Vivienne Westwood

Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood was a British fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. In 2022, Sky Arts ranked her the 4th most influential artist in Britain of the last 50 years.

8 April 1941

Born on the same birth day (8 April): Albert I of Belgium • Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone • Bernt Haas • David Wu • Dimitrios Levidis • Helen Joseph • James Herbert • Jocelyn Robichaud • John Scott (sociologist) • Katee Sackhoff • Kumar Gandharva • Mark Blundell • Michelle Donelan • Miller Farr • Ollie Mitchell • Paddy Lowe • Roman Dragoun • Shecky Greene • William Joseph Chaminade

Born in the same month (April 1941): Bertrand Tavernier • Christopher Allsopp • David Boren • Dr. Demento • Ellen Goodman • Greville Howard, Baron Howard of Rising • Howard Berman • Lagle Parek • Richard Holbrooke • Ryan O'Neal