1615 – John Biddle, English nontrinitarian and Unitarian minister, born in Gloucestershire, England (d. 1662)
1863 – Pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator, born in Valkenburg, Netherlands (d. 1930)
1892 – Martin Niemöller, German theologian who supported, then opposed the Nazi regime, famous for his widely quoted poem “First they came …”, born in Lippstadt, Germany (d. 1984)
1920 – Bertus de Harder, Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1982)
1935 – Lucille Wheeler, Canadian alpine skier, born in Mont-Tremblant, Canada
1941 – Marjoe Gortner, American actor (Speak Up America, Falcon Crest), born in Long Beach, California
1946 – Harold Shipman, British serial killer, born in Bestwood Estate, Nottingham (d. 2004)
1965 – Jemma Redgrave, English actress (Buddha of Suburbia), born in London, England
1980 – Cory Gibbs, American soccer player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1988 – Jordy [Lemoine], French singer, youngest singer (4 years) to have a #1, born in Paris, France
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 13th January 2021
1893 – Roy Cazaly, Australian rules footballer (d. 1963)
1905 – Percy Humphrey, American jazz trumpet player and bandleader, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1995)
1924 – Philip Rawson, artist/teacher
1925 – Gwyneth “Gwen” Verdon, American actress, singer and dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity), born in Culver City, California (d. 2000)
1931 – Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian and gameshow panelist (Match Game, Ghost and Mrs Muir), born in NYC, New York (d. 2007)
1948 – Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
1957 – Christina Seufert, Sacraento California, diver (Olympic bronze 1984)
1960 – Takis Lemonis, Greek footballer and coach
1965 – Bill Bailey, British comedian (Black Books, QI), born in bath, England
1972 – Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast (6 Olympic gold medals Barcelona 1992), born in Minsk, Belarus
Famous Birthdays for 12th January 2021
1492 – Andreas Alicatus, Italian author
1751 – Ferdinand I, king of Sicily and Naples. (d. 1825)
1837 – Adolf Jensen, composer
1860 – Henry Larkin, American baseball player (d. 1942)
1939 – Jacques Hamelink, Dutch writer and poet (Cold Unrest), born in Terneuzen, Netherlands
1962 – Joe Quesada, American comic book writer, born in NYC, New York
1972 – Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of Rajiv Gandhi, born in Delhi, India
1974 – Tor Arne Hetland, Norwegian cross-country skier, born in Stavanger, Norway
1977 – Yoandy Garlobo, Cuban baseball player, born in Jovellanos, Cuba
1978 – Bonaventure Kalou, Ivorian footballer, born in Oumé, Côte d’Ivoire
Famous Birthdays for 11th January 2021
1703 – Columban Praelisauer, composer
1887 – Aldo Leopold, American conservationist, professor and co-founder of the Wilderness Society, born in Burlington, Iowa (d. 1949)
1903 – Alan Paton, South African author (Cry, the Beloved Country, Too Late the Phalarope) and anti-apartheid activist, born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (d. 1988)
1924 – Sam B. Hall, American politician (d. 1994)
1946 – Naomi Judd [Diana Ellen], Ashland Ky, singer (Judds-Why Not Me)
1958 – Vicki Peterson, rock guitarist/vocalist (Bangles), born in Los Angeles, California
1967 – Ronnie Stern, St-Agathe, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
1972 – Huub Loeffen, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
1975 – Rory Fitzpatrick, American NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Rochester, New York
1980 – Deanna Wright, American actress, born in Ocala, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 10th January 2021
1769 – Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo), born in Saarlouis, Germany (d. 1815)
1903 – Violet Wilkey, American actress, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1976)
1913 – Haywood Frank Henry, American jazz baritone saxophonist, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1994)
1928 – Philip Levine, American poet, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
1935 – Georg Katzer, German composer (electroacoustic music), born in Habelschwerdt, Silesia (d. 2019)
1945 – Colonel DeBeers [Edward Wiskoski], American professional wrestler, born in Saint Joseph, Missouri
1955 – Michael Schenker, German rock guitarist (MSG-Coming on Strong, Scorpions), born in Sarstedt, Germany
1955 – Luci Martin, American vocalist (Chic), born in the Bronx, New York
1959 – Chandra Cheesborough, American 4×100 runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1964 – Brad Roberts, Canadian singer (Crash Test Dummies), born in Winnipeg, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 9th January 2021
1803 – Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) (d. 1888)
1811 – Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (d. 1856)
1856 – Lizette Woodworth Reese, American poet (Branch of May, Tears)
1934 – Bart Starr, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, coach (Green Bay Packers), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2019)
1940 – Barbara Buczek, Polish composer, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1993)
1948 – Bill Cowsill, American singer and musician (The Cowsills – We Can Fly), born in Newport, Rhode Island
1965 – Darren Bennett, Australian AFL player and NFL punter (San Diego Chargers), born in Sydney, Australia
1965 – Muggsy Bogues, American NBA guard and the shortest player ever to play in the NBA (Washington Bullets, Charlotte Hornets), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1968 – Katie Anderson, Canadian 100m hurdler (Olympic 7th-92, 96), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1982 – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge [Kate Middleton], English wife of Crown Prince William, born in Reading, Berksire
Famous Birthdays for 8th January 2021
1587 – Johannes Fabricius, Danish astronomer (discovered sunspots), born in East Frisia, Germany (d. 1616)
1883 – Patrick J. Hurley, United States Secretary of War (d. 1963)
1883 – Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer
1899 – S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1956-59), born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1959)
1902 – Carl R[ansom] Rogers, American psychologist (Client-Centered Therapy)
1904 – Karl Brandt, Alsacian Nazi war criminal (d. 1948)
1917 – Stanley Prager, American comedian (College Bowl), born in NYC, New York (d. 1972)
1928 – May Wynn [Donna Lee Hickey], American actress (Caine Mutiny, Noah’s Ark), born in NYC, New York
1968 – Paul Carey, American baseball infielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1981 – Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Famous Birthdays for 7th January 2021
1842 – Johan Lindegren, composer
1870 – Lord Gordon Hewart, British judge (d. 1943)
1898 – Al Bowlly, British jazz singer (d. 1941)
1928 – William Peter Blatty, American scriptwriter and author of The Exorcist, born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
1932 – Joe Berinson, Australian politician
1936 – Eldee Young, US jazz upright bassist (Ramsey Lewis Trio; Young-Holt Unlimited Soulful Strut), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
1943 – Jim Lefebvre, American baseball manager (Seattle Mariners), born in Hawthorne, California
1960 – David Marciano, American actor (Det Ray Vecchio-Due South), born in Newark, New Jersey
1970 – Paul McCallum, Canadian football punter and placekicker (Claymores, Sask Roughriders), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1979 – Ryan Tedder, American singer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Famous Birthdays for 6th January 2021
1655 – Jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1705)
1807 – Joseph Holt, American lawyer, politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Breckinridge County, Kentucky (d. 1894)
1902 – Helmut Poppendick, Nazi physician, born in Hude, Germany (d. 1994)
1939 – Murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer (4x oly gold), born in Birmingham, United Kingdom (d. 2012)
1951 – Don Gullett, American baseball player, born in Lynn, Kentucky
1954 – Norbert Hahn, 2 man luge (Olympic gold 1976, 80), born in Elbingerode, Germany
1957 – Nancy Lopez, American golfer (3 major titles, 48 LPGA Tour wins), born in Torrance, California
1962 – Philip Brown, English 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Birmingham, England
1971 – Gary Wiseman, American punk-rock drummer, born in Tyler, Texas
1972 – Nek [Filippo Neviani], Italian singer-songwriter, born in Sassuolo, Modena
Famous Birthdays for 5th January 2021
1762 – Constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Zell im Wiesental, Germany (d. 1842)
1901 – Mario Scelba, Italian politician (Prime Minister 1954-55), born in Caltagirone, Italy (d. 1991)
1923 – Sam Phillips, American record producer and founder of Sun Records (launched Elvis Presley’s career), born in Florence, Alabama (d. 2003)
1930 – Richard Hayes, American actor and singer (Name That Tune), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2014)
1938 – Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer star, born in Koog aan de Zaan, Netherlands (d. 1989)
1947 – Mike DeWine, American politician, senator-R-Ohio (1995-2007), Governor of Ohio (2019-), born in Springfield, Ohio
1953 – Mike Rann, Australian politician, born in Sidcup, United Kingdom
1969 – Kurt Barber, American NFL defensive end (NY Jets), born in Paducah, Kentucky
1973 – Phil Joel, Australian bassist (Newsboys), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1983 – Sean Dockery, American basketball player, born in Chicago, Illinois