Famous Birthdays on January 22

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 274

• 1263 Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328)

• 1553 Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625)

• 1571 Robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary and politician (his library formed basis of British Museum manuscript collection), born in Denton, England (d. 1631)
• 1592 Pierre Gassendi, French scientist and philosopher (observed 1st transit of Mercury), born in Champtercier, Provence (d. 1655)

• 1649 Pascal Collasse, French Baroque theatre composer, born in Rheims, France (d. 1709)
• 1654 Richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729)
• 1655 Geleyn Evertsen, Dutch admiral (Commander of Zealand) (d. 1721)
• 1690 Nicolas Lancret, French painter (d. 1743)
• 1707 Carl Höckh, German composer and violinist, born in Ebersdorf, Duchy of Bremen (d. 1773)
• 1709 Joseph Riepel, Austrian-born German composer, born in Rainbach im Mühlkreis, Duchy of Bavaria (d. 1782)
• 1729 Giuseppe Luigi Tibaldi, Italian tenor and composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. c. 1790)
• 1729 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German critic and dramatist (1st ever dramaturge), born in Kamenz, Saxony (d. 1781)
• 1733 Philip Carteret, British Naval Officer who twice circumnavigated the world for the navy (commanded 1st European ship to discover Pitcairn Island), born on Jersey (d. 1796)
• 1748 Lewis Edson, early American composer, born in Bridgewater, Colony of Massachusetts (d. 1820)
• 1756 Vincenzo Righini, Italian composer and singer, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1812)
• 1779 Stefano Pavesi, Italian opera composer (Ser Marcantonio), born in Casaletto Vaprio, Duchy of Milan (d. 1850)
• 1781 François-Antoine Habeneck, French composer and musician, born in Mézières, France (d. 1849)

• 1796 Karl Claus, Russian chemist (d. 1864)
• 1797 Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Empress of Brazil (d. 1826)
• 1799 Ludger Duvernay, Canadian printer and publisher (d. 1852)
• 1802 Richard Upjohn, English-born American gothic architect (Trinity Chapel, NY), born in Shaftesbury, England (d. 1878)
• 1815 Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, Dutch-British pianist, composer, composer, and writer (Wagner As I Knew Him), born in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1891)
• 1820 Hermann Lingg, German poet and playwright, born in Lindau (d. 1905)
• 1820 Johan Hendrik Koelman, Dutch portrait painter (Jahresringe) (d. 1887)
• 1820 Joseph Wolf, German artist (d. 1899)
• 1824 Josef Leopold Zvonař, Czech organist and composer, born in Kublov, Bohemia (d. 1865)
• 1826 [Merriwether] Jeff Thompson, Partisan (Confederate Army), (d. 1876)
• 1840 Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907)
• 1842 Henri Maréchal, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1924)
• 1845 Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, born in Pézenas, France (d. 1918)
• 1848 Samuel Muller Fz, Dutch historian and archivist (Middle Ages) (d. 1922)
• 1849 August Strindberg 'Father of modern Swedish Literature', Swedish dramatist and novelist (Apologia), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1912)
• 1854 Luke Short, American Old West gunslinger and saloon owner, born in Polk County, Arkansas (d. 1893)
• 1855 Albert Neisser, German physician who discovered the bacteria that cause gonorrhea and leprosy, born in Schweidnitz, Prussian Empire (d. 1916)
• 1855 Ernst Kullak, German pianist, and composer of parlor music, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1914)
• 1858 Beatrice Potter Webb, English sociologist, economist (founded London School of Economics) and writer (My Apprenticeship), born in Standish (d. 1943)
• 1858 Frederick Lugard, British Colonial administrator, mercenary and explorer (Congo, Governor of Nigeria and Hong Kong), born in Madras, British India (d. 1945)
• 1861 Karel Stecker, Czech organist, pedagogue, and composer of organ and sacred music, born on Kosmanos, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1918)
• 1865 Friedrich Paschen, German physicist (Paschen series), born in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1947)
• 1870 Charles Arnold Tournemire, French organist and composer, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1939)
• 1871 Léon Jessel, German light classical and operetta composer (The Parade of the Tin Soldiers; Schwarzwaldmädel (The Black Forest Girl)), born in Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland) (d. 1942)
• 1874 Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940)
• 1874 Wincenty Witoz, Polish politician (Prime Minister of Poland 1920-21, 1923, 1926), born in Wierczhoslawice, Austria-Hungary (d. 1945)
• 1875 Bonifacius Cornelius de Jonge, Dutch politician (Governor General of the Dutch East Indies 1931-6) (d. 1958)

• 1875 Thomas W Ross, American actor (Without Limit, Kings Row, 17, Mortal Storm), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1959)
• 1877 Hjalmar Schacht, German economist and banker (President of German Reichsbank, co-founded German Democratic Party), born in Tingleff, Prussia, German Empire (d. 1970)
• 1878 Constance Collier, British actress and writer (Rope, Stage Door, Whirlpool), born in Windsor, England (d. 1955)
• 1879 Francis Picabia, French avante-garde artist, writer and typographist (Amorous Parade), born in Paris, France (d. 1953)
• 1882 Theodore Kosloff, Russian-born actor, ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1956)
• 1886 John Joseph Becker, American composer and conductor, born in Henderson, Kentucky (d. 1961)
• 1887 Helen Hoyt, American poet (d. 1972)
• 1889 Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (Tour de France 1923), born in Paris, France (d. 1935)
• 1890 Fred M. Vinson, American Democratic politician, US Treasury Secretary (1945-46) and the 13th Chief Justice of US Supreme Court (1946-53), born in Louisa, Kentucky (d. 1953)
• 1890 Vinko Zganec, Croatian ethnomusicologist, born in Vratišinec, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (d. 1976)
• 1891 Franz Alexander, Hungarian-American psychoanalyst (pioneered psychosomatic medicine), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1964)
• 1891 Moïse Kisling, Polish-French painter (La Souris Boiteuse), born in Kraków, Grand Duchy of Cracow, Austria-Hungary (d. 1953)
• 1892 Marcel Dassault [Bloch], French airplane engineer and manufacturer, born in Paris, France (d. 1986)
• 1893 Conrad Veidt, German actor (Casablanca, Cabinet of Dr Calgary), born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1943)
• 1893 Godfried Devreese, Belgian violist, conductor, and composer (Elf Dance; Gothic Symphony),born in Kortrijk, Belgium (d. 1972)
• 1894 Charles Morgan, English writer (Fountain) (d. 1958)
• 1894 Matt McHugh, American actor (Taxi, Freaks, Barbary Coast, Innocent Affair), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania (d. 1971)
• 1897 "Blind" Willie Johnson, American gospel blues singer and guitarist ("Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground"), born in Pendleton, Texas (d. 1945)
• 1897 Josef Stanislav, Czech pianist and composer, born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1971)
• 1897 Rosa Ponselle [Ponzillo], American soprano opera diva ("Casta Diva"; La Forza del Destino - "Leonora"; Metropolitan Opera, 1918-37), born in Meriden, Connecticut (d. 1986)
• 1898 Alexander Abramsky, Russian-Soviet composer, born in Lutsk, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1985)
• 1898 Ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch writer and playwright (Arid Earth) (d. 1973)
• 1898 Gustaf Paulson, Swedish organist and composer (The Resurrection Symphony), born in Hälsingborg, Sweden (d. 1966)
• 1898 Hans van Werveke, Belgian historian (Diocese Terwaan) (d. 1974)
• 1898 Ross Barnett, American lawyer and politician (Gov-D-Mississippi 1960-64), born in Standing Pine, Mississippi (d. 1987)
• 1898 Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director (Battleship Potemkin), born in Riga, Latvia [NS] (d. 1948)
• 1899 Guido Kisch, Czech-American Jewish historian (Jews in medieval Germany), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1985)
• 1900 Franz Salmhofer, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera, 1945-54), and composer (mostly of ballet and opera), born in Vienna (d. 1975)
• 1900 Juan Tizol, Puerto Rican jazz trombonist (Duke Ellington), and composer ("Caravan"; "Perdido"), born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico (d. 1984)
• 1901 Hans-Erich Apostel, Austrian composer (Sonata Ritmica), born in Karlsruhe, Germany (d. 1972)
• 1902 Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (d. 1970)
• 1903 Fritz Houtermans, Polish physicist (d. 1966)
• 1903 Robin Milford, English composer, born in Oxford, England (d. 1959)
• 1904 Arkady Gaidar, Russian children's writer (d. 1941)

• 1906 Joe Gladwin, British actor (Nearest and Dearest, No Hard Feelings), born in Salford, Lancashire, England (d. 1987)
• 1906 Robert E. Howard, American pulp fiction author (Conan the Barbarian), born in Peaster, Texas (d. 1936)
• 1906 Willa Brown, American air pioneer (NAAA) and civil rights activist (1st African American woman to hold a pilot's license), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 1992)
• 1907 Dixie Dean, English soccer striker (16 caps; Everton), born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England (d. 1980)
• 1907 Douglas Corrigan, American pilot, born in Galveston, Texas (d. 1995)
• 1907 Mary Dresselhuys, Dutch actress (Village by the River), born in Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 2004)
• 1908 Hammie Nixon [Nickerson], American blues harmonica player (Sleepy John Estes), born in Brownsville, Tennessee (d. 1984)
• 1908 Lev Landau, Russian physicist (1962 Nobel Prize for Physics for superfluidity theory), born in Baku, Russian Empire (d. 1968)
• 1908 Melle Weersma, Dutch jazz arranger and composer ("Penny Serenade"), born in Harlingen, Netherlands (d. 1988)
• 1909 Ann Sothern [Harriette Arlene Lake], American actress (Lady in a Cage), born in Valley City, North Dakota (d. 2001)
• 1909 Irving "Mouse" Randolph, American swing jazz trumpeter (Cab Calloway Orchestra), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1997)
• 1909 Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican diplomat, race car driver, polo player, and international playboy, born in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic (d. 1965)

• 1911 Bruno Kreisky, Austrian politician (Chancellor, 1970-83; Foreign Minister, 1959-66), born in Margareten, Vienna, Austria (d. 1990)
• 1911 Roberto Garcia Morillo, Argentine composer and music critic, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2003)
• 1911 Suzanne Danco, Belgian operatic soprano singer, born in Brussels (d. 2000)
• 1912 Harry Parry, Welsh jazz clarinetist and bandleader (BBC's Radio Rhythm Club), born in Bangor, Wales (d. 1956)
• 1913 Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003)
• 1913 Verdina Shlonsky, Israeli pianist and avant-garde composer, born in Kremenchug, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1990)
• 1913 William Cardinal Conway, Northern Irish clergyman (d. 1977)
• 1914 Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek composer, born in Platanoussa, Greece (d. 2001)
• 1915 Tom Burtt, New Zealand cricketer (slow left-arm bowler, took 33 wickets for NZ), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1988)
• 1916 Harilal Upadhyay, Gujarati Author, Poet, Astrologist (Gujarat is a State of India) (d. 1994)
• 1916 Henri Dutilleux, French composer (Tout un monde lointain, L'arbre des songes), born in Angers, France (d. 2013)
• 1917 Albert "Pud" Brown, American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1996)
• 1917 Herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants], Flemish poet and playwright, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1989)
• 1918 Elmer Lach, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup 1944, 46, 53 Montreal Canadiens; Hart Trophy 1945; Art Ross Trophy 1948; 5 x NHL All Star), born in Nokomis, Saskatchewan (d. 2015)
• 1920 George Breakston, French-American producer, actor and director (Jungle Stampede, It Happened One Night), born in Paris, France (d. 1973)
• 1920 William Warfield, American concert bass-baritone singer and actor (Show Boat), born in West Helena, Arkansas (d. 2002)
• 1921 André Hodeir, French classical and jazz violinist, and composer, born in Paris (d. 2011)
• 1921 Andy Ganteaume, Trinidadian cricketer and West Indian batsman who scored 112 in his only Test innings in 1948, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 2016)
• 1922 Howard Moss, American poet and editor (New Yorker), born in New York City (d. 1987)
• 1923 Diana Douglas, Bermudian-born American actress (The Indian Fighter), born in Devonshire Bermuda (d. 2015)
• 1923 Friedrich Zehm, German pianist and composer, born in Neusalz, Lower Silesia, Germany (d. 2007)
• 1923 Leslie Bassett, American classical composer (Variations for Orchestra - Pulitzer Prize 1966), and educator (University of Michigan, 1952-92), born in Hanford, California (d. 2016)
• 1924 J. J. Johnson, American composer and jazz trombonist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2001)
• 1925 Leslie Silver, English paint manufacturer, Chairman of Leeds United, born in London, England (d. 2014)
• 1926 Aurèle Nicolet, Swiss flautist (Berlin Philharmonic), and educator, born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (d. 2016)
• 1926 Lord Erskine of Rerrick, peer
• 1927 (Fletcher) Joe Perry, American AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback, 1948-63, 3X Pro Bowl (San Francisco 49ers; Baltimore Colts), and US Navy veteran, born in Stephens, Arkansas (d. 2011)
• 1927 Lou Creekmur, American football player (Detroit Lions) and hall of famer, born in Hopelawn, New Jersey (d. 2009)
• 1928 Birch Bayh, American politician and US Senator from Indiana (Democrat: 1963-81) who wrote two amendments to the US constitution (25th and 26th), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 2019)
• 1928 Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian (d. 2004)
• 1929 (Elijah) Doug Quattlebaum, American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (Softee Man Blues), born in Florence, South Carolina (d. 1996)
• 1929 Rita Gillespie, British pioneering TV director, born in London, England (d. 1994)
• 1929 Ron Richards, British record producer (Gerry and The Pacemakers; The Hollies), born in London (d. 2009)
• 1931 Galina Zybina, Russian discus thrower (15 world records between 1952-58), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union

• 1932 Berthold Grünfeld, Czech-Norwegian psychiatrist, sexologist, and educator, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
• 1932 Piper Laurie [Rosetta Jacobs], American actress (Twin Peaks; Carrie; The Hustler), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2023)
• 1933 Jean-Louis Viale, French jazz drummer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1984)

• 1934 Graham Kerr, English celebrity chef (The Galloping Gourmet), born in Brondesbury, England
• 1935 Pierre S "Pete" Du Pont IV, American attorney and politician (Governor of Delaware, 1977-85), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 2021)
• 1935 Seymour Cassel, American actor (Faces; Plain Clothes; Valentino), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2019)
• 1936 Alan J. Heeger, American chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1936 Noel Kelly, Australian rugby league hooker (25 Tests; Queensland, NSW, Western Suburbs) and coach (Western Suburbs, North Sydney), born in Ipswich, Australia (d. 2020)
• 1936 Ong Teng Cheong, 5th President of Singapore (d. 2002)
• 1937 Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan "Sandinistas" rebel leader, born in Nicaragua (d. 2020) [some sources cite birthdate as November 15, 1936]
• 1937 Joseph Wambaugh, American police writer ("The Onion Fields"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1938 Altair, Brazilian footballer
• 1938 Corra Dirksen, South African rugby union winger (10 caps; Northern Transvaal), born in Vereeniging, South Africa (d. 2020)
• 1938 Joe Esposito, American author and friend of Elvis, born in Chicago (d. 2016)
• 1939 J.C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Stanley Cup x 5 Montreal Canadiens; 7 x NHL All Star), born in Bagotville, Quebec (d. 1994)
• 1939 Jeff Smith, American chef (d. 2004)
• 1939 Luigi Simoni, Italian soccer midfielder (Napoli, Torino, Juventus, Brescia, Genoa) and manager (UEFA Cup 1998, Inter; Genoa, Torino, Napoli), born in Crevalcore, Italy (d. 2020)
• 1939 Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba [Sadaho Maeda], Japanese martial artist and actor (The Street Fighter; Kill Bill: Volume 1), born in Fukuoka, Japan (d. 2021)
• 1940 Addie "Micki" Harris, American pop singer (Shirelles - "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"; "Soldier Boy"), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 1982)
• 1940 Eberhard Weber, German acoustic and electric double bassist, cellist and chamber jazz and ambient music composer, born in Stuttgart, Germany
• 1940 George Seifert, American football coach
• 1940 John Hurt, English actor (Elephant Man, Alien, Midnight Express), born in Chesterfield (d. 2017)
• 1940 Tilo Medek [Müller-Medek], German composer (Die Todesfuge), musicologist, and music publisher, born in Jena, Germany (d. 2006)
• 1942 Mimis Domazos, Greek soccer midfielder (50 caps; Panathinaikos FC 502 games), born in Athens, Greece
• 1943 Jim Saxton, American politician (Rep-R-NJ, 1984-2009), born in Nicholson, Pennsylvania
• 1943 Marília Pêra, Brazilian actress (Better Days Ahead, Pixote), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2015)
• 1945 Michael Cristofer, actor/writer (Little Drummer Girl)
• 1946 Andrew Rubin, actor (Hometown, Joe Bash) [or Jun 22], born in New Bedford, Massachusetts

• 1948 Gilbert Levine, American orchestral conductor, born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1948 Northern Calloway, American actor (d. 1990)
• 1948 Tim Foley, American football defensive back (Super Bowl VII, VIII; Pro Bowl 1979; Miami Dolphins), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2023)
• 1949 James "J.P." Pennington, American country-pop singer and guitarist (Exile), born in Berea, Kentucky
• 1949 Mike Caldwell, American baseball player
• 1949 Steve Perry, American rock vocalist (Journey, 1977-87; 95-97 - "Don't Stop Believin'"; "Open Arms"), born in Hanford, California
• 1949 Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez, American drummer (E Street Band, 1972-74), born in Neptune, New Jersey
• 1951 Dick Sims, American Hammond B-3 organist (Bob Seger; Eric Clapton), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2011)
• 1951 Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater (Olympic gold men's singles 1972; World C'ships gold 1971, 72, 73), born in Bratislava, Slovakia (d. 1989)
• 1952 Ace Vergel, Filipino actor (d. 2007)
• 1952 Teddy Gentry, American country music bassist (Alabama - "Mountain Music"), born in Fort Payne, Alabama
• 1952 Teresa Kaban, Polish classical pianist and co-director of the International Festival of Rediscovered and Forgotten Music, born in Gliwice, Poland
• 1953 Jim Jarmusch, American director (Only Lovers Left Alive), born in Akron, Ohio
• 1953 Karen Moe, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 1972), born in Del Monte, Philippines
• 1953 Myung-Whun Chung, South Korean pianist and conductor (Chung Trio), born in Seoul, South Korea
• 1954 Chris Lemmon, American actor (Brothers & Sisters, Duet) [or Jun 22], born in Los Angeles, California
• 1954 Peter Pilz, Austrian politician, born in Kapfenberg, Austria
• 1954 Tully Blanchard, American professional wrestler, born in Calgary, Canada
• 1955 John Wesley Shipp, American actor (Dawson's Creek, One Life to Live), born in Norfolk, Virginia
• 1955 Thomas David Jones, United States astronaut (STS 59, 68, 80, sk: 98), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1955 Timothy R. Ferguson, American politician, born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1956 Steve Riley, American rock drummer (L.A. Guns; W.A.S.P.), born in Revere, Massachusetts
• 1957 Francis Wheen, English writer and journalist, born in England

• 1957 Rene Requiestas, Filipino actor and comedian, born in Tondo, Philippines (d. 1993)
• 1958 Charles White, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1979, USC; Pro Bowl 1987, Cleveland Browns, LA Rams), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023)
• 1958 Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek football player and manager, born in Dafni, Greece
• 1959 Linda Blair, American actress (Exorcist, Chained Heat, Savage St), born in St Louis, Missouri

• 1961 Daniel Johnston, American musician and visual artist (Hi, How Are You), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2019)
• 1962 Choi Min-sik, South Korean actor, born in Seoul, South Korea
• 1962 Robert Mailhouse, American actor (Brian-Days of our Life), born in New Haven, Connecticut
• 1962 Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, born in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
• 1963 Andrei Tchmil, Ukrainian-Belgian cyclist, born in Khabarovsk, Russia
• 1963 Jeff Treadway, American baseball infielder (LA Dodgers), born in Columbus, Georgia
• 1964 Maria Ellingsen, Icelandic actress (Katrina-Santa Barbara), born in Reykjavik, Iceland
• 1964 Stojko Vrankovic, Croatian NBA center (LA Clippers), born in Drniš, Croatia
• 1964 Wayne Kirby, American baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians, LA Dodgers), born in Williamsburg, Virginia

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