1685 – Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company
1706 – Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751)
1830 – Albert Bierstadt, German painter (US landscapes)
1895 – Marie-Dominique Chenu, French Roman Catholic theologist, born in Soisy-sur-Seine, Essonne (d. 1990)
1914 – Bobby McDermott, American Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame guard and coach (2 × NBL Coach of the Year 1944-45, Fort Wayne Pistons), born in NYC, NY (d. 1963)
1938 – Lou Graham, American golfer (US Open 1975), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1939 – Tom Kierman, Irish rugby player, born in Cork, Ireland
1965 – Mark Rushmere, South African cricketer (South African opening bat in comeback Test 1992), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
1967 – Mark Lamarr, British comedian and broadcaster, born in Swindon, United Kingdom
1982 – Lauren Cohan, English-American actress (The Walking Dead), born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
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Famous Birthdays for 6th January 2022
1585 – Claude Favre de Vaugelas, Savoyard grammarian, born in Meximieux, Duchy of Savoy (d. 1650)
1791 – Jose Melchor Gomiz, Spanish composer, born in Ontinyent, Spain (d. 1836)
1798 – Ferdinand Simon Gassner, Austrian composer and music writer, born in Vienna; (d. 1851)
1940 – Laudir de Oliveira, Brazilian percussionist (Chicago), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2017)
1946 – Syd Barrett, English guitarist and early vocalist of the band Pink Floyd, born in Cambridge, England (d. 2006)
1954 – Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley), born in London (d. 2008)
1958 – Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist, television presenter and newspaper editor
1963 – Philippe Perrin, French test pilot, born in Meknes, Morocco
1970 – Kerrin Petty, Swedish-American cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Townshend, Vermont
1975 – Laura Berg, American softball outfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Whittier, California
Famous Birthdays for 5th January 2022
1548 – Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian, born in Granada, Spain (d. 1617)
1865 – Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer, born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1920)
1893 – Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (Autobiography of a Yogi), born in Gorakhpur, India (d. 1952)
1931 – Joan Coxsedge, Australian politician, born in Ballarat, Australia
1940 – Michael O’Donoghue, American writer and performer (Saturday Night Live, Scrooged), born in Sauquoit, New York (d. 1994)
1950 – Charlie Richmond, Canadian entrepreneur, born in Pomona, California
1969 – Marilyn Manson, American musician and artist, born in Canton, Ohio
1975 – Kylie Bax, New Zealand model, born in Thames, New Zealand
1976 – Ivan Tomić, Serbian football manager, born in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
1985 – Yoon So-yi, South Korean actress, born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 4th January 2022
1672 – Hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742)
1805 – Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer
1881 – Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)
1920 – Rosalie Crutchley, British actress (Armchair Theatre: Black Limelight, Four Weddings and a Funeral), born in London, England (d. 1997)
1933 – Ed Jenkins, (Rep-D-GA, 1977- )
1940 – Anthony “Skooter” Teague, American screen and stage actor (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; No, No, Nanette), born in Jacksboro, Texas (d. 1989)
1942 – John McLaughlin, British jazz-rock fusion guitarist (Mahavishnu Orchestra), born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
1971 – Richard Chee Quee, Australian-Chinese cricketer (NSW opening batsman Fiji/Chin ancestry), born in Camperdown, Australia
1985 – Al Jefferson, American basketball player, born in Monticello, Mississippi
1988 – Nabila Jamshed, Indian writer
Famous Birthdays for 3rd January 2022
1698 – Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)
1810 – Antoine T. d’Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1897)
1819 – Charles Piazzi Smyth, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (d. 1900)
1882 – Willem Benoy, Flemish actor and director (Pygmalion), born in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1939)
1895 – Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns’ky, Ukrainian composer and the father of modern Ukrainian music, born in Zhytomyr, Russian Empire (d. 1968)
1909 – Victor Borge [Borge Rosenbaum], Danish-American comedian and pianist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2000)
1917 – Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004)
1962 – Darren Daulton, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1992, 93, 95; World Series 1997; Silver Slugger Award 1992; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Arkansas City, Kansas (d. 2017)
1964 – Bruce LaBruce, Canadian filmmaker
1974 – Alessandro Petacchi, Italian road cyclist (Tour de France 2010; Giro d’Italia 2004; Vuelta a España 2005), born in La Spezia, Italy
Famous Birthdays for 2nd January 2022
1647 – Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon’s Rebellion, Va (1676)
1835 – Charles Russell Lowell Jr, American railroad executive and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1864)
1901 – Robert “Bob” Marshall, American forester, wilderness activist and co-founder of the Wilderness Society, born in NYC, New York (d. 1939)
1902 – Barry Goldwater, American politician (d. 1998)
1920 – Isaac Asimov, Russian scientist and sci-fi writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy), born in Petrovichi, Russia (d. 1992)
1928 – Harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner (Center Point)
1936 – Roger Miller, American country singer-songwriter (“King of the Road”; “Dang Me”), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1992)
1945 – Slobodan Praljak, Bosnian Croat general and war criminal, born in Čapljina, Independent State of Croatia (d. 2017)
1964 – Pernell Whitaker, American boxer (Olympic gold 1984, 4-division world champion), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 2019)
1970 – Sanda Ladoşi, Romanian pop singer (“I Admit”), born in Târgu Mureș, Transylvania, Romania.
Famous Birthdays for 1st January 2022
1867 – Lew Fields, American comedian (of Weber and Fields), born in Poland (d. 1941)
1916 – Murray Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey centre and NCAA coach (Detroit Red Wings; coach University of Denver 1956-77, 5 NCAA C’ships), born in Manor, Saskatchewan (d. 2010)
1918 – Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (WR 100m freestyle, 1:04.06 1933-56; Olympic gold 4×100m freestyle 1936), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1997)
1923 – Daniel Gorenstein, American mathematician (d. 1992)
1939 – Michèle Mercier, French actress (Angelique, Marquise des Anges.), born in Nice, France
1942 – Judy Stone, Australian pop singer
1975 – Becky Kellar-Duke, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Olympics gold 2002, 06, 10; World C’ship gold 1999, 2000, 01, 04), born in Hagersville, Ontario
1985 – Tiago Splitter, Brazilian basketball forward and coach (NBA C’ship 2014, San Antonio Spurs; All-EuroLeague Team selection 2008-10), born in Blumenau, Brazil
1989 – Jason Pierre-Paul, American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 2011-12; Super Bowl 2011, New York Giants), born in Deerfield Beach, Florida
1998 – Marlene Lawston, American child actress
Famous Birthdays for 31st December 2021
1815 – George Gordon Meade, Spanish-American Major General (Union Army), born in Cádiz, Spain (d. 1872)
1864 – Robert G Aitken, American astronomer (Binary Stars), born in Jackson, California (d. 1951)
1902 – Lionel Daunais, Quebec singer and composer, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1982)
1919 – Artur Fischer, German inventor with more patents than Edison, born in Tumlingen, Baden-Württemberg (d. 2016)
1920 – Rex Allen, American actor and singer-songwriter known as the “the Arizona Cowboy” (Dr Baxter-Frontier Doctor), born in Willcox, Arizona (d. 1999)
1929 – Mies Bouman, Dutch television presenter (Open the Village), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2018)
1961 – Rick Aguilera, American baseball pitcher (Minnesota Twins), born in San Gabriel, California
1970 – Dan Howe, Canadian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Kingston, Ontario
1971 – Heath Shuler, NFL quarterback (Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints), born in Bryson City, North Carolina
1977 – Wardy Alfaro, Costa Rican footballer, born in Alajuela, Costa Rica
Famous Birthdays for 30th December 2021
1644 – Philips van Almonde, Dutch Zeeuws lt-admiral
1880 – Alfred Einstein, German-American musicologist and nephew of Albert Einstein, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1952)
1934 – Nicolas Coster, British actor (Our Private World, Ryan’s Four), born in London
1935 – Bruno Canino, Italian pianist, harpsichordist, composer, and music director, born in Naples, Italy
1937 – Gordon Banks, English soccer goalkeeper (World Cup 1966, 73 England caps), born in Sheffield, England (d. 2019)
1939 – Felix Pappalardi, American rock music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist (Mountain – “Mississippi Queen”), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1983)
1943 – Rolf Gehlhaar, German-American electronic and avant-garde composer, born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) (d. 2019)
1945 – Concetta Tomei, American actress
1947 – Stephanus S “Tian” van Merwe, leader (South Africa Democratic Party)
1969 – Dave England, American television personality
Famous Birthdays for 29th December 2021
1721 – Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th
1887 – Kiyoshi Nobutoki, Japanese cellist and composer, born in Osaka (d. 1965)
1914 – Albert Tucker, Australian artist, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1999)
1919 – Pieter Terpstra, Dutch journalist and writer (De dei is forroun/Havank-T), born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 2006)
1942 – Rajesh Khanna, Indian Bollywood actor officially titled “The First Superstar of Indian cinema”, born in Amritsar, Punjab Province (d. 2012)
1947 – Cozy Powell [Colin Flooks] English rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group; Emerson, Lake and Powell), born in Cirencester, United Kingdom (d. 1998)
1964 – Kimberly Russell, American actress (Sarah-Head of the Class), born in Brooklyn, New York
1972 – Evan Seinfeld, American heavy metal singer and bassist (Biohazard) and actor (Oz), born in Brooklyn, New York
1977 – Jimmy Journell, American baseball player, born in Springfield, Ohio
1989 – Jane Levy, American actress (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), born in Los Angeles, California