January 5 - Births

Births

• 1209 – Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans (d. 1272)
• 1548 – Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)
• 1587 – Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)
• 1592 – Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1666)
• 1614 – Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)
• 1667 – Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (d. 1740)
• 1696 – Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/painter (d. 1757)
• 1717 – William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (d. 1793)
• 1762 – Constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842)
• 1767 – Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist, originator of Say's Law (d. 1832)
• 1778 – Zebulon Pike, American explorer (d. 1813)
• 1779 – Stephen Decatur, American naval officer (d. 1820)
• 1808 – Anton Füster, Austrian priest and revolutionary activist (d. 1881)
• 1829 – Sir Roger Tichborne, British heir (d. c. 1854)
• 1834 – William John Wills, English explorer (d. 1861)
• 1838 – Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922)
• 1846 – Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1926)
• 1855 – King Camp Gillette, American inventor (d. 1932)
• 1864 – Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)
• 1864 – Ban Johnson, American baseball executive (d. 1931)
• 1865 – Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)
• 1866 – Dimitrios Gounaris, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1922)
• 1871 – Frederick Converse, American composer (d. 1940)
• 1874 – Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)
• 1876 – Konrad Adenauer, German statesman (d. 1967)
• 1879 – Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946)
• 1880 – Nikolay Medtner, Russian composer (d. 1951)
• 1882 – Herbert Bayard Swope, American journalist (d. 1958)
• 1885 – Humbert Wolfe, Italian-born British poet (d. 1940)
• 1886 – Markus Reiner, Israeli scientist (d. 1976)
• 1893 – Zoltán Böszörmény, Hungarian Nazi politician (d. unknown)
• 1893 – Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952)
• 1895 – Jeannette Piccard, American priest, and aeronaut (d. 1981)
• 1895 – Elizabeth Cotten, American musician (d. 1987)
• 1900 – Yves Tanguy, French painter (d. 1955)
• 1902 – Stella Gibbons, English novelist (d. 1989)
• 1903 – Harold Gatty, Australian aviator (d. 1957)
• 1904 – Erica Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995)
• 1904 – Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997)
• 1906 – Kathleen Kenyon, English archaeologist (d. 1978)
• 1908 – George Dolenz, American actor (d. 1963)
• 1909 – Stephen Kleene, American mathematician (d. 1994)
• 1909 – Lucienne Bloch, Swiss-born American sculptor, muralist, photographer (d. 1995)
• 1910 – Jack Lovelock, New Zealand athlete (d. 1949)
• 1910 – Hugh Brannum, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1911 – Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001)
• 1914 – Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955)
• 1914 – George Reeves, American actor (d. 1959)
• 1915 – Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian cartographer (d. 2004)
• 1917 – Wieland Wagner, German stage director (d. 1966)
• 1917 – Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007)
• 1917 – Francis L. Kellogg, American diplomat and socialite (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Lucienne Day, British textile designer (d. 2010)
• 1919 – Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flautist (d. 1992)
• 1920 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (d. 1995)
• 1921 – Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss writer (d. 1990)
• 1921 – Paul Governali, American professional football player (d. 1978)
• 1921 – Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
• 1922 – Sir Anthony Synnot, Australian naval officer (d. 2001)
• 1923 – Sam Phillips, American music producer (d. 2003)
• 1924 – Gilbert Bogle, Australian scientist (d. 1963)
• 1926 – Hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000)
• 1926 – William De Witt Snodgrass, American poet
• 1928 – Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani statesman (d. 1979)
• 1928 – Walter Mondale, American politician, former United States Senator from Minnesota and 42nd Vice President of the United States
• 1929 – Wilbert Harrison, American singer (d. 1994)
• 1930 – Alfred Masini, American television producer (d. 2010)
• 1931 – Alvin Ailey, American choreographer (d. 1989)
• 1931 – Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist
• 1931 – Joan Coxsedge, Australian politician
• 1931 – Robert Duvall, American actor
• 1932 – Raisa Gorbacheva, wife of Mikhail Gorbachev (d. 1999)
• 1932 – Umberto Eco, Italian writer
• 1932 – Chuck Noll, American football coach
• 1934 – William Bendeck, Bolivian rally driver (d. 1971)
• 1936 – Florence King, American humorist
• 1938 – King Juan Carlos I of Spain
• 1938 – Jim Otto, American football player
• 1938 – Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan writer
• 1940 – Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994)
• 1940 – Yuri Ershov, Russian mathematician
• 1940 – Athol Guy, Australian singer (The Seekers)
• 1940 – Sir Michael Rose, British military officer
• 1941 – Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker
• 1941 – Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian cricketer
• 1942 – Jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader
• 1942 – Terenci Moix, Spanish writer (d. 2003)
• 1942 – Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist
• 1942 – Charlie Rose, American talk show host
• 1943 – Mary Gaudron, Australian jurist
• 1944 – Ed Rendell, American politician and 45th Governor of Pennsylvania
• 1945 – Chuck McKinley, American tennis player (d. 1986)
• 1945 – Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director
• 1946 – Diane Keaton, American actress
• 1947 – Mike Dewine, American politician
• 1947 – Mercury Morris, American football player
• 1948 – Ted Lange, American actor
• 1949 – George Brown, American drummer (Kool & The Gang)
• 1950 – Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian educator (d. 1991)
• 1950 – John Manley, Canadian politician
• 1950 – Charlie Richmond, Canadian entrepreneur
• 1950 – Chris Stein, American guitarist (Blondie)
• 1950 – Krzysztof Wielicki, Polish mountaineer
• 1951 – Steve Arnold, English footballer
• 1953 – Steve Archer, American singer (The Archers)
• 1953 – Pamela Sue Martin, American actress
• 1953 – Mike Rann, Australian politician
• 1953 – George Tenet, American civil servant, university professor and 18th Director of Central Intelligence
• 1954 – Alex English, American basketball player
• 1956 – Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef
• 1956 – Tim Macartney-Snape, Australian mountaineer
• 1957 – Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1958 – Nancy Delahunt, Canadian athlete
• 1959 – Clancy Brown, American actor
• 1960 – Steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series)
• 1960 – Glenn Strömberg, Swedish footballer
• 1960 – Phil Thornalley, English bass guitarist (The Cure)
• 1962 – Perry Fenwick, English actor
• 1962 – Danny Jackson, American baseball player
• 1963 – Jeff Fassero, American baseball player
• 1964 – Grant Young (musician), American drummer (Soul Asylum)
• 1965 – Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
• 1966 – Steve Tuttle, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 – Kate Schellenbach, American drummer (Luscious Jackson)
• 1967 – Joe Flanigan, American actor
• 1968 – DJ Bobo, Swiss singer
• 1968 – Ricky Paull Goldin, American actor
• 1968 – Andrew Golota, Polish boxer
• 1968 – Carrie Ann Inaba, American dancer and choreographer
• 1968 – Joé Juneau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 – Marilyn Manson, American singer
• 1969 – Paul McGillion, Scottish actor
• 1970 – Rick Campanelli, Canadian TV presenter
• 1971 – Mayuko Takata, Japanese actress
• 1971 – Jayne Middlemiss, British TV presenter and celebrity chef
• 1972 – Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer
• 1973 – Phil Joel, New Zealand bassist (Newsboys)
• 1974 – Sarah Jane Honeywell, British television presenter
• 1975 – Kylie Bax, New Zealand model
• 1975 – Bradley Cooper, American actor
• 1975 – Warrick Dunn, American football player
• 1975 – Mike Grier, American ice hockey player
• 1976 – Diego Tristán, Spanish footballer
• 1976 – Matt Wachter, American bassist (30 Seconds to Mars)
• 1978 – Marcus Trick, German rugby player
• 1978 – January Jones, American actress
• 1978 – Franck Montagny, French Formula One driver
• 1978 – Sabrina Harman, American military figure and accused torturer
• 1979 – Kyle Calder, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 – Ronnie O'Brien, Irish footballer
• 1979 – Masami Tanaka, Japanese swimmer
• 1980 – Bennie Joppru, American football player
• 1981 – Corey Flynn, New Zealand rugby union footballer
• 1981 – Brooklyn Sudano, American actress
• 1981 – Joel Thomas Zimmerman, Canadian musician
• 1982 – Norichika Aoki, Japanese baseball player
• 1982 – Janica Kostelić, Croatian skier
• 1982 – Darren Mackie, Scottish footballer
• 1982 – Benoît Vaugrenard, French cyclist
• 1983 – Sean Dockery, American basketball player
• 1984 – Amanda Hearst, American heiress and model
• 1985 – Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor (d. 2001)
• 1985 – Yoon So-Yi, South Korean actress
• 1985 – Diego Vera, Uruguayan footballer
• 1986 – Deepika Padukone, Indian model and actress
• 1986 – Teppei Koike, Japanese actor and singer
• 1986 – J. P. Arencibia, American baseball player
• 1987 – Kristin Cavallari, American actress
• 1988 – Pauline, French singer
• 1989 – Krisztián Németh, Hungarian footballer
• 1991 – Daniel Pacheco, Spanish footballer
• 1996 – Max Baldry, English actor
• 1999 – Marc Yu, American musician