1690 – Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer
1805 – Thomas Dyer, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1862)
1901 – Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish historian and priest (d. 1978)
1909 – Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist
1924 – Philip Rawson, artist/teacher
1934 – Rip Taylor, American actor and comedian (Gong Show, $1.98 Beauty Show), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2019)
1938 – Paavo Johannes Heininen, composer
1948 – Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur
1961 – Kelly Hrudey, Edmonton, NHL goalie (LA Kings)
1976 – Gary Brent, cricketer (Zimbabwe ODI pace bowler 1996)
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 12th January 2020
1597 – François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643)
1925 – Bill Burrud, American television host (Safari to Adventure, Animal World), born in Hollywood, California (d. 1990)
1935 – Kreskin, American mentalist, born in Montclair, New Jersey
1950 – Sheila Jackson Lee, American politician, born in NYC, New York
1955 – Rockne S. O’Bannon, American screenwriter, born in Los Angeles, California
1960 – Dominique Wilkins, American NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks), born in Paris, France
1962 – Richie Richardson, West Indies cricketer (elegant West Indian batsman 1983-95), born in Five Islands Village, Antigua and Barbuda
1969 – Cam Russell, Canadian NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
1979 – Grzegorz Rasiak, Polish footballer, born in Szczecin, Poland
1985 – Issa Rae, American actress, writer and producer (Insecure), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 11th January 2020
1750 – Johann Jakob Walder, composer
1839 – Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar
1905 – John Henry Jacques, Northumberland, England, co-operative retailer
1934 – Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare, Computer scientist
1935 – Melvyn Hayes [Melvyn Hyams], English actor (Gunner “Gloria Beaumont in ‘It Ain’t Half Hot Mum’), born in London, England
1936 – Eve Hesse, German born Jewish-American sculptor. , born in Hamburg, Germany
1940 – Mark DeVoto, America Musicologist and composer, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1941 – Gérson, Brazilian footballer
1977 – Shomari Buchanan, American football player, born in Corpus Christi, Texas
1988 – Raymond L’Esperance, US quintuplet, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
Famous Birthdays for 10th January 2020
1638 – Nicolas Steno, Danish scientist and bishop, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1686)
1701 – Johann Caspar Simon, German organist and composer, born in Schmalkalden, Germany (d. 1776)
1891 – Jos Speybrouck, Belgian drawer, born in Kortrijk, Belgium (d. 1956)
1914 – Polly Rowles, American actress (Sweet Liberty, Jamie), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
1929 – Derek Hammond-Stroud, English operatic baritone, born in London, United Kingdom (d. 2012)
1955 – Luci Martin, American vocalist (Chic), born in the Bronx, New York
1955 – Michael Schenker, German rock guitarist (MSG-Coming on Strong, Scorpions), born in Sarstedt, Germany
1956 – Don Letts, British film director and musician (Big Audio Dynamite), born in London, United Kingdom
1970 – Marcus Bagwell, American professional wrestler, born in Marietta, Georgia
1974 – Hollis Thomas, American football defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Abilene, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 9th January 2020
1815 – William Jackson of Masham, English composer and organist, born in Masham, Yorkshire (d. 1866)
1857 – Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)
1867 – Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth)
1900 – Richard Halliburton, American adventurer (presumed dead 1939), born in Brownsville, Tennessee (d. 1939)
1915 – Fernando Lamas, Argentine American actor and director (Lost World, You look marvelous), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1982)
1922 – Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea, born in Faranah, Guinea (d. 1984)
1925 – Lee Van Cleef, American actor (For a Few Dollars More, Escape from NY), born in Somerville, New Jersey (d. 1989)
1956 – Imelda Staunton, British actress (Finding Your Feet, Maleficent), born in Archway, London
1967 – Dave Matthews, South African singer and musician (Dave Matthews Band), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
1971 – MF Doom [Daniel Dumile], American hip hop artist, born in London, United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays for 8th January 2020
1635 – Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709)
1777 – Filippo Traetta, Italian composer/musicologist
1814 – Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist
1822 – Alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer
1896 – Manuel Rojas Sepulveda, Chile, writer (Men of the South)
1899 – S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1956-59), born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1959)
1924 – Benjamin Lees [Lysniansky], American composer, born in Harbin, China (d. 2010)
1947 – Samuel Schmid, Swiss politician, born in Rüti bei Büren, Switzerland
1968 – Mark Duane Croghan, American 3k steeplechase athlete (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Akron, Ohio
1979 – Seol Ki-hyeon, South Korean footballer, born in Jeongseon County, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 7th January 2020
1824 – James Morrison Hawes, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1889)
1903 – Albrecht Haushofer, writer
1934 – Jean Corbeil, Canadian politician (d. 2002)
1941 – Frederick Drew Gregory, Col USAF/astro (STS 51-B, 33, 44), born in Washington, D.C.
1941 – Ann Susan Hills, freelance journalist
1944 – Tony Whitlam, Australian lawyer and judge, born in Sydney, Australia
1961 – Andrew Thomson, Australian politician, born in Melbourne, Australia
1971 – C.W. Anderson, American professional wrestler, born in Emit, North Carolina
1976 – Vanessa Lorenzo, Spanish fashion model, born in Barcelona
1990 – Liam Aiken, American actor, born in NYC, New York
Famous Birthdays for 6th January 2020
1808 – Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1864)
1878 – Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina, born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1970)
1880 – Yuliya Veysberg, Russian music critic and composer, born in Orenburg, Russia (d. 1942)
1891 – Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer (great Australian quick of 20’s), born in Launceston, Australia (d. 1937)
1896 – Freerk Siemon Wolters, Dutch resistance fighter, born in Zuidwolde, Netherlands (d. 1945)
1903 – Boris Blacher, German composer (Orchester-Ornament), born in Yingkou, China (d. 1975)
1937 – Lou Holtz, American football coach (NJ Jets), born in Follansbee, West Virginia
1944 – Henry Kravis, American businessman and author (The Money Machine), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1964 – Henry Maske, German boxer, born in Treuenbrietzen, Germany
1989 – Baby lion-tailed macaques, at Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle)
Famous Birthdays for 5th January 2020
1779 – Stephen Decatur, American naval hero (War of 1812), born in Sinepuxent, Maryland (d. 1820)
1788 – Kaspar Ett, German organist and composer, born in Eresing, Germany (d. 1847)
1823 – William Rockstro, English musicologist and composer, born in Cheam, Sutton (d. 1895)
1829 – Sir Roger Tichborne, missing U.K. heir who was the subject of the longest criminal trial in British history (d. c.1854)
1935 – Nancy L. Johnson, American politician (Rep-R-CT, 1983- ), born in Chicago, Illinois
1938 – Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan writer, born in Kamirithu
1945 – Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-British film director, born in Ottawa, Canada
1947 – Ted Lange, American actor (Isaac-Love Boat, Mr T and Tina), born in Oakland, California
1969 – Paul McGillion, Scottish actor, born in Paisley, United Kingdom
1971 – Mayuko Takata, Japanese actress, born in Tokyo, Japan
Famous Birthdays for 4th January 2020
1077 – Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)
1809 – Louis Braille, French educator and inventor of a system of reading and writing for the blind, born in Coupvray, France (d. 1852)
1838 – Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person)
1901 – C. L. R. James, writer and journalist (d. 1989)
1916 – Lionel Newman, American film music composer (Peyton Place), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1989)
1941 – John Bennett Perry, singer/actor (Falcon Crest), born in Williamstown, Massachusetts
1955 – Mark Hollis, British synth-pop musician (Talk Talk), born in London, England (d. 2019)
1970 – Colin Scrivener, CFL defensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1972 – James Longley, American documentary filmmaker, born in Eugene, Oregon
1979 – Jeph Howard, American musician (The Used), born in Orem, Utah