Famous Births on 6 Jan

Famous Births on 6 Jan

1367 - Richard II of England (d. 1400)
1412 - Joan of Arc, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (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 y Pimentel, 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 - Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720)
1655 - Jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)
1673 - 1st Duke of Chandos, English aristocrat, eponym of Handel's Chandos Anthems (d. 1744)
1714 - Percivall Pott, English physician (d. 1788)
1745 - Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor (d. 1799)
1793 - James Madison Porter, American politician (d. 1862)
1795 - Anselme Payen, French chemist (d. 1871)
1799 - Jedediah Strong Smith, U.S. hunter, 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, U.S. politician (d. 1874)
1812 - Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (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)
1838 - Max Bruch, German composer (d. 1920)
1848 - Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and revolutionary (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, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
1861 - George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)
1868 - Vittorio Monti, Italian composer (Csardas) (d. 1922)
1870 - Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)
1872 - Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (d. 1915)
1874 - Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)
1878 - Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. 1967)
1878 - Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)
1880 - Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)
1882 - Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. 1965)
1882 - Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1961)
1882 - Aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949)
1883 - Khalil Gibran, Lebanese writer (d. 1931)
1898 - Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)
1898 - James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (d. 1965)
1899 - Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960)
1899 - Heinrich Nordhoff, German automobile engineer (d. 1968)
1900 - Kathryn Hulme, U.S. novelist (The Nun's Story) (d. 1981)
1902 - Helmut Poppendick, Nazi 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)
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)
1915 - Alan Watts, English writer/philosopher (d. 1973)
1915 - John C Lilly, U.S. psychoanalyst, writer (d. 2001)
1916 - Vincent Serventy, Australian writer and conservationist (d. 2007)
1917 - Koo Chen-fu, Chinese negotiator (d. 2005)
1920 - Sun Myung Moon, Korean evangelist
1920 - John Maynard Smith, English biologist (d. 2004)
1920 - Early Wynn, American baseball player (d. 1999)
1920 - Doris Stokes, British psychic medium (d. 1987)
1921 - Cary Middlecoff, American golfer (d. 1998)
1923 - Jacobo Timerman, Argentine writer (d. 1999)
1923 - Norman Kirk, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1974)
1924 - Earl Scruggs, American musician
1925 - John De Lorean, American auto maker (d. 2005)
1926 - Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea and Nobel laureate
1926 - Ralph Branca, American baseball player
1926 - Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-born actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)
1926 - Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (d. 2003)
1926 - Pat Flaherty, American racecar driver (2002)
1928 - Capucine, French actress (d. 1990)
1928 - George H. Ross, American businessman
1929 - Babrak Karmal, Afghani politician (d. 1996)
1930 - Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990)
1931 - E. L. Doctorow, American author
1931 - Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
1932 - Stuart A. Rice, American chemist
1933 - Emil Steinberger, Swiss comedian
1933 - Oleg Makarov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 2003)
1934 - Harry M Miller, Australian entrepreneur
1934 - Tassos Papadopoulos, president of the Republic of Cyprus
1934 - Sylvia Sims, English actress
1935 - Nino Tempo, American singer and actor
1935 - Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria
1936 - Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player
1936 - Darlene Hard, U.S. tennis player
1936 - Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay
1937 - Lou Holtz, American football coach
1937 - Paolo Conte, Italian singer
1937 - Doris Troy, American singer (d. 2004)
1938 - Adriano Celentano, Italian singer and actor
1938 - Prof Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist, Lieutenant Governor of Victoria
1938 - Mario Rodríguez Cobos "Silo", Argentine writer and spiritual leader
1939 - Murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer
1940 - Penny Lernoux, American journalist (d. 1989)
1940 - Van McCoy, American musician (d. 1979)
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 (d. 2006)
1947 - Sandy Denny, English singer and songwriter (d. 1978)
1950 - Louis Freeh, former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
1951 - Don Gullett, American baseball player
1951 - Kim Wilson, American musician (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
1952 - Frank Sivero, Italian-born American actor
1952 - Moondog Spot, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
1953 - Malcolm Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC)
1954 - Trudie Styler, English actress
1954 - Karen Moras, Australian Olympic swimmer
1954 - Anthony Minghella, British film director (d. 2008)
1954 - Yuji Horii, Japanese video game designer
1954 - Hans Robert Hiegel, German architect
1955 - Rowan Atkinson, English comedian and actor
1955 - Richard Corbett, Labour Member of the European Parliament
1956 - Angus Deayton, English comedian, actor and television presenter
1957 - Nancy Lopez, American golfer
1958 - Scott Bryce, American actor
1958 - Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist, television presenter and newspaper editor
1959 - Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer
1959 - Kathy Sledge, American singer
1960 - Andrea Thompson, American actress
1960 - Howie Long, National Football League player
1960 - Nigella Lawson, English chef and writer
1960 - Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player
1960 - Paul Azinger, American golfer
1962 - Michael Houser, American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (d. 2002)
1964 - Yuri, Mexican actress and singer
1964 - Mark O'Toole, English bass guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
1964 - Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler
1964 - Henry Maske, German boxer
1964 - Charles Haley, American football player
1964 - Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (d. 2005)
1965 - Bjorn Lomborg, Danish mathematician
1965 - Konnan, Cuban-born professional wrestler
1965 - Muhammed al-Ahari, American Muslim writer
1966 - Andrew Wood, American singer (Mother Love Bone) (d. 1990)
1966 - Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor
1966 - A. R. Rahman, Indian composer
1968 - John Singleton, American film director
1969 - Norman Reedus, American model and actor
1970 - Julie Chen, American television presenter
1970 - Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player
1971 - Gary Wiseman, American punk-rock drummer
1971 - Irwin Thomas, Australian singer (ex-Southern Sons)
1972 - Nek, Italian singer
1973 - Scott Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 - Daniel Cordone, Argentine footballer
1974 - Nicole DeHuff, American actress (d. 2005)
1975 - Yukana, Japanese seiyū
1975 - Jason King, English radio DJ (Radio 1)
1975 - James Farrior, American football player
1976 - Danny Pintauro, American actor
1976 - Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
1976 - Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor
1978 - Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress
1978 - Casey Fossum, Major League Baseball player
1978 - Nikki Einfeld, Canadian opera singer
1980 - Steed Malbranque, French footballer
1980 - Hiromi Oshima, Japanese adult model
1981 - Asante Samuel, National Football League Defensive Back
1981 - Jérémie Renier, Belgian actor
1981 - Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress
1981 - Mike Jones, American rapper
1982 - Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player
1982 - Brian Bass, American baseball player
1982 - Tiffany Pollard, American reality television personality
1984 - Sean O'Brien, Australian professional windsurfer
1984 - A.J. Hawk, American football player
1985 - RP Singh, Indian cricketer
1986 - Paul McShane, Irish footballer
1986 - Alex Turner, English musician (Arctic Monkeys)
1991 - Nikola Saric , Danish footballer