Jan Tschichold

Jan Tschichold, also known as Iwan Tschichold or Ivan Tschichold, was a German calligrapher, typographer and book designer. He played a significant role in the development of graphic design in the 20th century – first, by developing and promoting principles of typographic modernism, and subsequently idealizing conservative typographic structures. His direction of the visual identity of Penguin Books in the decade following World War II served as a model for the burgeoning design practice of planning corporate identity programs. He also designed the typeface Sabon.

2 April 1902

Born on the same birth date (2 April 1902): Menachem Mendel Schneerson

Born on the same birth day (2 April): Antonio Sabàto Sr. • Brad Jones (racing driver) • Caterina Bueno • David Robinson (drummer) • Diana Shnaider • Dmitry Lipartov • Edward Egan • Elisabeth of Valois • Emma Myers • Francisco Balagtas • Harald Andersson • Jason Lewry • Johnny Golden • Linda Hunt • Marvin Gaye • Michael Stone (loyalist) • Miguel Ángel Moyá • Mike Gascoyne • Mike Hailwood • Miralem Pjanić • Rory Sabbatini • Tua Forsström • Zane Lamprey

Born in the same month (April 1902): Andrew Irvine (mountaineer) • Fernando Pessa • Giuseppe Pella • Johan Borgen • Louis Beel • Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin • Marguerite Henry • Maria Polydouri • Mary Miles Minter • Menachem Mendel Schneerson • Menachem Mendel Schneerson • Philippe de Rothschild • Theodore Schultz • Tiemoko Garan Kouyaté • Veniamin Kaverin • Waldemar Hammenhög • Werner Heyde