Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou's series of seven autobiographies focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.

4 April 1928

Born on the same birth date (4 April 1928): Jimmy Logan • Monty Norman

Born on the same birth day (4 April): Andrei Tarkovsky • Antoine Galland • Catherine Tizard • Christine Lahti • Edith Masai • Gil Hodges • Harvey Elliott • James Alberione • Joe Orlando • John Zandig • Joyce Giraud • Keith Bulluck • Maksim Opalev • Malik Yusef • Risako Sugaya • Đặng Văn Ngữ

Born in the same month (April 1928): Alan J. Pakula • Anahit Perikhanian • Cynthia Ozick • Don Gibson • Edwin Pope • Eugene Merle Shoemaker • Fred Ebb • Gianni Marzotto • Heinz Wolff • Jack Evans (ice hockey) • James Watson • James White (author) • Jimmy Logan • Joseph Bernardin • Monty Norman • Otto Piene • Roy Masters (commentator) • Victor Lownes