January 29 - Births

Births

• 1584 – Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (d. 1647)
• 1632 – Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)
• 1688 – Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish scientist and philosopher (d. 1772)
• 1711 – Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer (d. 1788)
• 1715 – Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian composer (d. 1777)
• 1717 – Jeffrey Amherst, British military leader (d. 1797)
• 1718 – Paul Rabaut, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1794)
• 1737 – Thomas Paine, English-born American patriot (d. 1809)
• 1749 – King Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)
• 1754 – Moses Cleaveland, founder of Cleveland (d. 1806)
• 1756 – Henry Lee III, American General (d. 1818)
• 1761 – Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1849)
• 1782 – Daniel Auber, French composer (d. 1871)
• 1801 – Horatia Nelson, daughter of Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson (d. 1881)
• 1810 – Ernst Kummer, German mathematician (d. 1893)
• 1843 – William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (d. 1901)
• 1846 – Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (d. 1915)
• 1860 – Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (d. 1904)
• 1862 – Frederick Delius, English composer (d. 1934)
• 1866 – Romain Rolland, French writer, Nobel Laureate (d. 1944)
• 1866 – Julio Peris Brell, Spanish painter (d. 1944)
• 1867 – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish writer (d. 1928)
• 1874 – John D. Rockefeller Jr., American entrepreneur (d. 1960)
• 1876 – Havergal Brian, British composer (d. 1972)
• 1877 – Georges Catroux, French general (d. 1969)
• 1880 – W. C. Fields, American actor (d. 1946)
• 1888 – Sydney Chapman, British mathematician and geophysicist (d. 1970)
• 1891 – Elizaveta Gerdt, Russian ballerina (d. 1975)
• 1891 – R. Norris Williams, American survivor of the RMS Titanic sinking (d. 1968)
• 1895 – Muna Lee, American poet (d. 1965)
• 1901 – Allen B. DuMont, American scientist and inventor (d. 1965)
• 1905 – Barnett Newman, American painter (d. 1970)
• 1910 – Colin Middleton, Irish artist (d. 1983)
• 1911 – Peter von Siemens, German industrialist (d. 1986)
• 1913 – Victor Mature, American actor (d. 1999)
• 1913 – Daniel Taradash, American screenwriter (d. 2003)
• 1913 – Peter von Zahn, German journalist and writer (d. 2001)
• 1915 – John Serry, Sr., American musician and arranger (d. 2003)
• 1918 – John Forsythe, American actor (d. 2010)
• 1920 – José Luis de Villalonga, Spanish aristocrat (d. 2007)
• 1921 – Anthony George, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1922 – Gerda Steinhoff, Nazi concentration camp supervisor (d. 1946)
• 1923 – Paddy Chayefsky, American writer (d. 1981)
• 1923 – Ivo Robic, Croatian singer and songwriter (d. 2000)
• 1924 – Marcelle Ferron, Quebec painter and stained glass artist (d. 2001)
• 1924 – Luigi Nono, Italian composer (d. 1990)
• 1924 – Peter Voulkos, American artist (d. 2002)
• 1926 – Franco Cerri, Italian musician
• 1926 – Abdus Salam, Pakistani physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1996)
• 1927 – Edward Abbey, American author and environmentalist (d. 1989)
• 1928 – Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong property developer
• 1930 – Derek Bailey, English guitar virtuoso (d. 2005)
• 1930 – John Junkin, English radio, television and film performer (d. 2006)
• 1932 – George Allen, English footballer
• 1932 – Tommy Taylor, English footballer (d. 1958)
• 1933 – Sacha Distel, French singer and guitarist (d. 2004)
• 1933 – Hugo Herrestrup, Danish actor
• 1933 – Paul Sally, American mathematician
• 1936 – James Jamerson, American bass guitarist for Motown Records (d. 1983)
• 1939 – Germaine Greer, Australian writer
• 1940 – Katharine Ross, American actress
• 1940 – Kunimitsu Takahashi, Japanese motorcycle racer and racing driver
• 1941 – Robin Morgan, American feminist and activist
• 1942 – Claudine Longet, French singer and dancer
• 1943 – Tony Blackburn, English disc jockey
• 1944 – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda
• 1944 – Andrew Loog Oldham, English rock and roll producer
• 1944 – Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican judge
• 1945 – Jim Nicholson, Irish politician
• 1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor, screenwriter and film producer
• 1947 – Linda B. Buck, American scientist, Nobel laureate
• 1947 – David Byron, English singer (Uriah Heep) (d. 1985)
• 1947 – Marián Varga, Slovak musician
• 1948 – Pat Kenny, Irish TV presenter and radio host
• 1948 – Cristina Saralegui, American talk-show host
• 1948 – Marc Singer, Canadian-born actor
• 1950 – Ann Jillian, American actress
• 1950 – Jody Scheckter, South African race car driver
• 1951 – Andy Roberts, West Indian cricketer
• 1952 – Klaus-Peter Hanisch, German footballer (d. 2009)
• 1952 – Rupert Hanley, South African cricketer
• 1952 – Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-born musician and record producer (The Ramones)
• 1953 – Peter Baumann, German musician (Tangerine Dream)
• 1953 – Paulin Bordeleau, Quebec ice hockey player
• 1953 – Caesar Cervin, American soccer player
• 1953 – Paul Fusco, American puppeteer, voice-over artist and character actor
• 1953 – Lynne McGranger, Australian actress
• 1953 – Louie Pérez, American songwriter, percussionist and guitarist
• 1953 – Dwight Takamine, Okinawan-American Hawaii state senator
• 1953 – Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (d. 1995)
• 1953 – Charlie Wilson, American singer (The Gap Band)
• 1953 – Hwang Woo-Suk, South Korean biomedical scientist
• 1954 – Terry Kinney, American actor
• 1954 – Richard Manitoba, American singer (The Dictators and MC5)
• 1954 – Doug Risebrough, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive
• 1954 – Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host and actress
• 1955 – Eddie Jordan, American basketball player and head coach
• 1957 – Grazyna Miller, Italian poet, translator, and journalist
• 1957 – Rino Schreuder, Dutch publisher
• 1960 – Matthew Ashford, American actor
• 1960 – Gia Carangi, American model (d. 1986)
• 1960 – Sean Kerly, English field hockey player
• 1960 – Greg Louganis, American diver
• 1960 – Steve Sax, American baseball player
• 1960 – J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-born musician
• 1962 – Nicholas Turturro, American actor
• 1963 – Bob Holly, American professional wrestler
• 1963 – Monica Horan, American actress
• 1964 – Andre Reed, American football player
• 1964 – Anna Ryder Richardson, British interior designer and television presenter
• 1965 – Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player
• 1965 – Peter Lundgren, Swedish tennis coach
• 1966 – Romário, Brazilian footballer
• 1967 – Stacey King, American basketball player
• 1967 – Cyril Suk, Czech tennis player
• 1968 – Edward Burns, American actor
• 1968 – Susi Erdmann, German bobsledder and luger
• 1968 – Sora Jung, Korean actress
• 1969 – Hyde, Japanese singer (L'Arc-en-Ciel)
• 1970 – Heather Graham, American actress
• 1970 – Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer
• 1970 – Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian shooter
• 1972 – Brian Wood, writer and artist of graphic novels
• 1973 – Jason Schmidt, American baseball player
• 1975 – Sara Gilbert, American actress
• 1976 – Chris Castle, American singer-songwriter
• 1976 – Charles Divins, American model and actor
• 1977 – Justin Hartley, American actor
• 1977 – Chaly Jones, Dutch footballer
• 1978 – Rob Bironas, American football player
• 1978 – Martin Schmitt, German ski jumper
• 1979 – Marvin Agustin, Filipino actor and entrepreneur
• 1979 – Sui Feifei, Chinese basketball player
• 1979 – Andrew Keegan, American actor
• 1979 – April Scott, American actress and model
• 1979 – Andreas Thorstensson, Swedish website developer
• 1979 – Joseph Todd, Arena Football League player
• 1980 – Yael Bar-Zohar, Israeli actress and model
• 1980 – Ingimundur Ingimundarson, Icelandic handball player
• 1980 – Ivan Klasnić, Croatian football player
• 1981 – Rui En, Singaporean actress & singer
• 1981 – Jonny Lang, American musician
• 1981 – Darío Lopilato, Argentine actor
• 1981 – Álex Ubago, Spanish musician
• 1982 – Adam Lambert, American actor and singer
• 1982 – Heidi Mueller, American actress
• 1982 – Irina Shabayeva American fashion designer
• 1983 – Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player
• 1985 – Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player
• 1985 – Mikey Hachey, American musician (Suburban Legends)
• 1985 – Todd Herzog, American reality-show contestant
• 1985 – Isabel Lucas, Australian actress
• 1985 – Athina Onassis, French heiress
• 1986 – Drew Tyler Bell, American actor
• 1986 – Mark Howard, English football player
• 1986 – Jair Jurrjens, Dutch baseball player
• 1986 – Simon Vukčević, Montenegrin footballer
• 1987 – Matthew Wilson, English world rally driver
• 1988 – Stephanie Gilmore, Australian surfer
• 1989 – Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player
• 1991 – Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, son of the Duke of Westminster
• 1993 – Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portuguese tennis player