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): Adriano Grimaldi • David Winters (choreographer) • Diamond D • Emre Güral • Gevorg Ghazaryan • Giorgos Sideris • Gregory Peck • Hans Hüttig • Henrik Stenson • Imany • Joe Meek • Judith Resnik • Julio Ángel Fernández • Kirsan Ilyumzhinov • Louis Ganne • Mohamed Ben Moussa • Nancy Holt • Natalya Kustinskaya • Philemon Dickinson • Saba Qamar • Samuel Cate Prescott • Thanin Kraivichien • Vicente Ferreira Pastinha • Émile de Laveleye

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