William Penn (Royal Navy officer)

Sir William Penn was an English admiral and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1670. He was the father of William Penn, founder of the colonial Province of Pennsylvania, which is now the US state of Pennsylvania.

23 April 1621

Born on the same birth day (23 April): Bram Schmitz • Daniela Hantuchová • Johann Stumpf (writer) • Johannes Fibiger • Michel Fokine • Ngaio Marsh • Prince Louis of Wales

Born in the same month (April 1621): Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery