1757 – John Philip Kemble, British actor and director (Drury Lane, Covent Garden), born in Prescot, Lancashire, England (d. 1823)
1887 – Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect (KLM building and design), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1962)
1907 – John Canaday, American art critic (Metropolitan Museum of Art Portfolios), born in Fort Scott, Kansas (d. 1985)
1921 – Peter Sallis, British actor (Wallace and Gromit, Last of the Summer Wine), born in Twickenham, England (d. 2017)
1926 – Douglas Johnson, British historian, born in Edinburgh (d. 2005)
1935 – Ruth Clarke, Moderator (General Assembly of the United Reform Church)
1944 – Mike Enzi, American accountant, and politician (US Senator from Wyoming (R), 1997-2021), born in Bremerton, Washington (d. 2021)
1952 – António Lima Pereira, Portuguese soccer central defender (20 caps; FC Porto), born in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal (d. 2022)
1957 – Dennis Brown, Jamaican reggae singer (“Money In My Pocket”), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1999)
1971 – Michael C. Hall, American actor (Dexter, Six Feet Under), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 31st January 2023
1734 – Robert Morris, English-born merchant and American founding father (signed US Declaration of Independence), born in Liverpool, Enhland (d. 1784)
1882 – Josef van Schaik, Dutch politician and lawyer (Vice-Premier of the Netherlands), (d. 1962)
1913 – Wayne Millner, American NFL Hall of Fame football end, 1936-45 (Boston/Washington Redskins), and US Navy WWII veteran, born in Roxbury Massachusetts (d. 1976)
1917 – Erich Geiringer, New Zealand general practitioner campaigner (founder of the New Zealand Medical Association), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1995)
1941 – Richard Gephardt, American politician (Rep-D-MO, 1977-2005), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1947 – Jim Nollman, American theatre composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts
1949 – Johan Derksen, Dutch footballer and sports journalist, born in Heteren, Netherlands
1954 – Faoud Bacchus, West Indies cricketer (West Indian bat late 70’s), born in Georgetown, Guyana
1971 – Patrick Kielty, Northern Irish comedian, born in Dundrum, United Kingdom
1976 – Buddy Rice, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 2004, 24 Hours of Daytona 2009), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Famous Birthdays for 30th January 2023
1775 – Walter Savage Landor, English poet and writer (Imaginary Conversations), born in Warwick, England (d. 1864)
1909 – Saul David Alinsky, American radical writer (John L Lewis), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1972)
1927 – Ahmed Abdul-Malik [Jonathan Tim, Jr.], American jazz double bassist and oud player (Odetta; Thelonius Monk), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1993)
1931 – John Crosbie, Canadian politician, born in St. John’s, Canada (d. 2020)
1943 – Marta Minujín, Argentine artist (Parthenon of Banned Books), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1947 – Martin Christoph Redel, German composer, born in Detmold, Germany
1956 – Jeremy Gittins, English actor, born in Manchester, United Kingdom
1968 – Felipe VI [Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia], King of Spain (2014-), born in Madrid, Spain
1968 – Bob Nardella, Italian-American ice hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998, Chicago Wolves), born in Melrose Park, Illinois
1975 – Juninho Pernambucano, Brazilian footballer, born in Pernambuco, Brazil
Famous Birthdays for 29th January 2023
1887 – Albert Conti, Austrian actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion), born in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (d. 1967)
1889 – Francisco Santiago, Filipino pianist, composer (Taga-ilog Symphony), conductor, and pedagogue, born in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines (d. 1947)
1901 – Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and inventor (perfected commercial practical cathode ray tube), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1965)
1919 – Doyle Royal, American collegiate soccer coach (NCAA C’ship 1968; University of Maryland 1946-73) and tennis coach (U of Maryland 1954-80), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2020)
1936 – James Jamerson, American session pop and RandB bass guitarist (Motown Records), born in Edisto, South Carolina (d. 1983)
1939 – Germaine Greer, Australian feminist and author (Female Eunuch), born in Melbourne, Victoria
1960 – James “JG” Thirlwell, Australian musician, composer and record producer, born in Melbourne
1963 – Bob Holly ‘Hardcore Holly’, American professional wrestler, born in Glendale, California
1964 – Andre Reed, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (7 x Pro Bowl; Buffalo Bills), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
1973 – Jason Schmidt, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2003, 04, 06; Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants), born in Lewiston, Idaho
Famous Birthdays for 28th January 2023
1600 – Clement IX [Giulio Rospigliosi], Italian Pope (238th: 1667-69), born in Pistoia, Italy (d. 1669)
1622 – Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (d. 1691)
1691 – Johann Balthasar König, German Baroque composer, mainly of hymn music, born in Cannstatt, Duchy of Württemberg (d. 1758)
1722 – Johann Ernst Bach, German kapellmeister and composer, born in Eisenach (d. 1777)
1878 – Walter Kollo, German composer of operettas, Singspiele, and popular songs (Der Juxbaron), born in Neidenburg, Kingdom of Prussia. (d. 1940)
1900 – A. A. M. Stols, Dutch publisher (History of Ecuador), born in Maastricht, Netherlands (d. 1973)
1910 – Arnold Moss, American actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Quebec, Viva Zapata), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
1936 – Enid Castle, principal (Cheltenham Ladies’ College)
1975 – Lee Latchford-Evans, British pop singer (The Steps), born in Chester, England
1977 – Daunte Culpepper, American football player
Famous Birthdays for 27th January 2023
1784 – Martin-Joseph Mengal, Belgian composer, conductor, and educator (Director of the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, 1835-51), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1851)
1836 – Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (word masochism derived from his name), born in Lemberg, the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire (d. 1895)
1895 – Cláudio Carneyro, Portuguese violinist, composer, and educator, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1963)
1911 – Benay Venuta [Benvenuta Rose Crooke], American actress, singer and dancer (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1995)
1914 – Anna Larina, Russian revolutionary, wife of the Bolshevik leader Nikolai Bukharin (d. 1996)
1924 – Alexander Georgiyevich Chugayev, composer
1929 – Richard Du Cann, English lawyer and QC, born in London (d. 1993)
1942 – John Witherspoon, American actor (Friday), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2019)
1962 – Neno, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica), born in Cidade Velha, Cape Verde (d. 2021)
1965 – Igor Matoushkin, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics 1998)
Famous Birthdays for 26th January 2023
1879 – Lode Baekelmans, Belgian writer (Tille), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1965)
1924 – Warren Frank Benson, American composer (The Leaves Are Falling), and educator (Eastman School, 1967-1993), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
1938 – Margaret Daly, British MEP
1947 – Miguel Ángel Castellini, Argentine boxer (WBA, lineal light middleweight titles 1976-77), born in Santa Rosa, Argentina (d. 2020)
1949 – Jonathan Carroll, American author, born in New York
1954 – Kim Hughes, Australian cricket batsman and captain (70 Tests, 9 x 100, HS 213; 97 ODIs, 17 x 50; Western Australia CA, Natal), born in Margaret River, Australia
1958 – Anita Baker, American jazz and soul singer (“Giving You the Best That I Got”; “Sweet Love”), born in Toledo, Ohio
1965 – Natalia Yurchenko, Russian gymnast, (World C’ship gold USSR team, all-round 1983, team 1985), born in Norilsk, Russia
1968 – Chris Pringle, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (14 Tests, 30 wickets, BB 7/52; 64 ODIs, 103 wickets; Auckland CA), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1981 – Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan Spanish conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic), born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Famous Birthdays for 25th January 2023
1913 – Witold Lutosławski, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (Musique funèbre; Trois poèmes d’Henri Michaux), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1994)
1919 – Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (NBC-TV, Comment), born in NYC, New York (d. 2010)
1923 – (Farrell) “Rusty” Draper, American country and pop singer (“The Shifting, Whispering Sands”; “Are You Satisfied?”), born in Kirksville, Missouri (d. 2003)
1927 – Gregg Palmer [Palmer Edvind Lee], American actor (Scream, To Hell and Back), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2015)
1940 – Jürgen Sundermann, German soccer manager (Servette, VfB Stuttgart, Schalke 04, Strasbourg, Hertha BSC) and midfielder (1 cap West Germany; FC Basel, Servette), born in Mülheim, Germany (d. 2022)
1947 – Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer, born in Zamora, Spain (d. 2017)
1966 – Pavel Torgajev, Russian ice hockey player (Calgary Flames), born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
1975 – Dat Phan, Vietnamese-born American stand-up comedian, born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
1978 – Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian actor (Servant of the People), comedian, and President of Ukraine (2019-), born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Soviet Union
1996 – Tati Gabrielle, American actress (The 100, Uncharted), born in San Francisco, California
Famous Birthdays for 24th January 2023
1832 – John Pegram, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1865)
1862 – Edith Wharton, American Pulitzer prize-winning novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth), born in NYC, New York (d. 1937)
1888 – Hedwig “Vicki” Baum, Austrian American author (Men Never Know, Grand Hotel), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1960)
1907 – Maurice Couve de Murville, French politician (Foreign Minister and Prime Minister of France 1968-69), born in Reims, France (d. 1999)
1916 – Jack Brickhouse, American sports broadcaster, born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1998)
1920 – Jerry Maren [Gerard Marenghi], American actor (The Wizard of Oz; Mayor McCheese), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
1941 – Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter (“Sweet Caroline”; “I’m A Believer”; “Solitary Man”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1948 – Glenn Wheatley, Australian rock bassist (The Masters Apprentices), and talent manager (Little River Band; John Farnham), born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia (d. 2022)
1971 – Andrea Mackris, American television producer, born in Missouri, United States
1986 – Mischa Barton, English-born American actress (The O.C.), born in Hammersmith, London
Famous Birthdays for 23rd January 2023
1688 – Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1741)
1813 – Franz Commer, German composer and musicologist, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1887)
1827 – Saigō Takamori, Japanese samurai and leader of Satsuma rebellion, born in Kajiyacho, Japan (d. 1877)
1897 – Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian politician and nationalist, born in Cuttack, British India (d. 1945)
1950 – Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinian rock musician (Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, Invisible), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2012)
1954 – Franco De Vita, Venezuelan spanish singer (Extranjero), born in Caracas, Venezuela
1960 – Misha Mck, American actress (Gerri-Me and Mrs C), born in East Orange New Jersey
1971 – Adam Parore, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (NZ, 1st Maori Test centurion), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1979 – Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Maracaibo, Venezuela
1981 – Rob Friend, Canadian football player, born in Rosetown, Canada