1261 – Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (1308-26), born in Annery, Devonshire, England (d. 1326)
1659 – Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch navigator and explorer (Easter Island), born in Middleburg, Netherlands (d. 1729)
1827 – Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker
1872 – Andrew Kehoe, American mass murderer (d. 1927)
1873 – Clara Butt, Southwick Sussex, contralto (Country of Hope and Glory)
1879 – Sydney Baynes, composer
1903 – Carl Reynolds, American baseball outfielder (2nd player in MLB history to hit home runs in 3 consecutive innings 1930; Chicago WS), born in LaRue, Texas (d. 1978)
1941 – Jerry Spinelli, children’s author
1958 – Jackie Shroff, Indian actor, born in Udgir, India
1980 – Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian soccer forward (13 caps; Emelec), born in Guayaquil, Ecuador (d. 2005)
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 31st January 2021
1798 – Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer
1865 – Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1951)
1868 – Theodore William Richards, chemist (atomic weights, Nobel-1914)
1915 – Garry Moore [Thomas Garrison Morfit], Balt, host (I’ve Got a Secret)
1920 – Bert Williams, English footballer (Wolverhampton, 30 caps), born in Bradley, Staffordshire (d. 2014)
1923 – Eddie Ryder, American actor (General Hospital, Up Yours), born in NYC, New York (d. 1997)
1946 – Jonathan Banks, actor (Armed and Dangerous, Cold Steel), born in Washington, D.C.
1949 – Ken Wilber, American philosopher and writer, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1970 – Greg Skrepenak, American football offensive lineman (Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
1974 – Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player, born in Cuba
Famous Birthdays for 30th January 2021
1908 – Richard Hearne, British actor (Tons of Trouble, The Time of His Life), born in Norwich, England (d. 1979)
1914 – Louis Osman, English architect and artist, born in Exeter, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
1919 – Robert Suter, Swiss composer, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 2008)
1925 – Chalmers “Bump” Elliott, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback and coach (U of Michigan) and college athletics administrator (Iowa), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2019)
1945 – Michael Dorris, American novelist and scholar, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1997)
1971 – Kimo Von Oelhoffen, American football defensive tackle (Cin Bengals), born in Kaunakakai, Hawaii
1980 – Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer, born in Sergipe, Brazil
1980 – Pavel Ponomaryov, Russian-Estonian actor, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
1981 – Mathias Lauda, Austrian racing driver, born in Salzburg, Austria
1989 – Khleo Thomas, American actor and rapper, born in Anchorage, Alaska
Famous Birthdays for 29th January 2021
1782 – Franciszek Ścigalski, Polish composer, born in Grodzisk, Wielkopolski
1867 – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse)
1909 – George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy, British politician (Speaker of the House of Commons), born in Port Talbot, Wales (d. 1997)
1925 – Pier Tania (Meinte Piet), radio/TV host (ANP, De Bezetting)
1951 – Andy Roberts, cricketer (brilliant WI quickie with 202 wickets 74-84)
1960 – Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist (Queen Sophia 1st prize)
1968 – John Hudson, American football center (NY Jets, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1986 – Simon Vukčević, Montenegrin football player, born in Podgorica, Montenegro
1986 – Mark Howard, English football player, born in Melbourne, Australia
1986 – Chris Bourque, American ice hockey player, born in Boston, Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays for 28th January 2021
1627 – Alfonso Marsh, English composer and lutenist, born in London (d. 1681) baptismal date
1873 – Colette [Sidonie-Gabrielle], French novelist and performer (Gigi), born in Paris, France
1900 – Alexandre AM Stols [Chl van Halsbeke], publisher (History of Ecuador)
1908 – Paul Misraki [Misrachi], French jazz pianist, songwriter, and film score composer (Jean Renoir), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1998)
1934 – Mitr Chaibancha, Thai actor (d. 1970)
1945 – José Luis Perales, Spanish singer
1948 – Mamoru Mohri, Yoichi-machi Hokkaido Japan, astronaut (STS 47)
1963 – Denise Biellmann, Swiss figure skater (Olympic 4th 1980), born in Zurich, Switzerland
1970 – Mr. Prospector, American thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion (most influential sire of his generation), born in Spendthrift Farm, Kentucky (d. 1999)
1976 – Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer
Famous Birthdays for 27th January 2021
1805 – Sophie of Bavaria, archduchess of Austria (d. 1872)
1859 – Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia (1888-1918), born in Berlin (d. 1941)
1894 – Fritz Pollard, early African American NFL star (1920-26)
1901 – Willy Fritsch, German actor (Spies, Women in the Moon), born in Katowice, Upper Silesia, Germany (d. 1973)
1927 – Doretta Morrow, American actress (Because You’re Mine), born in NYC, New York (d. 1968)
1930 – Esteban Edward Torres, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1983-99), born in Miami, Arizona
1934 – Edithe Cresson, premier of France (1991-92)
1950 – Derek Acorah, English spirit medium and TV personality (Most Haunted), born in Bootle, England
1964 – Bridget Fonda, American actress (Scandal, Single White Female), born in Los Angeles, California
1964 – Woody Austin, American golfer (PGA C’ship 2007 runner-up; 4 PGA Tour titles), born in Tampa, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 26th January 2021
1852 – Frederick Corder, composer
1902 – Laurence “Bill” Craigie, jet pioneer
1925 – Joan Leslie, American actress (High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
1949 – Jonathan Carroll, American author, born in New York
1951 – Jarmila Kratochvilova, Czech 400m/800m runner (Olympic silver 1980), born in Golčův Jeníkov, Czechia
1957 – Shivlal Yadav, Indian cricketer (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87), born in Hyderabad, India
1965 – Thomas Östros, Swedish politician, born in Malmberget, Sweden
1970 – Ronald Moore, American NFL running back (NY Jets, St Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals), born in Chowchilla, California
1970 – Kirk Franklin, American singer, born in Fort Worth, Texas
1977 – Leandro Fresco, Argentine ambient-electronic musician, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Famous Birthdays for 25th January 2021
1739 – Charles François Dumouriez, French general, born in Cambrai, France (d. 1823)
1750 – Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer, born in Metzels, Germany (d. 1813)
1851 – Arne Garborg, Norwegian writer and playwright (Bondestudentar), born in Jæren, Norway (d. 1924)
1930 – Tanya Savicheva, Russian diarist, born in Dvorišče (d. 1944)
1941 – Elzie “Buddy” Baker, American NASCAR driver, born in Florence, South Carolina (d. 2015)
1957 – Jenifer Lewis, American actress (Girl 6, Meteor Man, Sister Act), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1962 – Bruno Martini, French soccer goalkeeper (31 caps; Auxerre, Nancy, Montpellier), born in Challuy, France (d. 2020)
1965 – Esa Tikkanen, Finnish NHL left wing (Panthers, Canucks, Olympic bronze 1998), born in Helsinki, Finland
1976 – Mario Haberfeld, Brazilian racing car driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
1985 – Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer, born in Orotukan, Russia
Famous Birthdays for 24th January 2021
1638 – Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)
1798 – Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician)
1828 – Ferdinand Cohn, German biologist, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1898)
1828 – Karol Studzinski, Polish violinist and composer, born in Krakow; (d. 1883)
1874 – Arthur Schomburg (Arturo Alfonso), Puerto Rico, archivist of African American history and culture
1913 – Norman Dello Joio [Nicodemo DeGioio], American classical composer (Choreography: Three Dances for Strings), born in New York City, New York (d. 2008)
1923 – Simeon ten Holt, Dutch minimalist composer (Canto Ostinato), born in Bergen, Netherlands (d. 2012)
1943 – Subhash Ghai, Indian film director, born in Nagpur, India
1946 – Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor (Rookies, Slap Shot, Twin Peaks), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1967 – John Myung, American musician (Dream Theater), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 23rd January 2021
1868 – Juventino Rosas, Mexican composer and violinist, born in Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Mexico (d. 1894)
1869 – Felice Boghen, Italian composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1945)
1915 – Herma Bauma, Austrian javelin thrower (Olympic gold 1948), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2003)
1942 – Laurie Mayne, Australian cricketer (Australian pace bowler in 6 Tests 1965-70), born in Westonia, West Australia
1946 – Arnoldo Aleman, 81st President of Nicaragua (1997-2002), born in Managua, Nicaragua
1950 – Bill Cunningham, American original bass guitarist/keyboardist (Box Tops), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1950 – John Greaves, English musician (Henry Cow, National Health), born in Prestatyn, United Kingdom
1964 – Frank Winters, American NFL center (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Hoboken, New Jersey
1980 – Theresa Kulikowski, American gymnast (World-bronze-95, Olympics 1996), born in Tacoma, Washington
1985 – Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese football player, born in Dalian, China