January 4 - Births

Births

• 1077 – Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)
• 1334 – Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)
• 1341 – Wat Tyler leader of the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381 (d. 1381)
• 1581 – James Ussher, Irish Anglican archbishop (d. 1656)
• 1643 – Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and natural philosopher (d. 1727)
• 1664 – Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742)
• 1672 – Hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742)
• 1710 – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. 1736)
• 1720 – Johann Friedrich Agricola, German composer (d. 1774)
• 1735 – Claude Martin, French then British General (d. 1800)
• 1785 – Jacob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (one of the Brothers Grimm) (d. 1863)
• 1809 – Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (d. 1852)
• 1813 – Isaac Pitman, English inventor (d. 1897)
• 1832 – George Tryon, British admiral (d. 1893)
• 1838 – Charles Sherwood Stratton, American circus performer (d. 1883)
• 1839 – Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)
• 1842 – Frederic T. Greenhalge, American politician and 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
• 1848 – Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)
• 1869 – Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960)
• 1870 – Percy Pitt, English organist and conductor (d. 1932)
• 1874 – Josef Suk, Czech composer (d. 1935)
• 1878 – A. E. Coppard, English poet and short story writer (d. 1957)
• 1878 – Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)
• 1881 – Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor (d. 1919)
• 1882 – Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. 1943)
• 1883 – Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969)
• 1891 – Edward Brooker, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1948)
• 1892 – Maria Diaz Cortes, Spanish supercentarian (d. 2009)
• 1893 – Yone Minagawa, Japanese supercentarian (d. 2007)
• 1894 – Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962)
• 1895 – Leroy Grumman, American industrialist (d. 1982)
• 1896 – Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)
• 1896 – André Masson, French artist (d. 1987)
• 1900 – James Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989)
• 1901 – C. L. R. James, Trinidadian writer and journalist (d. 1989)
• 1902 – John McCone, American businessman, civil servant, and 6th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1991)
• 1905 – Sterling Holloway, American Character Actor (d. 1992)
• 1910 – Arthur Villeneuve, Quebec painter (d. 1990)
• 1913 – Malietoa Tanumafili II, Sovereign Ruler of Samoa (d. 2007)
• 1914 – Herman Franks, American baseball player (d. 2009)
• 1915 – Meg Mundy, American actress
• 1916 – Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)
• 1916 – Robert Parrish, American film editor and director (d. 1995)
• 1920 – William Colby, American intelligence officer and 10th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1996)
• 1922 – Rosalie Crutchley, English actress (d. 1997)
• 1923 – Don Butterfield, American jazz and classical tuba player (d. 2006)
• 1924 – Sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (d. 1993)
• 1925 – Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish cross-country skier (d. 2003)
• 1927 – Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman
• 1927 – Barbara Rush, American actress
• 1930 – Sorrell Booke, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1930 – Don Shula, American football coach
• 1931 – Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia
• 1931 – Adi Lady Lala Mara, First Lady of Fiji (d. 2004)
• 1932 – Carlos Saura, Spanish director
• 1932 – Jorge Russek, Mexican actor (d. 1998)
• 1933 – Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia.
• 1934 – Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia
• 1935 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer (d. 2006)
• 1937 – Grace Bumbry, American singer
• 1937 – Dyan Cannon, American actress
• 1937 – Mick O'Connell, Gaelic footballer
• 1940 – Helmut Jahn, German architect
• 1940 – Brian David Josephson, Welsh physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1940 – Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate
• 1941 – Joe Renzetti, American film composer
• 1941 – George Pan Cosmatos, Greek film director (d. 2005)
• 1941 – John Bennett Perry, American actor
• 1941 – Maureen Reagan, American political activist (d. 2001)
• 1942 – John McLaughlin, English jazz guitarist
• 1943 – Doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer
• 1944 – Charlie Manuel, American baseball manager
• 1945 – Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer
• 1945 – Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1946 – Arthur Conley, American singer (d. 2003)
• 1946 – Susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer (d. 2001)
• 1946 – Dr.S.Rajasekharan, Indian poet and critic
• 1947 – Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)
• 1947 – Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter
• 1948 – Wolfgang Mulack, German footballer
• 1948 – Eugeniusz Wycisło, Polish politician
• 1950 – John Louis Evans, American convicted murderer (d. 1983)
• 1951 – Barbara Cochran, American alpine skier
• 1953 – Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer
• 1953 – Dirk Heun, German footballer
• 1953 – James Warren, American journalist
• 1954 – Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician
• 1954 – Tina Knowles, American fashion designer
• 1955 – Mark Hollis, English musician and composer (Talk Talk)
• 1956 – Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer
• 1956 – Bernard Sumner, English musician (Joy Division, New Order, Electronic)
• 1957 – Patty Loveless, American singer
• 1957 – Gurdas Maan, Punjabi singer, actor, lyricist
• 1958 – Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist
• 1958 – Matt Frewer, American actor
• 1958 – Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor
• 1958 – Julian Sands, English actor
• 1959 – Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist
• 1960 – Michael Stipe, American singer (R.E.M.)
• 1960 – Art Paul Schlosser, American comedian,singer and song writer
• 1960 – April Winchell, American actress
• 1961 – Lee Curreri, American actor
• 1961 – Sidney Green, American basketball player
• 1962 – Laila Eloui, Egyptian actress
• 1962 – Robin Guthrie, Scottish guitarist (Cocteau Twins)
• 1962 – Joe Kleine, American basketball player
• 1962 – André Rouvoet, Dutch politician
• 1962 – Peter Steele, American musician (Type O Negative) (d. 2010)
• 1963 – Dave Foley, Canadian comedian and actor
• 1963 – Till Lindemann, German singer (Rammstein)
• 1964 – Nikos Thanopoulos, Greek businessman
• 1964 – Tom Westman, American reality-show contestant
• 1965 – Yvan Attal, French actor and director
• 1965 – Guy Forget, French tennis player
• 1965 – Beth Gibbons, English singer (Portishead)
• 1965 – Cait O'Riordan, British musician (The Pogues)
• 1965 – Julia Ormond, English actress
• 1966 – Deana Carter, American singer
• 1967 – David Berman, American poet and singer/songwriter (Silver Jews)
• 1967 – Johnny Nelson, English boxer
• 1967 – Marina Orsini, Canadian actress
• 1967 – David Toms, American golfer
• 1968 – Mike Wilpolt, American arena football head coach
• 1969 – Corie Blount, American basketball player
• 1969 – Kees van Wonderen, Dutch footballer
• 1970 – Chris Kanyon, American professional wrestler (d. 2010)
• 1971 – Junichi Kakizaki, Japanese artist, sculptor
• 1972 – Charlotte Hudson, British television presenter
• 1972 – James Longley, American documentary filmmaker
• 1973 – Mike D. Anderson, American actor
• 1973 – Greg de Vries, Canadian hockey player
• 1973 – Frank Høj, Danish cyclist
• 1973 – Harmony Korine, American film director and artist
• 1974 – Ian Moor, English singer
• 1974 – Armin Zöggeler, Italian luger
• 1974 – Danilo Hondo, German cyclist
• 1975 – Jill Marie Jones, American actress
• 1975 – Shane Carwin, UFC Heavyweight Fighter
• 1976 – Benoît Joachim, Luxembourg cyclist
• 1976 – Ted Lilly, American baseball player
• 1977 – Irán Castillo, Mexican actress
• 1977 – Dan Shanahan, Irish hurler
• 1977 – Tim Wheeler, Irish singer (Ash)
• 1977 – David Millar, British cyclist
• 1978 – Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player
• 1978 – Mai Meneses, Spanish singer
• 1979 – Tristan Gommendy, French racing driver
• 1979 – Jeph Howard, American musician (The Used)
• 1979 – Charity Rahmer, American actress
• 1980 – Greg Cipes, American actor
• 1980 – Bobbi Eden, Dutch pornostar
• 1980 – Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer
• 1980 – Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian cyclist
• 1981 – Silvy De Bie, Belgian singer
• 1982 – Paulo Ferrari, Argentinian footballer
• 1982 – Kang Hye-jeong, South Korean actress
• 1982 – Richard Logan, English footballer
• 1982 – Lucie Škrobáková, Czech athlete
• 1983 – Spencer Chamberlain, American musician (Underoath)
• 1985 – Fernando Rees, Brazilian race car driver
• 1986 – James Milner, English footballer
• 1986 – Steve Slaton , American football player
• 1988 – Nabila Jamshed, Indian writer
• 1989 – Graham Rahal, American race car driver
• 1990 – Toni Kroos, German footballer
• 1990 – Melissa Long, American journalist
• 1990 – Alberto Paloschi, Italian footballer
• 1991 – Stefan Nenadović, Montenegrin footballer
• 1991 – Olivia Tennet, New Zealand actress
• 2000 – Ashley Boettcher , American actress
• 2000 – Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, American actress