1872 – Paul Léautaud [Maurice Boissard], French writer and theatre critic (Petit ami), born in Paris, France (d. 1956)
1908 – Lillian Bond, English-American actress (Air Mail, Pick-up, Blond Cheat), born in London (d. 1991)
1916 – James Crow, American geneticist and educator (Genetic Theories and Influences: Comments on the Value of Diversity), born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1922 – Antonio Bibalo, Italian-Norwegian pianist, contemporary classical and opera composer (The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder ; Ghosts), born in Trieste, Italy (d. 2008)
1924 – Donald Baverstock, British TV producer, born in Cardiff, United Kingdom (d. 1995)
1933 – Ray Dolby, American engineer, sound expert, and inventor (Dolby noise reduction system), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2013)
1959 – Bob Rosenberg, American musician (Will To Power – “Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1973 – Burnie Burns, American film producer and comedian (Machinima, Rooster Teeth), born in Rochester, New York
1977 – Curtis Cregan, American actor, born in Vintage, Pennsylvania
1981 – Olivier Rochus, Belgian tennis player, born in Namur, Belgium
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Famous Birthdays for 17th January 2023
1877 – May Gibbs, Australian children’s author (d. 1969)
1885 – Emmy Hennings-Ball [Emma Cordsen], German poet and performer, born in Flensburg, German Empire (d. 1948)
1908 – L. V. Prasad, Indian pioneering filmmaker, born in Somavarappadu, Madras Presidency, British India (d. 1994)
1920 – George Handy [Hendleman], American bebop jazz arranger, pianist and composer (Handyland, U.S.A.), born in New York City (d. 1997)
1926 – Sir Clyde Walcott, West Indian cricket batsman (44 Tests @ 56.68; 15 x 100s) and administrator (ICC chairman 1997-2000), born in St Michael, Barbados (d. 2006)
1931 – Frederick A. Fox, American classical composer (Nightscenes; Shaking The Pumpkin),and educator (Indiana University, 1974-94), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2011)
1940 – Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguayan politician and physician, President of Uruguay (2005-10, 2015-20), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2020)
1947 – Jane Elliot, American actress (Baby Boom, Gen Hospital, Knots Landing), born in New York City, New York
1953 – Ted Thompson, American NFL linebacker (Houston Oilers) and executive (GM Green Bay Packers 2005-17), born in Atlanta, Texas (d. 2021)
1981 – Scott Mechlowicz, American actor, born in New York
Famous Birthdays for 16th January 2023
1853 – Andre Michelin, French industrialist, tire manufacturer (Michelin) and publisher of the Michelin Guide, born in Paris (d. 1931)
1894 – Irving Mills [Isadore Minsky], American jazz music publisher, manager (Duke Ellington, 1926-48), singer and lyricist, born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 1985)
1924 – Katy Jurado, Mexican actress, 1st Latin actress to win a Golden Globe (High Noon, Broken Lance), born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (d. 2002)
1928 – Ezra Sims, American composer of microtonal music, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2015)
1941 – Richard Bohringer, French actor (Diva, I Married a Shadow), born in Paris, France
1944 – Chris de Marigny, painter/designer
1945 – Wim Suurbier, Dutch soccer right back (60 caps; Ajax 392 games) and manager (LA Heat, TB Rowdies), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2020)
1947 – Juliet Berto, French actress (Le Sex Shop), born in Grenoble France (d. 1990)
1961 – Jill Sobule, American singer-songwriter (“I Kissed a Girl”), born in Denver, Colorado
1970 – Don MacLean, American NBA forward (NJ Nets, Denver Nuggets), born in Palo Alto, California
Famous Birthdays for 15th January 2023
1671 – Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian, born in Hatfield (d. 1704)
1816 – Marie LaFarge, French murderer, born in Paris, France (d. 1852)
1866 – Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1931)
1911 – Wim Kan, Dutch cabaret artist, born in South Holland, Netherlands (d. 1983)
1914 – Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian (The Last Days of Hitler), born in Glanton, England (d. 2003)
1918 – André Donner, Dutch jurist (constitutional law), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1928 – [Beverly] Joanne Linville, American character actress, born in Bakersfield, California (d. 2021)
1942 – Edward “Sonny” Bivins, American singer (Manhattans-Kiss and Say Goodbye), born in Macon, Georgia
1944 – Joan Marie Johnson, American pop singer (The Dixie Cups – “Chapel Of Love”; “Iko Iko”), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2016)
1998 – Chloe Kelly. English footballer (Manchester City), born in Manchester, England
Famous Birthdays for 14th January 2023
1751 – Corona Schröter, German musician, born in Guben, Germany (d. 1802)
1812 – Carl Gradener, German composer, born in Rostock, Germany (d. 1883)
1934 – Richard Briers, English actor, born in Raynes Park, London (d. 2013)
1937 – Ken Higgs, English cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 71 wickets, 1 x 50), born in Kidsgrove, England (d. 2016)
1948 – Carl Weathers, American actor (Apollo Creed-Rocky), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1952 – Maureen Dowd, American writer, born in Washington, D.C.
1974 – Kevin Durand, Canadian actor (The Strain), born in Thunder Bay, Canada
1974 – Hugues Legault, Canadian 50m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
1979 – Karen Elson, British supermodel, born in Oldham, United Kingdom
1979 – Angela Lindvall, American supermodel, born in Midwest City, Oklahoma
Famous Birthdays for 13th January 2023
1616 – Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish-French mystic, born in Lille (d. 1680)
1788 – Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, German composer, born in Ludwigslust (d. 1854)
1866 – Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer influenced by folksong, born in Voina, Russia (d. 1901
1901 – A. B. Guthrie, American novelist, historian (d. 1991)
1927 – Sydney Brenner, South African biologist known for his contributions on the genetic code and molecular biology (Nobel Laureate 2002), born in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 2019)
1936 – Renato Bruson, Italian operatic baritone
1938 – Billy Gray, American actor (Father Knows Best – “Bud”), born in Los Angeles, California
1948 – Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
1961 – Kent Hull, NFL center (Buffalo Bills)
1967 – George Paterson, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (Donaldson, Moir and Paterson (DMP) – Natural Anthems)
Famous Birthdays for 12th January 2023
1746 – Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator (Leonard and Gertrude), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1827)
1751 – Jacob Michael Reinhold Lenz, Baltic German poet and dramatist (The Soldiers), born in Sesswegen, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (d. 1792)
1801 – Louise Sophie Blussé, Dutch author, born in Leiden, Holland (d. 1896)
1882 – Milton Sills, American actor (The Sea Hawk), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1930)
1896 – David Wechsler, American psychologist (d. 1981)
1906 – (Woodward) “Tex” Ritter, American country singer (5 Star Jubilee, “Wayward Wind”), born in Murvaul, Texas (d. 1974)
1939 – Helmut Eisendle, Austrian writer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 2003)
1950 – Bob McEwen, American politician (Rep-R-OH, 1981-93), born in Hillsboro, Ohio
1963 – François Girard, French Canadian film director and screenwriter, born in Saint-Félicien, Quebec
1972 – Jason Sklar, American twin comedian (Sklar Brothers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Famous Birthdays for 11th January 2023
347 – Emperor Theodosius I “The Great” of Rome, last emperor to rule the east and west empire, born in Hispania (d. 395)
1750 – Johann Jakob Walder, Swiss politician and composer, born in Unterwetzikon, Switzerland (d. 1817(
1800 – Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)
1831 – James Ronald Chalmers, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Halifax County, Virginia (d. 1898)
1876 – Elmer Flick, American Baseball HOF outfielder (AL batting champion 1905; NL RBI leader 1900; 2 × AL stolen base leader; Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Bronchos/Naps), born in Bedford, Ohio (d. 1971)
1880 – Elisabeth Achelis, American heiress, writer, and proponent of the 13-month World Calendar, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1973)
1908 – Lionel Stander, American blacklisted actor (Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
1940 – Mark DeVoto, American composer (Hodayot; Pavane and Zortzico), and musicologist (Schubert), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1968 – Ben Rivera, Dominican-American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
1975 – Rory Fitzpatrick, American NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Rochester, New York
Famous Birthdays for 10th January 2023
1628 – Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff [Jan Maet], Dutch painter, born in Alkmaar, Netherlands (d. 1669)
1760 – Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, German composer and conductor, born in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany (d. 1802)
1880 – Frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister and mayor of Antwerp, born in Roosdaal, Belgium (d. 1961)
1886 – Roman von Ungern-Sternberg ‘the mad Baron’, Baltic-German baron and anti-communist Russian general, born in Graz, Austria-Hungary (d. 1921)
1897 – Albert Moeschinger, Swiss composer, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1985)
1904 – Jesus Garcia Leoz, Spanish composer, born in Olite, Spain (d. 1953)
1909 – Rudolf Kubin, Czech cellist, born in Ostrava, Czech Republic (d. 1973)
1918 – Arthur Chung, President of Guyana, born in Windsor Great Park, United Kingdom (d. 2008)
1939 – Jared Carter, American poet, born in Elwood, Indiana
1939 – Bill Toomey, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1968), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Famous Birthdays for 9th January 2023
1892 – Eva Bowring, American politician (d. 1985)
1929 – Heiner Muller, German dramatist, born in Eppendorf, Germany (d. 1995)
1940 – Barbara Buczek, Polish pianist, composer (Anekumena – Concerto for 89 Instruments; Two Impressions), and teacher, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1993)
1953 – Morris Gleitzman, British-Australian children’s author, born in Sleaford, United Kingdom
1965 – Muggsy Bogues, American NBA guard and the shortest player ever to play in the NBA (Washington Bullets, Charlotte Hornets), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1970 – Lara Fabian, Canadian-Belgian singer, born in Etterbeek, Belgium
1971 – Hal Niedzviecki, Canadian novelist and cultural critic, born in Brockville, Canada
1972 – Jay Powell, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Meridian, Mississippi
1972 – Angie Martinez, American radio and television personality, born in Brooklyn, New York
1987 – Nicola Coughlan, Irish actress (Derry Girls, Brigerton), born in Galway, Ireland