Famous Births on 14 Jan

Famous Births on 14 Jan

1131 - King Valdemar I of Denmark (d. 1182)
1451 - Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian music theorist (d. 1522)
1477 - Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552)
1507 - Catherine of Habsburg, Infanta of Spain and queen of Portugal (d. 1578)
1551 - Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (d. 1608)
1615 - John Biddle, English theologian (d. 1662)
1684 - Johann Matthias Hase, German scientist (d. 1742)
1684 - Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (d. 1745)
1702 - Nakamikado Emperor of Japan (d. 1737)
1705 - Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French governor (d. 1786)
1767 - Maria Theresia of Tuscany, queen consort of Saxony (d. 1827)
1780 - Henry Baldwin, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1844)
1792 - Christian Julius De Meza, Danish general (d. 1865)
1793 - John C. Clark, American politician (d. 1852)
1798 - Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, Dutch politician (d. 1872)
1800 - Ludwig Alois Ferdinand Köchel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1877)
1806 - Matthew Fontaine Maury American oceanographer (d. 1873)
1806 - Sir Charles Hotham, Governor of Victoria (d. 1855)
1818 - Zacharias Topelius, Finnish-Swedish writer (d. 1898)
1824 - Vladimir Stasov, Russian art and music critic (d. 1906)
1836 - Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter (d. 1904)
1841 - Berthe Morisot, French painter (d. 1895)
1845 - 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, Viceroy of India (d. 1927)
1850 - Jean de Reszke, Polish operatic tenor (d. 1925)
1850 - Pierre Loti, French writer (d. 1923)
1856 - J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)
1861 - Mehmed VI, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1926)
1863 - Manuel Gomes da Costa, 96th Prime Minister of Portugal and 10th President of Portugal (d. 1929)
1870 - Sir George Pearce, Australian politician (d. 1952)
1875 - Albert Schweitzer, Alsatian physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)
1882 - Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American historian and journalist (d. 1944)
1883 - Nina Ricci, Italian-born French fashion designer (d. 1970)
1886 - Hugh Lofting, English author (d. 1947)
1892 - Martin Niemöller, German theologian (d. 1984)
1892 - Hal Roach, American film producer (d. 1992)
1896 - John Dos Passos, American author (d. 1970)
1897 - Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (d. 1978)
1899 - Carlos Romulo, Filipino diplomat and author (d. 1985)
1901 - Bebe Daniels, American actress (d. 1971)
1904 - Babe Siebert, National Hockey League player (d. 1939)
1904 - Emily Hahn, American writer (d. 1997)
1904 - Sir Cecil Beaton, English photographer (d. 1980)
1905 - Takeo Fukuda, 67th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1995)
1906 - William Bendix, American actor (d. 1964)
1907 - Georges-Émile Lapalme, Quebec politician (d. 1985)
1908 - Russ Columbo, American singer (d. 1934)
1909 - Joseph Losey, American theatre and film director (d. 1984)
1911 - Anatoly Rybakov, Russian writer (d. 1998)
1912 - Tillie Olsen, American writer (d. 2007)
1914 - Harold Russell, Canadian-born actor (d. 2002)
1915 - Mark Goodson, American game show producer (d. 1992)
1917 - Billy Butterfield, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1988)
1919 - Giulio Andreotti, Italian politician
1919 - Andy Rooney, American journalist
1921 - Murray Bookchin, American libertarian socialist (d. 2006)
1924 - Guy Williams, American actor (d. 2002)
1925 - Yukio Mishima, Japanese writer (d. 1970)
1925 - Louis Quilico, Canadian baritone (d. 2000)
1926 - Frank Aletter, American actor
1926 - Warren Mitchell, English actor
1926 - Tom Tryon, American actor (d. 1991)
1927 - Zuzana Ruzickova, Czech harpsichordist
1928 - Lars Forssell, Swedish writer (d. 2007)
1928 - Garry Winogrand, American photographer (d. 1984)
1928 - Gerald Arpino, American dancer and choreographer
1931 - Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer
1931 - Caterina Valente, French-born singer
1932 - Don Garlits, American race car driver
1933 - Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker (d. 2003)
1934 - Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Argentine racing driver (d. 1977)
1934 - Richard Briers, English actor
1935 - Lucille Wheeler, Canadian alpine skier
1937 - Ken Higgs, English cricketer
1937 - Erland Kops, Danish badminton player
1937 - Shoban Babu, Indian actor
1938 - Morihiro Hosokawa, 79th Prime Minister of Japan
1938 - Jack Jones, American singer
1938 - Allen Toussaint, American singer
1940 - Ron Kostelnik, American football player (d. 1993)
1940 - Sir Trevor Nunn, English theatre director and film director
1940 - Julian Bond, American civil rights activist
1941 - Faye Dunaway, American actress
1941 - Milan Kučan, Slovenian statesman
1942 - Dave Campbell, American baseball player
1942 - Ian Brayshaw, Australian cricketer and footballer
1943 - Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor
1943 - Shannon Lucid, American astronaut
1943 - José Luis Rodríguez, Venezuelan singer
1944 - Nina Totenberg, American journalist
1944 - Graham Marsh, Australian golfer
1944 - Marjoe Gortner, American evangelist
1945 - Einar Hakonarson, Icelandic painter
1945 - Maina Gielgud, British ballet dancer and administrator
1946 - Harold Shipman, British serial killer (d. 2004)
1947 - Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (d. 2003)
1948 - T-Bone Burnett, American producer
1948 - Valery Kharlamov, Soviet Union ice hockey player (d. 1981)
1948 - Carl Weathers, American actor
1949 - Mary Robison, American writer
1949 - Lawrence Kasdan, American director
1949 - Paul Chubb, Australian actor (d. 2002)
1950 - Marco Antônio da Silva Ramos, Brazilian composer
1952 - Sydney Biddle Barrows, American author
1952 - Maureen Dowd, American writer
1952 - Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Prime Minister of Romania
1954 - Jim Duggan, American wrestler
1956 - Étienne Daho, French singer and songwriter
1956 - Ben Heppner, Canadian singer
1957 - Anchee Min, Chinese writer
1957 - Suzanne Danielle, English actress
1959 - Geoff Tate, American musician (Queensrÿche)
1962 - Michael McCaul, American politician
1963 - Steven Soderbergh, American director
1964 - Mark Addy, British actor
1964 - Ernest Miller, American wrestler
1964 - Shepard Smith, American news anchor
1965 - Ellis Paul, American singer-songwriter and folk musician
1965 - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, British chef
1965 - Bob Essensa, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 - Marc Delissen, Dutch field hockey player
1965 - Shamil Basayev, Chechen rebel (d. 2006)
1967 - Kerri Green, American actress
1967 - Emily Watson, English actress
1967 - Saskia Wickham, British actress
1967 - Zakk Wylde, American musician (Black Label Society)
1968 - LL Cool J, American rapper and actor
1968 - Ruel Fox, English footballer
1969 - David Grohl, American drummer and composer (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
1969 - Jason Bateman, American actor
1970 - Gene Snitsky, American professional wrestler
1971 - Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier
1971 - Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer
1972 - Predrag Gosta, Yugoslav-born conductor
1972 - Kyle Brady, American football player
1972 - Raimondas Rumšas, Lithuanian cyclist
1973 - Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver
1974 - Kevin Durand, Canadian actor
1977 - Darren Purse, English footballer
1978 - Shawn Crawford, American sprinter
1978 - Just Blaze, American hip hop producer
1979 - Karen Elson, British supermodel
1979 - Angela Lindvall, American supermodel
1979 - John Reuben, American hip hop artist
1980 - Cory Gibbs, American soccer player
1980 - Clive Clarke, Irish footballer
1980 - Hiroshi Tamaki, Japanese actor and model
1980 - Ossama Haidar, a Lebanese soccer player
1980 - Byron Leftwich, American football player
1980 - Sosuke Sumitani, Japanese announcer
1981 - Rosa López, Spanish singer
1981 - Pitbull, American rapper
1981 - Abdelmalek Cherrad, Algerian football
1982 - Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer
1982 - Víctor Valdés, Spanish goalkeeper
1983 - Maxime Monfort, Belgian cyclist
1984 - Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player
1986 - Gary Brolsma, American internet celebrity
1986 - Cristina Aicardi, Peruvian badminton player
1988 - Jack P. Shepherd, English actor
1988 - Mikalah Gordon, American singer
1994 - Samir Patel, American spelling bee winner
83 BC - Marcus Antonius, Roman politician (d. 30 BC)