January 9 - Births

Births

• 1475 – Crinitus, Florentine humanist (d. 1507)
• 1554 – Pope Gregory XV (d. 1623)
• 1571 – Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy, soldier in Habsburg service (d. 1621)
• 1589 – Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet (d. 1638)
• 1624 – Empress Meishō (d. 1696)
• 1685 – Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist (d. 1766)
• 1728 – Thomas Warton, English poet (d. 1790)
• 1735 – John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent Royal Navy, Admiral of the Fleet
• 1745 – Caleb Strong, 6th and 10th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1819)
• 1773 – Cassandra Austen, English watercolorist and sister of Jane Austen (d. 1845)
• 1790 – Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet (d. 1855)
• 1811 – Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (d. 1856)
• 1819 – James Francis, Premier of Victoria (d. 1884)
• 1823 – Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (d. 1908)
• 1829 – Thomas William Robertson, English playwright (d. 1871)
• 1829 – Adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (d. 1857)
• 1832 – Félix-Gabriel Marchand, journalist, author and politician, Premier of Quebec (d. 1900)
• 1839 – John Knowles Paine, U.S. composer (d. 1906)
• 1848 – Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)
• 1849 – John Hartley, English tennis player, double winner of Wimbledon (d. 1935)
• 1854 – Jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921)
• 1856 – Anton Aškerc, Slovenian priest and poet (d. 1912)
• 1859 – Carrie Chapman Catt, American suffragist leader (d. 1947)
• 1864 – Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926)
• 1868 – S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939)
• 1870 – Joseph B Strauss, American civil engineer (d. 1938)
• 1873 – Hayyim Nahman Bialik, Hebrew poet (d. 1934)
• 1875 – Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (d. 1942)
• 1879 – John Broadus Watson, American psychologist (d. 1958)
• 1881 – Lascelles Abercrombie, British poet and critic (d. 1938)
• 1881 – Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904)
• 1881 – Giovanni Papini, Italian writer (d. 1956)
• 1886 – Lloyd Loar, Acoustical engineer and inventor of the Gibson F-5 mandolin (d. 1943)
• 1890 – Karel Čapek, Czech writer (d. 1938)
• 1890 – Kurt Tucholsky, German journalist (d. 1935)
• 1892 – Eva Bowring, American politician (d. 1985)
• 1896 – Warwick Braithwaite, New Zealand-born British conductor (d. 1971)
• 1897 – Karl Löwith, German philosopher (d. 1973)
• 1898 – Vilma Bánky, Hungarian actress (d. 1991)
• 1898 – Gracie Fields, English music hall performer (d. 1979)
• 1898 – Wally Baker, American supercentenarian (d. 2009)
• 1900 – Richard Halliburton, American adventurer (presumed dead 1939)
• 1900 – Maria of Romania, Queen Consort of Yugoslavia (d. 1961)
• 1901 – Chic Young, American cartoonist (d. 1973)
• 1902 – Rudolph Bing, Austrian-born opera manager (d. 1997)
• 1902 – Saint Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish Catholic priest and founder of Opus Dei (d. 1975)
• 1903 – Hem Vejakorn, Thai illustrator (d. 1969)
• 1908 – Simone de Beauvoir, French author (d. 1986)
• 1909 – Herva Nelli, Italian-born soprano (d. 1994)
• 1909 – Anthony Mamo, Malta's 1st President (d. 2008)
• 1909 – Patrick Peyton, Irish Roman Catholic prelate (d. 1992)
• 1909 – John Richard Simplot, American entrepreneur (d. 2008)
• 1912 – Ralph Tubbs, British architect (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994)
• 1914 – Kenny (Klook) Clarke, American jazz drummer and composer (d. 1985)
• 1915 – Anita Louise, U.S. actress (d. 1970)
• 1915 – Fernando Lamas, Argentine actor (d. 1982)
• 1916 – Vic Mizzy, American orchestra leader (d. 2009)
• 1916 – Peter Twinn, English World War II code-breaker (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Chan Canasta, Polish-British magician (d. 1999)
• 1920 – Clive Dunn, British actor
• 1920 – Hakim Mohammed Said, Pakistani scholar (d. 1998)
• 1921 – Lister Sinclair, Canadian broadcaster and playwright (d. 2006)
• 1922 – Har Gobind Khorana, Nobel laureate
• 1922 – Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (d. 1984)
• 1924 – Sergei Parajanov, Armenian film director (d. 1990)
• 1925 – Lee Van Cleef, American actor (d. 1989)
• 1926 – Jean-Pierre Côté, Canadian politician, Lieutenant governor of Quebec (d. 2002)
• 1928 – Judith Krantz, American author
• 1928 – Domenico Modugno, Italian singer and songwriter (d. 1994)
• 1929 – Brian Friel, Irish dramatist
• 1929 – Heiner Muller, German dramatist (d. 1995)
• 1929 – Dorothea Puente, American serial killer
• 1931 – Algis Budrys, American author (d. 2008)
• 1933 – Robert Garcia, American politician
• 1933 – Wilbur Smith, Zambian-British novelist
• 1934 – Bart Starr, American football player
• 1935 – Bob Denver, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Dick Enberg, American sportscaster
• 1935 – Earl G. Graves, Sr., African-American publisher
• 1935 – Brian Harradine, Australian independent Senator
• 1936 – Anne Rivers Siddons, American writer
• 1939 – Susannah York, British actress
• 1940 – Jimmy Boyd, American actor and singer (d. 2009)
• 1940 – Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (d. 1993)
• 1940 – Al Downing, American singer (d. 2005)
• 1940 – Ruth Dreifuss, Swiss politician
• 1941 – Joan Baez, American singer and activist
• 1941 – Gilles Vaillancourt, Quebec politician
• 1942 – K Callan, American actress
• 1942 – Lee Kun-hee, Korean industrialist, chairman of Samsung
• 1942 – Judy Malloy, American hypertext fiction pioneer and artist
• 1943 – Robert Drewe, Australian author
• 1943 – Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian politician (d. 2007)
• 1943 – Freddie Starr, English comedian and singer
• 1943 – Scott Walker, American singer
• 1944 – Ian Hornak, American painter, draughtsman and sculptor (d. 2002)
• 1944 – Jimmy Page, British musician and producer (Led Zeppelin)
• 1945 – John Doman, American actor
• 1947 – Ronnie Landfield, American artist
• 1948 – Bill Cowsill, American singer (The Cowsills) (d. 2006)
• 1948 – Cassie Gaines, backup Singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 1977)
• 1950 – David Johansen, American singer
• 1950 – Rio Reiser, German singer (d. 1996)
• 1951 – M.L. Carr, basketball player and coach
• 1951 – Crystal Gayle, American singer
• 1952 – Hugh Bayley, British politician
• 1952 – Michael Capuano, American politician, United States Congressman from Massachusetts
• 1953 – Javad Alizadeh, Iranian cartoonist.
• 1953 – Morris Gleitzman, British-Australian children's author
• 1955 – Michiko Kakutani, American literary critic
• 1955 – J. K. Simmons, American actor
• 1956 – Kimberly Beck, American actress
• 1956 – Imelda Staunton, British actress
• 1956 – Mike Walczewski, American public address announcer at Madison Square Garden
• 1957 – Bibie, Ghanaian singer
• 1957 – Phil Lewis, American singer (L.A. Guns)
• 1958 – Mehmet Ali Ağca, Turkish attempted assassin of Pope John Paul II
• 1958 – Stephen Neale, British philosopher
• 1959 – Mark Martin, American race car driver
• 1959 – Rigoberta Menchú, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
• 1959 – Cristi Minculescu, Romanian musician
• 1959 – Otis Nixon, American baseball player
• 1961 – Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter
• 1963 – Michael Everson, expert in writing systems and Unicode
• 1965 – Darren Bennett, Australian-born American football player
• 1965 – Muggsy Bogues, American basketball player
• 1965 – Iain Dowie, English football manager
• 1965 – Eric Erlandson, American musician
• 1965 – Haddaway, Trinidadian singer
• 1965 – Joely Richardson, British actress
• 1966 – Jan Johansen, Swedish singer
• 1967 – Carl Bell, American musician
• 1967 – Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian footballer
• 1967 – Steve Harwell, American singer and musician (Smash Mouth)
• 1967 – Dave Matthews, South African singer and musician
• 1967 – Gary Teichmann, South African rugby player
• 1968 – Jimmy Adams, West Indian cricketer
• 1968 – Joey Lauren Adams, American actress
• 1968 – Catalina Saavedra, Chilean actress
• 1968 – Al Schnier, American rock guitarist (moe.)
• 1970 – Lara Fabian, Belgian singer
• 1970 – Alex Staropoli, Italian keyboardist (Rhapsody Of Fire)
• 1970 – Mia X, American rapper
• 1971 – Daniel Dumile, American hip hop artist
• 1971 – Angie Martinez, American rapper and radio talk host
• 1971 – Yusuke Naora, Japanese game art director
• 1971 – Hal Niedzviecki, Canadian author
• 1971 – Scott Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1972 – Sarah Beeny, British TV personality
• 1972 – Mat Hoffman, Professional BMX Rider
• 1972 – Jay Powell, baseball player
• 1973 – Angela Bettis, American actress
• 1973 – Sean Paul, Jamaican ragga and hip hop musician
• 1974 – Farhan Akhtar, Indian Bollywood director, actor, producer, singer.
• 1975 – Kiko Calero, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1975 – Kim Mathers, Eminem's Ex Wife
• 1976 – Radek Bonk, Czech ice hockey player
• 1976 – Simon Gosejohann, German comedian
• 1976 – Todd Grisham, American professional wrestling interviewer
• 1977 – Beth Troutman, American production assistant
• 1978 – Chad Ochocinco, American football player
• 1978 – Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978 – Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer
• 1978 – AJ McLean, American singer (Backstreet Boys)
• 1978 – Maggie Rizer, American model and AIDS activist
• 1979 – Athanassios Prittas, Greek footballer
• 1979 – Tomiko Van, Japanese singer
• 1980 – Sergio García, Spanish golfer
• 1981 – Euzebiusz Smolarek, Polish footballer
• 1982 – Timmy Bowers, American basketball player
• 1982 – Kate Middleton, fianceé to Prince William of Wales
• 1983 – Sharad Malhotra, Indian television actor
• 1984 – Benjamin Danso, German rugby player
• 1986 – Jéferson, Brazilian footballer
• 1987 – Sam Bird, English racing driver
• 1987 – Mao Inoue, Japanese actress
• 1987 – Lucas Pezzini Leiva, Brazilian footballer
• 1987 – Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer/songwriter
• 1987 – Pablo Santos, Mexican actor (d. 2006)
• 1989 – Michael Beasley, American basketball player
• 1989 – Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian actress
• 1989 – Michaella Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
• 1989 – Chris Sandow, Australian Rugby League player
• 1990 – Melissa Ricks, Filipina actress