1871 – James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish unionist politician and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1921-1940), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1940)
1891 – Storm Jameson, English writer (d. 1986)
1909 – Evelyn Wood, American educator (d. 1995)
1932 – Roberto Suárez Gómez, Bolivian drug lord called the “King of Cocaine” whose story was the basis of the movie “Scarface”, born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (d. 2000)
1933 – Jean-Marie Straub, French director (Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach), born in Metz, France
1934 – Jacques Anquetil, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1957, 61-64; first 5-time winner), born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France (d. 1987)
1934 – Piet Dankert, Dutch politician (PvdA), born in Stiens, Netherlands (d. 2003)
1935 – Jesse Garon Presley, American stillborn twin brother of Elvis Presley, born in Tupelo, Mississippi (d. 1935)
1977 – Amber Benson, American actress, born in Birmingham, Alabama
1990 – Maci Wainwright, American singer, born in Edmond, Oklahoma
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Famous Birthdays for 7th January 2023
891 – Abd al-Rahman III, Umayyad Emir (912-29) and ruler of the Caliph of Córdoba (929-961), born in Córdoba (d. 961) date disputed
1652 – Pavao Vitezovic, Croatia, writer and historian, born in Senj, Hapsburg Empire (d. 1713)
1928 – William Peter Blatty, American scriptwriter and author of The Exorcist, born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
1934 – Charles Jenkins Snr., American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4x400m relay 1956), born in NYC, New York
1938 – Rory Storm [Alan Caldwell], British rock singer (Rory Storm and the Hurricanes), born in Stoneycroft, Liverpool, England (d. 1972)
1939 – Tom Kiernan, Irish rugby union fullback (54 caps [captain 24]; British and Irish Lions 5 [captain 1968]; Munster RUFC), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2022)
1948 – Rick Marotta, American session drummer (Carly Simon; Steely Dan; Warren Zevon), and composer, born in New York City
1956 – Rosalyn Bryant, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1976), born in Chicago, Illinois
1966 – Corrie Sanders, South African boxer, (WBO heavyweight champion, 2003), born in Brits, South Africa (d. 2012)
1972 – Chuck Levy, American football running back (SF 49ers), born in Torrance, California
Famous Birthdays for 6th January 2023
1580 – John Smith, English explorer (Chesapeake Bay, New England) and leader of the Virginia Colony (Jamestown), born in Lincolnshire, England (d. 1631)
1911 – Billy Sands, American actor (Phil Silvers Show, McHale’s Navy), born in Bergen, New York (d. 1984)
1916 – David Bruce [Marden Andrew McBroom], American actor (The Mad Ghoul, Flying Tigers), born in Kankakee, Illinois (d. 1976)
1931 – E. L. Doctorow, American author (Ragtime; Billy Bathgate), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2015)
1933 – Fred L. Turner, American businessman (CEO of McDonalds, 1977-2004), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2013)
1948 – Dayle Hadlee, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (brother of Richard; 26 Tests, 71 wickets, 1 x 50; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
1962 – Philip Brown, English 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Birmingham, England
1967 – Peter Loran, American rock vocalist (Trixter – “Give It To Me Good”), born in Teaneck, New Jersey
1971 – Myron Baker, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears), born in Haughton, Louisiana
1982 – Brian Bass, American baseball player, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 5th January 2023
1667 – Antonio Lotti, Italian Baroque composer, born in Venice, Italy (d. 1740)
1717 – William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman, born in Becket, Massachusetts (d. 1793)
1865 – Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer, born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1920)
1874 – Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist (shock therapy-Nobel 1944), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1965)
1890 – Cora Witherspoon, American actress (Quality Street The Bank Dick), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1957)
1892 – Anne Morrison Chapin, American playwright, actress, (The Wild Westcotts), and screenwriter (The Sailor Takes A Wife), born in Shoals, Indiana (d. 1967)
1900 – Paula Ludwig, Austrian-German poet, born in Vorarlberg, Austria (d. 1974)
1920 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist, born in Brescia, Italy (d. 1995)
1967 – Chris Nabholz, American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1973 – Phil Joel, Australian bassist (Newsboys), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Famous Birthdays for 4th January 2023
1581 – James Ussher, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (claimed world began Sunday 23 Oct 4004 BC), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1656)
1720 – Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court) composer and organist, born in Dobitschen, Thuringia (d. 1774)
1838 – Charles Stratton [General Tom Thumb], famous short person (performed with P. T. Barnum), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1883)
1893 – Manuel Palau Boix, Spanish composer (Conservatory of Valencia), born in Alfara del Patriarca, Spain (d. 1967)
1898 – Roger Vuataz, Swiss composer and musician, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1988)
1909 – Cilly Aussem, German tennis player (French C’ships, Wimbledon 1931), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1963)
1914 – Herman Franks, American baseball player, coach and manager, born in Price, Utah (d. 2009)
1941 – Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman, born in Los Angeles, California
1963 – Dave Foley, actor and comedian (Kids In The Hall, Dave Nelson on NewsRadio)
1976 – Benoît Joachim, Luxembourg cyclist, born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Famous Birthdays for 3rd January 2023
1763 – Joseph Fesch, French cardinal, diplomat and art collector (Uncle of Napoleon), born in Ajaccio in Corsica (d. 1839)
1879 – Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, American First Lady (1923-29) wife of Calvin Coolidge, born in Burlington, Vermont (d. 1957)
1901 – Eric Voegelin, German American philosopher (Order and History), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1985)
1909 – Victor Borge [Borge Rosenbaum], Danish-American comedian and pianist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2000)
1919 – Herbie Nichols, American jazz pianist and composer (“Lady Sings the Blues”), born in Manhattan, New York City (d. 1963)
1932 – Dabney Coleman, American Emmy Award-winning character actor (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman – “Mayor Jeeter”; 9 to 5; Buffalo Bill; Boardwalk Empire), born in Austin, Texas
1932 – Coo Coo Marlin, American auto racer (NASCAR nine top 5, 51 top 10 finishes in 165 Winston Cup starts), born in Columbia, Tennessee (d. 2005)
1936 – Jos Kunst, Dutch composer, born in Roermond, Netherlands (d. 1996)
1944 – David Atherton, British conductor (London Sinfonietta; Royal Opera; San Diego Symphony), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
1975 – Thomas Bangalter, French DJ (Daft Punk – “Get Lucky”), born in Paris, France
Famous Birthdays for 2nd January 2023
1833 – Frederick A. Johnson, American politician (d. 1893)
1854 – Alice Mary Robertson, American educator, social worker and 2nd woman in US Congress, born in Tullahassee Mission, Indian Territory (d. 1931)
1886 – Florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (Lady Helen’s Escapade), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (d. 1938)
1947 – Jack Hanna, American zookeeper and TV personality (Good Morning America; David Letterman), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
1949 – Michael “Chick” Churchill, British blues-rock keyboardist (Ten Years After – “I’m Going Home”), born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
1952 – Man-Tat Ng, Hong Kong actor (The Final Combat), born in Xiamen, China
1956 – Lynda Barry, American cartoonist
1958 – Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian concert pianist (Tchaikovsky Prize, 1982; Leeds, 1987), born in Belebey, Bashkir ASSR (now Bashkortostan)
1969 – William Fox-Pitt MBE, English equestrian (Olympic silver team 2004, 12; bronze 2008; World Equestrian Games gold team 2010), born in London, England
1972 – Mattias Norström, Swedish ice hockey defenceman (LA Kings captain 2001-07; World C’ship gold Sweden 1998), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Famous Birthdays for 1st January 2023
1684 – Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch classical scholar (d. 1748)
1771 – Georges Cadoudal, Breton politician and royalist who plotted to overthrow Napoleon, born in Brech, Brittany, Kingdom of France (d. 1804)
1774 – André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (d. 1860)
1833 – Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect (d. 1902)
1879 – Ernest Jones, Welsh psychoanalyst (biographer of Freud – Life and Work of Sigmund Freud),born in Gowerton, Wales (d. 1958)
1908 – Kinue Hitomi, Japanese athlete (World record women’s 100m, 200m, long jump, triple jump; Olympic silver 800m 1928), born in Okayama, Japan (d. 1931)
1956 – Sergio Victor Palma, Argentine boxer (WBA Super Bantamweight champion 1980-82), born in La Tigra, Argentina (d. 2021)
1958 – Grandmaster Flash [Joseph Saddler], Barbadian-American hip-hop DJ and rapper (“Message”), born in Bridgetown, Barbados
1962 – Pierce Holt, American NFL defensive lineman (Pro Bowl, All-Pro selection 1992; San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons), born in Marlin, Texas
1984 – Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian soccer striker (102 caps; Hamburger SV, Internacional), born in Lima, Peru
Famous Birthdays for 31st December 2022
1714 – Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (approximated the value of pi and its square, pi^2), born in Kurume, Kyūshū, Japan (d. 1783)
1741 – Isabella Maria of Parma, wife of future Holy Roman emperor, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1763)
1929 – Mies Bouman, Dutch television presenter (Open the Village), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2018)
1933 – Edward Bunker, American author and actor, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2005)
1934 – Akram Awan, Islamic scholar and spiritual leader, born in Chakwal, Pakistan (d. 2017)
1940 – Tim Considine, American actor (Spin and Marty; My Three Sons, 1960-65 – “Mike”), and photographer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
1955 – Michigan J. Frog, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in “One Froggy Evening”
1965 – Nicholas Sparks, American author (The Notebook), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1970 – Dan Howe, Canadian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Kingston, Ontario
1973 – George Jones, American running back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Greenville, South Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 30th December 2022
1853 – André Charles Prosper Messager, French organist, composer and conductor (Les Deux Pigeons, Véronique), born in Montluçon, France (d. 1929)
1887 – Henry George Ley, British organist, composer, and teacher (Eton, 1926-45), born in Chagford, England (d. 1962)
1918 – W. Eugene Smith, American photojournalist (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden), born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 1979)
1920 – Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter, graphic artist and cartoonist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1972)
1945 – Vernon Wells, Australian actor
1946 – Clive Bunker, British drummer (Jethro Tull, 1967-71), born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England
1969 – Michelle McGann, American golfer (7 LPGA Tour wins), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
1973 – Don Reid, NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons)
1973 – Ato Boldon, Trinidadian athlete
1984 – LeBron James, American basketball forward (NBA C’ship and MVP 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020; 16 × NBA All-Star; Olympic gold 2008, 12; Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, LA Lakers), born in Akron, Ohio