1813 – Thomas Neville Waul, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Sumter County, South Carolina (d. 1903)
1835 – Hendrik van Rijgersma, Dutch naturalist and physician, born in Lemmer, Netherlands (d. 1877)
1907 – Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 3,000m steeplechase 1936), born in Ylöjärvi, Finland (d. 1969)
1917 – Francis L. Kellogg, U.S. diplomat and prominent socialite, born in New York City, New York (d. 2006)
1944 – Felix Arons, Dutch director and actor (Waaldrecht), born in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1950 – Charlie Richmond, Canadian entrepreneur, born in Pomona, California
1951 – Steve Arnold, English footballer, born in Willesden, London
1962 – Perry Fenwick, English actor, born in Canning Town, London
1968 – Joe Juneau, Canadian NHL center (Washington Capitals), born in Pont-Rouge, Canada
1985 – Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor, born in Burnaby, Canada (d. 2001)
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 4th January 2019
1877 – Gibson Gowland, British actor (Greed, Blind Husbands, The Phantom of the Opera), born in Spennymoor, Durham, England (d. 1951)
1893 – Yone Minagawa, Japanese, became worlds oldest living person January 29, 2007. (d. Aug. 13, 2007)
1934 – Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia
1942 – John McLaughlin [Mahavishnu], American rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy), born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire
1945 – Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate
1958 – Nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th)
1966 – Deana Carter, American country singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee
1967 – Michael “Mike” Peterson, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Washington, D.C.
1980 – Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian cyclist, born in Drohobych, Ukraine
1980 – Erin Cahill, American actress, born in Stafford, Virginia
Famous Birthdays for 3rd January 2019
1873 – Ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese businessman (d. 1957)
1904 – Boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte)
1905 – Anna May Wong, American actress, 1st Chinese-American movie star (Shanghai Express), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1961)
1923 – Dragutin Gostuski, composer
1928 – Frank Ross Anderson, Canadian International Chess Master (1954)
1932 – Mara Corday, actress (Foxfire, Black Scorpion), born in Santa Monica, California
1939 – Nikos Alefantos, Greek football manager
1965 – Daniel Stubbs, NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins)
1970 – James Brown, NFL tackle (NY Jets)
1971 – Cory Cross, Lloydminster, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Famous Birthdays for 2nd January 2019
1831 – Justin Winston, historian/librarian (Harvard)
1893 – Lillian Leitzel, German acrobat and strongwoman (d. 1931)
1907 – Edward Albert Radice, economist
1912 – Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer
1922 – Nico Schuyt, Dutch composer, born in Alkmaar (d. 1992)
1944 – Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician
1952 – Wendy Phillips, American actress (Executive Suite, Promised Land), born in Brooklyn, New York
1968 – Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion
1971 – Horace Copeland, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1976 – Mahée Paiement, Canadian actress
Famous Birthdays for 1st January 2019
1652 – Johann Krieger, German composer and organist, born in Nuremberg (d. 1735)
1848 – John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924)
1880 – Edie Martin, British actress (Titfield Thunderbolt), born in London, England (d. 1964)
1881 – Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)
1882 – Willem Carel Wendelaar, Dutch lawyer, civil servant, director, and politician (VVD)
1904 – Ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993)
1905 – Stanisław Mazur, Lemberg, Western Ukraine, Polish mathematician (d. 1981)
1909 – Barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Presidential candidate (R) 1964)
1918 – Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)
1928 – Khan Mohammad, cricketer (Paki fast-med bowler, 54 wkts in 13 Tests)
Famous Birthdays for 31st December 2018
1846 – Richard Kleinmichel, Russian composer, born in Poznań, Poland (d. 1901)
1935 – Rolf Haufs, German writer, born in Düsseldorf (d. 2013)
1941 – Sir Alex Ferguson, Scottish football manager, born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
1948 – Donna Summer, American singer (Love to Love You Baby, On the Radio), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1951 – Michael Allen Bantom, American basketball player (Olympic silver 1972), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1956 – Martin Joseph Fettman, American researcher and astronaut (STS 58), born in Brooklyn, New York
1961 – Joanna Johnson, American actress (Caroline-Bold and Beautiful), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1969 – Dominik Diamond, Scottish presenter and newspaper columnist, born in Arbroath, United Kingdom
1970 – Dunstan Anderson, NFL defensive end (Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, Rhein Fire), born in Fort Worth, Texas
1981 – Matthew Pavlich, Australian football player, born in Adelaide, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 30th December 2018
1678 – William Croft, English composer and organist, born in Nether Ettington (d. 1727)
1741 – Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer
1756 – Pavel Vranicky, composer
1819 – John White Geary, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania (d. 1873)
1859 – Josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer
1905 – Daniil Kharms [Yuvatchov], Russian surrealist and absurdist writer, poet, and playwright, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1942)
1926 – Stanley Tracey, Denmark Hill, London, jazz composer, (d. 2013)
1945 – John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot
1972 – Kerry Collins, NFL quarterback (Carolina Panthers)
1981 – Ali Al Habsi, Omani footballer
Famous Birthdays for 29th December 2018
1776 – Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and inventor (waterproof fabric), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1843)
1880 – Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer
1892 – Emory Parnell, American actress (Rocket Man, County Fair), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1979)
1919 – Pieter Terpstra, Dutch journalist and writer (De dei is forroun/Havank-T), born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 2006)
1943 – Rick Danko, Canadian bassist and singer (The Band – Stagefright), born in Blayney, Ontario (d. 1999)
1947 – Vincent Winter, Scottish actor, born in Aberdeen, United Kingdom (d. 1998)
1961 – Jim Reid, Scottish singer (The Jesus and Mary Chain, Freeheat), born in East Kilbride, United Kingdom
1964 – Kimberly Russell, American actress (Sarah-Head of the Class), born in Brooklyn, New York
1965 – David Delfino, American hockey goaltender (Team Italy 1998), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1970 – Kevin Weisman, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 28th December 2018
1751 – Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer
1909 – Billy Williams, singer (Your Show of Shows), born in Waco, Texas
1914 – Bernard Youens [Popley], British actor (Coronation Street, Somewhere in Politics), born in Hove, East Sussex, England (d. 1984)
1923 – Andrew Duggan, American character actor (Secret War of Harry Frigg, Winds of War), born in Franklin, Indiana (d. 1988)
1927 – Anne Armstrong, US ambassador and first female counsel to the President, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, (d. 2008)
1932 – Nichelle Nichols, American actress and singer (Uhura in Star Trek), born in Robbins, Illinois
1936 – Lawrence Schiller, American journalist
1941 – Intikhab Alam, Pakistan cricket leg-spinner (1959-77)
1959 – Ana Torroja, Spanish singer (Mecano)
1980 – Lomana LuaLua, Congolese football player, born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Famous Birthdays for 27th December 2018
1654 – Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician
1825 – Reinhold Finsterbusch, composer
1855 – Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist
1917 – Earl of Inchcape, English large landowner/industrialist (PandO)
1936 – Phil Sharpe, English cricketer (12 Tests), born in Shipley, West Yorkshire (d. 2014)
1936 – Lee Salk, Russian-American child psychologist and author, born in New York, New York (d. 1992)
1962 – Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1992, British Open 2006), born in Madison, Wisconsin
1962 – Bill Self, American basketball coach
1963 – Mark Pike, NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
1973 – Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch composer