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): Ayako Okamoto • Gerald Bouey • Gregory Abbott • Kenneth Tynan • Lynn Westmoreland • Léon Gambetta • Paul Gambaccini • Paul Triquet • Wairangi Koopu

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