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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1263]] – [[Ibn Taymiyyah]], Syrian scholar and theologian (d. 1328)<ref>{{cite book|author=Oliver Leaman|title=The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UarUm4QXGWAC&pg=PA280|date=2 May 2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-33975-4|pages=280–}}</ref> *[[1440]] – [[Ivan III of Russia]] (d. 1505)<ref>{{cite book|author=Stanley Sandler|title=Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L_xxOM85bD8C&pg=PA423|year=2002|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-57607-344-5|pages=423–}}</ref> *[[1522]] – [[Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans]], (d. 1545)<ref>{{cite book|author=Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc|title=The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Micropædia|url=https://archive.org/details/newencyclopaedia14ency|url-access=registration|year=1991|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|isbn=978-0-85229-529-8}}</ref> *[[1552]] – [[Walter Raleigh]], English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer (d. 1618) *[[1561]] – [[Francis Bacon]], English philosopher and politician, [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] (d. 1626)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gaukroger |first1=Stephen |chapter=Bacon, Francis |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=2007 |page=79 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_94|isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 }}</ref> *[[1570]] – [[Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington]], English historian and politician, founded the [[Cotton library]] (d. 1631) *[[1573]] – [[John Donne]], English poet and cleric in the [[Church of England]], wrote the [[Holy Sonnets]] (d. 1631) *[[1592]] – [[Pierre Gassendi]], French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1655)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hatch |first1=Robert Alan |chapter=Gassendi, Pierre |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=2007 |pages=408–410 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_503|isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 }}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1645]] – [[William Kidd]], Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (probable;<ref>{{cite book|author1=Craig Cabell|author2=Graham A. Thomas|author3=Allan Richards|title=Captain Kidd: The Hunt for the Truth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uZX3xvnKFSwC&pg=PA3|date=1 January 2010|publisher=Casemate Publishers|isbn=978-1-84415-961-1|pages=3}}</ref> d. 1701) *[[1654]] – [[Richard Blackmore]], English physician and poet (d. 1729) *[[1690]] – [[Nicolas Lancret]], French painter (d. 1743)<ref>{{cite book|author=National Gallery of Scotland|title=Catalogue of the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aG8rAAAAIAAJ|year=1909|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|page=42}}</ref> *[[1729]] – [[Gotthold Ephraim Lessing]], German philosopher and author (d. 1781)<ref>{{cite book|author=Edward Malcolm Batley|title=Catalyst of Enlightenment, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: productive criticism of eighteenth-century Germany|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tf9bAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=P. Lang|isbn=978-3-261-04193-7|page=11}}</ref> *[[1733]] – [[Philip Carteret]], English admiral and explorer (d. 1796) *[[1740]] – [[Noah Phelps]], American soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 1809) *[[1781]] – [[François Habeneck]], French violinist and conductor (d. 1849) *[[1788]] – [[Lord Byron]], English poet and playwright (d. 1824) *[[1792]] – [[Lady Lucy Whitmore]], English noblewoman, hymn writer (d. 1840)<ref name="Julian1892">{{cite book|last=Julian|first=John|title=A Dictionary of Hymnology: Setting Forth the Origin and History of Christian Hymns of All Ages and Nations...with Biographical and Critical Notices of Their Authors and Translators|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3GshAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1085|edition=Public domain|year=1892|publisher=J. Murray|pages=1085–}}</ref> *[[1796]] – [[Karl Ernst Claus]], Estonian-Russian chemist, botanist, and academic (d. 1864) *[[1797]] – [[Maria Leopoldina of Austria]] (d. 1826) *[[1799]] – [[Ludger Duvernay]], Canadian journalist, publisher, and politician (d. 1852) *[[1802]] – [[Richard Upjohn]], English-American architect (d. 1878) *[[1828]] – [[Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry]], Irish hereditary peer (d. 1914) *[[1831]] – [[Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein]] (d. 1917) *[[1840]] – [[Ernest Wilberforce]], English bishop (d. 1907) *[[1849]] – [[August Strindberg]], Swedish novelist, poet, and playwright (d. 1912) *[[1858]] – [[Beatrice Webb]], English sociologist and economist (d. 1943)<ref>{{cite book | first=Royden J. |last=Harrison |title=The Life and Times of Sidney and Beatrice Webb: 1858-1905 The Formative Years |location=Basingstoke |publisher=Palgrave |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-31222-641-1 |page=367}}</ref> *[[1861]] – [[George Fuller (Australian politician)|George Fuller]], Australian politician, 22nd [[Premier of New South Wales]] (d. 1940)<ref name=nsw>{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Sir George Warburton Fuller (1861–1940) |id=1075 |former=Yes| access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref> *[[1865]] – [[Wilbur Scoville]], American chemist and pharmacist (d. 1942) *[[1867]] – [[Gisela Januszewska]], Jewish-Austrian physician (d. 1943)<ref>{{cite book|first=Ingrid|last=Arias|title=Im Dienste der Volksgesundheit: Frauen - Gesundheitswesen - Nationalsozialismus|trans-title=In the Service of Public Health: Women, Healthcare, Nazism|location=Vienna|publisher=Verlagshaus der Ärzte|year=2006|page=87|isbn=978-3-90148-886-3|language=DE}}</ref> *[[1869]] – [[José Vicente de Freitas]], Portuguese colonel and politician, 97th [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] (d. 1952) *[[1874]] – [[Edward Harkness]], American philanthropist (d. 1940) * 1874 – [[Jay Hughes]], American baseball player and coach (d. 1924) *[[1875]] – [[D. W. Griffith]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1948)<ref>{{cite book|first=Dennis|last=Kenneth|chapter=Griffith, David Wark|title=The Encyclopedia of Louisville|editor-last=Kleber|editor-first=John E.|location=Lexington, Ky.|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|date=2001|isbn=9780813121000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W7EeBgAAQBAJ|page=359}}</ref> *[[1877]] – [[Tom Jones (baseball)|Tom Jones]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1923) *[[1879]] – [[Francis Picabia]], French painter and poet (d. 1953) *[[1880]] – [[Bill O'Neill (baseball)|Bill O'Neill]], Canadian-American baseball player (d. 1920) * 1880 – [[Frigyes Riesz]], Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1956) *[[1881]] – [[Ira Thomas]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1958) *[[1886]] – [[John J. Becker]], American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1961) *[[1887]] – [[Helen Hoyt]], American poet and author (d. 1972) *[[1889]] – [[Henri Pélissier]], French cyclist (d. 1935) * 1889 – [[Amos Strunk]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1979) *[[1890]] – [[Fred M. Vinson]], American judge and politician, 13th [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (d. 1953) *[[1891]] – [[Antonio Gramsci]], Italian philosopher and politician (d. 1937) *[[1892]] – [[Marcel Dassault]], French businessman, founded [[Dassault Aviation]] (d. 1986) *[[1893]] – [[Conrad Veidt]], German-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1943)<ref>{{cite book|last=Giesen|first=Rolf|title=The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror Film, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring Legacy|location=Jefferson, N.C.|publisher=McFarland & Company|date=2019|isbn=9781476672984|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8PWKDwAAQBAJ|page=29}}</ref> *[[1897]] – [[Rosa Ponselle]], American operatic soprano (d. 1981) * 1897 – [[Dilipkumar Roy]], a Bengali Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist. (d. 1980) *[[1898]] – [[Ross Barnett]], American lawyer and politician, 52nd [[Governor of Mississippi]] (d. 1987) * 1898 – [[Sergei Eisenstein]], Russian director and screenwriter (d. 1948) * 1898 – [[Denise Legeay]], French actress (d. 1968) *[[1899]] – [[Martti Haavio]], Finnish poet and mythologist (d. 1973) *[[1900]] – [[Ernst Busch (actor)|Ernst Busch]], German actor and singer (d. 1980) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Daniel Kinsey]], American hurdler, coach, and academic (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite book | last = Quercetani | first = Roberto | title = World History of Hurdle and Steeplechase Racing Men and Women | publisher = Gardners Books | location = City | year = 2009 | isbn = 9788895684291 | page=17}}</ref> *[[1903]] – [[Fritz Houtermans]], Polish-German physicist and academic (d. 1966) *[[1904]] – [[George Balanchine]], Georgian-American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the [[New York City Ballet]] (d. 1983)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Mary Clarke|author2=Clement Crisp|title=Ballet: An Illustrated History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lGG1AAAAIAAJ|year=1992|publisher=H. Hamilton|isbn=978-0-241-13068-1|page=123}}</ref> * 1904 – [[Arkady Gaidar]], Russian journalist and author (d. 1941) *[[1905]] – [[Willy Hartner]], German physicist, historian, and academic (d. 1981) *[[1906]] – [[Robert E. Howard]], American author and poet (d. 1936)<ref>{{cite book|last=Vick|first=Todd B.|title=Renegades and Rogues: The Life and Legacy of Robert E. Howard|location=Austin, Tex.|publisher=University of Texas Press|date=2021|isbn=9781477321959|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ed4EEAAAQBAJ|page=17}}</ref> *[[1907]] – [[Douglas Corrigan]], American pilot and engineer (d. 1995) * 1907 – [[Dixie Dean]], English footballer (d. 1980)<ref>{{cite book | last = Radnedge | first = Keir | title = The illustrated encyclopedia of soccer | publisher = Universe Pub | location = New York, NY | year = 2001 | isbn = 9780789306708 | page=196}}</ref> *[[1908]] – [[Lev Landau]], Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1968) *[[1909]] – [[Martha Norelius]], Swedish-born American swimmer (d. 1955)<ref>{{cite web|title=Martha Norelius|url=https://www.olympic.org/martha-norelius|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> * 1909 – [[Porfirio Rubirosa]], Dominican racing driver, polo player, and diplomat (d. 1965) * 1909 – [[Ann Sothern]], American actress and singer (d. 2001)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Jan. 22: Jim Jarmusch, Beverley Mitchell |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/01/22/Famous-birthdays-for-Jan-22-Jim-Jarmusch-Beverley-Mitchell/2251674321813/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=20 January 2024 |date=22 January 2023}}</ref> * 1909 – [[U Thant]], Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd [[United Nations Secretary-General]] (d. 1974)<ref>{{cite book|author=Australia. Parliament|title=The Records of the Proceedings and the Printed Papers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H1NJAQAAIAAJ|year=1962|page=438}}</ref> *[[1911]] – [[Bruno Kreisky]], Austrian lawyer and politician, 22nd [[Chancellor of Austria]] (d. 1990) *[[1913]] – [[Henry Bauchau]], Belgian psychoanalyst and author (d. 2012) * 1913 – [[William Conway (cardinal)|William Conway]], Irish cardinal (d. 1977) * 1913 – [[Carl F. H. Henry]], American theologian and publisher (d. 2003) *[[1914]] – [[Dimitris Dragatakis]], Greek violinist and composer (d. 2001) *[[1915]] – [[Heinrich Albertz]], German theologian and politician, [[List of mayors of Berlin|Mayor of Berlin]] (d. 1993) *[[1916]] – [[Bill Durnan]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1972) * 1916 – [[Henri Dutilleux]], French pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2013) * 1916 – [[Harilal Upadhyay]], Indian author, poet, and astrologist (d. 1994) *[[1917]] – [[Bruce Shand]], British Army officer, and father of [[Queen Camilla]] (d. 2006)<ref name="Obituaries: Major Bruce Middleton Shand">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1521006/Major-Bruce-Shand.html Obituaries: Major Bruce Middleton Shand, The Telegraph: Bruce Shand]</ref> *[[1918]] – [[Elmer Lach]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015) *[[1919]] – [[Diomedes Olivo]], Dominican baseball player and scout (d. 1977) *[[1920]] – [[Irving Kristol]], American journalist, author, and academic, founded ''[[The National Interest]]'' (d. 2009) * 1920 – [[Alf Ramsey]], English footballer and coach (d. 1999) *[[1922]] – [[Howard Moss]], American poet, playwright and critic (d. 1987) *[[1923]] – [[Diana Douglas]], British-American actress (d. 2015) *[[1924]] – [[J. J. Johnson]], American trombonist and composer (d. 2001) * 1924 – [[Ján Chryzostom Korec]], Slovak cardinal (d. 2015) * 1924 – [[Charles Lisanby]], American production designer and art director (d. 2013) *[[1927]] – [[Lou Creekmur]], American football player and sportscaster (d. 2009) * 1927 – [[Joe Perry (American football)|Joe Perry]], American football player (d. 2011) *[[1928]] – [[Yoshihiko Amino]], Japanese historian, author, and academic (d. 2004) *[[1929]] – [[Petr Eben]], Czech composer, organist and choirmaster (d. 2007) *[[1930]] – [[Mariví Bilbao]], Spanish actress (d. 2013) * 1930 – [[Daniel Camargo Barbosa]], Colombian serial killer (d. 1994)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Research|first=OCLC|title=FAST Linked Data|url=http://id.worldcat.org/fast/396133/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=id.worldcat.org|language=en}}</ref> * 1930 – [[Éamon de Buitléar]], Irish accordion player and director (d. 2013) *[[1931]] – [[Sam Cooke]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Eagle |first1=Bob |title=Blues - A Regional Experience |last2=LeBlanc |first2=Eric S. |publisher=Praeger Publishers |year=2013 |isbn=978-0313344237 |location=Santa Barbara |pages=199}}</ref> * 1931 – [[Galina Zybina]], Russian shot putter and javelin thrower (d. 2024) *[[1932]] – [[Berthold Grünfeld]], Norwegian psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007) * 1932 – [[Piper Laurie]], American actress (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul Michael|title=Movie Greats: The Players, Directors, Producers|url=https://archive.org/details/moviegreatsplaye00mich|url-access=registration|year=1969|publisher=Garland Books|page=1957}}</ref> * 1932 – [[Tom Railsback]], American politician (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Railsback|first=Thomas|url=https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/20089|title=RAILSBACK, Thomas Fisher|work=History, Art and Archives}}</ref> *[[1933]] – [[Yuri Chesnokov (volleyball)|Yuri Chesnokov]], Russian volleyball player and coach (d. 2010) *[[1934]] – [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]], Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004) * 1934 – [[Bill Bixby]], American actor and director (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite book|last=Roberts|first=Jerry|title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Volume 1|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=2009|isbn=9780810861381|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC|page=44}}</ref> *[[1935]] – [[Alexander Men]], Russian priest and scholar (d. 1990) *[[1936]] – [[Ong Teng Cheong]], Singaporean architect and politician, 5th [[President of Singapore]] (d. 2002) * 1936 – [[Alan J. Heeger]], American physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate<ref>{{cite web | title = Alan Heeger - Biographical | publisher = Nobel Foundation | url = https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2000/heeger-bio.html | access-date = 3 April 2015}}</ref> *[[1937]] – [[Alma Delia Fuentes]], Mexican actress (d. 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Entre la basura y el olvido, el triste final de Alma Delia Fuentes, figura de la Época de Oro|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/entretenimiento/2021/04/02/entre-la-basura-y-el-olvido-el-triste-final-de-alma-delia-fuentes-figura-de-la-epoca-de-oro/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=infobae|date=2 April 2021|language=es-ES}}</ref> * 1937 – [[Edén Pastora]], Nicaraguan politician (d. 2020) * 1937 – [[Joseph Wambaugh]], American author (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=February 28, 2025 |title=Joseph Wambaugh, Author With a Cop's-Eye View, Is Dead at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/books/joseph-wambaugh-dead.html |access-date=March 1, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Contemporary Books|title=Chase's 1997 Calendar of Events, 40th Anniversary Ed.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lUmuV0cjxiIC|date=1 October 1996|publisher=McGraw-Hill/Contemporary|isbn=978-0-8092-3174-4|page=98}}</ref> *[[1938]] – [[Peter Beard]], Australian photographer and author (d. 2020) * 1938 – [[Joe Esposito (author)|Joe Esposito]], American author (d. 2016) * 1938 – [[Altair Gomes de Figueiredo]], Brazilian footballer (d. 2019) *[[1939]] – [[Jørgen Garde]], Danish admiral (d. 1996) * 1939 – [[Alfredo Palacio]], Ecuadoran physician and politician, [[President of Ecuador]]<ref>{{cite book|author1=Roger East|author2=Carina O'Reilly|author3=Richard Thomas|title=Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mw8WAQAAIAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-85743-346-3|page=164}}</ref> * 1939 – [[Luigi Simoni]], Italian footballer and manager (d. 2020) * 1939 – [[J. C. Tremblay]], Canadian ice hockey player and scout (d. 1994) *[[1940]] – [[John Hurt]], English actor (d. 2017)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1940 – [[George Seifert]], American football player and coach * 1940 – [[Gillian Shephard]], English educator and politician, [[Secretary of State for Education]] *[[1941]] – [[Jaan Kaplinski]], Estonian poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 2021) *[[1942]] – [[Mimis Domazos]], Greek footballer (d. 2025) *[[1943]] – [[Michael Spicer]], English journalist and politician (d. 2019) *[[1944]] – [[Khosrow Golsorkhi]], Iranian journalist, poet, and activist (d. 1974) * 1944 – [[Uto Ughi]], Italian violinist and conductor *[[1945]] – [[Christoph Schönborn]], Austrian cardinal * 1945 – [[Alojz Uran]], Slovenian archbishop (d. 2020) *[[1946]] – [[Malcolm McLaren]], English singer-songwriter and manager (d. 2010) * 1946 – [[Serge Savard]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager *[[1947]] – [[Vladimir Oravsky]], Czech-Swedish author and director *[[1948]] – [[Gilbert Levine]], American conductor and academic *[[1949]] – [[Steve Perry]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 22, 2023 includes celebrities Diane Lane, Guy Fieri |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-22-2023-includes-celebrities-diane-lane-guy-fieri.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=20 January 2024 |date=22 January 2023}}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Paul Bew]], Northern Irish historian and academic * 1950 – [[Frank Schade]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Schade Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schadfr01.html |website=Basketball Reference |access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Ondrej Nepela]], Slovak figure skater and coach (d. 1989) *[[1953]] – [[Winfried Berkemeier]], German footballer and manager * 1953 – [[Myung-whun Chung]], South Korean pianist and conductor * 1953 – [[Jim Jarmusch]], American director and screenwriter<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1954]] – [[Tully Blanchard]], Canadian-American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |last1=Csonka |first1=Larry |title=Various News: Smackdown Ratings Delayed, Tyson Kidd Rehabbing His Knee, Tully Blanchard's Birthday |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/various-news-smackdown-ratings-delayed-tyson-kidd-rehabbing-his-knee-tully-blanchards-birthday/ |publisher=[[411Mania]] |access-date=20 January 2024 |date=22 January 2013}}</ref> *[[1955]] – [[Lester Hayes]], American football player<ref>{{cite web | access-date=20 January 2024 | first1=Levi | last1=Edwards | url=https://www.raiders.com/news/once-a-cornerback-always-a-cornerback-a-quintet-of-legendary-raiders-defensive-b | title=Once a Cornerback, Always a Cornerback: A quintet of legendary Raiders defensive backs reflect on their careers in the Silver and Black | publisher=[[Las Vegas Raiders]] | date=28 February 2023 | website=www.raiders.com}}</ref> * 1955 – [[Thomas David Jones]], American captain, pilot, and astronaut * 1955 – [[John Wesley Shipp]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1956]] – [[Steve Riley (drummer)|Steve Riley]], American drummer (d. 2023) *[[1957]] – [[Mike Bossy]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2022)<ref name=globeobit>{{cite web|publisher=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-mike-bossy-new-york-islanders-stanley-cup-champ-obituary|title=Mike Bossy, New York Islanders Great, Four-time Stanley Cup Champion, Dies at 65|first=Tom|last=Hawthorn|date=April 15, 2022|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> * 1957 – [[Rita Chatterton]], American professional wrestling referee<ref name="NYMag">{{cite web |last1=Riesman |first1=Abraham |author-link=Abraham Riesman|title=The First Female Referee in WWE Says Vince McMahon Raped Her |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/06/vince-mcmahon-accused-of-rape-by-first-female-wwe-referee.html |website=[[New York Magazine]] |access-date=December 25, 2023 |language=en |date=June 27, 2022}}</ref> * 1957 – [[Godfrey Thoma]], Nauruan politician * 1957 – [[Francis Wheen]], English journalist and author *[[1958]] – [[Nikos Anastopoulos]], Greek footballer and manager * 1958 – [[Filiz Koçali]], Turkish journalist and politician * 1958 – [[Charles White (American football)|Charles White]], American football player (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sandomir |first1=Richard |title=Charles White, Heisman Winner With a Difficult Second Act, Dies at 64 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/sports/football/charles-white-dead.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=20 January 2024 |date=15 January 2023}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Linda Blair]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1960]] – [[Michael Hutchence]], Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1997)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1961]] – [[Quintin Dailey]], American basketball player (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=Quintin Dailey |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76497/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> *[[1962]] – [[Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu]], Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia *[[1964]] – [[Nigel Benn]], English-Australian boxer * 1964 – [[Stojko Vranković]], Croatian basketball player *[[1965]] – [[Steven Adler]], American rock drummer * 1965 – [[DJ Jazzy Jeff]], American DJ and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1965 – [[Diane Lane]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1966]] – [[Craig Salvatori]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/craig-salvatori/summary.html|title=Craig Salvatori – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Guy Fieri]], American chef, author, and television host<ref>{{cite web |date=January 22, 1968 |orig-year=File date: February 7, 1968 |title=Birth Record of Guy Ramsay Ferry |url=http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/10213019/Guy-Ramsay-Ferry |work=Ohio Birth Index, 1908–2011 |publisher=Ohio Department of Health|via=Mooseroots.com |id=Certificate Number: 1968003917 |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150408054741/http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/10213019/Guy-Ramsay-Ferry |archive-date=April 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1968 – [[Heath (musician)|Heath]], Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite web|title=X Japan Releases Statement Confirming Passing of Band Member Heath|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-11/x-japan-releases-statement-confirming-passing-of-band-member-heath/.204340|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=12 November 2023}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Frank Leboeuf]], French footballer, sportscaster, and actor * 1968 – [[Mauricio Serna]], Colombian footballer *[[1969]] – [[Olivia d'Abo]], English-American singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1970]] – [[Abraham Olano]], Spanish cyclist *[[1971]] – [[Stan Collymore]], English footballer and sportscaster * 1971 – [[Katie Finneran]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1972]] – [[Terry Hill]], Australian rugby league player (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/terry-hill/summary.html|title=Terry Hill – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Gabriel Macht]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1973]] – [[Rogério Ceni]], Brazilian footballer *[[1974]] – [[Cameron McConville]], Australian racing driver and sportscaster * 1974 – [[Joseph Muscat]], Maltese journalist and politician, 13th [[Prime Minister of Malta]] *[[1975]] – [[Balthazar Getty]], American actor and musician<ref name="AP"/> * 1975 – [[David Výborný]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=David Vyborny |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/david-vyborny-8459455 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Mario Domm]], Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer * 1977 – [[Anna Linkova]], Russian tennis player * 1977 – [[Hidetoshi Nakata]], Japanese footballer *[[1978]] – [[Robert Esche]], American ice hockey player and sports executive<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Esche |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/robert-esche-8465093 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> * 1978 – [[Chone Figgins]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chone Figgins |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/chone-figgins-408210 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Carlos Ruiz (baseball)|Carlos Ruiz]], Panamanian baseball player *[[1980]] – [[Christopher Masterson]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1980 – [[Jonathan Woodgate]], English footballer * 1980 – [[Lizz Wright]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/> *[[1981]] – [[Willa Ford]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1981 – [[Beverley Mitchell]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1981 – [[Ben Moody]], American musician, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1981 – [[Ibrahima Sonko]], French footballer *[[1982]] – [[Fabricio Coloccini]], Argentine footballer * 1982 – [[Jason Peters]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jason Peters |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/6012/jason-peters |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Étienne Bacrot]], French chess player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chess.com/players/etienne-bacrot|title=Étienne Bacrot|website=chess.com|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Ben Eager]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1984 – [[Ubaldo Jiménez]], Dominican baseball player * 1984 – [[Leon Powe]], American basketball player * 1984 – [[Maceo Rigters]], Dutch footballer *[[1985]] – [[Nicklas Grossmann]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicklas Grossmann |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/nicklas-grossmann-8471269 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> * 1985 – [[Fotios Papoulis]], Greek footballer * 1985 – [[Yan Xu (table tennis)|Yan Xu]], Singaporean table tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=XU Yan |url=http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=103525 |website=m2006.thecgf.com |access-date=26 May 2020 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801225232/http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=103525 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Maher Magri]], Tunisian footballer * 1986 – [[Matt Simon (footballer)|Matt Simon]], Australian footballer *[[1987]] – [[Astrid Jacobsen]], Norwegian skier<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/astrid-uhrenholdt-jacobsen|title=Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen|website=IOC|access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Shane Long]], Irish footballer * 1987 – [[Ray Rice]], American football player *[[1988]] – [[Greg Oden]], American basketball player * 1988 – [[Marcel Schmelzer]], German footballer *[[1989]] – [[Oscar Möller]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Oscar Moller |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/oscar-moller-8474114 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> * 1989 – [[Theo Robinson]], English footballer *[[1990]] – [[Alizé Cornet]], French tennis player * 1990 – [[Logic (rapper)|Logic]], American rapper<ref name="AP"/> *[[1991]] – [[Stefan Kolb]], German footballer *[[1992]] – [[Vincent Aboubakar]], Cameroonian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Vincent Aboubakar|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/vincent-aboubakar/131021/|website=Soccerway|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Tyrone Taylor]], American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tyrone Taylor #15 |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tyrone-taylor-621438 |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]]}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Dillon Brooks]], Canadian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dillon Brooks |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628415/dillon-brooks |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Sami Gayle]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1996 – [[Joshua Ho-Sang]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1996 – [[Kumi Sasaki (idol)|Kumi Sasaki]], Japanese singer and model<ref>{{cite web |title=佐々木 久美 |url=https://www.hinatazaka46.com/s/official/artist/7?ima=0000 |website=日向坂46公式サイト |access-date=11 December 2020 |language=ja}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Fan Zhendong]], Chinese table tennis player<ref name=Tokyo2020>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n1321133-fan-zhendong.htm |title=Table Tennis: FAN Zhendong |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |access-date=July 30, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730141139/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n1321133-fan-zhendong.htm |archive-date=2021-07-30}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Silento]], American rapper, singer and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/silent%C3%B3-mn0003377640/biography|title=Silentó | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref> * 1998 – [[Walid Cheddira]], Moroccan footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Walid Cheddira|url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/player/walid-cheddira-104505|website=[[Serie A]]|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Andrew Thomas (American football)|Andrew Thomas]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Thomas |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4259566/andrew-thomas |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Laia Codina]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Laia Codina |url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/laia-codina |publisher=La Liga |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref> * [[2002]] – [[Caitlin Clark]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/1642286/caitlin-clark |title=Caitlin Clark |publisher=Women's National Basketball Association |access-date=April 24, 2024}}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[Pau Cubarsí]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Pau Cubarsí|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/pau-cubarsi-paredes/864345/|website=Soccerway|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Athena Mapelli Mozzi]], daughter of [[Princess Beatrice]], born 11th in [[line of succession to the British throne]]<ref>[https://nypost.com/2025/01/29/entertainment/princess-beatrice-gives-birth-to-second-child-with-husband-edoardo-mapelli-mozzi/ Princess Beatrice gives birth to 2nd baby with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi — reveals photo and name]</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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