Born April

His music influenced songwriters like Weird Al Yankovic and Randy Newman.

He made history in 2012 when he made a freefall jump from 24 miles up.

Betts was also in a string of westerns in the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Hamilton also was a regular on “The Waltons,” playing Verdie Foster.

He was a high school dropout who became head of one of the world’s largest corporations.

Hartman played opposite Burt Reynolds for 26 episodes of the 1970s show.

Robertson became wealthy with his duck call business and famous with his reality show.

Collins worked with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Greta Garbo and Bette Davis.

Kotcheff also directed “First Blood,” the first film of the “Rambo” series.