Famous Births on 25 Jan

Famous Births on 25 Jan

1477 - Anna, Duchess of Brittany, wife of Charles VIII of France (d. 1514)
1509 - Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (d. 1580)
1615 - Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (d. 1660)
1627 - Robert Boyle, Irish chemist (d. 1691)
1634 - Gaspar Fagel, Dutch statesman (d. 1688)
1640 - William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707)
1688 - Juraj Jánošík, famous Slovak outlaw (d. 1713)
1736 - Joseph Louis Lagrange, Italian-born mathematician (d. 1813)
1739 - Charles François Dumouriez, French general (d. 1823)
1741 - Benedict Arnold, American general notorious for treason (d. 1801)
1759 - Robert Burns, Scottish poet (d. 1796)
1794 - François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (d. 1878)
1796 - William MacGillivray, Scottish naturalist and ornithologist (d. 1852)
1825 - George Pickett, American Confederate General (d. 1875)
1841 - Jackie Fisher, British First Sea Lord (d. 1920)
1858 - Kokichi Mikimoto, Japanese pearl farm pioneer (d. 1954)
1860 - Charles Curtis, 31st Vice President of the United States (d. 1936)
1864 - Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and writer (d. 1934)
1874 - W. Somerset Maugham, English writer (d. 1965)
1878 - Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-born television pioneer (d. 1975)
1882 - Virginia Woolf, English writer (d. 1941)
1885 - Kitahara Hakushū, Japanese poets and children's writers (d. 1942)
1886 - Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (d. 1954)
1899 - Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian politician (d. 1972)
1900 - Yojiro Ishizaka, Japanese writer (d. 1986)
1900 - Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian-American geneticist and biologist (d. 1975)
1901 - Martin De Alzaga, Argentine racing driver (d. 1982)
1902 - Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (d. 1975)
1905 - Maurice Roy, French Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Quebec (d. 1985)
1913 - Luis Marden, American photojournalist (d. 2003)
1913 - Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer (d. 1994)
1916 - Frank "Pop" Ivy, American and Canadian football coach (d. 2003)
1917 - Ilya Prigogine, Russian scientist Nobel Laureate (d. 2003)
1917 - Jânio Quadros, Brazilian politician (d. 1992)
1918 - Ernie Harwell, American baseball sportscaster
1919 - Edwin Newman, American journalist and writer
1923 - Shirley Mason, American psychiatric patient (Commonly known as "Sybil") (d. 1998)
1923 - Rusty Draper, American country and pop singer (d. 2003)
1924 - Lou Groza, American football player (d. 2000)
1924 - Speedy West, Country Hall of Fame steel guitar player (d. 2003)
1925 - Giorgos Zampetas, Greek musician and songwriter (d. 1992)
1927 - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian musician (d. 1994)
1928 - Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia
1928 - Jérôme Choquette, Quebec lawyer and politician
1929 - Benny Golson, American jazz musician
1930 - Tanya Savicheva, Russian diarist (d. 1944)
1931 - Dean Jones, American actor
1933 - Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines
1935 - António Ramalho Eanes, 17th President of Portugal
1936 - Diana Hyland, American actress (d. 1977)
1937 - Judith Ann Mayotte, American humanitarian, author.
1937 - Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic
1938 - Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian poet (d. 1980)
1938 - Etta James, American singer
1938 - Leiji Matsumoto, sJapanese creator of anime.
1938 - Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese manga author (d. 1998)
1939 - Gabriel Romanus, Swedish politician
1941 - Gregory Sierra, American actor
1941 - Buddy Baker, American race car driver
1942 - Eusébio, Portuguese footballer
1942 - Carl Eller, American football player
1943 - Tobe Hooper, American film director
1944 - Anita Pallenberg, Italian model
1945 - Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress
1947 - Tostão, Brazilian footballer
1947 - Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer
1948 - Ros Kelly, Australian politician
1949 - Paul Nurse, English biochemist, Nobel Laureate
1949 - John Cooper Clarke, English punk-poet
1951 - Steve Prefontaine, American runner (d. 1975)
1952 - Timothy White, American journalist (d. 2002)
1952 - Sara Mandiano, French singer and songwriter
1953 - The Honky Tonk Man, American professional wrestler
1953 - Mark Weil, Uzbek theatre director (d. 2007)
1954 - Kim Gandy, American feminist
1954 - Richard Finch, American bass player (KC and the Sunshine Band)
1954 - Ricardo Bochini, Argentinian footballer
1955 - Terry Chimes, English musician (The Clash)
1956 - Andy Cox, English musician (The Beat, Fine Young Cannibals)
1957 - Jenifer Lewis, American actress
1957 - Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish politician
1957 - Andrew P. Harris, American politician
1958 - Dinah Manoff, American actress
1961 - Willie Revillame, Filipino game show host and comedian
1961 - Vivian Balakrishnan, Singaporean politician
1962 - Chris Chelios, American ice hockey player
1965 - Esa Tikkanen, Finnish ice hockey player
1966 - Chet Culver, American politician, governor of Iowa
1967 - Randy McKay, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 - Mark Bamford, American writer/director
1969 - Kina, American singer
1971 - China Kantner, American actress
1971 - Luca Badoer, Italian race car driver
1971 - Ana Ortiz, American actress and singer
1973 - Chris Guy, American professional wrestler
1973 - Geoff Johns, American comic book writer
1974 - Robert Budreau, Canadian film director
1975 - Angie Gregory, American Actress
1975 - Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress
1975 - Tim Montgomery, American athlete
1975 - Dat Phan, Vietnamese stand-up comedian
1976 - Mario Haberfeld, Brazilian racing car driver
1978 - Derrick Turnbow, Major League Baseball Player
1978 - Jason Roberts, English-born footballer
1978 - Denis Menchov, Russian cyclist
1979 - Christine Lakin, American actress
1979 - Pi Hongyan, French badminton player
1979 - Gabe Jennings, American distance runner
1979 - Rodrigo Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver
1980 - Xavi, Catalan Spanish footballer
1980 - Efstathios Tavlaridis, Greek footballer
1980 - Michelle McCool, American professional wrestler
1981 - Tose Proeski, Macedonian Singer (d. 2007)
1981 - Francis Jeffers, English footballer
1981 - Alicia Keys, American singer
1982 - Shawna Waldron, American actress
1982 - The-Dream, singer
1982 - Sho Sakurai, Japanese singer and actor
1983 - Andrée Watters, Canadian singer
1984 - Robinho, Brazilian footballer
1985 - Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer
1985 - Acie Law IV, National Basketball Association player
1986 - Chris O'Grady, English footballer
1986 - Shahriar Nafees, Bangladeshi cricketer
1987 - Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player
1988 - Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player
750 - Leo IV the Khazar, Byzantine Emperor