Menachem Mendel Schneerson

Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known to adherents of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement as the Lubavitcher Rebbe or simply the Rebbe, was an Orthodox rabbi and the most recent Rebbe of the Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty. He is considered one of the most influential Jewish leaders of the 20th century.

5 April 1902

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Ernest Lewis (tennis) • Lester James Peries • Max Gail • Nedim Gürsel • Nguyễn Văn Thiệu • Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine • Solange d'Ayen • Steve Carver • Vlada Avramov • Willy Planckaert

Born in the same month (April 1902): Andrew Irvine (mountaineer) • Fernando Pessa • Jan Tschichold • Johan Borgen • Marguerite Henry • Maria Maksakova Sr. • Mary Miles Minter • Menachem Mendel Schneerson • Philippe de Rothschild • Stanley G. Weinbaum • Sylvio Mantha • Tiemoko Garan Kouyaté • Veniamin Kaverin • Werner Heyde