Famous Birthdays on January 24

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 216

• 1287 Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)
• 1444 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)
• 1638 Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)
• 1664 John Vanbrugh, Dutch-English playwright (The Provoked Wife), born in London (d. 1726)
• 1670 William Congreve, English dramatist (Love for Love), born in Bardsey, Egland (d. 1729)
• 1674 Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)
• 1679 Christian von Wolff, German philosopher, born in Breslau, Silesia (d. 1754)
• 1705 Farinelli [Carlo Broschi], Italian castrato (considered one of the great opera singers), born in Andria, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1782)

• 1712 Georg Friedrich Schmidt, German engraver and etcher (court artist for King Frederick of Prussia and Empress Elizabeth of Russia), born in Wandlitz (d. 1775)
• 1724 Frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)
• 1732 Pierre de Beaumarchais, French polymath and dramatist (The Marriage of Figaro, Barber of Seville), born in Paris, France (d. 1799)

• 1742 Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808)

• 1750 Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician, and journalist, born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1809)
• 1754 Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820)
• 1758 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, German composer, born in Epfenhausen, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1801)
• 1763 Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831)
• 1767 Antony Christiaan Winand Staring, Dutch lawyer and poet (Jaromir) (d. 1840)
• 1774 Karl Moser, German composer and violinist, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1851)
• 1776 Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German Romantic writer, judge and composer (Undine), born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1822)
• 1778 Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, son of French King Charles X, born in Versailles, France (d. 1820)
• 1779 Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian Tsarina (d. 1826)
• 1796 Nicholas Mori, Anglo-Italian violinist and conductor, born in London, England (d. 1839)
• 1798 Karl von Holtei, Silesian actor, playwright and author (Die Vagabunden), born in Poland (d. 1880)
• 1798 Karl von Staudt, German mathematician (projective geometry), born in the Free Imperial City of Rothenburg, (d. 1867)
• 1800 Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer (Poor law reform, sanitation movement), born in Manchester, England (d. 1890)
• 1806 Anna Caroline Oury (née De Belleville), German concert pianist and composer, born in Landshut, kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1880)
• 1814 Abraham van Stolk, Dutch art collector (d. 1896)
• 1820 John Milton Thayer, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bellingham, Massachusetts (d. 1906)
• 1828 Adam Jacoby Slemmer, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (d. 1868)
• 1828 Ferdinand Cohn, German biologist, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1898)
• 1828 Karol Studzinski, Polish violinist and composer, born in The Free, Independent, and Strictly Neutral City of Cracow (now Kraków, Poland) (d. 1883)
• 1829 William Mason, American pianist, pedagogue and composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1908)
• 1832 John Pegram, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1865)
• 1848 Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (d. 1916)
• 1859 Alexander Alexandrovich Ilyinsky, Russian composer (The Fountain of Bakhchisaray), born in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia (d. 1920)

• 1864 Marguerite Durand, French journalist, feminist, and publisher (La Fronde), born in Paris, France (d. 1936)
• 1872 Ethel Turner, Australian author (d. 1958)
• 1872 Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943)
• 1874 Arthur Schomburg (Arturo Alfonso), Puerto Rican archivist of African American history and culture, born in Santurce, Puerto Rico (d. 1938)
• 1879 Stanislaw Lyudkevich, Ukranian composer, born in Jaroslaw, Habsburg Empire (now Poland) (d. 1979)
• 1883 Estelle Winwood [Goodwin], British-American stage and screen character actress (Quality Street; Darby O'Gill and the Little Peoples; The Producers), and oldest member of the Screen Actors Guild, born in Lee, Kent, England (d. 1984)
• 1886 Henry King, Christiansburg Virginia, American film director (d. 1982)
• 1888 Ernst Heinrich Heinkel, German aeronautical engineer (1st rocket-powered aircraft), born in Grunbach, Germany (d. 1958)
• 1888 Hedwig "Vicki" Baum, Austrian American author (Men Never Know, Grand Hotel), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1960)
• 1891 Walter Model, German WWII field marshal and panzer commander (Battle of the Bulge), and WW1 junior officer (Second Battle of the Marne), born in Genthin, Germany (d. 1945)
• 1895 Albin Zollinger, Swiss poet and writer (Der Halbe Mensch), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1941)
• 1895 Eugen Roth, German poet, born in Munich (d. 1976)
• 1898 Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (d. 1939)
• 1902 E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (d. 1965)
• 1902 Oskar Morgenstern, German-American economist, born in Görlitz, Germany (d. 1977)
• 1902 Walter Keirnan, American TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1978)
• 1903 Robert Gwathmey, American social realist artist (Arts & Letters), born in Manchester, Virginia (d. 1988)
• 1905 Dorothy Patten, American actress, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1975)
• 1905 J. Howard Marshall [James Howard Marshall II), American businessman and husband of Anna Nicole Smith, born in Germantown, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
• 1906 Norman Cook, British museum curator (d. 1994)
• 1907 Maurice Couve de Murville, French politician (Foreign Minister and Prime Minister of France 1968-69), born in Reims, France (d. 1999)
• 1909 Ann Todd, English stage and screen actress (The Seventh Veil; The Paradine Case; The Passionate Friends), born in Hartford, England (d. 1993)
• 1909 Jean R. Yawkey, American baseball executive (owner Boston Red Sox 1976-92), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1992)
• 1909 Tiny Winters [Frederick Gittens], English jazz bassist and singer, born in London, England (d. 1996)
• 1911 C. L. Moore, American science fiction & fantasy writer (Judgment Night), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1987)
• 1912 Ken Weekes, West Indian cricket batsman (2 Tests, top score 137; first Test cricketer born in US), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
• 1913 Norman Dello Joio [Nicodemo DeGioio], American classical composer (Choreography: Three Dances for Strings), born in New York City (d. 2008)
• 1915 Robert Motherwell, American painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic), born in Aberdeen, Washington (d. 1991)
• 1915 Vitezslava Kapralova, Czech composer, born in Brno, Czechia (d. 1940)
• 1916 Jack Brickhouse, American sports broadcaster, born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1998)
• 1916 John Corner, British mathematician, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
• 1916 Marvin Creamer, American mariner, 1st recorded person to sail around the world without navigational instruments, born near Vineland, New Jersey (d. 2020)
• 1916 Vic Stollmeyer, West Indian cricket batsman (1 Test, 1 x 50, HS 96; Trinidad & Tobago), born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad (d. 1999)
• 1916 Walter Haas Jr., American businessman and sports team owner (Levi Strauss & Co, Oakland A's), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1995)

• 1918 Gottfried von Einem, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod), born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1996)
• 1918 John McLiam [Williams], Canadian actor (First Blood, Sleeper, Men From Shiloh), born in Alberta, Canada (d. 1994)
• 1918 Oral Roberts, American Televangelist, founder Oral Roberts College, born in Pontotoc County Oklahoma (d. 2009)
• 1919 Leon Kirchner, American contemporary classical composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music 1967), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)
• 1919 Nora Beloff, English journalist and author, born in London (d. 1997)
• 1920 Don Saddler, American choreographer & dancer (Holiday Hotel), born in Van Nuys, California (d. 2014)
• 1920 Jerry Maren [Gerard Marenghi], American actor (The Wizard of Oz; Mayor McCheese), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
• 1920 Jimmy Forrest, American jazz saxophonist (Night Train), born In St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1980)
• 1921 Bernard J. Dwyer, American politician (Rep-D-NJ, 1981- 93), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (d. 1998)
• 1922 Charles Socarides, American psychiatrist, born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 2005)
• 1922 Neil Franklin, English soccer defender (26 caps; Stoke City, Hull City, Crewe Alexandra) and manager (Colchester United), born in Shelton, England (d. 1996)
• 1923 Simeon ten Holt, Dutch minimalist composer (Canto Ostinato), born in Bergen, Netherlands (d. 2012)
• 1924 David Craighead, American organist and educator, born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
• 1924 John Spencer, Earl of Spencer, English peer and father of Diana, Princess of Wales, born in London, England (d. 1992)
• 1924 Marvin Kaplan, American character and voice actor (Top Cat- "Choo Choo"; Alice - "Henry"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
• 1924 Robert Kastenmeier, American politician (Rep-D-WI, 1959-91), born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (d. 2015)

• 1925 William Hudson, American actor (I Led 3 Lives), born in Gilroy, California (d. 1974)
• 1926 Clyde Adler, American writer and voice actor (Soupy Sales Show - "White Fang"; "Black Tooth"), born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 1993)
• 1926 Georges Lautner, French director and screenwriter, born in Nice, France (d. 2013)
• 1926 Raymond Jacobs, American Marine Corp sergeant (one of the WWII Iwo Jima flag planters), and news journalist, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2008)
• 1926 Robert Delpire, French publisher, editor and photographer, born in Paris, France (d. 2017)
• 1927 Jerry Burns, American football coach (University of Iowa 1961-65; Minnesota Vikings 1986-91), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)
• 1927 Paula Hawkins, American politician (Sen-R-FL, 1981-86), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2009)
• 1927 Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet, British aristocrat (d. 2007)
• 1928 Desmond Morris, English zoologist (Human Ape, Body Language), born in Purton, United Kingdom
• 1928 Michel Serrault, French actor (Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud, La Cage aux Folles), born in Brunoy, France (d. 2007)
• 1928 Sid Green, British screenwriter, with Dick Hills (Two Of A Kind; The Strange World of Gurney Slade), and comedian (Those Two Fellers), born in London, England (d. 1999)
• 1930 Bernard Matthews, English turkey farmer (Bernard Matthews Farms), born in Brooke, England (d. 2010)
• 1931 Ib Nørholm, Danish organist, composer (Aspects of Sand and Simplicity), choral conductor, and educator, born in Søborg, Gladsaxe (d. 2019) [1]
• 1931 Maria Piątkowska, Polish athlete (WR 4 x 100m relay 1964), born in Goleni, Moldova (d. 2020)
• 1933 Zeke Carey, American doo-wop and R&B singer (The Flamingos - "I Only Have Eyes For You"), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1999)
• 1934 Burdette Haldorson, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1956, 60; University of Colorado Boulder), born in Austin, Minnesota (d. 2023)
• 1934 Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet, born in Leszno, Poland (d. 1976)
• 1935 (Arthur) Bamber Gascoigne, English television presenter (University Challenge, 1962-87), and author, born in London, England (d. 2022)
• 1935 Eric Ashton, English rugby league footballer, born in St Helens, United Kingdom (d. 2008)
• 1936 Daniel Goode, American composer, and clarinetist (Gamelan Son of Lion), born in New York City
• 1936 Doug Kershaw, American Cajun, folk and bluegrass fiddle player, born in Cameron Parrish, Louisiana
• 1936 Jack Scott, Canadian rock and roll singer-songwriter (My True Love), born in Windsor, Ontario (d. 2019)
• 1936 Robert Downey, Sr [Elias Jr], American filmmaker (Putney Swope; Rittenhouse Square), and actor (You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat), born in New York City (d. 2021)
• 1937 Bobby Beathard, American Pro Football Hall of Fame executive (GM Washington Redskins Super Bowl 1982, 87; San Diego Chargers), born in Zanesville, Ohio (d. 2023)
• 1938 Gyula Torok, Hungarian boxer (Oly Gold 1960), born in Kispest, Hungary (d. 2014)
• 1938 Julius Hemphill, American jazz saxophonist, and composer, born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1995)

• 1940 Dave Getz, American drummer (Big Brother & The Holding Company), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1941 Aaron Neville, American Grammy Award-winning R&B, soul, and pop singer, and keyboardist (Neville Brothers; "Don't Know Much"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1941 Michael Chapman, British progressive folk-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Looking for Eleven; Fully Qualified Survivor), born in Leeds, England (d. 2021)

• 1942 Gary Hart, American professional wrestling manager & wrestler, born in Ottawa, Kansas (d. 2008)
• 1942 Olav Nilsen, Norwegian soccer striker/midfielder (62 caps; Viking FK), born in Stavanger, Norway (d. 2021)
• 1943 Julie Bennett, American actress (Hey There It's Yogi Bear), born in Beverly Hills, California

• 1943 Subhash Ghai, Indian film director, born in Nagpur, India
• 1944 David Gerrold [Jerrold David Friedman], American science fiction screenwriter (Star Trek) and author (The Martian Child), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1944 Klaus Nomi, German singer, born in Immenstadt, Germany (d. 1983)
• 1945 D. Todd Christofferson, American LDS apostle, born in American Fork, Utah
• 1945 John Garamendi, American politician, born in Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Florida
• 1946 John Harrison, South Africa correspondent (BBC), born in Aldershot, England (d. 1994)
• 1946 Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor (The Rookies, Slap Shot, Twin Peaks), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• 1947 David Randall, British priest, founder of Cara (d. 1996)
• 1947 Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian soccer striker (14 caps; Lazio, NY Cosmos), born in Carrara, Italy (d. 2012)
• 1947 Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki, Japanese golfer (record 94 Japan Tour titles), born in Kaifu District, Tokushima
• 1947 Warren Zevon, American rock singer-songwriter, and piano player ("Werewolves of London"; "Lawyers, Guns and Money"; "Excitable Boy"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
• 1948 Charlie Souza, American session and touring bass player and vocalist (Mudcrutch), born in Tampa, Florida
• 1948 Elliott Abrams, American ass. secretary of state/supplied arms to the Contras, born in New York
• 1948 Michael Des Barres, British rock singer (Detective; Power Station), actor (MacGyver; The New WKRP in Cincinnati), and radio DJ, born in Hove, England
• 1948 Michio Kaku, American physicist, futurist, author (Physics of the Impossible; The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything), broadcaster, and peace activist, born in San Jose, California
• 1949 Bart Gordon, American politician (Rep-D-TN, 1985-2011), born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee,

• 1950 Benjamin Urrutia, Ecuadorian-born American writer, born in Guayaquil, Ecuador
• 1950 Daniel Auteuil, French actor (Elegant Criminal, Manon of Spring), born in Algiers, Algeria
• 1950 Laura Kelly, American politician, Governor of Kansas (2019-), born in New York City
• 1951 Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American comedian (It's a wonderful country), born in Odessa, Ukraine
• 1952 William F. Readdy, American astronaut (STS 42, 51, 79), born in Quonset Point, Rhode Island
• 1953 Brian Matthews, American actor (Burning), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1953 James Hutchinson, American session and touring bassist Bonnie Raitt, Ivan Neville, Boz Scaggs), born in Lynn, Massachusetts

• 1953 Nigel Glockler, British heavy metal drummer (Saxon), born in Hove, East Sussex, England
• 1954 Glenn Worf, American session and touring upright and electric bassist (Mark Knopfler), born in Dayton, Ohio
• 1954 Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1986)
• 1955 James Montgomery, American swimmer (1976 Olympics 3 golds), born in Madison, Wisconsin
• 1956 Hanne Krogh, Norwegian singer (Bobbysocks), born in Oslo, Norway
• 1956 Lounès Matoub, Kabylian singer-songwriter, guitar and mandole player, and Berber rights activist, born in of Taourirt Moussa, Algeria (d. 1998)
• 1957 Adrian Edmondson, British comedian, born in Bradford, United Kingdom
• 1957 Mark Eaton, American basketball center (NBA All-Star 1989; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 1985, 89; Utah Jazz), born in Westminster, California (d. 2021)
• 1957 Vladimir "Vlatko" Stefanovski, Macedonian guitarist, born in Prilep
• 1958 Frank Ullrich, German world biathlon champion, born in Trusetal, Germany
• 1958 Jools Holland, British rock keyboardist (Squeeze), and TV presenter (Later...), born in Blackheath, London
• 1958 Neil Allen, American baseball player, born in Kansas City, Kansas
• 1959 Vic Reeves [James Roderick Moir], English comedian, born in Leeds, United Kingdom
• 1961 Krasimir Mikhailov Stoyanov, Soviet cosmonaut, born in Varna, Bulgaria
• 1961 Nastassja Kinski, German actress (Tess, Cat People), born in Berlin, Germany
• 1961 Vince Russo, American writer, born in Long Island, New York
• 1961 William Van Dijck, Belgian athlete, born in Leuven, Belgium
• 1962 Stephen Gould, American operatic tenor (Bayreuth Festival, 2004-22), born in Roanoke, Virginia (d. 2023)
• 1963 Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer, born in Sittard, Netherlands
• 1963 Martyn Grimley, English field hockey player, born in Halifax, United Kingdom
• 1964 Rob Dibble, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
• 1965 Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian film director, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 1966 Jimeoin, Northern Irish comedian, born in Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
• 1967 Chris Warren, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in Seattle, Washington
• 1967 John Myung, American musician (Dream Theater), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1967 Phil LaMarr, American voice actor, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1968 Mark Burmester, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe Test all-rounder in 3 Tests 1992), born in Durban, South Africa
• 1968 Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast (Olympic gold all-round 1984), born in Fairmont, West Virginia
• 1968 Michael Kiske, German heavy metal vocalist (Helloween, 1986-93 and 2016-present), born in Hamburg, West Germany
• 1968 Ross Powell, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2017)
• 1969 Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Icelandic actor, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
• 1969 Louise McPaul, Australian javelin thrower (Olympic silver 1992, 96), born in Port Kembla, New South Wales
• 1969 Stephanie Romanov, American model and actress, born in Las Vegas, Nevada
• 1970 Matthew Lillard, American actor (Scream), born in Lansing, Michigan
• 1971 Andrea Mackris, American television producer, born in Missouri, United States
• 1971 Joe Panos, American football offensive lineman (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Brookfield, Wisconsin
• 1971 Saalman Raelyn, American actress (Attack of 60' Centerfold), born in Fostoria, Ohio
• 1971 Tonya Crowe, American actress (Olivia-Knots Landing), born in Long Beach, California
• 1972 Beth Hart, American blues-rock singer-songwriter ("LA Song (Out of This Town)", Screamin' for My Supper), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1972 Jay Walker, American football quarterback (Minnesota Vikings), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1972 Naoshi Mizuta, Japanese composer, born in Kōchi
• 1972 Ulla Werbrouck, Belgian judoka and politician, born in Izegem, Belgium
• 1974 Ed Helms, American comic actor (The Daily Show; The Office; The Hangover), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• 1974 Kristy Sargeant, Canadian ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada), born in Edmonton, Alberta
• 1974 Shii Ann Huang, American game show contestant, born in Taipei, Taiwan
• 1974 Tim Biakabutuka, American football running back (Carolina Panthers), born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 1975 Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer, born in Punta Arenas, Costa Rica
• 1976 Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist, born in Veurne, Belgium

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