Who was born on April 25

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on April 25, including Graham Payn, Karel Appel, Francis Graham-Smith. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

52 documented historical events happened on April 25, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Abbasid army won a decisive victory over the forces of rebelling Armenian princes at the Battle of Bagrevand. On the same day, in another year: Pope Leo III was attacked by partisans of his predecessor Adrian I, but was rescued and taken to Charlemagne, as described in the epic Karolus magnus et Leo papa. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.