January 8 - Births

Births

1556 – Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)
1583 – Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian (d. 1643)
1587 – Johannes Fabricius, German astronomer (d. 1616)
1601 – Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)
1628 – François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxembourg, French general (d. 1695)
1632 – Samuel Pufendorf, German jurist (d. 1694)
1635 – Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709)
1735 – John Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815)
1763 – Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834)
1786 – Nicholas Biddle, American banking executive (d. 1844)
1788 – Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)
1788 – Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)
1792 – Lowell Mason, American composer (d. 1872)
1805 – John Bigler, American lawyer, politician and diplomat; 3rd Governor of California; and former United States Envoy to Chile (d. 1871)
1805 – Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)
1812 – Sigismond Thalberg, Swiss virtuoso pianist and composer (d. 1871)
1817 – Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)
1821 – James Longstreet, American Confederate general and diplomat; and former United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire (d. 1904)
1821 – W.H.L. Wallace, American Union general (d. 1862)
1823 – Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (d. 1913)
1824 – Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (d. 1861)
1824 – Wilkie Collins, British novelist (d. 1889)
1830 – Albert Bierstadt, German/American painter (d. 1902)
1830 – Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (d. 1894)
1836 – Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch artist (d. 1912)
1843 – Frederick Abberline, British police investigator (d. 1929)
1843 – John H. Moffitt, American politician (d. 1926)
1852 – James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)
1854 – John Rahm, American golfer (d. 1935)
1860 – Emma Booth, daughter of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1903)
1862 – Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher (d. 1934)
1864 – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)
1865 – Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac, an American patron of French music, and of the arts, sciences, and letters (d. 1943)
1866 – William G. Conley, American politician and 18th Governor of West Virginia (d. 1940)
1867 – Emily Greene Balch, American writer and pacifist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 1961)
1870 – Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician (d. 1930)
1871 – James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish politician (d. 1940)
1873 – Elena of Montenegro, queen of Italy (d. 1956)
1873 – Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician and Prime Minister (d. 1953)
1879 – Charles Bryant, British actor and film director (d. 1948)
1881 – Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)
1883 – Pavel Filonov, Russian painter (d. 1941)
1883 – Patrick J. Hurley, American soldier, statesman, and diplomat; 51st United States Secretary of War and former United States Ambassador to the Republic of China (d. 1963)
1885 – John Curtin, Australian politician (d. 1945)
1885 – A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)
1886 – Thomas January, American soccer player (d. 1957)
1888 – Richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)
1888 – Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960)
1891 – Walther Bothe, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (d. 1957)
1891 – Storm Jameson, English writer (d. 1986)
1891 – Bronislava Nijinska, Russian choreographer (d. 1972)
1894 – Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr (d. 1941)
1896 – Arthur Ford, American medium (d. 1971)
1896 – Jaromir Weinberger, Czech-American composer (d. 1967)
1897 – Dennis Wheatley, British author (d. 1977)
1899 – Solomon Bandaranaike, Ceylonese Prime Minister (d. 1959)
1900 – Dame Merlyn Myer, Australian philanthropist (d. 1982)
1902 – Georgy Malenkov, Soviet politician (d. 1988)
1902 – Carl Rogers, American psychologist (d. 1987)
1904 – Karl Brandt, Alsatian Nazi war criminal (d. 1948)
1904 – Tampa Red, American blues musician (d. 1981)
1905 – Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (d. 1988)
1905 – Franjo Šeper, Croatian Catholic cardinal (d. 1981)
1908 – William Hartnell, British actor (d. 1975)
1909 – Willy Millowitsch, German actor (d. 1999)
1909 – Bruce Mitchell, South African cricketer, Wisden COY 1936 (d.1995)
1909 – Nikolaos Platon, Greek archaeologist (d. 1992)
1909 – Evelyn Wood, American educator (d. 1995)
1910 – Galina Sergeyevna Ulánova, Russian prima ballerina assoluta (d. 1998)
1911 – Tom Delaney, British racing driver (d. 2006)
1912 – José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor (d. 1992)
1912 – Lawrence E. Walsh, American jurist and 4th United States Deputy Attorney General
1915 – Walker Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1991)
1921 – Herta Bothe, Nazi concentration camp guard
1922 – Jan Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (d. 1986)
1922 – Abbey Simon, American pianist
1923 – Larry Storch, American actor
1923 – Giorgio Tozzi, American bass
1923 – Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (d. 1985)
1923 – Joseph Weizenbaum, German-American author and computer scientist (d. 2008)
1924 – Benjamin Lees, American composer (d. 2010)
1924 – Ron Moody, English actor
1925 – Helmuth Hubener, German activist (d. 1942)
1926 – Jani Christou, Greek composer
1926 – Evelyn Lear, American soprano (d. 2012)
1926 – Kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian Odissi dancer (d. 2004)
1926 – Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer
1926 – Soupy Sales, American comedian (d. 2009)
1927 – Charles Tomlinson, British poet and translator
1928 – Slade Gorton, American politician
1928 – Gaston Miron, French-Canadian poet and editor (d. 1996)
1929 – Saeed Jaffrey, Indian actor
1929 – Wolfgang Peters, German footballer (d. 2003)
1931 – Bill Graham, German-born American music promoter (d. 1991)
1931 – Chuck Metcalf, American jazz double-bassist (d. 2012)
1933 – Charles Osgood, American journalist and commentator
1933 – Jean-Marie Straub, French film director
1933 – Ko Un, Korean poet
1933 – Nolan Miller, American fashion designer (d. 2012)
1934 – Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (d. 1987)
1934 – Gene Freese, American baseball player
1934 – Roy Kinnear, English actor (d. 1988)
1934 – Alexandra Ripley, American writer (d. 2004)
1935 – Lewis H. Lapham, American writer
1935 – Elvis Presley, American singer (d. 1977)
1936 – Zdeněk Mácal, Czech conductor
1936 – Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Australian-born British scientist
1937 – Dame Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer
1938 – Bob Eubanks, American game show host
1938 – Yevgeny Nesterenko, Russian bass-baritone
1939 – Carolina Herrera, Venezuelan fashion designer
1941 – Graham Chapman, British comedian (d. 1989)
1941 – Boris Vallejo, Peruvian illustrator
1942 – Valya Balkanska, Bulgarian folk singer
1942 – Stephen Hawking, English theoretical physicist and author
1942 – Junichiro Koizumi, Japanese politician
1942 – Yvette Mimieux, American actress
1943 – Charles Murray, American author and pundit
1944 – Terry Brooks, American writer
1945 – Jeannie Lewis, Australian actress and singer
1945 – Kojo Nnamdi, Guyanese-born American radio host
1945 – Kathleen Noone, American actress
1945 – Kadir Topbaş, Turkish politician
1946 – Robby Krieger, American musician (The Doors and The Butts Band)
1947 – Don Bendell, American author & karate master
1947 – William Bonin, American serial killer and sex offender (d. 1996)
1947 – David Bowie, English musician
1947 – Samuel Schmid, Swiss politician
1947 – Terry Sylvester, English singer and musician (The Escorts, The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Hollies)
1947 – Laurie Walters, American actress
1948 – Gillies MacKinnon, Scottish film director
1950 – Jos Hermens, Dutch long-distance runner
1951 – Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucian politician
1951 – John McTiernan, American film director
1952 – Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist
1952 – Mel Reynolds, former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois and convicted sex offender
1953 – Bruce Sutter, American baseball player
1955 – Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer
1955 – Mike Reno, Canadian musician (Loverboy and Moxy)
1957 – Nacho Duato, Spanish classical dancer and choreographer
1957 – David Lang, American composer
1958 – Rey Misterio, Sr., Mexican wrestler
1959 – Paul Hester, Australian drummer (Crowded House and Split Enz) (d. 2005)
1959 – Duk Koo Kim, Korean boxer (d. 1982)
1961 – Keith Arkell, English chess grandmaster
1961 – Calvin Smith, American athlete
1962 – Chris Marion, American musician (Little River Band and Western Flyer)
1964 – Ron Sexsmith, Canadian singer-songwriter
1965 – Michelle Forbes, American actress
1965 – Maria Pitillo, American actress
1966 – Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2009)
1966 – Andrew Wood, American singer (Mother Love Bone and Malfunkshun) (d. 1990)
1967 – Willie Anderson, American basketball player
1967 – Torsten Gowitzke, German footballer
1967 – R. Kelly, American singer
1968 – Keith Mullings, American boxer
1969 – Jeff Abercrombie, American musician (fuel)
1969 – Ami Dolenz, American actress
1970 – Rachel Friend, Australian actress
1971 – Jason Giambi, American baseball player
1971 – Mike Süsser, German chef
1971 – Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer
1972 – Giuseppe Favalli, Italian footballer
1972 – Sean McKeever, American writer
1973 – Mike Cameron, American baseball player
1973 – Mark Knight, English sound designer
1973 – Sean Paul, Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician
1973 – Henning Solberg, Norwegian rally driver
1973 – Jason Stevens, Australian rugby league footballer
1974 – Maria Matsouka, Greek politician
1975 – DJ Clue, American DJ and producer
1975 – Harris Jayaraj, Indian music composer
1975 – Tift Merritt, American singer-songwriter (The Two Dollar Pistols with Tift Merritt)
1976 – Jenny Lewis, American actress and musician (Rilo Kiley and Jenny & Johnny)
1976 – Josh Meyers, American actor
1976 – Carl Pavano, American baseball player
1977 – Amber Benson, American actress
1977 – Ron Pederson, Canadian actor
1977 – Melanie Seeger, German race walker
1977 – Lee Yoo-jin, Korean actress
1978 – Boris Avrukh, Israeli chess grandmaster
1978 – Marco Fu, Hong Kong snooker player
1979 – Torry Castellano, American musician (The Donnas)
1979 – Seol Ki-Hyeon, South Korean footballer
1979 – Mirella van Melis, Dutch track and road cyclist
1979 – Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer
1979 – Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer
1979 – Sarah Polley, Canadian actress
1980 – Rachel Nichols, American actress
1981 – Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player
1981 – Carmen Schäfer, Swiss curler
1981 – Xie Xingfang, Chinese badminton player
1982 – Emanuele Calaiò, Italian footballer
1982 – Wil Francis, American singer (Aiden)
1982 – Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
1982 – John Utaka, Nigerian footballer
1983 – Kim Jong-un, North Korean leader (year disputed, possibly 1984)
1983 – Felipe Colombo, Argentine/Mexican actor and singer
1983 – Chris Mordetzky, American wrestler
1984 – Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player
1985 – Rachael Lampa, American singer
1986 – Jessica Parker Kennedy, Canadian actress
1986 – Jaclyn Linetsky, Canadian actress (d. 2003)
1986 – Maria Ozawa, Japanese/French-Canadian pornstar
1986 – David Silva, Spanish footballer
1987 – Carmen Klaschka, German tennis player
1988 – Allison Harvard, American artist and fashion model
1988 – Michael Mancienne, English footballer
1988 – Adrián López Álvarez, Spanish footballer
1989 – Aaron Cruden, New Zealand rugby player
1989 – Kristján Einar, Icelandic racing driver
1991 – Jorge Enríquez, Mexican footballer
1991 – Asuka Hinoi, Japanese singer (Hinoi Team)
1992 – Apostolos Vellios, Greek footballer
1993 – Brooke Greenberg, American child who has remained the size of a toddler, in spite of being in her late teens.
2000 – Noah Cyrus, American actress
2011 – Princess Josephine of Denmark
2011 – Prince Vincent of Denmark