Maurice Druon

Maurice Druon was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999.

23 April 1918

Born on the same birth day (23 April): Daniela Hantuchová • Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby • Gabriel Damon • George of Poděbrady • Michael Copps • Ray Tomlinson • Serge Thériault • Uli Herzner • Willie Mitchell (ice hockey)

Born in the same month (April 1918): Alfredo Ovando Candía • André Bazin • Bobby Doerr • Clifton Hillegass • Eddy Christiani • Fanny Blankers-Koen • Gabriel Axel • George Allen (American football coach) • Glendon Swarthout • Gérard de Vaucouleurs • Hans Billian • Hsuan Hua • Jørn Utzon • Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918) • Mary Healy (entertainer) • Mickey Vernon • Richard Wainwright (politician) • Spike Milligan • Sten Rudholm • William Holden • William Jay Smith