Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite.
5 April 1856
Born on the same birth day (5 April): Arild Monsen • Balázs Hárai • Borja Mayoral • Carlos Guastavino • Eetu Muinonen • Friedrich Sigmund Merkel • Fyodor Kudryashov • Hans Hildebrand • Harry S. Barlow • Hiromi Taniguchi • Jairo Patiño • James III of Majorca • Jane Asher • John Le Mesurier • John Wilson (composer) • Jules Ferry • Nigel Hawthorne • Rachel Homan • Roger Corman • Tony Williams (singer) • Willy Chirino
Born in the same month (April 1856): Arthur Shrewsbury • Granville Woods • Jean Moréas • Joseph Ward • Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington • Philippe Pétain