Leonid Derbenyov

Leonid Petrovich Derbenyov was a Russian poet and lyricist widely regarded as one of the stalwarts of the 20th century Soviet and Russian pop music.

12 April 1931

Born on the same birth day (12 April): David Letterman • Dennis Banks • George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen • Henry Clay • Keiko Fukuda • Lucas Radebe • Mukhran Machavariani • Oliver Postgate

Born in the same month (April 1931): Anita Cerquetti • Bill Miles • Bobby Ray Inman • Dan Gurney • Felix Berezin • George Baker (British actor) • Héctor Olivera (film director) • Jack Clement • Kenneth Bloomfield • Lonnie Donegan • Paul Masnick • Walter Stewart (journalist)