1481 – Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)
1730 – John Malchair, German-born English artist, violinist and composer, born in Cologne (d. 1812) baptismal date
1747 – John Aikin, English doctor and writer (d. 1822)
1891 – Osip E Mandelstam, Russian poet (Noise of Time), born in Warsaw, Poland
1911 – Wim Kan, Dutch cabaret artist, born in South Holland, Netherlands (d. 1983)
1916 – Mikki Doyle, American journalist and editor, born in New York (d. 1995)
1918 – Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954-1971), born in Bakos, Egypt (d. 1970)
1949 – Panos Mihalopoulos, Greek actor, born in Kalamata, Greece
1956 – Mayawati, Indian politician, born in New Delhi, India
1973 – Essam El-Hadary, Egyptian footballer, born in Damietta Governorate, Egypt
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 14th January 2019
1844 – Clara Kathleen Rogers, American composer, born in Cheltenham, London (d. 1931)
1915 – Andre Frossard, Catholic columnist, born in Saint-Maurice-Colombier, France (d. 1995)
1919 – Andy Rooney, American CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes), born in Albany, New York (d. 2011)
1947 – Rubén Olivares, Mexican boxer (4-division world champion), born in Mexico City, Mexico
1956 – Étienne Daho, French singer and songwriter, born in Oran, Algeria
1964 – Sergei Nemchinov, American NHL center (NY Islanders, Olympic silver 1998), born in Moscow, Russia
1965 – Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, British TV chef (River Cottage), writer and environmental activist, born in London, England
1965 – Jemma Redgrave, English actress (Buddha of Suburbia), born in London, England
1972 – Raimondas Rumšas, Lithuanian cyclist, born in Šilutė, Lithuania
1982 – Caleb Followill, American alternative-rock vocalist and musician (Kings of Leon), born in Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Famous Birthdays for 13th January 2019
1505 – Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg)
1690 – Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer
1815 – William Henry French, American Major General (Union Army), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1881)
1858 – Oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d. 1931)
1874 – Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin
1928 – Gregory Walcott, American actor (Plan 9 from Outer Space, 87th Precinct), born in Wendell, North Carolina (d. 2015)
1950 – Bob Forsch, American baseball player
1955 – Titus M Mafolo, South African journalist/ANC-leader
1966 – Marcus Turner, NFL cornerback/safety (NY Jets)
1981 – Shad Gaspard, American professional wrestler, bodyguard, and actor
Famous Birthdays for 12th January 2019
1746 – Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator (Leonard and Gertrude), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1827)
1814 – Jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General (Confederate Army), (d. 1890)
1924 – Jan Willem Radecker, Dutch sculptor and son of John Raedecker, born in Schoorl, Netherlands (d. 2009)
1944 – Joe Frazier, American heavyweight boxing champion (1968-73, Olympic gold 1964), born in Beaufort, South Carolina (d. 2011)
1949 – Wayne Wang, American film director (Chan is Missing, Slamdance), born in Hong Kong
1951 – Rush Limbaugh, American right wing radio personality, born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
1967 – Mike Simms, American outfielder (Houston Astros), born in Whittier, California
1972 – Randy Sklar, American comedian
1978 – Luis Ayala, Mexican baseball pitcher, born in Los Mochis, Mexico
1990 – Sergey Karjakin, Ukrainian chess player, born in Simferopol
Famous Birthdays for 11th January 2019
1746 – William Curtis, English botanist/publisher (Botanical Magazine)
1818 – John Reese Kenly, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1891)
1901 – Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (d. 1988)
1928 – Mitchell Ryan, American actor (Dark Shadows, Lethal Weapon, Chase, Executive Suite), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1936 – Eve Hesse, German born Jewish-American sculptor. , born in Hamburg, Germany
1936 – Meindert Leerling, Dutch TV director/MP (RPF)
1938 – Michael Fenn, docker/socialist
1952 – Lee Ritenour, jazz musician, born in Los Angeles, California
1969 – Reemt Pyka, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
1981 – Tom Meighan, British singer (Kasabian), born in Leicester, United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays for 10th January 2019
1628 – Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff [Jan Maet], Dutch painter, born in Alkmaar, Netherlands (d. 1669)
1840 – Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal, born in Lévis, Canada (d. 1925)
1890 – Douglas MacLean, American silent film comedian/producer (Going Up), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1967)
1928 – Donald Brooks, American fashion designer (Emmy 1983), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2005)
1933 – Akira Miyoshi, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2013)
1934 – Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician, born in Wołyń Voivodeship, Poland
1938 – Willie McCovey, American Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman (6-time All Star), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2018)
1939 – Scott McKenzie, American singer (San Francisco), born in Jacksonville Beach, Florida (d. 2012)
1946 – Alexis Nihon Jr, Canadian-born wrestler (Olympics 1968), born in Montreal, Canada
1947 – Afeni Shakur, mother of Tupac Shakur, Black Panther Party member, born in Lumberton, North Carolina (d. 2016)
Famous Birthdays for 9th January 2019
1815 – William Jackson of Masham, English composer and organist, born in Masham, Yorkshire (d. 1866)
1851 – Giuseppi Gallignani, composer
1902 – Rudolph Bing, Austrian-born opera impresario (NY Metropolitan Opera), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1997)
1921 – Seymour Barab, American composer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2014)
1925 – Lee Van Cleef, American actor (For a Few Dollars More, Escape from NY), born in Somerville, New Jersey (d. 1989)
1928 – Fernand J St Germain, American politician (Rep-D-RI, 1961- ), born in Blackstone, Massachusetts (d. 2014)
1928 – Domenico Modugno, Italian singer-songwriter, born in Polignano A Mare, Apulia (d. 1994)
1928 – Judith Krantz, Jewish-American novelist (Scruples, Princess Daisy, Dazzle), born in NYC, New York
1934 – Julian B Coco, Dutch guitarist (Princess Christina), born in Willemstad, Netherlands (d. 2013)
1967 – Steven Harwell, American singer and musician (Smash Mouth), born in Santa Clara, California
Famous Birthdays for 8th January 2019
1556 – Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)
1587 – Johannes Fabricius, Danish astronomer (discovered sunspots)
1846 – Albert Cahen, composer
1899 – S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1956-59), born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1959)
1906 – Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP)
1917 – Stanley Prager, American comedian (College Bowl), born in NYC, New York (d. 1972)
1934 – Roy Kinnear, English character actor (TW3, Help!, The 3 Musketeers), born in Wigan, United Kingdom (d. 1988)
1937 – Robert Moran, American composer, born in Denver, Colorado
1942 – Stephen Hawking, English physicist (Black Holes and Baby Universes), born in Oxford, England (d. 2018)
1962 – Chris Marion, American musician, born in Belton, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 7th January 2019
1539 – Sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer
1634 – Adam Krieger, German composer
1685 – Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company
1875 – Thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic gold 1904)
1913 – Johnny Mize, American baseball player (d. 1993)
1928 – William Peter Blatty, American scriptwriter and author of The Exorcist, born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
1949 – Marshall Chapman, American country singer, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina
1950 – Ross Grimsley, American baseball player, born in Topeka, Kansas
1969 – Todd Kinchen, American NFL wide receiver (St Louis Rams, Atlanta Falcons), born in Los Angeles, California
1973 – Jonna Tervomaa, Finnish singer, born in Forssa, Finland
Famous Birthdays for 6th January 2019
1819 – Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter, born in Caprezzo, Italy (d. 1886)
1873 – Karl Straube, German organist and conductor, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1950)
1891 – Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer (great Australian quick of 20’s), born in Launceston, Australia (d. 1937)
1902 – Mark Brunswick, American composer, born in New York City, New York (d. 1971)
1915 – Don Edwards, American politician and civil rights champion (Rep-D-CA, 1963-94), born in San Jose, California (d. 2015)
1930 – Denis Pitts, English journalist
1966 – Shahid Saeed, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani batsman in Test v India 1989), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1974 – Juan Roque, American football tackle (Detroit Lions), born in San Diego, California
1978 – Casey Fossum, Major League Baseball player, born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
1982 – Eddie Redmayne, English actor (The Other Boleyn Girl, The Theory of Everything), born in London