Washington Atlee Burpee

Washington Atlee Burpee was the founder of the W. Atlee Burpee & Company, now more commonly known as Burpee Seeds.

5 April 1858

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Arthur Adams (comics) • Dean Kamen • Emperor Go-Fushimi • Erwin Wegner • Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas • István Örkény • Janet Rowley • Jean-Louis Tauran • János Martonyi • Lester James Peries • Liemarvin Bonevacia • Mahmoud Mollaghasemi • Melvyn Douglas • Nathaniel Clyne • Neil Eckersley • Petar Genov • Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg (1674–1748) • Ricardo Ferrero • Sara Danius • Shintaro Kurumaya • Svetlana Paramygina • Valeria Straneo • Virendra Sharma

Born in the same month (April 1858): Alexander Shirvanzade • Columba Marmion • Dhondo Keshav Karve • Ethel Smyth • Fritz Mayer van den Bergh • Jacob Gaudaur • Max Planck • Émile Durkheim