Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood was an English 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 past 50 years.
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Also born on April 8
- Robin Wright1966 · American actress
- Patricia Arquette1968 · American actress
- Mary Pickford1892 · Canadian actress and producer
- Kofi Annan1938 · UN Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006
- Chris Kyle1974 · American sniper
- Philip IV of Spain1605 · King of Spain (1621–1665) and Portugal
- Albert I of Belgium1875 · King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934
- Betty Ford1918 · First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977
Also born in 1941
- Bob Dylan1941 · American singer-songwriter
- Bernie Sanders1941 · American politician and activist
- Kim Jong Il1941 · Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011
- Dick Cheney1941 · Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
- Hayao Miyazaki1941 · Japanese animator and artist
- Alex Ferguson1941 · Scottish football manager
- Joan Baez1941 · American contemporary folk musician
- Slobodan Milošević1941 · Yugoslav and Serbian politician