January 6 - Births

Births

1367 – King Richard II of England (d. 1400)
1412 – Joan of Arc, French military figure and Roman Catholic Saint (legendary date) (d. 1431)
1486 – Martin Agricola, German composer (d. 1556)
1488 – Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. 1540)
1525 – Caspar Peucer, German reformer (d. 1602)
1561 – Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician (d. 1656)
1580 – (baptised) John Smith of Jamestown (d. 1631)
1587 – Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Spanish statesman (d. 1645)
1595 – Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French man of letters (d. 1650)
1617 – Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (d. 1673)
1655 – Empress Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1720)
1673 – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English noble (d. 1744)
1695 – Giuseppe Sammartini, Italian composer and an oboist (d. 1750)
1702 – José de Nebra, Spanish composer (d. 1768)
1714 – Percivall Pott, English physician (d. 1788)
1745 – Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor (d. 1799)
1766 – Mihály Fazekas, Hungarian author (d. 1828)
1785 – Andreas Mustoxydis, Greek historian and philologist (d. 1860)
1793 – James Madison Porter, American politician, 18th United States Secretary of War and a founder of Lafayette College (d. 1862)
1795 – Anselme Payen, French chemist (d. 1871)
1799 – Jedediah Strong Smith, American hunter and explorer (d. 1831)
1803 – Henri Herz, Austrian pianist, composer (d. 1888)
1807 – Jozef Maximilián Petzval, Slovak inventor (d. 1891)
1808 – Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864)
1811 – Charles Sumner, American politician (d. 1874)
1812 – Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary figure (d. 1919)
1819 – Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)
1822 – Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (d. 1890)
1832 – Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)
1836 – Ludwig Schüler, German politician (d. 1930)
1838 – Max Bruch, German composer (d. 1920)
1848 – Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and revolutionary figure (d. 1876)
1850 – Franz Xaver Scharwenka, Polish-German pianist and composer (d. 1924)
1856 – Giuseppe Martucci, Italian composer (d. 1909)
1857 – Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)
1857 – William E. Russell, American politician (d. 1896)
1859 – Samuel Alexander, Australian-born British philosopher (d. 1938)
1861 – George Lloyd (bishop of Saskatchewan), Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)
1861 – János Zsupánek, Slovene (Prekmurian) poet and writer (d. 1951)
1868 – Vittorio Monti, Italian composer (d. 1922)
1870 – Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)
1872 – Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (d. 1915)
1874 – Fred Niblo, American film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)
1878 – Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina (d. 1970)
1878 – Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. 1967)
1880 – Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)
1882 – Aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949)
1882 – Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. 1965)
1882 – Sam Rayburn, American politician (d. 1961)
1883 – Khalil Gibran, Lebanese writer (d. 1931)
1883 – Frank Haller, American featherweight boxer (d. 1939)
1896 – Péter Veres, Hungarian writer and politician (d. 1970)
1898 – James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (d. 1965)
1898 – Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)
1899 – Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960)
1899 – Heinrich Nordhoff, German automobile engineer (d. 1968)
1900 – Kathryn Hulme, American novelist (d. 1981)
1902 – Helmut Poppendick, German physician (d. 1994)
1903 – Maurice Abravanel, Greek-born conductor (d. 1993)
1903 – Francis L. Sullivan, English actor (d. 1956)
1905 – Idris Davies, Welsh poet (d. 1953)
1907 – David Fleay, Australian naturalist (d. 1993)
1908 – Menachem Avidom, Austro-Hungarian born Israeli composer (d. 1995)
1910 – G. N. Balasubramaniam, Indian Carnatic musician (d. 1960)
1910 – Wright Morris, American writer (d. 1998)
1912 – Danny Thomas, American actor (d. 1991)
1913 – Edward Gierek, Polish politician (d. 2001)
1913 – Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)
1914 – Godfrey Edward Arnold, Austrian-born American otolaryngologist (d. 1989)
1915 – Don Edwards, American politician
1915 – John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst (d. 2001)
1915 – Alan Watts, English writer/philosopher (d. 1973)
1916 – Eugene T. Maleska, American crossword puzzle creator and editor (d. 1993)
1916 – Vincent Serventy, Australian writer and conservationist (d. 2007)
1917 – Koo Chen-fu, Chinese negotiator (d. 2005)
1920 – John Maynard Smith, English biologist (d. 2004)
1920 – Sun Myung Moon, Korean evangelist (d. 2012)
1920 – Doris Stokes, British psychic medium (d. 1987)
1920 – Early Wynn, American baseball player (d. 1999)
1921 – Cary Middlecoff, American golfer (d. 1998)
1923 – Norman Kirk, New Zealander politician (d. 1974)
1923 – Jacobo Timerman, Argentine writer (d. 1999)
1924 – Earl Scruggs, American musician (Flatt and Scruggs) (d. 2012)
1925 – John DeLorean, American auto maker (d. 2005)
1926 – Ralph Branca, American baseball player
1926 – Pat Flaherty, American racecar driver (d. 2002)
1926 – Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (d. 2003)
1926 – Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-born American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)
1928 – Capucine, French actress (d. 1990)
1928 – George H. Ross, American businessman
1929 – Anne Rogers Clark, American dog breeder and trainer (d. 2006)
1929 – Babrak Karmal, Afghan politician (d. 1996)
1930 – Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990)
1931 – E. L. Doctorow, American author
1931 – Juan Goytisolo, Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist
1931 – Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
1932 – Stuart A. Rice, American chemist
1933 – Leszek Drogosz, Polish boxer and actor (d. 2012)
1933 – Oleg Makarov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 2003)
1933 – Emil Steinberger, Swiss comedian
1933 – Fred L. Turner, American restaurant industry executive
1934 – Harry M. Miller, Australian entrepreneur
1934 – Sylvia Syms, English actress
1934 – John Wieners, American lyric poet (d. 2002)
1935 – Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela, Spainsh wife of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
1935 – Nino Tempo, American singer and actor
1936 – Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player
1936 – Darlene Hard, American tennis player
1936 – Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, Uruguayan politician
1937 – Paolo Conte, Italian singer
1937 – Lou Holtz, American football coach
1937 – Doris Troy, American singer (d. 2004)
1938 – Adriano Celentano, Italian singer and actor
1938 – Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and politician
1938 – Mario Rodríguez Cobos, Argentine writer and spiritual figure
1939 – Murray Rose, Australian swimmer
1940 – Penny Lernoux, American journalist (d. 1989)
1940 – Van McCoy, American musician (d. 1979)
1942 – Yiannis Boutaris, Greek businessman, mayor of Thessaloniki
1943 – Hak Ja Han, Korean church leader
1943 – Terry Venables, English football manager
1944 – Bonnie Franklin, American actress
1944 – Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist, Nobel laureate
1945 – Allen Appel, American novelist
1946 – Syd Barrett, English guitarist, singer and songwriter (Pink Floyd and Stars) (d. 2006)
1947 – Sandy Denny, English singer and songwriter (Fairport Convention and Fotheringay) (d. 1978)
1947 – Ian Millar, Canadian equestrian
1948 – Guy Gardner, American astronaut
1950 – Louis Freeh, American jurist, and 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
1951 – Don Gullett, American baseball player
1951 – Kim Wilson, American musician (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
1952 – Moondog Spot, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
1952 – Frank Sivero, Italian-born American actor
1953 – Malcolm Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC and Marcus Hook Roll Band)
1954 – Hans Robert Hiegel, German architect
1954 – Yuji Horii, Japanese video game designer
1954 – Anthony Minghella, British film director (d. 2008)
1954 – Karen Moras, Australian swimmer
1954 – Trudie Styler, English actress
1955 – Rowan Atkinson, English comedian and actor
1955 – Richard Corbett, British politician
1956 – Angus Deayton, English comedian and actor
1956 – Justin Welby, English archbishop
1957 – Michael Foale, American astronaut
1957 – Nancy Lopez, American golfer
1958 – Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist
1958 – Scott Bryce, American actor
1959 – Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer
1959 – Kathy Sledge, American singer
1960 – Paul Azinger, American golfer
1960 – Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player
1960 – Nigella Lawson, English chef and writer
1960 – Howie Long, American football player and analyst
1960 – Andrea Thompson, American actress
1962 – Michael Houser, American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (d. 2002)
1963 – Norm Charlton, American baseball player
1963 – Tony Halme, Finnish boxer and politician (d. 2010)
1964 – Denise Borino, American actress (d. 2010)
1964 – Charles Haley, American football player
1964 – Henry Maske, German boxer
1964 – Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler
1964 – Mark O'Toole, English musician (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
1964 – Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (d. 2005)
1964 – Yuri, Mexican actress and singer
1965 – Muhammed al-Ahari, American Muslim writer
1965 – Konnan, Cuban-born professional wrestler
1965 – Bjørn Lomborg, Danish political scientist
1966 – Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor
1966 – Sharon Cuneta, Filipina singer and actress
1966 – A. R. Rahman, Indian composer
1966 – Ipče Ahmedovski, Serbo-Macedonian folk singer
1968 – John Singleton, American film director
1969 – Norman Reedus, American model and actor
1970 – José Carabalí, Venezuelan track and field athlete
1970 – Julie Chen, American television presenter
1970 – Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player
1971 – Irwin Thomas, Australian singer (Southern Sons, Electric Mary and She Said Yes)
1971 – Gary Wiseman, American musician (Bowling for Soup)
1972 – Nek, Italian singer
1973 – Scott Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Vasso Karantasiou, Greek beach volleyball player
1974 – Paul Grant, American basketball player
1974 – Daniel Cordone, Argentine footballer
1975 – Nick Clarke, Pro Bull Rider
1975 – Nicole DeHuff, American actress (d. 2005)
1975 – James Farrior, American football player
1975 – Jason King, English radio DJ
1975 – Yukana, Japanese voice actress
1976 – Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor, and musician
1976 – Danny Pintauro, American actor
1976 – Daniel Tynell, Swedish cross-country skiier
1976 – Lu Yi, Chinese actor
1976 – Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
1977 – Marc Johnson, American skateboarder
1978 – Nikki Einfeld, Canadian opera singer
1978 – Bubba Franks, American football player
1978 – Casey Fossum, American baseball player
1978 – Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress
1979 – Camila Grey, American musician (Mellowdrone and Uh Huh Her)
1980 – Steed Malbranque, French footballer
1981 – Mike Jones, American rapper
1981 – Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress
1981 – Jérémie Renier, Belgian actor
1981 – Asante Samuel, American football player
1982 – Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player
1982 – Brian Bass, American baseball player
1982 – Tiffany Pollard, American reality television personality
1983 – Adam Burish, American ice hockey player
1983 – Mithra Jin, South-Korean hip hop musician (Epik High)
1986 – Paul McShane, Irish footballer
1986 – Petter Northug, Norwegian skier
1986 – Irina Shayk, Russian-born American model
1986 – Benjamin Simm, German rugby player
1986 – Mike Teel, American football player
1986 – Alex Turner, English musician (Arctic Monkeys and The Last Shadow Puppets)
1987 – Zhang Lin, Chinese swimmer
1987 – Bongani Khumalo, South African footballer
1989 – Andy Carroll, English footballer
1989 – James Durbin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1992 – Aline Sokar, German actress
1996 – Kishan Shrikanth, Indian film director, actor