English filmmaker and artist April 6 Barry Levinson, American film producer and director Anita Pallenberg, German-Italian actress, artist, and model (d. 2017) April 7 – Jeetendra, Indian actor April 8 Roger Chapman, British rock singer Douglas Trumbull, American film director and special effects artist (d. 2022) April 9 – Brandon deWilde, American actor (d. 1972) April 10 – Hayedeh, Iranian singer (d. 1990) April 12 Carlos Reutemann, Argentine racing driver and politician (d. 2021) Jacob Zuma, 4th President of South Africa April 14 Valeriy Brumel, Russian athlete (d. 2003) Valentin Lebedev, Russian cosmonaut April 15 – Julie Sommars, American actress April 17 Kenas Aroi, Nauruan politician (d. 1991) David Bradley, English actor April 18 Jeff Kimpel, American atmospheric scientist (d. 2020) Jochen Rindt, German-born racing driver (d. 1970) April 19 – Alan Price, English musician and keyboardist April 20 Casimir Oyé-Mba, 3rd Prime Minister of Gabon (d. 2021) Arto Paasilinna, Finnish author (d. 2018) April 21 – Geoffrey Palmer, 33rd Prime Minister of New Zealand April 22 – Rudolf Jaenisch, German-American biologist April 23 Sandra Dee, American actress (d. 2005) Christian Frémont, French politician (d. 2014) April 24 – Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, composer, and film director April 26 – Bobby Rydell, American singer (d. 2022) April 27 Ruth Glick, American writer Jim