1580 – John Smith, English explorer (Chesapeake Bay, New England) and leader of the Virginia Colony (Jamestown), born in Lincolnshire, England (d. 1631)
1911 – Billy Sands, American actor (Phil Silvers Show, McHale’s Navy), born in Bergen, New York (d. 1984)
1916 – David Bruce [Marden Andrew McBroom], American actor (The Mad Ghoul, Flying Tigers), born in Kankakee, Illinois (d. 1976)
1931 – E. L. Doctorow, American author (Ragtime; Billy Bathgate), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2015)
1933 – Fred L. Turner, American businessman (CEO of McDonalds, 1977-2004), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2013)
1948 – Dayle Hadlee, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (brother of Richard; 26 Tests, 71 wickets, 1 x 50; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
1962 – Philip Brown, English 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Birmingham, England
1967 – Peter Loran, American rock vocalist (Trixter – “Give It To Me Good”), born in Teaneck, New Jersey
1971 – Myron Baker, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears), born in Haughton, Louisiana
1982 – Brian Bass, American baseball player, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 5th January 2023
1667 – Antonio Lotti, Italian Baroque composer, born in Venice, Italy (d. 1740)
1717 – William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman, born in Becket, Massachusetts (d. 1793)
1865 – Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer, born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1920)
1874 – Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist (shock therapy-Nobel 1944), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1965)
1890 – Cora Witherspoon, American actress (Quality Street The Bank Dick), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1957)
1892 – Anne Morrison Chapin, American playwright, actress, (The Wild Westcotts), and screenwriter (The Sailor Takes A Wife), born in Shoals, Indiana (d. 1967)
1900 – Paula Ludwig, Austrian-German poet, born in Vorarlberg, Austria (d. 1974)
1920 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist, born in Brescia, Italy (d. 1995)
1967 – Chris Nabholz, American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1973 – Phil Joel, Australian bassist (Newsboys), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Famous Birthdays for 4th January 2023
1581 – James Ussher, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (claimed world began Sunday 23 Oct 4004 BC), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1656)
1720 – Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court) composer and organist, born in Dobitschen, Thuringia (d. 1774)
1838 – Charles Stratton [General Tom Thumb], famous short person (performed with P. T. Barnum), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1883)
1893 – Manuel Palau Boix, Spanish composer (Conservatory of Valencia), born in Alfara del Patriarca, Spain (d. 1967)
1898 – Roger Vuataz, Swiss composer and musician, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1988)
1909 – Cilly Aussem, German tennis player (French C’ships, Wimbledon 1931), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1963)
1914 – Herman Franks, American baseball player, coach and manager, born in Price, Utah (d. 2009)
1941 – Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman, born in Los Angeles, California
1963 – Dave Foley, actor and comedian (Kids In The Hall, Dave Nelson on NewsRadio)
1976 – Benoît Joachim, Luxembourg cyclist, born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Famous Birthdays for 3rd January 2023
1763 – Joseph Fesch, French cardinal, diplomat and art collector (Uncle of Napoleon), born in Ajaccio in Corsica (d. 1839)
1879 – Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, American First Lady (1923-29) wife of Calvin Coolidge, born in Burlington, Vermont (d. 1957)
1901 – Eric Voegelin, German American philosopher (Order and History), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1985)
1909 – Victor Borge [Borge Rosenbaum], Danish-American comedian and pianist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2000)
1919 – Herbie Nichols, American jazz pianist and composer (“Lady Sings the Blues”), born in Manhattan, New York City (d. 1963)
1932 – Dabney Coleman, American Emmy Award-winning character actor (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman – “Mayor Jeeter”; 9 to 5; Buffalo Bill; Boardwalk Empire), born in Austin, Texas
1932 – Coo Coo Marlin, American auto racer (NASCAR nine top 5, 51 top 10 finishes in 165 Winston Cup starts), born in Columbia, Tennessee (d. 2005)
1936 – Jos Kunst, Dutch composer, born in Roermond, Netherlands (d. 1996)
1944 – David Atherton, British conductor (London Sinfonietta; Royal Opera; San Diego Symphony), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
1975 – Thomas Bangalter, French DJ (Daft Punk – “Get Lucky”), born in Paris, France
Famous Birthdays for 2nd January 2023
1833 – Frederick A. Johnson, American politician (d. 1893)
1854 – Alice Mary Robertson, American educator, social worker and 2nd woman in US Congress, born in Tullahassee Mission, Indian Territory (d. 1931)
1886 – Florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (Lady Helen’s Escapade), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (d. 1938)
1947 – Jack Hanna, American zookeeper and TV personality (Good Morning America; David Letterman), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
1949 – Michael “Chick” Churchill, British blues-rock keyboardist (Ten Years After – “I’m Going Home”), born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
1952 – Man-Tat Ng, Hong Kong actor (The Final Combat), born in Xiamen, China
1956 – Lynda Barry, American cartoonist
1958 – Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian concert pianist (Tchaikovsky Prize, 1982; Leeds, 1987), born in Belebey, Bashkir ASSR (now Bashkortostan)
1969 – William Fox-Pitt MBE, English equestrian (Olympic silver team 2004, 12; bronze 2008; World Equestrian Games gold team 2010), born in London, England
1972 – Mattias Norström, Swedish ice hockey defenceman (LA Kings captain 2001-07; World C’ship gold Sweden 1998), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Famous Birthdays for 1st January 2023
1684 – Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch classical scholar (d. 1748)
1771 – Georges Cadoudal, Breton politician and royalist who plotted to overthrow Napoleon, born in Brech, Brittany, Kingdom of France (d. 1804)
1774 – André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (d. 1860)
1833 – Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect (d. 1902)
1879 – Ernest Jones, Welsh psychoanalyst (biographer of Freud – Life and Work of Sigmund Freud),born in Gowerton, Wales (d. 1958)
1908 – Kinue Hitomi, Japanese athlete (World record women’s 100m, 200m, long jump, triple jump; Olympic silver 800m 1928), born in Okayama, Japan (d. 1931)
1956 – Sergio Victor Palma, Argentine boxer (WBA Super Bantamweight champion 1980-82), born in La Tigra, Argentina (d. 2021)
1958 – Grandmaster Flash [Joseph Saddler], Barbadian-American hip-hop DJ and rapper (“Message”), born in Bridgetown, Barbados
1962 – Pierce Holt, American NFL defensive lineman (Pro Bowl, All-Pro selection 1992; San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons), born in Marlin, Texas
1984 – Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian soccer striker (102 caps; Hamburger SV, Internacional), born in Lima, Peru
Famous Birthdays for 31st December 2022
1714 – Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (approximated the value of pi and its square, pi^2), born in Kurume, Kyūshū, Japan (d. 1783)
1741 – Isabella Maria of Parma, wife of future Holy Roman emperor, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1763)
1929 – Mies Bouman, Dutch television presenter (Open the Village), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2018)
1933 – Edward Bunker, American author and actor, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2005)
1934 – Akram Awan, Islamic scholar and spiritual leader, born in Chakwal, Pakistan (d. 2017)
1940 – Tim Considine, American actor (Spin and Marty; My Three Sons, 1960-65 – “Mike”), and photographer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
1955 – Michigan J. Frog, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in “One Froggy Evening”
1965 – Nicholas Sparks, American author (The Notebook), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1970 – Dan Howe, Canadian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Kingston, Ontario
1973 – George Jones, American running back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Greenville, South Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 30th December 2022
1853 – André Charles Prosper Messager, French organist, composer and conductor (Les Deux Pigeons, Véronique), born in Montluçon, France (d. 1929)
1887 – Henry George Ley, British organist, composer, and teacher (Eton, 1926-45), born in Chagford, England (d. 1962)
1918 – W. Eugene Smith, American photojournalist (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden), born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 1979)
1920 – Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter, graphic artist and cartoonist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1972)
1945 – Vernon Wells, Australian actor
1946 – Clive Bunker, British drummer (Jethro Tull, 1967-71), born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England
1969 – Michelle McGann, American golfer (7 LPGA Tour wins), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
1973 – Don Reid, NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons)
1973 – Ato Boldon, Trinidadian athlete
1984 – LeBron James, American basketball forward (NBA C’ship and MVP 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020; 16 × NBA All-Star; Olympic gold 2008, 12; Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, LA Lakers), born in Akron, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 29th December 2022
1709 – Elizabeth of Russia [Elizaveta Petrovna], Empress of Russia (1741-62) and daughter of Peter the Great, born in Kolomenskoye, Moscow, Russia (d. 1762)
1866 – Joseph Limburg, Dutch lawyer and politician, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1940)
1887 – Kiyoshi Nobutoki, Japanese cellist and composer, born in Osaka (d. 1965)
1917 – Tom Bradley, American politician and Mayor of Los Angeles (Democrat: 1973-93), born in Calvert, Texas (d. 1998)
1934 – Tom Jarriel, American television news reporter (ABC Weekend News, 20/20), born in LaGrange, Georgia
1947 – Cozy Powell [Colin Flooks] English rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group; Emerson, Lake and Powell), born in Cirencester, United Kingdom (d. 1998)
1954 – Glenn Myernick, American soccer player and coach (Olympic gold 1996), born in Trenton, New Jersey
1955 – Neil “Spyder” Giraldo, American rock guitarist, arranger, and producer (Pat Benatar Band), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1974 – Tom Knight, American football cornerback (Arizona Cardinals), born in Summit, New Jersey
1991 – Slim Jxmmi [Aaquil Brown], American singer and rapper (Rae Sremmurd – “Black Beatles”; “Sunflower”), born in Inglewood, California
Famous Birthdays for 28th December 2022
1883 – Alfred Wolfenstein, German writer (d. 1945)
1905 – Maharajkumar of Vizianagram “Vizzy”, Indian cricket batsman, captain, administrator, broadcaster and politician (3 Tests), born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India (d. 1965)
1929 – Terry Sawchuk, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender (4-time Vezina Trophy and Stanley Cup winner), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 1970)
1932 – Harry Howell, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman (NY Rangers 1952-69), born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 2019)
1932 – Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman (d. 2002)
1938 – John Gleeson, Australian rugby league five eighth (10 Tests; Queensland 25 games; Wynnum-Manly, Brothers RLFC), born in Chinchilla, Australia (d. 2021)
1938 – Pachín, Spanish soccer defender (8 caps; Real Madrid) and manager (Osasuna, Levante, Granada), born in Torrelavega, Spain (d. 2021)
1941 – Intikhab Alam, Pakistan cricket leg-spinner (1959-77)
1945 – Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal (1972- )
1969 – Katie Hobbs, American politician (Governor of Arizona 2023-), born in Phoenix, Arizona