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): Addie Joss • Art Alexakis • Benoît de Maillet • Billy Vaughn • Edward Walter Maunder • Herbie Hancock • Jelena Dokic • Martin Brasier • Mihai Stoica • Mukhran Machavariani • Pedro Cachín • Shawn Gore • Will Sergeant

Born in the same month (April 1931): Abdelhamid Kermali • Anita Cerquetti • Bernie Brillstein • Bill Miles • Catherine Tizard • Dan Gurney • Daniel Ellsberg • Donald Barthelme • Felix Berezin • Geoffrey Dalton • Igor Oistrakh • John Buchanan (Canadian politician) • Jon Stone • Keith Hitchins • Paul Masnick • Robert Enrico • Vladimir Kuznetsov (javelin thrower)