1611 – Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)
1706 – John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)
1722 – Johann Ernst Bach, composer
1864 – Herbert Akroyd Stuart, English engineer – inventor of the first compression ignition engine (d. 1927)
1922 – Robert W. Holley, American biochemist who worked with RNA (Nobel Prize 1968), born in Los Gatos, California (d. 1991)
1931 – Timothy Kitson, British politician
1937 – Bette Howland [Lee Sotonoff], American writer and literary critic (Blue in Chicago, The iron year), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
1949 – Eddie Bayers, American session drummer, based in Nashville, born in Patuxent, Maryland
1969 – Kathryn Morris, American actress
1974 – Tony Delk, NBA guard (SF Warriors)
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Famous Birthdays for 27th January 2022
1701 – Johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan (bishop)
1715 – Vaclav Kalous [Simon à Scto Bartholomaeo], Czech composer, born in Solnice (d. 1786)
1805 – Maria Anna of Bavaria, queen consort of Saxony (d. 1877)
1858 – Neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter’s model/writer
1925 – Geoffrey Tucker, British political consultant
1942 – Tasuku Honjo, Japanese immunologist (Nobel Prize for medicine 2018), born in Kyoto, Japan
1947 – Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer (d. 1999)
1950 – Derek Acorah, English spirit medium and TV personality (Most Haunted), born in Bootle, England
1956 – Mimi Rogers, actress (Paper Dolls, The Rousters), born in Coral Gables, Florida
1959 – Patti Cohoon, actress (Molly-Here Come the Brides), born in Whittier, California
Famous Birthdays for 26th January 2022
1781 – Ludwig Joachim “Achim” von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
1902 – Romney Brent, Mexican-American actor and writer (Dinner at the Ritz), born in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico (d. 1976)
1905 – Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austrian singer who inspired the “Sound of Music”, born in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1987)
1938 – Bill Wurtzel, American jazz and classical guitarist (Count Basie), born in Forestburgh, New York
1942 – Nigel Walmsley, chairman (Carlton UK Television)
1943 – Peter Kenton Winkler, American pianist, symphonic and theatrical composer, born in Los Angeles, California
1948 – Laurence “Corky” Laing, Canadian rock drummer and songwriter (Mountain, Cork), born in Montreal, Quebec
1953 – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, born in Ginnerup, Denmark
1986 – Matt Heafy, American-Japanese musician (Trivium), born in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
1988 – Mia Rose, British-Portuguese pop singer, born in Wimbledon, London
Famous Birthdays for 25th January 2022
1626 – John van de Cappelle, Dutch painter, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1679)
1627 – Robert Boyle, Anglo-Irish natural philosopher and chemist, born in Lismore, Republic of Ireland (d. 1691)
1878 – Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-American television pioneer (Alexanderson alternator), born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1975)
1900 – Mildred Dunnock, American actress (Baby Doll, Nun’s Story), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1991)
1938 – Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese creator of anime, born in Kurume, Japan
1941 – Gregory Sierra, American stage and screen actor (Barney Miller – “Chano”), born in NYC, New York (d. 2021)
1954 – Ricardo Bochini, Argentinian footballer, born in Zárate, Argentina
1957 – Jenifer Lewis, American actress (Girl 6, Meteor Man, Sister Act), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1965 – Esa Tikkanen, Finnish NHL left wing (Panthers, Canucks, Olympic bronze 1998), born in Helsinki, Finland
1987 – Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia
Famous Birthdays for 24th January 2022
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
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