January 10 - Births

Births

• 1480 – Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530)
• 1538 – Louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574)
• 1573 – Simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624)
• 1607 – Isaac Jogues, French missionary (d. 1646)
• 1628 – George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English statesman (d. 1687)
• 1638 – Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686)
• 1644 – Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French marshal (d. 1711)
• 1654 – Joshua Barnes, English scholar (d. 1712)
• 1702 – Johannes Zick, German painter (d. 1762)
• 1715 – Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1775)
• 1721 – Johann Philipp Baratier, German scholar (d. 1740)
• 1729 – Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist (d. 1799)
• 1738 – Ethan Allen, American military leader (d. 1789)
• 1750 – Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, British Lord Chancellor (d. 1823)
• 1769 – Michel Ney, French marshal (d. 1815)
• 1797 – Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (d. 1848)
• 1810 – Jeremiah S. Black, American jurist & statesman; 24th United States Attorney General; and 23rd United States Secretary of State(d. 1883)
• 1812 – Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (d. 1881)
• 1828 – Herman Koeckemann, German Catholic prelate (d. 1892)
• 1834 – Lord Acton, British historian (d. 1902)
• 1836 – Charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1902)
• 1840 – Louis Nazaire Bégin, Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925)
• 1843 – Frank James, American outlaw (d. 1915)
• 1850 – John Wellborn Root, American architect (d. 1891)
• 1858 – Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929)
• 1859 – Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Spanish free-thinker (d. 1909)
• 1864 – Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (d. 1931)
• 1865 – Mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928)
• 1873 – Jack O'Neill, Irish-born baseball player (d. 1935)
• 1873 – George Orton, Canadian athlete (d. 1958)
• 1880 – Manuel Azaña y Diaz, Spanish republican President (d. 1940)
• 1883 – Francis X. Bushman, American actor (d. 1966)
• 1883 – Aleksei Nikolaevich Tolstoi, Russian writer (d. 1945)
• 1887 – Robinson Jeffers, American poet (d. 1962)
• 1890 – Grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist (d. 1957)
• 1893 – Albert Jacka, Australian soldier, first Victoria Cross winner (d. 1932)
• 1898 – Katharine Blodgett, American scientist and inventor (d. 1979)
• 1903 – Barbara Hepworth, English sculptor (d. 1975)
• 1903 – Voldemar Väli, Estonian wrestler (d. 1997)
• 1903 – Violet Wilkey, American actress (d. 1976)
• 1904 – Ray Bolger, American actor and dancer (d. 1987)
• 1905 – Albert Arlen, Australian pianist, composer, actor, director (d. 1993)
• 1908 – Paul Henreid, Austrian actor (d. 1993)
• 1908 – Bernard Lee, English actor (d. 1981)
• 1910 – Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer (d. 1976)
• 1912 – Maria Mandel, Austrian Auschwitz prison guard (d. 1948)
• 1913 – Gustáv Husák, President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1991)
• 1913 – Mehmet Shehu, Albanian politician (d. 1981)
• 1914 – Yu Kuo-hwa, Premier of Taiwan (d. 2000)
• 1915 – Dean Dixon, American conductor (d. 1976)
• 1916 – Sune Bergström, Swedish biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
• 1916 – Don Metz, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
• 1916 – Eldzier Cortor, American painter
• 1917 – Jerry Wexler, American record producer (d. 2008)
• 1918 – Arthur Chung, President of Guyana (d. 2008)
• 1919 – Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38^th Yokozuna (d. 1977)
• 1920 – Georges Marchal, French actor (d. 1997)
• 1920 – Max Patkin, American baseball player (d. 1999)
• 1921 – Rodger Ward, American racing driver (d. 2004)
• 1922 – Billy Liddell, Scottish Footballer (d. 2001)
• 1924 – Ludmilla Chiriaeff, Canadian ballet dancer, choreographer and director (d. 1996)
• 1924 – Max Roach, American musician and composer (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Musallam Bseiso, Palestinian journalist and politician
• 1927 – Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian singer (d. 2003)
• 1927 – Lee Philips, American actor (d. 1999)
• 1927 – Johnnie Ray, American singer (d. 1990)
• 1927 – Otto Stich, Swiss politician
• 1928 – Philip Levine, American poet
• 1929 – Derek Hammond-Stroud, English operatic baritone
• 1930 – Elaine Devry, American actress
• 1930 – Roy Edward Disney, American film executive (d. 2009)
• 1931 – Peter Barnes, English writer (d. 2004)
• 1933 – Anton Rodgers, English actor (d. 2007)
• 1934 – Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician
• 1935 – Ronnie Hawkins, American musician
• 1935 – Sherrill Milnes, American baritone
• 1936 – Stephen Ambrose, American historian (d. 2002)
• 1936 – Burnum Burnum, Australian activist, actor and author (d. 1997)
• 1936 – Al Goldstein, American publisher and pornographer
• 1936 – Robert Woodrow Wilson, American physicist, radio astronomer, Nobel laureate
• 1937 – Thomas Penfield Jackson, American jurist
• 1938 – Donald Knuth, American mathematician and computer scientist
• 1938 – Frank Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player and Canadian Senator
• 1938 – Willie McCovey, American baseball player
• 1939 – Jared Carter, American poet
• 1939 – David Horowitz, American author and political commentator
• 1939 – William Levy, Dutch writer
• 1939 – Scott McKenzie, American singer
• 1939 – Sal Mineo, American actor (d. 1976)
• 1939 – Bill Toomey, American athlete
• 1940 – Guy Chevrette, Quebec politician
• 1940 – Harry Gant, American racing driver
• 1940 – Ntare VI of Ankole, Omugabe of Nkole
• 1940 – Yesudas, Indian playback singer and classical musician
• 1942 – Walter Hill, American film director
• 1943 – Jim Croce, American singer (d. 1973)
• 1944 – Rory Byrne, South African racing car designer
• 1944 – Bernard Derome, Canadian news presenter
• 1944 – William Sanderson, American actor
• 1944 – Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer
• 1945 – John Fahey, Australian politician
• 1945 – Gunther von Hagens, German anatomist
• 1945 – Jennifer Moss, English Actress (d. 2006)
• 1945 – Rod Stewart, Scottish singer
• 1945 – Edward Wiskoski, American wrestler
• 1946 – Aynsley Dunbar, English musician
• 1947 – Peer Steinbrück, German politician
• 1948 – Donald Fagen, American musician (Steely Dan)
• 1948 – Teresa Graves, American actress and singer (d. 2002)
• 1948 – Mischa Maisky, Latvian cellist
• 1948 – Bernard Thévenet, French cyclist
• 1949 – George Foreman, American boxer
• 1949 – James Lapine, American stage director
• 1949 – Linda Lovelace, American pornographic actress (d. 2002)
• 1950 – Roy Blunt, American politician, United States Senator from Missouri
• 1950 – Ernie Wasson, American gardener and writer
• 1951 – Paul DiMaggio, American educator
• 1952 – Scott Thurston, American musician
• 1953 – Pat Benatar, American singer
• 1953 – Dennis Cooper, American author
• 1953 – Bobby Rahal, American racing driver and team owner
• 1955 – Michael Schenker, German guitarist (UFO)
• 1956 – Shawn Colvin, American singer
• 1956 – Antonio Muñoz Molina, Spanish writer
• 1957 – Greg Walden, American politician, United States Congressman from Oregon
• 1958 – Anatoly Pisarenko, Soviet weightlifter
• 1959 – Chris Van Hollen, American Congressman
• 1959 – Fran Walsh, New Zealand screenwriter
• 1960 – Gurinder Chadha, British film director
• 1960 – Brian Cowen, Taoiseach of Ireland
• 1960 – Benoît Pelletier, Canadian politician
• 1960 – Samira Said, Moroccan singer
• 1961 – Evan Handler, American actor
• 1961 – Janet Jones, American actress
• 1961 – Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Italian violinist
• 1962 – Michael Fortier, Canadian politician
• 1963 – Mark Pryor, American politician, United States Senator from Arkansas
• 1963 – David Dewayne Johnson, American convicted murderer (d. 2000)
• 1964 – Brad Roberts, Canadian singer (Crash Test Dummies)
• 1965 – Butch Hartman, American animator
• 1966 – Steve Kramer, American politician
• 1967 – Johan Laats, Belgian judoka
• 1970 – Buff Bagwell, American wrestler
• 1970 – Alisa Marić, Serbian chess grandmaster
• 1972 – Thomas Alsgaard, Norwegian cross-country skier
• 1972 – Brian Lawler, American wrestler
• 1973 – Ryan Drummond, American voice actor
• 1973 – Glenn Robinson, American basketball player
• 1973 – Félix Trinidad, Puerto Rican boxer
• 1974 – Jemaine Clement, New Zealand actor
• 1974 – Davide Dionigi, Italian footballer
• 1974 – Akari Kaida, Japanese composer
• 1974 – Steve Marlet, French footballer
• 1974 – Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor
• 1975 – Jake Delhomme, American football player
• 1976 – Adam Kennedy, American baseball player
• 1976 – Ian Poulter, English golfer
• 1978 – Brent Smith, American singer (Shinedown)
• 1979 – Bodo Sieber, German rugby player
• 1980 – Nelson Cuevas, Paraguayan footballer
• 1980 – Petri Lindroos, Finnish musician (Ensiferum)
• 1980 – Sarah Shahi, American actress and model
• 1981 – Brian Joo, American-born Korean singer
• 1982 – Josh Ryan Evans, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1983 – Danilo Dirani, Brazilian racing driver
• 1983 – Li Nina, Chinese aerial skier
• 1985 – Alex Meraz, American actor
• 1985 – Craig Lewis, American cyclist
• 1986 – Abigail Clancy, English model
• 1986 – Saleisha Stowers, American model
• 1987 – César Cielo, Brazilian swimmer
• 1989 – Kyle Reimers, Australian rules footballer
• 1990 – Tao Li, Singaporean swimmer