1853 – Andre Michelin, French industrialist, tire manufacturer (Michelin) and publisher of the Michelin Guide, born in Paris (d. 1931)
1894 – Irving Mills [Isadore Minsky], American jazz music publisher, manager (Duke Ellington, 1926-48), singer and lyricist, born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 1985)
1924 – Katy Jurado, Mexican actress, 1st Latin actress to win a Golden Globe (High Noon, Broken Lance), born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (d. 2002)
1928 – Ezra Sims, American composer of microtonal music, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2015)
1941 – Richard Bohringer, French actor (Diva, I Married a Shadow), born in Paris, France
1944 – Chris de Marigny, painter/designer
1945 – Wim Suurbier, Dutch soccer right back (60 caps; Ajax 392 games) and manager (LA Heat, TB Rowdies), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2020)
1947 – Juliet Berto, French actress (Le Sex Shop), born in Grenoble France (d. 1990)
1961 – Jill Sobule, American singer-songwriter (“I Kissed a Girl”), born in Denver, Colorado
1970 – Don MacLean, American NBA forward (NJ Nets, Denver Nuggets), born in Palo Alto, California
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 15th January 2023
1671 – Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian, born in Hatfield (d. 1704)
1816 – Marie LaFarge, French murderer, born in Paris, France (d. 1852)
1866 – Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1931)
1911 – Wim Kan, Dutch cabaret artist, born in South Holland, Netherlands (d. 1983)
1914 – Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian (The Last Days of Hitler), born in Glanton, England (d. 2003)
1918 – André Donner, Dutch jurist (constitutional law), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1928 – [Beverly] Joanne Linville, American character actress, born in Bakersfield, California (d. 2021)
1942 – Edward “Sonny” Bivins, American singer (Manhattans-Kiss and Say Goodbye), born in Macon, Georgia
1944 – Joan Marie Johnson, American pop singer (The Dixie Cups – “Chapel Of Love”; “Iko Iko”), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2016)
1998 – Chloe Kelly. English footballer (Manchester City), born in Manchester, England
Famous Birthdays for 14th January 2023
1751 – Corona Schröter, German musician, born in Guben, Germany (d. 1802)
1812 – Carl Gradener, German composer, born in Rostock, Germany (d. 1883)
1934 – Richard Briers, English actor, born in Raynes Park, London (d. 2013)
1937 – Ken Higgs, English cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 71 wickets, 1 x 50), born in Kidsgrove, England (d. 2016)
1948 – Carl Weathers, American actor (Apollo Creed-Rocky), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1952 – Maureen Dowd, American writer, born in Washington, D.C.
1974 – Kevin Durand, Canadian actor (The Strain), born in Thunder Bay, Canada
1974 – Hugues Legault, Canadian 50m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
1979 – Karen Elson, British supermodel, born in Oldham, United Kingdom
1979 – Angela Lindvall, American supermodel, born in Midwest City, Oklahoma
Famous Birthdays for 13th January 2023
1616 – Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish-French mystic, born in Lille (d. 1680)
1788 – Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, German composer, born in Ludwigslust (d. 1854)
1866 – Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer influenced by folksong, born in Voina, Russia (d. 1901
1901 – A. B. Guthrie, American novelist, historian (d. 1991)
1927 – Sydney Brenner, South African biologist known for his contributions on the genetic code and molecular biology (Nobel Laureate 2002), born in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 2019)
1936 – Renato Bruson, Italian operatic baritone
1938 – Billy Gray, American actor (Father Knows Best – “Bud”), born in Los Angeles, California
1948 – Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
1961 – Kent Hull, NFL center (Buffalo Bills)
1967 – George Paterson, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (Donaldson, Moir and Paterson (DMP) – Natural Anthems)
Famous Birthdays for 12th January 2023
1746 – Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator (Leonard and Gertrude), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1827)
1751 – Jacob Michael Reinhold Lenz, Baltic German poet and dramatist (The Soldiers), born in Sesswegen, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (d. 1792)
1801 – Louise Sophie Blussé, Dutch author, born in Leiden, Holland (d. 1896)
1882 – Milton Sills, American actor (The Sea Hawk), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1930)
1896 – David Wechsler, American psychologist (d. 1981)
1906 – (Woodward) “Tex” Ritter, American country singer (5 Star Jubilee, “Wayward Wind”), born in Murvaul, Texas (d. 1974)
1939 – Helmut Eisendle, Austrian writer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 2003)
1950 – Bob McEwen, American politician (Rep-R-OH, 1981-93), born in Hillsboro, Ohio
1963 – François Girard, French Canadian film director and screenwriter, born in Saint-Félicien, Quebec
1972 – Jason Sklar, American twin comedian (Sklar Brothers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Famous Birthdays for 11th January 2023
347 – Emperor Theodosius I “The Great” of Rome, last emperor to rule the east and west empire, born in Hispania (d. 395)
1750 – Johann Jakob Walder, Swiss politician and composer, born in Unterwetzikon, Switzerland (d. 1817(
1800 – Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)
1831 – James Ronald Chalmers, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Halifax County, Virginia (d. 1898)
1876 – Elmer Flick, American Baseball HOF outfielder (AL batting champion 1905; NL RBI leader 1900; 2 × AL stolen base leader; Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Bronchos/Naps), born in Bedford, Ohio (d. 1971)
1880 – Elisabeth Achelis, American heiress, writer, and proponent of the 13-month World Calendar, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1973)
1908 – Lionel Stander, American blacklisted actor (Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
1940 – Mark DeVoto, American composer (Hodayot; Pavane and Zortzico), and musicologist (Schubert), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1968 – Ben Rivera, Dominican-American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
1975 – Rory Fitzpatrick, American NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Rochester, New York
Famous Birthdays for 10th January 2023
1628 – Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff [Jan Maet], Dutch painter, born in Alkmaar, Netherlands (d. 1669)
1760 – Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, German composer and conductor, born in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany (d. 1802)
1880 – Frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister and mayor of Antwerp, born in Roosdaal, Belgium (d. 1961)
1886 – Roman von Ungern-Sternberg ‘the mad Baron’, Baltic-German baron and anti-communist Russian general, born in Graz, Austria-Hungary (d. 1921)
1897 – Albert Moeschinger, Swiss composer, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1985)
1904 – Jesus Garcia Leoz, Spanish composer, born in Olite, Spain (d. 1953)
1909 – Rudolf Kubin, Czech cellist, born in Ostrava, Czech Republic (d. 1973)
1918 – Arthur Chung, President of Guyana, born in Windsor Great Park, United Kingdom (d. 2008)
1939 – Jared Carter, American poet, born in Elwood, Indiana
1939 – Bill Toomey, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1968), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Famous Birthdays for 9th January 2023
1892 – Eva Bowring, American politician (d. 1985)
1929 – Heiner Muller, German dramatist, born in Eppendorf, Germany (d. 1995)
1940 – Barbara Buczek, Polish pianist, composer (Anekumena – Concerto for 89 Instruments; Two Impressions), and teacher, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1993)
1953 – Morris Gleitzman, British-Australian children’s author, born in Sleaford, United Kingdom
1965 – Muggsy Bogues, American NBA guard and the shortest player ever to play in the NBA (Washington Bullets, Charlotte Hornets), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1970 – Lara Fabian, Canadian-Belgian singer, born in Etterbeek, Belgium
1971 – Hal Niedzviecki, Canadian novelist and cultural critic, born in Brockville, Canada
1972 – Jay Powell, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Meridian, Mississippi
1972 – Angie Martinez, American radio and television personality, born in Brooklyn, New York
1987 – Nicola Coughlan, Irish actress (Derry Girls, Brigerton), born in Galway, Ireland
Famous Birthdays for 8th January 2023
1871 – James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish unionist politician and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1921-1940), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1940)
1891 – Storm Jameson, English writer (d. 1986)
1909 – Evelyn Wood, American educator (d. 1995)
1932 – Roberto Suárez Gómez, Bolivian drug lord called the “King of Cocaine” whose story was the basis of the movie “Scarface”, born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (d. 2000)
1933 – Jean-Marie Straub, French director (Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach), born in Metz, France
1934 – Jacques Anquetil, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1957, 61-64; first 5-time winner), born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France (d. 1987)
1934 – Piet Dankert, Dutch politician (PvdA), born in Stiens, Netherlands (d. 2003)
1935 – Jesse Garon Presley, American stillborn twin brother of Elvis Presley, born in Tupelo, Mississippi (d. 1935)
1977 – Amber Benson, American actress, born in Birmingham, Alabama
1990 – Maci Wainwright, American singer, born in Edmond, Oklahoma
Famous Birthdays for 7th January 2023
891 – Abd al-Rahman III, Umayyad Emir (912-29) and ruler of the Caliph of Córdoba (929-961), born in Córdoba (d. 961) date disputed
1652 – Pavao Vitezovic, Croatia, writer and historian, born in Senj, Hapsburg Empire (d. 1713)
1928 – William Peter Blatty, American scriptwriter and author of The Exorcist, born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
1934 – Charles Jenkins Snr., American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4x400m relay 1956), born in NYC, New York
1938 – Rory Storm [Alan Caldwell], British rock singer (Rory Storm and the Hurricanes), born in Stoneycroft, Liverpool, England (d. 1972)
1939 – Tom Kiernan, Irish rugby union fullback (54 caps [captain 24]; British and Irish Lions 5 [captain 1968]; Munster RUFC), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2022)
1948 – Rick Marotta, American session drummer (Carly Simon; Steely Dan; Warren Zevon), and composer, born in New York City
1956 – Rosalyn Bryant, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1976), born in Chicago, Illinois
1966 – Corrie Sanders, South African boxer, (WBO heavyweight champion, 2003), born in Brits, South Africa (d. 2012)
1972 – Chuck Levy, American football running back (SF 49ers), born in Torrance, California