Vikram (actor)

Kennedy John Victor, better known by his stage name Vikram, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil films, he has also worked in a few Malayalam films. He is among the most decorated actors in Tamil cinema, with laurels including seven Filmfare Awards South, a National Film Award and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Amongst his other honours include the Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2004 and an honorary doctorate by the Popular University of Milan in May 2011. Vikram is the first Indian actor to receive the Doctorate in the history of the European Universities in acting. Based on the earnings of Indian celebrities, Vikram was included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list for 2016 and 2018.

17 April 1966

Born on the same birth day (17 April): Chris Thompson (runner) • Donald Richie • Gary Bennett (baseball) • Lindsay Anderson • Marija Šestak • Maurice Rouvier • Muttiah Muralitharan • Pierre Guité • Richie Woodhall • Roberto Jiménez (footballer, born 1983) • Taksin • Thornton Wilder • Urs Wild

Born in the same month (April 1966): Alessandro Costacurta • Bill Romanowski • Christos Tsekos (basketball) • David Chalmers • Joerg Deisinger • John Daly (golfer) • John Hammond (weather forecaster) • Mike Starr (musician) • Nancy McKeon • Peter Overton • Too Short