George Steiner
Francis George Steiner, FBA was a Franco-American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between language, literature and society, as well as the impact of the Holocaust. A 2001 article in The Guardian described Steiner as a "polyglot and polymath".
23 April 1929
Born on the same birth day (23 April): Bertil Ohlin • Frank Borzage • Jan Hooks • Johann Friedrich Doles • John Oliver • Maurice Druon • Michael Kadosh • Nicole Vaidišová • Paul Belmondo • Peter Dench • Rui Fonte • Sandra Borch • Vilna Gaon
Born in the same month (April 1929): Gérald Beaudoin • Inez Andrews • Jonathan Haze • Michael Atiyah • Poul Schlüter • Renzo De Felice • Sharan Rani Backliwal