1649 – Pascal Collasse, composer
1886 – John Joseph Becker, composer
1906 – Robert E. Howard, American pulp fiction author (Conan the Barbarian), born in Peaster, Texas (d. 1936)
1915 – Tom Burtt, cricketer (slow left-armer took 33 wickets for NZ)
1926 – Tom Blackburn, writer
1926 – Aurèle Nicolet, Swiss flautist (Berlin Philharmonic), and educator, born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (d. 2016)
1946 – Andrew Rubin, actor (Hometown, Joe Bash) [or Jun 22], born in New Bedford, Massachusetts
1956 – Steve Riley, American rock drummer (L.A. Guns; W.A.S.P.), born in Revere, Massachusetts
1980 – Subhash Ram Prajapati, Nepalese writer, born in Bhaktapur, Nepal
1980 – Ben Moody, American guitarist (Evanescence, 1995-2003 -“Bring Me To Life”), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 21st January 2022
1823 – Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer
1937 – (Fird) “Snooks” Eaglin, American blues and RandB guitarist and singer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2009)
1952 – Louis Menand, American writer and critic
1952 – Marco Camenisch, Swiss environmental activist
1953 – Paul Allen, American business magnate (co-founder Microsoft, owner Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Seahawks), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2018)
1968 – Charlotte Ross, actress (Eve-Days of Our Lives), born in Chicago, Illinois
1974 – Orpheus Roye, defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1975 – Yuji Ide, Japanese racing driver
1979 – Byung-Hyun Kim, Korean baseball player
1993 – Sei Young Kim, South Korean golfer (PGA Women’s C’ship 2020; LPGA 72-hole scoring record 257), born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 20th January 2022
1716 – Carlos III, King of Spain (1759-88) and King of Naples and Sicily (1734-59), born in Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain (d. 1788)
1895 – Eva Jessye, American singer, actress, songwriter (Hallelujah) and 1st black woman to receive international distinction as a choral conductor, born in Coffeyville, Kansas (d. 1992)
1900 – Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1961)
1920 – Richard J. C. Atkinson, British archaeologist, born in Evershot, United Kingdom (d. 1994)
1920 – Sam Gibbons, American politician (Rep-D-FL, 1963- ), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2012)
1926 – Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet and writer, born in New Delhi, India (d. 2015)
1947 – Stephen A. Schwarzman, American CEO of The Blackstone Group and Chairman of President Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum, born in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
1968 – Nick Anderson, American basketball player (Orlando Magic), born in Chicago, Illinois
1971 – Andrei Skabelka, Belarusian ice hockey player and coach (Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
1986 – Kevin Parker, Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer (Tame Impala – The Slow Rush), born in Sydney
Famous Birthdays for 19th January 2022
1807 – Robert E. Lee, American General who commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War, born in Stratford Virginia (d. 1870)
1813 – Henry Bessemer, engineer/inventor (Bessemer engine)
1897 – Natacha Rambova, Salt Lake City UT, costume designer
1909 – Hans Hotter, German bass-baritone (d. 2003)
1923 – Jean Stapleton, American actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family), born in NYC, New York (d. 2013)
1941 – Pat Patterson, Canadian pro wrestler (WWE Hall of Fame; creator Royal Rumble), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2020)
1962 – Hans Daams, Dutch cyclist, born in Valkenswaard, Netherlands
1969 – Andrew Murray Stone, New Zealand sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1981 – Lucho González, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1992 – Shawn Johnson, American artistic gymnast, born in Des Moines, Iowa
Famous Birthdays for 18th January 2022
1732 – Jean-Guillain Cardon, French harpist, teacher, and composer, born in Mons, South Netherlands (d. 1803)
1825 – Edward Frankland, British structural chemist who co-discovered helium and developed the theory of valence, born in Lancaster, England (d. 1899)
1850 – Seth Low, American politician (d. 1916)
1901 – Arie Querido, Dutch social psychiatrist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983)
1901 – Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician, born in Sevsk, Russia (d. 1973)
1941 – Denise Bombardier, Quebec journalist, television host and novelist, born in Montreal, Canada
1976 – Vincent Polvliet, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1976 – Damien Leith, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter (Australian Idol 2006), born in Dublin, Ireland
1979 – Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer, born in Cascais, Portugal
1984 – Kristy Lee Cook, American country singer (American Idol season 7), born in Seattle, Washington
Famous Birthdays for 17th January 2022
1484 – George Spalatin, German humanist, reformer and important figure in the Reformation, born in Spalt, Bavaria (d. 1545)
1720 – Jean-Joseph Vadé, French songwriter, poet, and playwright, born in Ham, France (d. 1757)
1830 – Eyre Massey Shaw, British first chief of London Fire Brigade, born in Ballymore, Ireland (d. 1908)
1836 – Jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte, composer
1851 – A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928)
1900 – George Sperti, American inventor (Preparation H), born in Covington, Kentucky (d. 1991)
1901 – Olin Dutra, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1932, US Open 1934), born in Monterey, California (d. 1983)
1946 – Michèle Deslauriers, Quebec actress, born in Quebec, Canada
1966 – Anna Ivan, American tennis player, born in Los Angeles, California
1980 – Zooey Deschanel, American actress (Almost Famous; Elf; New Girl), and singer (She and Him), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 16th January 2022
1893 – Daisy Kennedy, Australian concert violinist, born in Burra-Burra (now Burra), Australia (d. 1981)
1901 – Fulgencio Batista, Dictator and President of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59), born in Banes, Cuba (d. 1973)
1904 – Max Vredenburg, Dutch composer and music critic, born in Brussels, Netherlands (d. 1976)
1907 – Paul Nitze, American government official (d. 2004)
1923 – Martin Stokken, Norwegian nordic relay (Olympic silver 1952)
1928 – Ezra Sims, American composer of microtonal music, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2015)
1937 – Luiz Bueno, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2011)
1947 – Magdalen Nabb, British author, born in Lancashire, United Kingdom (d. 2007)
1961 – Paul Raven, English rock bassist (Killing Joke), born in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (d. 2007)
1986 – Mason Gamble, American actor (Dennis the Menace), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 15th January 2022
1821 – Lafayette McLaws, United States Army officer and Confederate general, born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1897)
1891 – Osip Mandelstam, Russian poet (Noise of Time), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1938)
1897 – Xu Zhimo, Chinese poet (d. 1931)
1920 – John Junor, Scottish journalist (Sunday Express), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1997)
1929 – “Queen” Ida [Lewis], Louisiana Creole accordionist, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
1943 – Mike Marshall, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1974, 75; NL Cy Young Award 1974; Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves), born in Adrian, Michigan (d. 2021)
1959 – Pete Trewavas, British bassist, (Marillion-Clutching at Straws), born in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
1964 – Paula Schnurr, Canadian 1.5k runner (Olympics-8-92, 96), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario
1976 – Corey Chavous, American football player, born in Aiken, South Carolina
1987 – Michael Seater, Canadian actor, born in Toronto, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 14th January 2022
1664 – Simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1736)
1806 – Matthew Fontaine Maury, Naval Commander (Confederacy), born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia (d. 1873)
1904 – Emily Hahn, American journalist and author, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1997)
1925 – Louis Quilico, Canadian opera singer, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2000)
1936 – Reiner Klimke, German equestrian (Olympic gold 1984), born in Münster, Germany (d. 1999)
1941 – Milan Kučan, Slovenian statesman, born in Križevci, Gornji Petrovci, Slovenia
1963 – Steven Soderbergh, American producer, director, writer (Ocean’s Eleven, Traffic), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1967 – Terry Wooden, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, KC Chiefs), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1979 – Angela Lindvall, American supermodel, born in Midwest City, Oklahoma
1982 – Víctor Valdés, Spanish goalkeeper, born in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Famous Birthdays for 13th January 2022
1674 – Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French tragic poet and playwright (Rhadamiste et Zénobie), born in Dijon, France (d. 1762)
1690 – Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, German composer and librettist, born in Grünstädtel, Saxony (d. 1749)
1850 – Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer
1895 – Anton Betzner, German writer, born in Cologne (d. 1976)
1902 – Louis “Putney” Dandridge American jazz pianist and singer (Heatin’ Up Harlem), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1946)
1926 – Pamela M Cunnington, English architect/author (Change of Use)
1930 – Liz Anderson, American country music singer-songwriter (Mama Spank, The Game of Triangles), born in Roseau, Minnesota (d. 2011)
1943 – William Duckworth, American composer (Time Curve Preludes), teacher (Bucknell, 1973-2011), and internet pioneer (PitchWeb), born in Morganton, North Carolina (d. 2012)
1982 – Guillermo Coria, Argentine tennis player
1997 – Egan Bernal, Colombian cyclist (Tour de France 2019), born in Bogotá, Colombia