Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life.
29 April 1899
Born on the same birth date (29 April 1899): Mary Petty
Born on the same birth day (29 April): Alexander II of Russia • Alfred Hui • Andre Russell • Bill Drummond • Debbie Stabenow • Ed Charles • Georg Carl von Döbeln • George McCartney (footballer) • Iwao Takamoto • John Compton • Peter Sculthorpe • Rennie Fritchie, Baroness Fritchie • Samuel Turell Armstrong • Tom Ewell • Toots Thielemans
Born in the same month (April 1899): Alfred Blalock • Alfred Mosher Butts • Gustavs Celmiņš • Harold Osborn • Hillel Oppenheimer • Minoru Shirota • Randall Thompson • Vladimir Nabokov