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
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 23rd January 2024
1878 – Rutland Boughton, British composer (The Immortal Hour), born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (d. 1960)
1901 – Benno Stokvis, Dutch lawyer and politician, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1977)
1907 – Bob Steele [Robert Adrian Bradbury], American actor (Monogram, Supreme, Tiffany), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1988)
1915 – Potter Stewart, United States Supreme Court justice (1958-81), born in Jackson, Michigan (d. 1985)
1919 – Hans Hass, Austrian zoologist and underwater scientist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2013)
1923 – Florence Halop, American actress (Night Court, 1985-86 -“Florence”; St Elsewhere, 1984-85), born in Jamaica, Queens, New York (d. 1986)
1946 – Asif Masood, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani quick with long and erratic run-up), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1952 – Omar Henry, South African cricketer (1st colored player for South Africa 1992), born in Stellenbosch, South Africa
1953 – Pat Haden, American NFL quarterback (LA Rams), born in Westbury, New York
1963 – Guido Karp, German music photographer, born in Mayen, West Germany
Famous Birthdays for 22nd January 2024
1845 – Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, born in Pézenas, France (d. 1918)
1874 – Wincenty Witoz, Polish politician (Prime Minister of Poland 1920-21, 1923, 1926), born in Wierczhoslawice, Austria-Hungary (d. 1945)
1903 – Fritz Houtermans, Polish physicist (d. 1966)
1909 – Irving “Mouse” Randolph, American swing jazz trumpeter (Cab Calloway Orchestra), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1997)
1914 – Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek composer, born in Platanoussa, Greece (d. 2001)
1928 – Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian (d. 2004)
1940 – John Hurt, English actor (Elephant Man, Alien, Midnight Express), born in Chesterfield (d. 2017)
1954 – Tully Blanchard, American professional wrestler, born in Calgary, Canada
1967 – Manabu Nakanishi, Japanese wrestler (NJPW), born in Kyoto, Japan
1970 – Brian Gaskill, American actor (David Michaels-Models Inc, Bob-All My Children), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Famous Birthdays for 21st January 2024
1869 – Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk and confidant of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, born in Pokrovskoye, Sibera, Russian Empire (d. 1916)
1895 – Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish couturier ‘The Master’, born in Getaria, Spain (d. 1972)
1910 – Nicholas Cayzer, British shipping magnate (British and Commonwealth Shipping), born in Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1999)
1921 – Barney Clark, American heart patient, 1st to receive a permanent artificial heart (d. 1983)
1938 – John Savident, British actor
1944 – (Frank) Neely Bruce, American composer (Circular 14: The Apotheosis of Aristides), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1955 – Peter Fleming, American tennis player (US Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83; Wimbledon doubles 1979, 81, 83, 84; 7 x Tour Finals doubles [John McEnroe]), born in Chatham Borough, New Jersey
1969 – Matt Willig, NFL tackle/guard (Atlanta Falcons, NY Jets)
1972 – Alan Benes, Evansville IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1975 – Willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
Famous Birthdays for 20th January 2024
225 – Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)
1292 – Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)
1876 – Józef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist, composer, educator (Curtis Institute, 1924-38), and inventor, born in Podgórze, Austro-Hungarian Galicia (now Poland) (d. 1957)
1896 – George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum], American actor, comedian and singer (Oh God; Burns and Allen), born in New York City (d. 1996)
1908 – Wilfred Conwell Bain, American music educator, born in Shawville, Canada (d. 1997)
1915 – Ghulam Ishaq Khan, President of Pakistan, born in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (d. 2006)
1926 – Patricia Neal, American actress (Hud, Subject Was Roses) and wife of Roald Dahl, born in Packard, Kentucky (d. 2010)
1966 – Rich Gannon, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1999–2002; First-team All-Pro 2000, 02; NFL MVP 2002; Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1978 – Joy Giovanni, American actress and glamour model, born in Boston, Massachusetts
1984 – Toni Gonzaga, Filipino singer and actress, born in Rizal, Philippines
Famous Birthdays for 19th January 2024
1830 – George Blake Cosby, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1909)
1839 – Paul Cézanne, French artist and Post-Impressionist painter (The Basket of Apples), born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1906)
1899 – Herbert Sumsion, English organist and composer (Gloucester cathedral), born in Gloucester, England (d. 1995)
1923 – Jean Stapleton, American actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family), born in New York City (d. 2013)
1944 – Peter Lynch, American investor
1957 – Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican politician, born in London, England
1963 – Caron Wheeler, English singer (Soul II Soul – “Keep on Movin'”), born in Acton, London
1965 – Ricky Reynolds, American NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Sacramento, California
1969 – Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American author, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
1976 – Tarso Marques, Brazilian racing driver, born in Paraná, Brazil
Famous Birthdays for 18th January 2024
1641 – Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois), born in Paris (d. 1691)
1894 – Wilhelm H. C. Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1981)
1920 – Constance Moore, American singer and actress (Buck Rogers; Show Business; Atlantic City), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 2005)
1940 – Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican racing driver (Le Mans, 1968), born in Mexico City (d. 1971)
1947 – Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseman nicknamed Tetsujin, meaning “Iron Man”, born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 2018)
1961 – Mark Messier, Canadian NHL Center (Edmonton, NY Rangers), born in Edmonton, Alberta
1961 – Jeff Yagher, American actor, born in Lawrence, Kansas
1963 – Yury Zakharevich, Soviet weightlifter, born in Tver Oblast, Russia
1971 – Greg Engel, American NFL center (San Diego Chargers), born in Davenport, Iowa
1986 – Eugene Lee Yang, American filmmaker and internet personality (Buzzfeed, The Try Guys), born in Waco, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 17th January 2024
1761 – James Hall, Scottish geologist, born in Dunglass, Scotland (d. 1832)
1885 – Joseph Arendt, Belgian worker’s union leader (d. 1952)
1899 – Al Capone, American gangster (Chicago bootlegging), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1947)
1931 – Don Zimmer, American baseball infielder (2 × All-Star, Chicago Cubs; World Series 1955, 59 LA Dodgers) and manager (NL Manager of the Year 1989 Chicago Cubs), born in Cincinnati, Ohio, (d. 2014)
1934 – Donald Cammell, film director
1939 – Maury Povich, TV host (Current Affair, Maury)/Mr Connie Chung
1948 – Alexander “Alec” Erwin, South African worker’s union leader, born in Cape Town, South Africa
1964 – Jeff Tabaka, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Barberton, Ohio
1967 – Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer, born in Sicily, Italy (d. 2007)
1977 – Leigh Whannell, Australian screenwriter and actor, born in Melbourne, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 16th January 2024
1757 – Samuel McIntire, American woodcarver and architect (architect of Old Salem), born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1811)
1844 – Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919)
1923 – Willem Aantjes, Dutch political leader (CDA), had to resign over WWII war record, born in Bleskensgraaf, Netherlands (d. 2015)
1934 – Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano, born in Bradford, Pennsylvania
1950 – Debbie Allen, American dancer, choreographer, actress (Fame -“Lydia”), producer, and director (A Different World), born in Houston, Texas
1964 – Gail Graham, Canadian golfer (2 LPGA Tour titles), born in Vanderhoof, British Columbia
1964 – Trevor Barsby, Australian cricketer (Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85), born in Brisbane, Australia
1969 – Roy Jones Jr., American boxer (4 x weight divisions world champion), born in Pensacola, Florida
1971 – Sergi Bruguera, Spanish tennis star (French Open, 1993, 1994), born in Barcelona, Spain
1987 – Lauren McAvoy, British fashion model, born in Wickford, United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays for 15th January 2024
1622 – Molière [Jean-Baptiste Poquelin], French playwright (The Misanthrope), born in Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1673)
1730 – John Malchair, German-English artist, violinist and composer, baptized in the Electorate of Cologne (now Cologne, Germany) (d. 1812)
1918 – André Donner, Dutch jurist (constitutional law), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1926 – Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss star of German cinema (The Last Bridge, Gervaise), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2005)
1956 – Mayawati, Indian politician, born in New Delhi, India
1957 – Mario Van Peebles, Mexican actor (Posse, South Bronx Heroes), born in Mexico City
1969 – Delino DeShields, American baseball infielder, 1990-2002 (Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, and 3 other teams), born in Seaford, Delaware
1970 – Michele Granger, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Anaheim, California
1978 – Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist, born in Latisana, Italy
1981 – Howie Day, American pop-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (“Collide”), born in Bangor, Maine