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) • Andreas Anastasopoulos • Anthony Lake • August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben • Brian Glover • Carl Kasell • Dovid Shmidel • Evgeniya Kanaeva • G. Spencer-Brown • Jacob Nash Victor • Jason Lewry • John Corvinus • John Larsson • Joseph Bernardin • Leon Wilkeson • Léon Gambetta • Miralem Pjanić • Paquita la del Barrio • Ricky Hendrick • Yves Lavandier

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