Colin Powell

Colin Luther Powell was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who was the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005. He was the first Black secretary of state. He was the 15th United States national security advisor from 1987 to 1989, and the 12th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993.

5 April 1937

Born on the same birth date (5 April 1937): Andrzej Schinzel • Arie Selinger • Joseph Lelyveld • Juan Lezcano

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Arne Hoel • Aykut Kocaman • Christopher Papamichalopoulos • Evan Parker • Gleb Rassadkin • Henry Havelock • Ian Swales • Joris Mathijsen • Julio Ángel Fernández • János Martonyi • Miho Hatori • Rune Brattsveen • Trevor Letowski

Born in the same month (April 1937): Arie Selinger • Bella Akhmadulina • Ben Zinn • Billy Dee Williams • Bob Luman • Charlie Thomas (musician) • Dennis Banks • Elinor Donahue • Ferdinand Piëch • Joseph Estrada • Momo Kapor • Sepp Mayerl • Sid and Marty Krofft • Tom Veivers