1873 – Konstantin von Neurath, German politician and convicted Nazi war criminal (Foreign Minister 1932-38), born in Kleinglattbach, German Empire (d. 1956)
1902 – Tyra Ryman, Swedish actress (Luffar-Petter, Peter the Tramp), born in Arboga, Sweden (d. 1990)
1923 – Red Schoendienst, American Baseball HOF second baseman, manager, coach (10 x MLB All Star; 5 x World Series St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves), born in Germantown, Illinois (d. 2018)
1923 – James Dickey, American poet, novelist and lecturer (Deliverance, Buckdancer’s Choice), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1997)
1946 – Howard Bellamy, American pop and country vocalist (Bellamy Bros – “Let Your Love Flow”), born in Darby, Florida
1949 – Ross Valory, rock bassist (Journey – “Don’t Stop Believin'”; “Open Arms”), born in San Francisco, California
1962 – Andy Fordham, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2004), born in Bristol, England (d. 2021)
1963 – Philip Laats, Belgian judoka
1972 – Dana International [Sharon Cohen], Israeli pop singer (Eurovision, 1998), born in Tel Aviv, Israel
1978 – Annabel Ellwood, Australian tennis player (1995 Futures NC), born in Canberra, Australia
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 1st February 2024
1796 – Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)
1887 – Charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. 1947)
1903 – Georg Rendl, Austrian miner, beekeeper and writer (The Bees Novel) (d. 1972)
1928 – Sir Samuel “Sam” Edwards, Welsh physicist (condensed matter physics), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2015)
1942 – Muna Wassef, Syrian actress (The Message) and UN Goodwill ambassador, born in Damascus, Syria
1944 – Henri Depireux, Belgian soccer midfielder (2 caps; RFC Liège, Standard de Liège) and manager (Cameroon, Congo DR, FC Metz), born in Belgium (d. 2022)
1962 – Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese rock guitarist and songwriter, born in Takasaki, Japan
1972 – Kami [Ukyō Kamimura], Japanese drummer (Malice Mizer), born in Ibaraki, Japan (d. 1999)
1979 – Valentin Elizalde, Mexican singer, born in Navojoa, Mexico (d. 2006)
1981 – Luis Lamá, Angolan soccer goalkeeper (56 caps; Petro Luanda), born in Luanda, Angola
Famous Birthdays for 31st January 2024
1913 – Don Hutson, American College-Pro Football HOF end (Uni of Alabama; NFL MVP 1941, 42; 8 × First-team All-Pro, 4 × NFL All-Star; Green Bay Packers), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (d. 1997)
1915 – Alan Lomax, American ethno-musicologist, and folklorist (Library of Congress Archive of American Folk Song), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2002)
1916 – Violet Cane, British statistician (d. 2008)
1937 – Regimantas Adomaitis, Lithuanian actor
1954 – Adrian Vandenberg, Dutch rock guitarist (Whitesnake), born in the Hague, Netherlands
1962 – Sophie Muller, English music video director, born in London
1964 – Jeff Hanneman, American rock guitarist (Slayer), born in Oakland, California (d. 2013)
1965 – René Trost, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC), born in Kerkrade, Netherlands
1967 – Chad Channing, American rock drummer (Nirvana, 1988-90), and bass player (Before Cars, 2006-present), born in Santa Rosa, California
1977 – Kate Shindle, American actress, born in Toledo, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 30th January 2024
1760 – František Xaver Partsch, Czech composer, born in Duchcov (d. 1822)
1919 – Nikolay Glazkov, Russian poet, born in Lyskovo, Russia (d. 1979)
1928 – Harold Prince, American producer and director (West Side Story, Evita), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2019)
1929 – Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Canadian surgeon and international aid worker, born in Montreal, Canada (d. 1996)
1929 – Hugh Tayfield, South African cricketer (celebrated South African off-spinner 1949-60), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1994)
1944 – Lynn Harrell, American cellist, born in New York City (d. 2020)
1944 – Frank Burrows, Scottish soccer defender (Swindon Town 297 games) and manager (Portsmouth, Cardiff, Swansea), born in Larkhall, Scotland (d. 2021)
1968 – Trevor Dunn, American musician (Mr. Bungle; Fantômas; Secret Chiefs 3), born in Eureka, California
1971 – Chris Slade, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Newport News, Virginia
1973 – Sharone Wright, American basketball player (Toronto Raptors), born in Macon, Georgia
Famous Birthdays for 29th January 2024
1761 – Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American politician, Secretary of the Treasury (1801-14), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1849)
1891 – R. Norris Williams, American tennis player (US National C’ship 1914, 16; survived sinking of RMS Titanic), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1968)
1936 – Patrick Caulfield, British painter and printmaker, born in London (d. 2005)
1943 – Charles Fitzgerald-Lombard, Irish-born Abbot of Downside Abbey, born in Dublin, Ireland
1944 – Hans Plomp, Dutch writer/poet (Venus in Holland)
1952 – Tim Healy, English actor (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet), born in Benwell, England
1963 – Bob Holly ‘Hardcore Holly’, American professional wrestler, born in Glendale, California
1964 – Roddy Frame, Scottish singer-songwriter (Aztec Camera-Stray), born in East Kilbride, Scotland
1976 – Charles Divins, American model and actor, born in Dallas, Texas
1988 – Stephanie Gilmore, Australian surfer (record 8 x World Champion 2007-10, 12, 14, 18, 22), born in Murwillumbah, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 28th January 2024
1932 – Thomas J. Bliley Jr., American politician (Rep-R-VA, 1981-2001), born in Chesterfield County, Virginia
1936 – Bill Jordan, British trade unionist
1950 – Bob Hay, American songwriter and musician (Squalls; Jolly Beggars), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan t
1955 – Nicolas Sarkozy, 23rd President of France (2007-12), born in Paris, France
1972 – Amy Coney Barrett, American jurist and lawyer (US Supreme Court 2020-), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1974 – Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball outfielder (6 × MLB All-Star; AL batting champion 2007 Detroit Tigers; Chicago WS), born in Caracas, Venezuela
1976 – Jarrod Montague, American rock drummer (Taproot), born in Linden, Michigan
1977 – Lyle Overbay, American baseball player
1978 – Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese soccer midfielder (63 caps; Lens, Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham Utd), born in Dakar, Senegal (d. 2020)
1986 – Shruti Haasan, Indian actress
Famous Birthdays for 27th January 2024
1784 – Martin-Joseph Mengal, Belgian composer, conductor, and educator (Director of the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, 1835-51), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1851)
1821 – John Chivington, American officer, (d. 1892)
1900 – Hyman G. Rickover, US Admiral (father of modern nuclear navy, at 63 years the longest serving US naval officer), born in Maków Mazowiecki, Congress Poland (d. 1986)
1921 – Donna Reed, American actress (From Here to Eternity; It’s a Wonderful Life; The Donna Reed Show), born in Denison, Iowa (d. 1986)
1929 – Richard Du Cann, English lawyer and QC, born in London (d. 1993)
1930 – Roger Sims, British MP
1949 – Jaya Suprana [Phoa Kok Tjiang], Indonesian pianist, composer, conductor, writer, educator, and television presenter, born in Denpasar, Bali
1965 – Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
1968 – Éric Tanguy, French contemporary classical composer, born in Caen, France
1976 – Jeremy Hansen, Canadian astronaut (Artemis II), born in London, Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 26th January 2024
1908 – Jill Esmond, English actress, born in London, England (d. 1990)
1910 – Elmar Klos, Czech film director (The Shop on Main Street)), born in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1993)
1921 – Johannes Driessler, German organist and composer, born in Friedrichsthal, Germany (d. 1988)
1923 – Anne Jeffreys [Carmichael], American singer and actress (Dick Tracy; Topper; General Hospital), born in Goldsboro, North Carolina (d. 2017)
1941 – Scott Glenn, actor (Right Stuff, Personal Best, Backdraft), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1953 – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, born in Ginnerup, Denmark
1963 – José Mourinho, Portuguese soccer manager (Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester Utd, Real Madrid, Tottenham, Roma), born in Lisbon, Portugal
1965 – Natalia Yurchenko, Russian gymnast, (World C’ship gold USSR team, all-round 1983, team 1985), born in Norilsk, Russia
1977 – Vince Carter, American basketball forward (8 x NBA All Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1999, Toronto Raptors; Olympic gold 2000), born in Daytona Beach, Florida
1984 – Layla Kayleigh, British television personality, born in London
Famous Birthdays for 25th January 2024
749 – Leo IV the Khazar, Byzantine emperor (775-80), born in Constantinople (d. 780)
1615 – Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), born in Kleve, Germany (d. 1660)
1708 – Pompeo Batoni, Italian painter, born in Lucca, Republic of Lucca (now Italy) (d. 1787)
1766 – Hans Christoph Ernst von Gagern, German statesman and political writer, born in Kleinniedesheim, Germany (d. 1852)
1950 – Michael Cotten, American rock synthesizer (Tubes) and art designer, born in Kansas City, Missouri
1954 – Jan Sandström, Swedish classical music composer (Motorbike Concerto: Snowflakes), born in Vilhelmina, Sweden
1965 – Esa Tikkanen, Finnish NHL left wing (Panthers, Canucks, Olympic bronze 1998), born in Helsinki, Finland
1973 – Scott Milanovich, American football coach (CFL Coach of the Year 2012 Toronto Argonauts) and quarterback (XFL C’ship 2001 LA Xtreme), born in Butler, Pennsylvania
1975 – Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress, born in Toronto, Ontario
1980 – Efstathios Tavlaridis, Greek footballer, born in Serres, Greece
Famous Birthdays for 24th January 2024
1828 – Karol Studzinski, Polish violinist and composer, born in The Free, Independent, and Strictly Neutral City of Cracow (now Kraków, Poland) (d. 1883)
1915 – Robert Motherwell, American painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic), born in Aberdeen, Washington (d. 1991)
1919 – Leon Kirchner, American contemporary classical composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music 1967), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)
1923 – Simeon ten Holt, Dutch minimalist composer (Canto Ostinato), born in Bergen, Netherlands (d. 2012)
1926 – Raymond Jacobs, American Marine Corp sergeant (one of the WWII Iwo Jima flag planters), and news journalist, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2008)
1948 – Michio Kaku, American physicist, futurist, author (Physics of the Impossible; The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything), broadcaster, and peace activist, born in San Jose, California
1958 – Jools Holland, British rock keyboardist (Squeeze), and TV presenter (Later…), born in Blackheath, London
1963 – Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer, born in Sittard, Netherlands
1969 – Louise McPaul, Australian javelin thrower (Olympic silver 1992, 96), born in Port Kembla, New South Wales
1974 – Kristy Sargeant, Canadian ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada), born in Edmonton, Alberta