1820 – Abraham Buford, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1884)
1933 – Vladimir Yevgrafovich Bugrov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow
1935 – Raymond Briggs, English author (Fungus the Bogeyman), born in Wimbledon, London
1944 – Paul Keating, 24th Prime Minister of Australia (Labor: 1991-96), born in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
1944 – Alexander Van der Bellen, Austrian politician, President of Austria (2017-), born in Vienna, Austria
1960 – Mark Rylance [David Mark Rylance Waters], English actor (Bridge of Spies) and theatre director, born in Ashford, Kent
1964 – Virgil Hill, American middleweight boxer (Olympic silver 1984), born in Clinton, Missouri
1971 – Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver (Formula 3000 1991), born in São Paulo, Brazil
1977 – Richard Archer, British singer (lead singer of Hard-Fi), born in Staines, United Kingdom
1980 – Jason Segel, American actor (How I Met Your Mother, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), born in Los Angeles, California
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Famous Birthdays for 17th January 2021
1712 – John Stanley, English blind composer and organist, born in London (d. 1786)
1896 – Harry Reser, American banjo player and bandleader (Sammy Kaye Show), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1965)
1901 – Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer
1920 – George Handy [Hendleman], American bebop jazz arranger, pianist and composer, born in New York City (d. 1997)
1955 – Kazumasa Akiyama, Japanese jazz-fusion guitarist (Dig My Style), born in Tokyo
1956 – Paul Young, British rock and blue-eyed soul vocalist (“Every Time You Go Away”; Band-Aid – “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”), born in Luton, England
1964 – Jeff Tabaka, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Barberton, Ohio
1967 – Gregory Caccia, American team handball right back (Olympics 1996), born in Bayshore, New York
1969 – Lukas Moodysson, Swedish film writer and director, born in Lund, Sweden
1975 – Freddy Rodriguez, Puerto Rican-American actor, born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 16th January 2021
1477 – Johannes Schöner, German polymath, astronomer and cartographer (Schöner globes), born in Karlstadt am Main, Lower Franconia, Bavaria (d. 1547)
1893 – Daisy Kennedy, Australian violinist (d. 1981)
1894 – Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)
1918 – Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter
1934 – William Vollie Alexander Jr., American politician (Rep-D-AR, 1969- ), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1944 – Jim Stafford, American singer (Spiders and Snakes, My Girl Bill), born in Eloise, Florida
1948 – Ruth Reichl, American magazine editor, born in Greenwich Village, New York
1949 – Caroline Munro, English actress and model (The Spy Who Loved Me, Maniac), born in Windsor, Berkshire
1952 – Roberta Baskin, American correspondent (48 Hours), born in New York, United States
1971 – Josh Evans, American actor (Ricochett, The Doors), and film producer, born in New York City
Famous Birthdays for 15th January 2021
1913 – Miriam Hyde, Australian composer, born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2005)
1930 – Eddie Graham, American professional wrestler, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1985)
1939 – Tony Bullimore, British yachtsman (1997 solo around-the-world yacht race, dramatic rescue), born in Southend-on-Sea, England (d. 2018)
1942 – Edward “Sonny” Bivins, American singer (Manhattans-Kiss and Say Goodbye), born in Macon, Georgia
1963 – Richard Nasheim, Canadian-Austrian ice hockey coach and forward (Team Austria 1998), born in Regina, Canada
1964 – Paula Schnurr, Canadian 1.5k runner (Olympics-8-92, 96), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario
1965 – Michael Clemons, American CFL running back (Toronto Argonauts), born in Dunedin, Florida
1968 – Steve McConaghy, Australian soling sailor (Olympics 1996)
1975 – Mary Pierce, French tennis player (Australian Open 1995, French Open 2000), born in Montreal, Quebec
1981 – Sean Lamont, Scottish rugby union footballer, born in Perth, United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays for 14th January 2021
1615 – John Biddle, English nontrinitarian and Unitarian minister, born in Gloucestershire, England (d. 1662)
1863 – Pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator, born in Valkenburg, Netherlands (d. 1930)
1892 – Martin Niemöller, German theologian who supported, then opposed the Nazi regime, famous for his widely quoted poem “First they came …”, born in Lippstadt, Germany (d. 1984)
1920 – Bertus de Harder, Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1982)
1935 – Lucille Wheeler, Canadian alpine skier, born in Mont-Tremblant, Canada
1941 – Marjoe Gortner, American actor (Speak Up America, Falcon Crest), born in Long Beach, California
1946 – Harold Shipman, British serial killer, born in Bestwood Estate, Nottingham (d. 2004)
1965 – Jemma Redgrave, English actress (Buddha of Suburbia), born in London, England
1980 – Cory Gibbs, American soccer player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1988 – Jordy [Lemoine], French singer, youngest singer (4 years) to have a #1, born in Paris, France
Famous Birthdays for 13th January 2021
1893 – Roy Cazaly, Australian rules footballer (d. 1963)
1905 – Percy Humphrey, American jazz trumpet player and bandleader, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1995)
1924 – Philip Rawson, artist/teacher
1925 – Gwyneth “Gwen” Verdon, American actress, singer and dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity), born in Culver City, California (d. 2000)
1931 – Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian and gameshow panelist (Match Game, Ghost and Mrs Muir), born in NYC, New York (d. 2007)
1948 – Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
1957 – Christina Seufert, Sacraento California, diver (Olympic bronze 1984)
1960 – Takis Lemonis, Greek footballer and coach
1965 – Bill Bailey, British comedian (Black Books, QI), born in bath, England
1972 – Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast (6 Olympic gold medals Barcelona 1992), born in Minsk, Belarus
Famous Birthdays for 12th January 2021
1492 – Andreas Alicatus, Italian author
1751 – Ferdinand I, king of Sicily and Naples. (d. 1825)
1837 – Adolf Jensen, composer
1860 – Henry Larkin, American baseball player (d. 1942)
1939 – Jacques Hamelink, Dutch writer and poet (Cold Unrest), born in Terneuzen, Netherlands
1962 – Joe Quesada, American comic book writer, born in NYC, New York
1972 – Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of Rajiv Gandhi, born in Delhi, India
1974 – Tor Arne Hetland, Norwegian cross-country skier, born in Stavanger, Norway
1977 – Yoandy Garlobo, Cuban baseball player, born in Jovellanos, Cuba
1978 – Bonaventure Kalou, Ivorian footballer, born in Oumé, Côte d’Ivoire
Famous Birthdays for 11th January 2021
1703 – Columban Praelisauer, composer
1887 – Aldo Leopold, American conservationist, professor and co-founder of the Wilderness Society, born in Burlington, Iowa (d. 1949)
1903 – Alan Paton, South African author (Cry, the Beloved Country, Too Late the Phalarope) and anti-apartheid activist, born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (d. 1988)
1924 – Sam B. Hall, American politician (d. 1994)
1946 – Naomi Judd [Diana Ellen], Ashland Ky, singer (Judds-Why Not Me)
1958 – Vicki Peterson, rock guitarist/vocalist (Bangles), born in Los Angeles, California
1967 – Ronnie Stern, St-Agathe, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
1972 – Huub Loeffen, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
1975 – Rory Fitzpatrick, American NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Rochester, New York
1980 – Deanna Wright, American actress, born in Ocala, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 10th January 2021
1769 – Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo), born in Saarlouis, Germany (d. 1815)
1903 – Violet Wilkey, American actress, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1976)
1913 – Haywood Frank Henry, American jazz baritone saxophonist, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1994)
1928 – Philip Levine, American poet, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
1935 – Georg Katzer, German composer (electroacoustic music), born in Habelschwerdt, Silesia (d. 2019)
1945 – Colonel DeBeers [Edward Wiskoski], American professional wrestler, born in Saint Joseph, Missouri
1955 – Michael Schenker, German rock guitarist (MSG-Coming on Strong, Scorpions), born in Sarstedt, Germany
1955 – Luci Martin, American vocalist (Chic), born in the Bronx, New York
1959 – Chandra Cheesborough, American 4×100 runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1964 – Brad Roberts, Canadian singer (Crash Test Dummies), born in Winnipeg, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 9th January 2021
1803 – Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) (d. 1888)
1811 – Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (d. 1856)
1856 – Lizette Woodworth Reese, American poet (Branch of May, Tears)
1934 – Bart Starr, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, coach (Green Bay Packers), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2019)
1940 – Barbara Buczek, Polish composer, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1993)
1948 – Bill Cowsill, American singer and musician (The Cowsills – We Can Fly), born in Newport, Rhode Island
1965 – Darren Bennett, Australian AFL player and NFL punter (San Diego Chargers), born in Sydney, Australia
1965 – Muggsy Bogues, American NBA guard and the shortest player ever to play in the NBA (Washington Bullets, Charlotte Hornets), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1968 – Katie Anderson, Canadian 100m hurdler (Olympic 7th-92, 96), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1982 – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge [Kate Middleton], English wife of Crown Prince William, born in Reading, Berksire