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
Category: Famous Birthdays
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
Famous Birthdays for 5th January 2019
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)
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