Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.

2 April 1805

Born on the same birth day (2 April): Adam Fleming (journalist) • Ajay Devgn • Alfred Strange • Calvin Davis • Chico Xavier • Chiungtze C. Tsen • Donald Jackson (figure skater) • Emmylou Harris • Jack Webb • Jacob Nash Victor • Jan Tschichold • Larry Coryell • Miguel Ángel Moyá • Paul Cohen • Roberto Arlt • Rodney King

Born in the same month (April 1805): Karl Rosenkranz