Black Francis

Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is the frontman of the alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black. After releasing two albums with record label 4AD and one with American Recordings, he left the label and formed a new band, Frank Black and the Catholics. He re-adopted the name Black Francis in 2007.

6 April 1965

Born on the same birth day (6 April): André Ouellet • Andy Phillips (baseball) • Arthur Wesley Dow • Felicity Palmer • Franck Ongfiang • Julian Anderson • Ministry of Culture and Sports (Greece) • Phil Leeds • Randall Godfrey • Sergio Franchi • Siboniso Gaxa • Udo Dirkschneider • Walter Dandy

Born in the same month (April 1965): Amy Krouse Rosenthal • Aykut Kocaman • Elizabeth McIntyre • Mark Bryant (basketball) • Nazia Hassan • Paulina Porizkova • Robert Downey Jr. • Rozalie Hirs • Soichi Noguchi • Steven Blaney • Suge Knight • Susannah Harker