John Abernethy (surgeon)

John Abernethy FRS was an English surgeon. He is popularly remembered today for having given his name to the Abernethy biscuit, a coarse-meal baked good meant to aid digestion.

3 April 1764

Born on the same birth day (3 April): Billy Joe Royal • Brandon Graham • Catherine McCormack • Claire Perry O'Neill • Dorothy Eden • Dylann Roof • Fazlur Rahman Khan • Jaap de Hoop Scheffer • Jari-Matti Latvala • Marlon Brando • Mistinguett • Otto Weininger • Pamela Allen • Romain Alessandrini • Sandra Boynton • Sergio Sánchez (footballer, born 1986) • Simon Black • Swaminarayan • Tim Crews

Born in the same month (April 1764): Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr