1800 – Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer (Poor law reform, sanitation movement), born in Manchester, England (d. 1890)
1909 – Tiny Winters, English musician, born in London, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
1920 – Jimmy Forrest, American jazz saxophonist (Night Train), born In St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1980)
1948 – Michael Des Barres, British actor and rock singer, born in Hove, United Kingdom
1949 – John Belushi, American comedian and actor (SNL: Animal House: Blues Brothers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1982)
1953 – Moon Jae-in, South Korean politician, President of South Korea (2017-), born in Geoje, South Korea
1963 – Martyn Grimley, English field hockey player, born in Halifax, United Kingdom
1973 – Erik Gervais, Canadian kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in Valleyfield, Quebec
1986 – Mischa Barton, English-born American actress, born in Hammersmith, London
1987 – Luis Suárez, Uruguayan football player (Barcelona, Uruguay national team), born in Salto, Uruguay
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Famous Birthdays for 23rd January 2022
1761 – Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide), born in Hohendodeleben, Germany (d. 1831)
1762 – Christian A. Vulpius, German novelist and dramatist (Rinaldo Rinaldini), born in Weimar, Germany (d. 1827)
1783 – Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle], French writer (Le Rouge et de Noir, a Chartreuse de Parme), born in Grenoble, France (d. 1842)
1889 – Prosper Arents, Flemish bibliographer (Rubens-bibliography)
1896 – Alf Hall, South African cricket fast bowler (7 Tests, 40 wickets), born in Bolton, Lancashire, England (d. 1964)
1925 – Marty Paich, American jazz pianist, conductor, producer and arranger (Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson), born in Oakland, California (d. 1995)
1952 – Omar Henry, South African cricketer (1st colored player for South Africa 1992), born in Stellenbosch, South Africa
1973 – Lanei Chapman, American actress, born in os Angeles, California
1979 – Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Maracaibo, Venezuela
1998 – XXXTentacion [Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy], American rapper and singer-songwriter, born in Plantation, Florida (d. 2018)
Famous Birthdays for 22nd January 2022
1649 – Pascal Collasse, composer
1886 – John Joseph Becker, composer
1906 – Robert E. Howard, American pulp fiction author (Conan the Barbarian), born in Peaster, Texas (d. 1936)
1915 – Tom Burtt, cricketer (slow left-armer took 33 wickets for NZ)
1926 – Tom Blackburn, writer
1926 – Aurèle Nicolet, Swiss flautist (Berlin Philharmonic), and educator, born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (d. 2016)
1946 – Andrew Rubin, actor (Hometown, Joe Bash) [or Jun 22], born in New Bedford, Massachusetts
1956 – Steve Riley, American rock drummer (L.A. Guns; W.A.S.P.), born in Revere, Massachusetts
1980 – Subhash Ram Prajapati, Nepalese writer, born in Bhaktapur, Nepal
1980 – Ben Moody, American guitarist (Evanescence, 1995-2003 -“Bring Me To Life”), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Famous Birthdays for 21st January 2022
1823 – Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer
1937 – (Fird) “Snooks” Eaglin, American blues and RandB guitarist and singer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2009)
1952 – Louis Menand, American writer and critic
1952 – Marco Camenisch, Swiss environmental activist
1953 – Paul Allen, American business magnate (co-founder Microsoft, owner Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Seahawks), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2018)
1968 – Charlotte Ross, actress (Eve-Days of Our Lives), born in Chicago, Illinois
1974 – Orpheus Roye, defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1975 – Yuji Ide, Japanese racing driver
1979 – Byung-Hyun Kim, Korean baseball player
1993 – Sei Young Kim, South Korean golfer (PGA Women’s C’ship 2020; LPGA 72-hole scoring record 257), born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 20th January 2022
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)
1895 – Eva Jessye, American singer, actress, songwriter (Hallelujah) and 1st black woman to receive international distinction as a choral conductor, born in Coffeyville, Kansas (d. 1992)
1900 – Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1961)
1920 – Richard J. C. Atkinson, British archaeologist, born in Evershot, United Kingdom (d. 1994)
1920 – Sam Gibbons, American politician (Rep-D-FL, 1963- ), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2012)
1926 – Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet and writer, born in New Delhi, India (d. 2015)
1947 – Stephen A. Schwarzman, American CEO of The Blackstone Group and Chairman of President Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum, born in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
1968 – Nick Anderson, American basketball player (Orlando Magic), born in Chicago, Illinois
1971 – Andrei Skabelka, Belarusian ice hockey player and coach (Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
1986 – Kevin Parker, Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer (Tame Impala – The Slow Rush), born in Sydney
Famous Birthdays for 19th January 2022
1807 – Robert E. Lee, American General who commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War, born in Stratford Virginia (d. 1870)
1813 – Henry Bessemer, engineer/inventor (Bessemer engine)
1897 – Natacha Rambova, Salt Lake City UT, costume designer
1909 – Hans Hotter, German bass-baritone (d. 2003)
1923 – Jean Stapleton, American actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family), born in NYC, New York (d. 2013)
1941 – Pat Patterson, Canadian pro wrestler (WWE Hall of Fame; creator Royal Rumble), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2020)
1962 – Hans Daams, Dutch cyclist, born in Valkenswaard, Netherlands
1969 – Andrew Murray Stone, New Zealand sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1981 – Lucho González, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1992 – Shawn Johnson, American artistic gymnast, born in Des Moines, Iowa
Famous Birthdays for 18th January 2022
1732 – Jean-Guillain Cardon, French harpist, teacher, and composer, born in Mons, South Netherlands (d. 1803)
1825 – Edward Frankland, British structural chemist who co-discovered helium and developed the theory of valence, born in Lancaster, England (d. 1899)
1850 – Seth Low, American politician (d. 1916)
1901 – Arie Querido, Dutch social psychiatrist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983)
1901 – Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician, born in Sevsk, Russia (d. 1973)
1941 – Denise Bombardier, Quebec journalist, television host and novelist, born in Montreal, Canada
1976 – Vincent Polvliet, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1976 – Damien Leith, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter (Australian Idol 2006), born in Dublin, Ireland
1979 – Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer, born in Cascais, Portugal
1984 – Kristy Lee Cook, American country singer (American Idol season 7), born in Seattle, Washington
Famous Birthdays for 17th January 2022
1484 – George Spalatin, German humanist, reformer and important figure in the Reformation, born in Spalt, Bavaria (d. 1545)
1720 – Jean-Joseph Vadé, French songwriter, poet, and playwright, born in Ham, France (d. 1757)
1830 – Eyre Massey Shaw, British first chief of London Fire Brigade, born in Ballymore, Ireland (d. 1908)
1836 – Jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte, composer
1851 – A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928)
1900 – George Sperti, American inventor (Preparation H), born in Covington, Kentucky (d. 1991)
1901 – Olin Dutra, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1932, US Open 1934), born in Monterey, California (d. 1983)
1946 – Michèle Deslauriers, Quebec actress, born in Quebec, Canada
1966 – Anna Ivan, American tennis player, born in Los Angeles, California
1980 – Zooey Deschanel, American actress (Almost Famous; Elf; New Girl), and singer (She and Him), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 16th January 2022
1893 – Daisy Kennedy, Australian concert violinist, born in Burra-Burra (now Burra), Australia (d. 1981)
1901 – Fulgencio Batista, Dictator and President of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59), born in Banes, Cuba (d. 1973)
1904 – Max Vredenburg, Dutch composer and music critic, born in Brussels, Netherlands (d. 1976)
1907 – Paul Nitze, American government official (d. 2004)
1923 – Martin Stokken, Norwegian nordic relay (Olympic silver 1952)
1928 – Ezra Sims, American composer of microtonal music, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2015)
1937 – Luiz Bueno, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2011)
1947 – Magdalen Nabb, British author, born in Lancashire, United Kingdom (d. 2007)
1961 – Paul Raven, English rock bassist (Killing Joke), born in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (d. 2007)
1986 – Mason Gamble, American actor (Dennis the Menace), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 15th January 2022
1821 – Lafayette McLaws, United States Army officer and Confederate general, born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1897)
1891 – Osip Mandelstam, Russian poet (Noise of Time), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1938)
1897 – Xu Zhimo, Chinese poet (d. 1931)
1920 – John Junor, Scottish journalist (Sunday Express), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1997)
1929 – “Queen” Ida [Lewis], Louisiana Creole accordionist, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
1943 – Mike Marshall, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1974, 75; NL Cy Young Award 1974; Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves), born in Adrian, Michigan (d. 2021)
1959 – Pete Trewavas, British bassist, (Marillion-Clutching at Straws), born in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
1964 – Paula Schnurr, Canadian 1.5k runner (Olympics-8-92, 96), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario
1976 – Corey Chavous, American football player, born in Aiken, South Carolina
1987 – Michael Seater, Canadian actor, born in Toronto, Ontario