1600 – Clement IX [Giulio Rospigliosi], Italian Pope (238th: 1667-69), born in Pistoia, Italy (d. 1669)
1622 – Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (d. 1691)
1691 – Johann Balthasar König, German Baroque composer, mainly of hymn music, born in Cannstatt, Duchy of Württemberg (d. 1758)
1722 – Johann Ernst Bach, German kapellmeister and composer, born in Eisenach (d. 1777)
1878 – Walter Kollo, German composer of operettas, Singspiele, and popular songs (Der Juxbaron), born in Neidenburg, Kingdom of Prussia. (d. 1940)
1900 – A. A. M. Stols, Dutch publisher (History of Ecuador), born in Maastricht, Netherlands (d. 1973)
1910 – Arnold Moss, American actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Quebec, Viva Zapata), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
1936 – Enid Castle, principal (Cheltenham Ladies’ College)
1975 – Lee Latchford-Evans, British pop singer (The Steps), born in Chester, England
1977 – Daunte Culpepper, American football player
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Famous Birthdays for 27th January 2023
1784 – Martin-Joseph Mengal, Belgian composer, conductor, and educator (Director of the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, 1835-51), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1851)
1836 – Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (word masochism derived from his name), born in Lemberg, the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire (d. 1895)
1895 – Cláudio Carneyro, Portuguese violinist, composer, and educator, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1963)
1911 – Benay Venuta [Benvenuta Rose Crooke], American actress, singer and dancer (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1995)
1914 – Anna Larina, Russian revolutionary, wife of the Bolshevik leader Nikolai Bukharin (d. 1996)
1924 – Alexander Georgiyevich Chugayev, composer
1929 – Richard Du Cann, English lawyer and QC, born in London (d. 1993)
1942 – John Witherspoon, American actor (Friday), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2019)
1962 – Neno, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica), born in Cidade Velha, Cape Verde (d. 2021)
1965 – Igor Matoushkin, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics 1998)
Famous Birthdays for 26th January 2023
1879 – Lode Baekelmans, Belgian writer (Tille), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1965)
1924 – Warren Frank Benson, American composer (The Leaves Are Falling), and educator (Eastman School, 1967-1993), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
1938 – Margaret Daly, British MEP
1947 – Miguel Ángel Castellini, Argentine boxer (WBA, lineal light middleweight titles 1976-77), born in Santa Rosa, Argentina (d. 2020)
1949 – Jonathan Carroll, American author, born in New York
1954 – Kim Hughes, Australian cricket batsman and captain (70 Tests, 9 x 100, HS 213; 97 ODIs, 17 x 50; Western Australia CA, Natal), born in Margaret River, Australia
1958 – Anita Baker, American jazz and soul singer (“Giving You the Best That I Got”; “Sweet Love”), born in Toledo, Ohio
1965 – Natalia Yurchenko, Russian gymnast, (World C’ship gold USSR team, all-round 1983, team 1985), born in Norilsk, Russia
1968 – Chris Pringle, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (14 Tests, 30 wickets, BB 7/52; 64 ODIs, 103 wickets; Auckland CA), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1981 – Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan Spanish conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic), born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Famous Birthdays for 25th January 2023
1913 – Witold Lutosławski, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (Musique funèbre; Trois poèmes d’Henri Michaux), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1994)
1919 – Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (NBC-TV, Comment), born in NYC, New York (d. 2010)
1923 – (Farrell) “Rusty” Draper, American country and pop singer (“The Shifting, Whispering Sands”; “Are You Satisfied?”), born in Kirksville, Missouri (d. 2003)
1927 – Gregg Palmer [Palmer Edvind Lee], American actor (Scream, To Hell and Back), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2015)
1940 – Jürgen Sundermann, German soccer manager (Servette, VfB Stuttgart, Schalke 04, Strasbourg, Hertha BSC) and midfielder (1 cap West Germany; FC Basel, Servette), born in Mülheim, Germany (d. 2022)
1947 – Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer, born in Zamora, Spain (d. 2017)
1966 – Pavel Torgajev, Russian ice hockey player (Calgary Flames), born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
1975 – Dat Phan, Vietnamese-born American stand-up comedian, born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
1978 – Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian actor (Servant of the People), comedian, and President of Ukraine (2019-), born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Soviet Union
1996 – Tati Gabrielle, American actress (The 100, Uncharted), born in San Francisco, California
Famous Birthdays for 24th January 2023
1832 – John Pegram, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1865)
1862 – Edith Wharton, American Pulitzer prize-winning novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth), born in NYC, New York (d. 1937)
1888 – Hedwig “Vicki” Baum, Austrian American author (Men Never Know, Grand Hotel), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1960)
1907 – Maurice Couve de Murville, French politician (Foreign Minister and Prime Minister of France 1968-69), born in Reims, France (d. 1999)
1916 – Jack Brickhouse, American sports broadcaster, born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1998)
1920 – Jerry Maren [Gerard Marenghi], American actor (The Wizard of Oz; Mayor McCheese), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
1941 – Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter (“Sweet Caroline”; “I’m A Believer”; “Solitary Man”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1948 – Glenn Wheatley, Australian rock bassist (The Masters Apprentices), and talent manager (Little River Band; John Farnham), born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia (d. 2022)
1971 – Andrea Mackris, American television producer, born in Missouri, United States
1986 – Mischa Barton, English-born American actress (The O.C.), born in Hammersmith, London
Famous Birthdays for 23rd January 2023
1688 – Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1741)
1813 – Franz Commer, German composer and musicologist, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1887)
1827 – Saigō Takamori, Japanese samurai and leader of Satsuma rebellion, born in Kajiyacho, Japan (d. 1877)
1897 – Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian politician and nationalist, born in Cuttack, British India (d. 1945)
1950 – Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinian rock musician (Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, Invisible), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2012)
1954 – Franco De Vita, Venezuelan spanish singer (Extranjero), born in Caracas, Venezuela
1960 – Misha Mck, American actress (Gerri-Me and Mrs C), born in East Orange New Jersey
1971 – Adam Parore, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (NZ, 1st Maori Test centurion), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1979 – Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Maracaibo, Venezuela
1981 – Rob Friend, Canadian football player, born in Rosetown, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 22nd January 2023
1890 – Fred M. Vinson, American Democratic politician, US Treasury Secretary (1945-46) and the 13th Chief Justice of US Supreme Court (1946-53), born in Louisa, Kentucky (d. 1953)
1898 – Hans van Werveke, Belgian historian (Diocese Terwaan) (d. 1974)
1900 – Franz Salmhofer, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera, 1945-54), and composer (mostly of ballet and opera), born in Vienna (d. 1975)
1926 – Lord Erskine of Rerrick, peer
1933 – Jean-Louis Viale, French jazz drummer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1984)
1939 – Jeff Smith, American chef (d. 2004)
1943 – Marília Pêra, Brazilian actress (Better Days Ahead, Pixote), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2015)
1954 – Tully Blanchard, American professional wrestler, born in Calgary, Canada
1959 – Linda Blair, American actress (Exorcist, Chained Heat, Savage St), born in St Louis, Missouri
1976 – James Dearth, American football player, born in Fort Ord National Monument, California
Famous Birthdays for 21st January 2023
1815 – John Bingham, American politician and lawyer (d. 1900)
1910 – Nicholas Cayzer, British shipping magnate (British and Commonwealth Shipping), born in Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1999)
1925 – Oswald “Ossie” Stevens Nock, railway writer
1926 – Stephen “Steve” Reeves, American professional bodybuilder, actor, and philanthropist (Hercules, Goliath, Sandokan), born in Glasgow, Montana (d. 2000)
1937 – George Flynn, American pianist, composer (Trinity), and teacher (Columbia; DePaul), born in Miles City, Montana
1957 – Jacob Green, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawk)
1961 – Sherry Ramsay, American actress (Trish Mason-As the World Turns), born in Stauton, Virginia
1965 – Robert Del Naja, British trip-hop singer-songwriter (Massive Attack), and artist, born in Bristol, England
1974 – Orpheus Roye, defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1977 – Rick Ross, American rapper
Famous Birthdays for 20th January 2023
1716 – Carlos III, King of Spain (1759-88) and King of Naples and Sicily (1734-59), born in Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain (d. 1788)
1872 – Julia Morgan, American architect (Hearst Castle, and other Hearst properties), first female degreed by Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and first licensed in California, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1957)
1873 – Charles A. Ellwood, American sociologist and psychologist, born near Ogdensburg, New York (d. 1946)
1940 – Carol Heiss Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1960; silver 1956; World C’ship gold 1956–1960), born in NYC, New York
1941 – Richard Friedman, American psychoanalyst who proved sexual orientation was biological, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2020)
1948 – Natan Sharansky, Israeli politician and human rights activist, born in Donetsk, Ukraine
1965 – John Michael Montgomery, American country music singer, born in Danville, Kentucky
1966 – Chris Morris, American NBA forward (Utah Jazz), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1980 – Matthew Tuck, Welsh guitarist (Bullet for My Valentine), born in Bridgend, United Kingdom
1997 – Blueface [Johnathan Jamall Porter], American rapper (Respect My Cryppin; Thotiana), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 19th January 2023
1806 – Vaclav Jindrich Veit, Czech composer, born in Řepnice (d. 1864)
1897 – Natacha Rambova [Winifred Shaughnessy], American film costume designer, 2nd wife of Rudolph Valentino (1923-25), and Egyptologist, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1966)
1913 – Rex Ingamells, Australian poet (d. 1955)
1941 – Colin Gunton, British theologian (d. 2003)
1953 – Desi Arnaz Jr., American actor (Here’s Lucy – “Craig”; Fakeout; Joyride), and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
1956 – Parthenon Huxley [Richard Miller], American rock guitarist, singer- songwriter and producer (ELO II; The Orchestra; P. Hux), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1966 – Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer, born in Vetlanda, Sweden
1969 – Andrew Murray Stone, New Zealand sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1977 – Lauren, Cameroonian footballer, born in Kribi, Cameroon
1980 – Jenson Button, English auto racer (World Formula 1 Drivers Champion 2009; Super GT 2018), born in Frome, England