1830 – George Blake Cosby, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1909)
1839 – Paul Cézanne, French artist and Post-Impressionist painter (The Basket of Apples), born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1906)
1899 – Herbert Sumsion, English organist and composer (Gloucester cathedral), born in Gloucester, England (d. 1995)
1923 – Jean Stapleton, American actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family), born in New York City (d. 2013)
1944 – Peter Lynch, American investor
1957 – Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican politician, born in London, England
1963 – Caron Wheeler, English singer (Soul II Soul – “Keep on Movin'”), born in Acton, London
1965 – Ricky Reynolds, American NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Sacramento, California
1969 – Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American author, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
1976 – Tarso Marques, Brazilian racing driver, born in Paraná, Brazil
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Famous Birthdays for 18th January 2024
1641 – Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois), born in Paris (d. 1691)
1894 – Wilhelm H. C. Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1981)
1920 – Constance Moore, American singer and actress (Buck Rogers; Show Business; Atlantic City), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 2005)
1940 – Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican racing driver (Le Mans, 1968), born in Mexico City (d. 1971)
1947 – Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseman nicknamed Tetsujin, meaning “Iron Man”, born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 2018)
1961 – Mark Messier, Canadian NHL Center (Edmonton, NY Rangers), born in Edmonton, Alberta
1961 – Jeff Yagher, American actor, born in Lawrence, Kansas
1963 – Yury Zakharevich, Soviet weightlifter, born in Tver Oblast, Russia
1971 – Greg Engel, American NFL center (San Diego Chargers), born in Davenport, Iowa
1986 – Eugene Lee Yang, American filmmaker and internet personality (Buzzfeed, The Try Guys), born in Waco, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 17th January 2024
1761 – James Hall, Scottish geologist, born in Dunglass, Scotland (d. 1832)
1885 – Joseph Arendt, Belgian worker’s union leader (d. 1952)
1899 – Al Capone, American gangster (Chicago bootlegging), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1947)
1931 – Don Zimmer, American baseball infielder (2 × All-Star, Chicago Cubs; World Series 1955, 59 LA Dodgers) and manager (NL Manager of the Year 1989 Chicago Cubs), born in Cincinnati, Ohio, (d. 2014)
1934 – Donald Cammell, film director
1939 – Maury Povich, TV host (Current Affair, Maury)/Mr Connie Chung
1948 – Alexander “Alec” Erwin, South African worker’s union leader, born in Cape Town, South Africa
1964 – Jeff Tabaka, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Barberton, Ohio
1967 – Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer, born in Sicily, Italy (d. 2007)
1977 – Leigh Whannell, Australian screenwriter and actor, born in Melbourne, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 16th January 2024
1757 – Samuel McIntire, American woodcarver and architect (architect of Old Salem), born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1811)
1844 – Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919)
1923 – Willem Aantjes, Dutch political leader (CDA), had to resign over WWII war record, born in Bleskensgraaf, Netherlands (d. 2015)
1934 – Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano, born in Bradford, Pennsylvania
1950 – Debbie Allen, American dancer, choreographer, actress (Fame -“Lydia”), producer, and director (A Different World), born in Houston, Texas
1964 – Gail Graham, Canadian golfer (2 LPGA Tour titles), born in Vanderhoof, British Columbia
1964 – Trevor Barsby, Australian cricketer (Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85), born in Brisbane, Australia
1969 – Roy Jones Jr., American boxer (4 x weight divisions world champion), born in Pensacola, Florida
1971 – Sergi Bruguera, Spanish tennis star (French Open, 1993, 1994), born in Barcelona, Spain
1987 – Lauren McAvoy, British fashion model, born in Wickford, United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays for 15th January 2024
1622 – Molière [Jean-Baptiste Poquelin], French playwright (The Misanthrope), born in Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1673)
1730 – John Malchair, German-English artist, violinist and composer, baptized in the Electorate of Cologne (now Cologne, Germany) (d. 1812)
1918 – André Donner, Dutch jurist (constitutional law), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1926 – Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss star of German cinema (The Last Bridge, Gervaise), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2005)
1956 – Mayawati, Indian politician, born in New Delhi, India
1957 – Mario Van Peebles, Mexican actor (Posse, South Bronx Heroes), born in Mexico City
1969 – Delino DeShields, American baseball infielder, 1990-2002 (Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, and 3 other teams), born in Seaford, Delaware
1970 – Michele Granger, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Anaheim, California
1978 – Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist, born in Latisana, Italy
1981 – Howie Day, American pop-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (“Collide”), born in Bangor, Maine
Famous Birthdays for 14th January 2024
1751 – Corona Schröter, German musician, born in Guben, Germany (d. 1802)
1831 – John Bullock Clark Jr., American general (Confederate Army), born in Fayette, Missouri (d. 1903)
1836 – Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, American Major General (Union Army), born in Wantage Township, New Jersey (d. 1881)
1901 – Bebe Daniels, American actress (42nd Street, Lonesome Luke), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1971)
1936 – Clarence Carter, American blues singer-songwriter (“Patches”), born in Montgomery, Alabama
1942 – Amichand Rajbansi, South African politician, born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2011)
1956 – Ben Heppner, Canadian tenor, and broadcaster, born in Murrayville, British Columbia
1965 – Shamil Basayev, Chechen rebel, born in Dyshne-Vedeno, Russia (d. 2006)
1981 – Rosa López, Spanish pop singer, born in Láchar, Spain
1985 – Joel Rosario, Dominican jockey (Kentucky Derby, Dubai World Cup 2013; Belmont Stakes 2014, 19), born in San Francisco, Dominican Republic
Famous Birthdays for 13th January 2024
1850 – Leon Francis Victor Caron, French- Australian composer (Caron Opera Company), born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (d. 1905)
1884 – Sophie Tucker [Kalish], Russian-born American singer and actress (My Yiddish Mama) known as “last of the red hot mammas”, born in Tulchyn, Russian Empire (d. 1966)
1895 – Fortunio Bonanova, Spanish opera singer and actor, born in Palma de Mallorca Spain (d. 1969)
1906 – Maxime Jacob, French composer and organist, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1977)
1907 – Sabine Zlatin, Polish-born French nurse who tried save Izieu children from Nazis), born in Warsaw (d. 1996)
1926 – Pamela M Cunnington, English architect/author (Change of Use)
1930 – Roman Cieślewicz, Polish French artist, graphic designer, born in Lwów, Poland (d. 1996)
1936 – Renato Bruson, Italian operatic baritone (Verdi), born in Granze, Italy
1957 – Christina Seufert, Sacraento California, diver (Olympic bronze 1984)
1997 – Egan Bernal, Colombian road cyclist (Tour de France 2019; Giro d’Italia 2021), born in Bogotá, Colombia
Famous Birthdays for 12th January 2024
1591 – José Ribera/Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish painter and printmaker, nicknamed Lo Spagnoletto (d. 1652)
1826 – Charles Cruft, American teacher, lawyer, railroad executive, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1883)
1852 – Joseph Joffre, French army Chief of Staff (Indo China, WWI Battle of Marne), born in Rivesaltes, France (d. 1931)
1856 – John Singer Sargent, American painter (Wyndham Sisters), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1925)
1875 – Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1954)
1908 – José Limón, Mexican-American dancer and choreographer (The Moor’s Pavane; I, Odysseus), born in Culiacán, Mexico (d. 1972)
1931 – Yao Wenyuan, Chinese literary critic and politician (member of the Gang of Four), born in Zhuji, Zhejiang, Republic of China (d. 2005)
1948 – John Etheridge, British guitarist (Soft Machine), born in Lambeth, England
1958 – Curt Fraser, American ice hockey coach, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1985 – Artem Milevskiy, Ukrainian footballer, born in Minsk, Belarus
Famous Birthdays for 11th January 2024
347 – Emperor Theodosius I “The Great” of Rome, last emperor to rule the east and west empire, born in Hispania (d. 395)
1800 – Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)
1906 – Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1973)
1912 – Roger Lewis, American businessman (CEO of Amtrak, Pan Am), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1987)
1915 – Veda Ann Borg, American model and actress (Kid Galahad, Avalanche, Accomplice), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1973)
1924 – Kai Laursen, Danish concert violinist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1996)
1930 – Ron Mulock, Australian politician
1963 – Jason Connery, British actor (Robin of Sherwood), born in Rome, Italy
1965 – Loredana Romito, Italian model and actress (Fatal Temptation), born in Benevento, Italy
1980 – Lovieanne Jung, American softball player, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Famous Birthdays for 10th January 2024
1814 – Aubrey de Vere, Irish poet and critic (Victorian Observer), born in Toreen, Republic of Ireland (d. 1902)
1836 – Charles Ingalls, father of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder, born in Cuba, New York (d. 1902)
1897 – Albert Moeschinger, Swiss composer, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1985)
1913 – Mehmet Shehu, Albanian politician, born in Çorrush, Albania (d. 1981)
1914 – Polly Rowles, American actress (Sweet Liberty, Jamie), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
1928 – Donald Brooks, American fashion designer (Emmy 1983), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2005)
1964 – Sarah Josephson, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1992), born in Bristol, Connecticut
1965 – James Washington, American NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams) and two-time Super Bowl champion in 1993 and 1994, born in Abilene, Texas
1974 – Davide Dionigi, Italian footballer, born in Modena, Italy
1983 – Li Nina, Chinese aerial freestyle skier, born in Benxi, China