1751 – Corona Schröter, German musician, born in Guben, Germany (d. 1802)
1831 – John Bullock Clark Jr., American general (Confederate Army), born in Fayette, Missouri (d. 1903)
1836 – Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, American Major General (Union Army), born in Wantage Township, New Jersey (d. 1881)
1901 – Bebe Daniels, American actress (42nd Street, Lonesome Luke), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1971)
1936 – Clarence Carter, American blues singer-songwriter (“Patches”), born in Montgomery, Alabama
1942 – Amichand Rajbansi, South African politician, born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2011)
1956 – Ben Heppner, Canadian tenor, and broadcaster, born in Murrayville, British Columbia
1965 – Shamil Basayev, Chechen rebel, born in Dyshne-Vedeno, Russia (d. 2006)
1981 – Rosa López, Spanish pop singer, born in Láchar, Spain
1985 – Joel Rosario, Dominican jockey (Kentucky Derby, Dubai World Cup 2013; Belmont Stakes 2014, 19), born in San Francisco, Dominican Republic
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 13th January 2024
1850 – Leon Francis Victor Caron, French- Australian composer (Caron Opera Company), born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (d. 1905)
1884 – Sophie Tucker [Kalish], Russian-born American singer and actress (My Yiddish Mama) known as “last of the red hot mammas”, born in Tulchyn, Russian Empire (d. 1966)
1895 – Fortunio Bonanova, Spanish opera singer and actor, born in Palma de Mallorca Spain (d. 1969)
1906 – Maxime Jacob, French composer and organist, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1977)
1907 – Sabine Zlatin, Polish-born French nurse who tried save Izieu children from Nazis), born in Warsaw (d. 1996)
1926 – Pamela M Cunnington, English architect/author (Change of Use)
1930 – Roman Cieślewicz, Polish French artist, graphic designer, born in Lwów, Poland (d. 1996)
1936 – Renato Bruson, Italian operatic baritone (Verdi), born in Granze, Italy
1957 – Christina Seufert, Sacraento California, diver (Olympic bronze 1984)
1997 – Egan Bernal, Colombian road cyclist (Tour de France 2019; Giro d’Italia 2021), born in Bogotá, Colombia
Famous Birthdays for 12th January 2024
1591 – José Ribera/Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish painter and printmaker, nicknamed Lo Spagnoletto (d. 1652)
1826 – Charles Cruft, American teacher, lawyer, railroad executive, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1883)
1852 – Joseph Joffre, French army Chief of Staff (Indo China, WWI Battle of Marne), born in Rivesaltes, France (d. 1931)
1856 – John Singer Sargent, American painter (Wyndham Sisters), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1925)
1875 – Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1954)
1908 – José Limón, Mexican-American dancer and choreographer (The Moor’s Pavane; I, Odysseus), born in Culiacán, Mexico (d. 1972)
1931 – Yao Wenyuan, Chinese literary critic and politician (member of the Gang of Four), born in Zhuji, Zhejiang, Republic of China (d. 2005)
1948 – John Etheridge, British guitarist (Soft Machine), born in Lambeth, England
1958 – Curt Fraser, American ice hockey coach, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1985 – Artem Milevskiy, Ukrainian footballer, born in Minsk, Belarus
Famous Birthdays for 11th January 2024
347 – Emperor Theodosius I “The Great” of Rome, last emperor to rule the east and west empire, born in Hispania (d. 395)
1800 – Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)
1906 – Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1973)
1912 – Roger Lewis, American businessman (CEO of Amtrak, Pan Am), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1987)
1915 – Veda Ann Borg, American model and actress (Kid Galahad, Avalanche, Accomplice), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1973)
1924 – Kai Laursen, Danish concert violinist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1996)
1930 – Ron Mulock, Australian politician
1963 – Jason Connery, British actor (Robin of Sherwood), born in Rome, Italy
1965 – Loredana Romito, Italian model and actress (Fatal Temptation), born in Benevento, Italy
1980 – Lovieanne Jung, American softball player, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Famous Birthdays for 10th January 2024
1814 – Aubrey de Vere, Irish poet and critic (Victorian Observer), born in Toreen, Republic of Ireland (d. 1902)
1836 – Charles Ingalls, father of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder, born in Cuba, New York (d. 1902)
1897 – Albert Moeschinger, Swiss composer, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1985)
1913 – Mehmet Shehu, Albanian politician, born in Çorrush, Albania (d. 1981)
1914 – Polly Rowles, American actress (Sweet Liberty, Jamie), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
1928 – Donald Brooks, American fashion designer (Emmy 1983), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2005)
1964 – Sarah Josephson, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1992), born in Bristol, Connecticut
1965 – James Washington, American NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams) and two-time Super Bowl champion in 1993 and 1994, born in Abilene, Texas
1974 – Davide Dionigi, Italian footballer, born in Modena, Italy
1983 – Li Nina, Chinese aerial freestyle skier, born in Benxi, China
Famous Birthdays for 9th January 2024
1820 – Pavel Křížkovský, Czech choral composer and conductor (Sts. Cyril and Methodius), born in Kreuzendorf, Austrian Silesia (d. 1885)
1898 – Wally Baker, American supercentenarian, born in New Castle, Delaware (d. 2009)
1898 – Gracie Fields, English music hall/vaudeville performer and actress (Queen of Hearts), born in Rochdale, England (d. 1979)
1912 – Ralph Tubbs, British architect, born in Hadley Wood, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
1943 – Freddie Starr, English comedian and singer (The Freddie Starr Showcase), born in Huyton, United Kingdom (d. 2019)
1961 – Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter
1966 – Candi Milo, American voice actress (My Life as a Teenage Robot; New Looney Tunes), born in Palm Springs, California
1968 – Al Schnier, American rock guitarist (moe.), born in Oneida County, New York
1987 – Paolo Nutini, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (“Sunny Side Up”), born in Paisley, United Kingdom
1989 – Nina Dobrev [Dobreva], Bulgarian-Canadian actress (The Vampire Diaries; DeGrassi: The Next Generation), born in Sofia, Bulgaria
Famous Birthdays for 8th January 2024
1763 – Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat, born in Versailles, France (d. 1834)
1777 – Filippo Traetta, Italian-born American composer and music teacher, born in Venice (d. 1854)
1947 – Terry Sylvester, English guitarist and singer (Hollies, 1969-81 – “YHe Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”;”Lomg Cool Woman In A Black Dress”), born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
1947 – Igor Ivanov, Russian-born Canadian chess champion (1981-84, 1985- ), born in Leningrad, USSR
1948 – Gillies Mackinnon, Scottish film director and writer (Playboys), born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
1957 – David Lang, American composer (The Little Match Girl Passion – Pulitzer Prize for Music 2008), born in Los Angeles, California
1957 – Dwight Clark, American football wide receiver (“The Catch” 1981 Super Bowl SF 49ers; First team All-Pro 1982; 2 × Pro Bowl) and executive (SF 49ers, Cleveland Browns), born in Kingston, North Carolina (d. 2018)
1979 – Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer, born in Călinești, Romania
1982 – Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (eldest son of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE),
1985 – Sam Levison, American actor and filmmaker (created TV show Euphoria)
Famous Birthdays for 7th January 2024
1877 – Johan Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer, and clown (1 great dog), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1958)
1939 – Tom Kiernan, Irish rugby union fullback (54 caps [captain 24]; British and Irish Lions 5 [captain 1968]; Munster RUFC), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2022)
1943 – Richard Armstrong, British conductor, born in Leicester, England
1944 – Ad Nijhuis, Dutch politician (VVD), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
1944 – Mike McGear [McCartney], British singer-songwriter {The Scaffolds – “Lily The Pink”), and photographer, born in Liverpool, England
1948 – Rick Marotta, American session drummer (Carly Simon; Steely Dan; Warren Zevon), and composer, born in New York City
1958 – Linda Kozlowski, American actress (Crocodile Dundee), born in Fairfield, Connecticut
1961 – Supriya Pathak, Indian actress, born in Mumbai, India
1980 – Ivan L. Moody [Greening] American heavy metal singer and songwriter (Five Finger Death Punch), born in Denver, Colorado
1988 – Scott Pendlebury, Australian rules footballer, born in Sale, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 6th January 2024
1683 – Francois de Lacroix, French priest, composer, maitre de musique (Paris Sainte-Chapelle, 1726-45), born in Senlis, France (d. 1759)
1898 – Jan Filip Boon, Flemish journalist and editor (De Standaard 1929-39), born in Halle, Belgium (d. 1960)
1900 – Pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Sarabande, Jeunesse), born in Chasselay, Rhône, France (d. 1936)
1920 – Doris Stokes, British psychic medium, born in Grantham, United Kingdom (d. 1987)
1940 – Laudir de Oliveira, Brazilian percussionist (Sérgio Mendes; Chicago, 1973-81), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2017)
1944 – Bonnie Franklin, American actress (Ann-1 Day at a Time), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2013)
1947 – Ian Millar, Canadian dressage rider (World Cup 1988, 89, Olympics 1996), born in Halifax, NS, Canada
1954 – Trudie Styler, English actress, born in Bromsgrove, United Kingdom
1959 – Kathy Sledge, American vocalist (Sister Sledge – “We are Family”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1962 – Sean Landeta, NFL place kicker (NY Giants), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Famous Birthdays for 5th January 2024
1614 – Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1662)
1779 – Stephen Decatur, American naval hero (War of 1812), born in Sinepuxent, Maryland (d. 1820)
1848 – Same Steele, Canadian soldier, born in Purbrook, Canada West (d. 1919)
1882 – Herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term “Cold War”, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1958)
1907 – Willi Soukop, sculptor and member of Royal Academy of Arts, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1995)
1925 – Wolf Morris, English actor (Decoy), born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
1945 – Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-British film director, born in Ottawa, Canada
1948 – Parthasarathy Sharma, Indian cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 50), born in Alwar, India (d. 2010)
1953 – George Tenet, American CIA director, born in NYC, New York
1969 – Paul McGillion, Scottish actor, born in Paisley, United Kingdom