Famous people born on 1st April

A lot of famous people share were born on April 1st, Fools Day. This doesn’t really matter afterall because they are famous. Nikolai GogolNikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was an author from the undivided Russian Empire. His most notable works include The Overcoat, The Nose and the novel Dead Souls. He is often known as the “father of modern Russian realism”.

Thursday, March 31, 2011
L-R: Edgar Wallace; Anne McCaffrey

A lot of famous people share were born on April 1st, Fools Day. This doesn’t really matter afterall because they are famous.

Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was an author from the undivided Russian Empire.

His most notable works include The Overcoat, The Nose and the novel Dead Souls. He is often known as the "father of modern Russian realism”.

He was the one of the first authors to disapprove the country’s administrative system.

Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) was a famous statesman from Prussia and Germany. He is famous as the first Chancellor of the second German Empire.

He held great influence over his country’s and international politics even after his regime as the Chancellor.

Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a famous author from England. He was famous for writing numerous novels, screen-plays, newspaper articles and journals.

Out of the 175 novels he wrote in his lifetime, more than 160 novels were made into movies. He is creator of "King Kong”, "Green Archer” etc.

William Manchester
William Manchester (1922-2004) was a famous historian from the USA. His most well known work was the book "The Death of a President”. He had written a total of 18 books.

Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey (1926-present) is a well known sci-fi writer. She is most known for writing "Dragonriders of Pern” series, "The Crystal Singer” series and "The Planet Pirates” trilogy.

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