Famous Births on 4 Jan

Famous Births on 4 Jan

1077 - Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)
1334 - Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)
1581 - James Ussher, Irish Anglican archbishop (d. 1656)
1643 - Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and natural philosopher (d. 1727)
1664 - Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742)
1672 - Hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742)
1710 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. 1736)
1720 - Johann Friedrich Agricola, German composer (d. 1774)
1785 - Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863)
1809 - Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (d. 1852)
1813 - Isaac Pitman, English inventor (Pitman shorthand) (d. 1897)
1832 - George Tryon, British admiral (d. 1893)
1838 - Charles Sherwood Stratton, American circus performer (d. 1883)
1839 - Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)
1842 - Frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
1848 - Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)
1869 - Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960)
1870 - Percy Pitt, English organist and conductor (d. 1932)
1874 - Josef Suk, Czech composer (d. 1935)
1878 - Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)
1881 - Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor (d. 1919)
1882 - Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. 1943)
1883 - Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969)
1891 - Edward Brooker, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1948)
1893 - Yone Minagawa, Japanese, became worlds Oldest living person January 29, 2007. (d. Aug. 13, 2007)
1894 - Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962)
1895 - Leroy Grumman, American industrialist (d. 1982)
1896 - Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)
1896 - André Masson, French artist (d. 1987)
1900 - James Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989)
1901 - C. L. R. James, writer and journalist (d. 1989)
1902 - John McCone, CIA Director (d. 1991)
1905 - Sterling Holloway, American actor (d. 1992)
1910 - Arthur Villeneuve, Quebec painter (d. 1990)
1913 - Malietoa Tanumafili II, Sovereign Ruler of Samoa (d.2007)
1914 - Herman Franks, American baseball player
1916 - Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)
1916 - Robert Parrish, U.S. film editor and director (d. 1995)
1920 - William Colby, American CIA director (d. 1996)
1922 - Rosalie Crutchley, English actress (d. 1997)
1924 - Sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (d. 1993)
1925 - Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish cross-country skier (d. 2003)
1927 - Barbara Rush, American actress
1927 - Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman
1929 - Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist, sculptor
1930 - Sorrell Booke, American actor (d. 1994)
1930 - Don Shula, American football coach
1931 - Adi Lady Lala Mara, First Lady of Fiji (d. 2004)
1931 - Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia 1996-2001
1932 - Carlos Saura, Spanish director
1933 - Ilia II Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia.
1934 - Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia
1935 - Floyd Patterson, American boxer (d. 2006)
1937 - Grace Bumbry, American singer
1937 - Dyan Cannon, American actress
1940 - Helmut Jahn, German architect
1940 - Brian David Josephson, Welsh physicist, Nobel laureate
1940 - Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate
1941 - John Bennett Perry, American actor
1941 - George Pan Cosmatos, Greek film director (d. 2005)
1941 - Maureen Reagan, American political activist (d. 2001)
1942 - John McLaughlin, English jazz guitarist
1943 - Doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer
1945 - Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer
1945 - Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate
1946 - Arthur Conley, American singer (d. 2003)
1946 - Susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer (d. 2001)
1947 - Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)
1947 - Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter
1948 - Eugeniusz Wycisło, Polish politician
1950 - John Louis Evans, convicted murderer (d. 1983)
1951 - Barbara Cochran, American alpine skier
1953 - Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer
1954 - Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician
1955 - Mark Hollis, English musician and composer (Talk Talk)
1956 - Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer
1956 - Bernard Sumner, English musician (Joy Division, New Order, Electronic)
1957 - Patty Loveless, American singer
1958 - Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist
1958 - Matt Frewer, American actor
1958 - Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor
1958 - Julian Sands, English actor
1959 - Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist
1960 - Michael Stipe, American singer (R.E.M.)
1960 - April Winchell, American actress
1961 - Lee Curreri, American actor
1962 - Peter Steele, American musician (Type O Negative)
1962 - Robin Guthrie, Scottish guitarist (Cocteau Twins)
1962 - Laila Eloui, Egyptian actress
1963 - Dave Foley, Canadian comedian and actor
1963 - Till Lindemann, German singer (Rammstein)
1965 - Julia Ormond, English actress
1965 - Cait O'Riordan, British musician (The Pogues)
1965 - Beth Gibbons, English singer (Portishead)
1965 - Guy Forget, French tennis player
1965 - Yvan Attal, French actor and director
1966 - Deana Carter, American singer
1967 - David Toms, American professional golfer
1967 - Marina Orsini, Canadian actress
1967 - Johnny Nelson, English boxer
1967 - David Berman, American poet and singer/songwriter (Silver Jews)
1968 - Mike Wilpolt, Head Coach of the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League
1970 - Chris Kanyon, American professional wrestler
1971 - Junichi Kakizaki, Japanese artist, sculptor
1972 - James Longley, American documentary filmmaker
1973 - Frank Høj, Danish cyclist
1973 - Harmony Korine, American film director and artist
1974 - Ian Moor, English singer
1976 - Ted Lilly, American baseball player
1976 - Benoît Joachim, Luxembourg cyclist
1977 - Irán Castillo, Mexican actress
1977 - Tim Wheeler, Irish singer (Ash)
1978 - Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player
1978 - Mai Meneses, Spanish singer
1979 - Tristan Gommendy, French racing driver
1979 - Jeph Howard, American musician (The Used)
1980 - Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer
1980 - Erin Cahill, American actress
1980 - Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian Cyclist
1980 - Greg Cipes, American actor
1982 - Paulo Ferrari, Argentinian footballer
1982 - Kang Hye-jeong, South Korean actress
1982 - Richard Logan, English footballer
1985 - Al Jefferson, American basketball player
1985 - Fernando Rees, Brazilian race car driver
1986 - Steve Slaton , American football player
1986 - James Milner, English footballer
1988 - Nabila Jamshed, Indian writer
1989 - Graham Rahal, American race car driver
1991 - Olivia Tennet, New Zealand actress
1995 - María Isabel, Spanish singer
1995 - Harry Skinner, English skiier
2000 - Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, American actress