Famous Births on 8 Jan

Famous Births on 8 Jan

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 - Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)
1788 - Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)
1792 - Lowell Mason, American composer (d. 1872)
1805 - John Bigler, American politician (d. 1871)
1805 - Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)
1812 - Sigismond Thalberg, French pianist and composer (d. 1871)
1817 - Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)
1821 - James Longstreet, American Confederate general (d. 1904)
1821 - W.H.L. Wallace, American Union general (d. 1862)
1823 - Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (d. 1913)
1824 - Wilkie Collins, British novelist (d. 1889)
1824 - Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (d. 1861)
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)
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)
1866 - William G. Conley, American politician (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 - Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953)
1873 - Elena of Montenegro, queen of Italy (d. 1956)
1881 - Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)
1883 - Patrick J. Hurley, United States Secretary of War (d. 1963)
1883 - Pavel Filonov, Russian painter (d. 1941)
1885 - John Curtin, Australian politician (d. 1945)
1885 - A. J. Muste, Dutch pacifist and activist (d. 1967)
1888 - Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960)
1888 - Richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)
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 - St Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr (d. 1941)
1896 - Jaromir Weinberger, Czech-American composer (d. 1967)
1896 - Arthur Ford, American psychic (d. 1971)
1897 - Dennis Wheatley, British author (d. 1977)
1899 - Solomon Bandaranaike, Ceylonese Prime Minister (d. 1959)
1900 - Dame Merlyn Myer, Australian philanthropist (d. 1982)
1902 - Carl Rogers, American psychologist (d. 1987)
1902 - Georgy Malenkov, Soviet politician (d. 1988)
1903 - Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist (d. 1960)
1904 - Karl Brandt, Alsacian Nazi war criminal (d. 1948)
1905 - Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (d. 1988)
1905 - Franjo Cardinal Seper, Croatian Catholic cardinal (d. 1981)
1908 - William Hartnell, British actor (d. 1975)
1909 - José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor (d. 1992)
1909 - Willy Millowitsch, German actor (d. 1999)
1909 - Evelyn Wood, American educator (d. 1995)
1910 - Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova, Russian ballerina (d. 1988)
1911 - Tom Delaney, British racing driver (d. 2006)
1915 - Walker Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1991)
1921 - Herta Bothe, Nazi concentration camp guard
1922 - Abbey Simon, U.S. pianist
1923 - Joseph Weizenbaum, German-American author and computer scientist (d. 2008)
1923 - Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (d. 1985)
1923 - Giorgio Tozzi, American bass
1923 - Larry Storch, American actor
1924 - Benjamin Lees, American composer
1924 - Ron Moody, English actor
1925 - Helmuth Hubener, German activist (d. 1942)
1926 - Soupy Sales, American comedian
1926 - Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer
1926 - Kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian Odissi dancer (d. 2004)
1926 - Evelyn Lear, American soprano
1927 - Charles Tomlinson, British poet and translator
1928 - Gaston Miron, Quebec poet and editor (d. 1996)
1928 - Slade Gorton, former American politician
1929 - Saeed Jaffrey, Indian actor
1931 - Bill Graham, German-born American music promoter (d. 1991)
1933 - Ko Un, Korean poet
1933 - Jean-Marie Straub, French film director
1933 - Charles Osgood, American journalist and commentator
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 - Elvis Presley, American singer and guitarist (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 - Yevgeny Nesterenko, Russian bass-baritone
1938 - Bob Eubanks, American game show host
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
1944 - Terry Brooks, American writer
1945 - Kathleen Noone, American actress
1945 - Kojo Nnamdi, Guyanese-born American radio host
1945 - Jeannie Lewis, Australian actress and singer
1946 - Robby Krieger, American musician
1947 - Terry Sylvester, British singer and musician
1947 - Samuel Schmid, Swiss politician
1947 - David Bowie, English musician
1947 - Don Bendell, American author & karate master
1948 - Gillies MacKinnon, Scottish film director
1951 - Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucian politician
1951 - John McTiernan, American film director
1952 - Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist
1953 - Bruce Sutter, American baseball player
1955 - Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer
1955 - Mike Reno, Canadian musician
1957 - Nacho Duato, Spanish classical dancer and choreographer
1958 - Rey Misterio, Sr., Mexican wrestler
1959 - Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005)
1961 - Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese creator of Yu-Gi-Oh
1961 - Calvin Smith, American athlete
1962 - Chris Marion, American musician
1965 - Michelle Forbes, American actress
1966 - Andrew Wood, American musician (d. 1990)
1966 - Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player
1967 - R. Kelly, American singer
1968 - Keith Mullings, American boxer
1969 - Jeff Abercrombie, American musician
1969 - Ami Dolenz, American actress
1970 - Rachel Friend, Australian actress
1971 - Jason Giambi, American baseball player
1971 - Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer
1973 - Jason Stevens, Australian rugby league footballer
1973 - Sean Paul, Jamaican singer
1973 - Mark Knight, English sound designer
1975 - DJ Clue, American DJ and producer
1975 - Harris Jayaraj, Indian music composer
1976 - Brad Snyder, Canadian shot putter
1976 - Carl Pavano, American baseball player
1976 - Josh Meyers, American actor
1976 - Jenny Lewis, American actress and musician
1977 - Amber Benson, American actress
1977 - Ron Pederson, Canadian actor
1977 - Lee Yoo-jin, Korean actress
1978 - Marco Fu, Hong Kong snooker player
1978 - Boris Avrukh, Israeli chess grandmaster
1979 - Seol Ki-Hyeon, South Korean footballer
1979 - Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer
1979 - Sarah Polley, Canadian actress
1979 - Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer
1980 - Rachel Nichols, American actress
1981 - Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player
1981 - Xie Xingfang, Chinese badminton player
1982 - John Utaka, Nigerian footballer
1982 - Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
1982 - wiL Francis, American singer
1982 - Emanuele Calaiò, Italian footballer
1983 - Chris Mordetzky, American wrestler
1983 - Felipe Colombo, Argentine-Mexican actor and singer
1984 - Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player
1985 - Rachael Lampa, American singer
1986 - Jaclyn Linetsky, Canadian actress (d. 2003)
1986 - David Silva, Spanish footballer
1988 - Adam T. Siska, American musician
1990 - Maci Wainwright, American singer
1991 - Asuka Hinoi, Japanese singer