Adrienne Lecouvreur

Adrienne Lecouvreur, born Adrienne Couvreur, was a French actress, considered by many as the greatest of her time. Born in Damery, she first appeared professionally on the stage in Lille. After her Paris debut at the Comédie-Française in 1717, she was immensely popular with the public. Together with Michel Baron, she was credited for having developed a more natural, less stylized, type of acting.

5 April 1692

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Allan Clarke (singer) • Blaise de Vigenère • Freddie Fox (actor) • Giorgos Sideris • Giovanni Cianfriglia • Larry Franco • Marion Aye • Nikita Demidov • Odlanier Solís • Ruth Smith (artist) • Scottie Wilbekin • Sebastian Adayantharath • Tom Finney

Born in the same month (April 1692): Giuseppe Tartini