January 21st – Famous Birthdays!

Jan 21

January 21st – Famous Birthdays!

The Tweens News | English

Happy Birthday To:

    * 1338 – King Charles V of France (d. 1380)
    * 1804 – Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887)
    * 1815 – John Bingham, American politician and lawyer (d. 1900)
    * 1825 – Imre Madách, Hungarian writer (d. 1864)
    * 1827 – Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)
    * 1829 – King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (d. 1907)
    * 1848 – Henri Duparc, French composer (d. 1933)
    * 1860 – Karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915)
    * 1867 – Ludwig Thoma, German writer (d. 1921)
    * 1881 – Arch McCarthy, American baseball player (d. unknown)
    * 1882 – Pavel Florensky (O.S. January 9), Russian Orthodox theologian and mathematician (d. 1937)
    * 1883 – Amang Rodriguez, Filipino politician (d. 1964)
    * 1883 – Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet (d. 1929)
    * 1885 – Umberto Nobile, Italian aeronautical engineer (d. 1978)
    * 1887 – Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926)
    * 1895 – Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish couturier (d. 1972)
    * 1897 – René Iché, French sculptor (d. 1954)
    * 1899 – Alexander Tcherepnin, Russian born American composer (d. 1977)
    * 1901 – Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer (d. 1978)
    * 1905 – Christian Dior, French fashion designer (d. 1957)
    * 1905 – Karl Wallenda, German acrobat (d. 1978)
    * 1906 – Igor Moiseyev, Russian choreographer (d. 2007)
    * 1909 – Todor Skalovski, Macedonian composer (d. 2004)
    * 1910 – Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai composer and bandleader (d. 1981)
    * 1910 – Albert Rosellini, American politician
    * 1912 – Konrad Emil Bloch, German-born biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2000)
    * 1918 – Chichay, Filipino actress (d. 1993)
    * 1922 – Telly Savalas, American actor (d. 1994)
    * 1922 – Paul Scofield, English actor (d. 2008)
    * 1923 – Lola Flores, Spanish singer (d. 1995)
    * 1924 – Benny Hill, English actor, comedian, and singer (d. 1992)
    * 1926 – Steve Reeves, American actor (d. 2000)
    * 1926 – Brian Brockless, English organist (d. 1995)
    * 1927 – Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league footballer (d. 1985)
    * 1928 – Gene Sharp, American political theorist and pacifist
    * 1932 – John Chaney, American basketball coach
    * 1933 – Joseph W. Eschbach, American doctor (d. 2007)
    * 1934 – Audrey Dalton, Irish actress
    * 1936 – Koji Hashimoto, Japanese film director (d. 2005)
    * 1937 – Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria
    * 1938 – Wolfman Jack, American disk jockey and actor (d. 1995)
    * 1938 – John Savident, British actor
    * 1940 – Jack Nicklaus, American golfer
    * 1941 – Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor
    * 1941 – Stathis Giallelis, Greek actor
    * 1941 – Richie Havens, American musician
    * 1941 – Mike Medavoy, American film producer
    * 1941 – Ivan Putski, Polish-born American professional wrestler
    * 1942 – Edwin Starr, American singer (d. 2003)
    * 1942 – Mac Davis, American musician
    * 1943 – Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek actor, songwriter and singer
    * 1946 – Johnny Oates, American baseball player and manager (d. 2004)
    * 1947 – Jill Eikenberry, American actress
    * 1947 – Pye Hastings, English singer and musician (Caravan)
    * 1947 – Michel Jonasz, French singer and composer
    * 1950 – Billy Ocean, West Indian musician
    * 1950 – Gary Locke, American Secretary of Commerce
    * 1951 – Eric Holder, American Attorney General (2009-)
    * 1952 – Cyril and Libbye Hellier, identical-twin sopranos
    * 1952 – Louis Menand, American writer and critic
    * 1953 – Paul Allen, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Microsoft
    * 1954 – Phil Thompson, English footballer and coach
    * 1955 – Jeff Koons, American artist
    * 1956 – Robby Benson, American actor
    * 1956 – Geena Davis, American actress
    * 1957 – Greg Ryan, American soccer coach
    * 1958 – Frank Ticheli, American composer
    * 1958 – Michael Wincott, Canadian actor
    * 1959 – Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager
    * 1962 – Marie Trintignant, French actress (d. 2003)
    * 1962 – Tyler Cowen, American economist
    * 1963 – Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-born American basketball player
    * 1963 – Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player
    * 1965 – Jam Master Jay, American disc jockey (d. 2002)
    * 1966 – Robert Del Naja, English musician
    * 1966 – Candi Milo, American voice actress
    * 1967 – Artashes Minasian, Armenian chess Grandmaster
    * 1968 – Ulrica Messing, Swedish politician
    * 1968 – Charlotte Ross, American actress
    * 1969 – Karina Lombard, American actress
    * 1969 – Tsubaki Nekoi, Japanese manga artist
    * 1969 – M. K. Hobson, American speculative fiction and fantasy writer
    * 1970 – Ken Leung, American actor
    * 1970 – Mark Trojanowski, American musician (Sister Hazel)
    * 1971 – Tweet, American singer
    * 1971 – Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player
    * 1971 – Doug Weight, American ice hockey player
    * 1972 – Alan Benes, American baseball player
    * 1972 – Rick Falkvinge, Swedish politician
    * 1972 – Yasunori Mitsuda, Japanese composer
    * 1972 – Cat Power (Chan Marshall), American musician
    * 1973 – Duane Lee Chapman Jr (American bounty hunter)
    * 1974 – Rove McManus, Australian television host and comedian
    * 1974 – Alex Sperafico, Brazilian racing driver
    * 1975 – Ito, Spanish footballer
    * 1975 – Nicky Butt, English footballer
    * 1975 – Casey FitzRandolph, American speed skater
    * 1975 – Thomas Castaignede, French rugby player
    * 1975 – Yuji Ide, Japanese racing driver
    * 1976 – Emma Bunton, English singer (Spice Girls)
    * 1977 – Al Baxter, Australian rugby union footballer
    * 1977 – Phil Neville, English footballer
    * 1977 – Matt Perry, English rugby player
    * 1977 – Rick Ross, American rapper
    * 1978 – Bryan Gilmore, National Football League player
    * 1978 – Tamir “Nokio” Ruffin, American Singer
    * 1978 – Faris al-Sultan, German-Iraqi triathlete
    * 1978 – Phil Stacey, American Idol finalist
    * 1978 – Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player
    * 1979 – Byung-Hyun Kim, Korean baseball player
    * 1979 – Spider Loc, American rapper, member of G-Unit
    * 1979 – Brian O’Driscoll, Irish rugby union footballer
    * 1980 – Dave Kitson, English footballer
    * 1980 – Nana Mizuki, Japanese voice actress and singer
    * 1981 – Gillian Chung Yan-tung, Hong Kong singer (Twins)
    * 1981 – Jamie Dalrymple, English cricketer
    * 1981 – Ivan Ergić, Serbian footballer
    * 1981 – Dany Heatley, Canadian ice hockey player
    * 1981 – Andy Lee, Korean singer (Shinhwa)
    * 1981 – Izabella Miko, Polish actress and model
    * 1981 – Alex Ubago, Spanish singer-songwriter
    * 1982 – Dean Whitehead, English footballer
    * 1982 – Go Shiozaki, Japanese professional wrestler
    * 1982 – Simon Rolfes, German footballer
    * 1983 – Katie Griffiths, English actress
    * 1983 – Maryse Ouellet, Canadian model and professional wrestler
    * 1983 – Peter Philipakos, American/Greek soccer player
    * 1983 – Moritz Volz, German footballer
    * 1984 – Raymond Gutierrez, Filipino actor and television host
    * 1984 – Richard Gutierrez, Filipino actor and television host
    * 1984 – Robert Ray, American baseball player
    * 1985 – Alex Pérez, Spanish footballer
    * 1985 – Sasha Pivovarova, Russian model
    * 1985 – Adrian Lewis, English dart player
    * 1985 – Matt Unicomb, Australian basketball player
    * 1987 – Joe Ledley, Welsh footballer
    * 1988 – William C. Woxlin, Swedish composer
    * 1990 – Jacob Smith, American actor
    * 1994 – Laura Robson, Australian/British tennis player
    * 1994 – Boo Boo Stewart, American actor (Twilight Saga: Eclipse)
    * 2004 – Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway