Born on Wednesday, 21st January – Famous Birthdays
On this day, 440 notable people were born on 21st January — spanning from 1264 to 2007. From world leaders to artists and scientists, discover who shares this birthday.
On Wednesday, 21st January 2026, notable figures mark their birthdays across diverse fields. Luke Littler, the English darts player, was born on this date in 2007 and has since become a prominent figure in professional darts. Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, born in 2004, represents the future of the Norwegian monarchy and holds an important place in the royal lineage.
The date has also seen the births of numerous athletes and entertainers throughout modern history. Spanish footballer Marco Asensio was born on 21st January 1996, contributing to football’s competitive landscape. Emma Bunton, the English singer known for her work in pop music, was born in 1976. Beyond contemporary figures, the date connects to historical personalities including Christian Dior, the French fashion designer who founded Christian Dior S.A. and was born in 1905, and Jack Nicklaus, the American golfer born in 1940 who became one of sport’s greatest champions.
Across the centuries, 21st January has marked the arrival of individuals who shaped various domains. Stonewall Jackson, the American general, was born in 1824, whilst Cristóbal Balenciaga, the Spanish fashion designer who founded Balenciaga, entered the world in 1895. These figures demonstrate the range of talent and achievement associated with this particular date.
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21/01/2007
Luke Littler, English darts player
Luke Littler is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number one. Nicknamed "the Nuke", Littler has won two PDC World Championships, in 2025 and 2026, and is the youngest world champion in darts history. He has won 12 PDC major titles—ranked third all-time—and a total of 26 PDC titles.
21/01/2005
IShowSpeed, American YouTuber and online streamer
Darren Jason Watkins Jr., better known as IShowSpeed or simply Speed, is an American influencer and online streamer. He is regarded as one of the most popular online streamers and Internet personalities in the world. Watkins is known for his dramatic and energetic behavior he displays during his variety live streams, including in-real-life streams conducted in various worldwide locations. He has been viewed as a cultural ambassador as he visits countries often to showcase their cultures and inventions to both domestic and international audiences.
21/01/2004
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway is the elder child of Crown Prince Haakon and the second child of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and a grandchild of King Harald V. She is second in line of succession to the Norwegian throne after her father. She represents the fifth generation of the sitting Norwegian royal family of the House of Glücksburg. She has a younger brother, Prince Sverre Magnus, whom she ranks above in the line of succession after the implementation of absolute primogeniture in 1990.
21/01/2003
Hannibal Mejbri, Tunisian footballer
Hannibal Mejbri, also known mononymously as Hannibal, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Burnley and the Tunisia national team.
21/01/2001
Baek Jong-bum, South Korean footballer
Baek Jong-bum is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for K League 1 club FC Seoul. Born in Daejeon, he attended Osan Middle and High School, where he underwent training through FC Seoul's development system. Baek signed with the club in 2018 and made his debut professional appearance in the 2022 K League 1 season.
21/01/1999
Rubina Ali, Indian actress
Rubina Ali, also known as Rubina Qureshi, also known as Rubina Jodiyawala is an Indian actress who played the child version of Latika in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award. Following the film's success, she was cast in the Bollywood film Kal Kisne Dekha (2009).
Fūju Kamio, Japanese actor
Fūju Kamio is a Japanese actor.
Alisha Lehmann, Swiss footballer
Alisha Debora Lehmann is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for WSL club Leicester City and the Switzerland national team.
21/01/1998
Pervis Estupiñán, Ecuadorian footballer
Pervis Josué Estupiñán Tenorio is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and left wing-back for Serie A club AC Milan and the Ecuador national team.
21/01/1997
Mamadi Diakite, Guinean basketball player
Mamadi Diakite is a Guinean professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers, with whom he won an NCAA national championship in 2019. He also won an NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021.
Jeremy Shada, American actor, musician and singer
Jeremy Shada is an American actor, musician and singer. He is best known for his work as the voice of Finn the Human from the American animated television franchise Adventure Time and Lance in Voltron: Legendary Defender. He is also known for his performances in the sketch-comedy series Incredible Crew, the 2020 Netflix musical series Julie and the Phantoms, and DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms.
Ilia Topuria, German-Georgian mixed martial artist
Ilia Topuria is a Georgian and Spanish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Lightweight Champion. A professional since 2015, Topuria is the former UFC Featherweight Champion, becoming the first Georgian and Spanish fighter to win a UFC championship. As of November 18, 2025, he is #2 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
21/01/1996
Marco Asensio, Spanish footballer
Marco Asensio Willemsen is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.
Cristian Pavón, Argentine footballer
Cristian David Pavon, nicknamed The Bulgeterrier is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Grêmio.
21/01/1995
Jake Elliott, American football player
Jake Daniel Elliott is an American professional football placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft. Elliott was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LII. He holds the record for longest field goal by a rookie in NFL history. Elliott was also part of the Eagles' winning team in Super Bowl LIX, converting all four of his field goal attempts, and setting a record for the most accurate performance by a kicker during a Super Bowl in NFL history.
Marine Johannès, French basketball player
Marine Johannès, nicknamed Wizard for her ballhandling skills, is a French basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A native of Lisieux in Calvados, she also plays for the French national team, where she participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Alanna Kennedy, Australian soccer player
Alanna Stephanie Kennedy is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder and centre-back for Women's Super League (WSL) club London City Lionesses and the Australia national team.
Nguyễn Công Phượng, Vietnamese footballer
Nguyễn Công Phượng is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for V.League 2 club Truong Tuoi Dong Nai.
Yuliya Stupak, Russian cross-country skier
Yuliya Sergeyevna Stupak is a Russian cross-country skier who competes internationally with the Russian national team.
21/01/1994
Amin Affane, Swedish footballer
Amin Tareq Affane is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Laura Robson, Australian-English tennis player
Laura Robson is a British former professional tennis player. She debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2007, and a year later won the Junior Wimbledon championships at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the girls' singles tournament at the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her first tournament on the ITF Women's Circuit in November 2008.
Booboo Stewart, American actor
Nils Allen "Booboo" Stewart Jr. is an American actor, musician, and visual artist. He is known for playing Seth Clearwater in The Twilight Saga, Warpath in X-Men: Days of Future Past, Jay in the Disney television film franchise Descendants, Luca in Good Trouble, and Willie in Julie and the Phantoms.
21/01/1993
Ronald Blair, former professional American football player
Ronald Blair is an American former professional football defensive end who currently serves as the special teams quality control coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers and was selected by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft. Blair also played for the New York Jets.
Muralha, Brazilian footballer
Luiz Philipe Lima de Oliveira, known as Muralha or Luiz Philipe Muralha, is a Brazilian football who plays as a centre midfielder for Saudi club Abha.
21/01/1992
Sven Erik Bystrøm, Norwegian cyclist
Sven Erik Bystrøm is a Norwegian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Uno-X Mobility. He was the 2014 Under-23 World Road Race Champion.
James Duckworth, Australian tennis player
James “Quackerjack” Duckworth is an Australian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 46 achieved on 31 January 2022 and No. 185 in doubles achieved on 10 February 2020. Duckworth represented Australia in tennis at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 ATP Cup.
Quinton Howden, Canadian ice hockey player
Quinton Howden is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for Springfield Winterhawks of the South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League (SEMHL). He was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2010 NHL entry draft, 25th overall. He was also selected to play in the 2011 and 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships for Canada.
Kwame Karikari, Ghanaian footballer
Kwame Amponsah Karikari is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 2 club Kasetsart.
Tom Kühnhackl, German ice hockey player
Tom Kühnhackl is a German professional ice hockey player with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders.
Nicolás Mezquida, Uruguayan footballer
Gabriel Nicolás Mezquida Sero is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vancouver FC on the Canadian Premier League.
Verónica Cepede Royg, Paraguayan tennis player
Verónica Cepede Royg is a Paraguayan former tennis player.
Roland Szolnoki, Hungarian footballer
Roland Szolnoki is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for and captains Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Puskás Akadémia. A versatile international footballer, he can play with both feet. He normally plays as a defender, but he can sometimes play as a deep-lying playmaker.
21/01/1991
Ali Al-Busaidi, Omani footballer
Ali Sulaiman Rashid Al-Busaidi, commonly known as Ali Al-Busaidi, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Seeb Club in the Oman Professional League.
Jan Hirt, Czech cyclist
Jan Hirt is a Czech professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam NSN Cycling Team.
Brayden McNabb, Canadian ice hockey player
Brayden Luke McNabb is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally selected 66th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2009 NHL entry draft. He previously played for the Sabres and the Los Angeles Kings. McNabb won the Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights in 2023.
Marta Pagnini, Italian gymnast
Marta Pagnini is a retired Italian group rhythmic gymnast from Prato, Italy.
21/01/1990
Knowledge Musona, Zimbabwean footballer
Knowledge Musona is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Scottland. Musona, also captained the Zimbabwe national team prior to retiring from international football. Previously, he has played senior football in South Africa, Belgium and Germany.
Kelly Rohrbach, American model and actress
Kelly Anne Rohrbach is an American fashion model and actress, best known for her role as C. J. Parker in the film Baywatch.
21/01/1989
Doğuş Balbay, Turkish basketball player
Doğuş Balbay is a Turkish former professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 1 in tall and he plays at the point guard position.
Kayla Banwarth, American indoor volleyball player
Kayla Banwarth is an American former volleyball player and coach. She played as a libero for the United States women's national volleyball team. Banwarth won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship, and bronze at the 2015 World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Férébory Doré, Congolese footballer
Férébory Doré is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese club Mosta. Between 2010 and 2017, he made 37 appearances scoring 10 goals for the Congo national team.
Sergey Fesikov, Russian swimmer
Sergey Vasilyevich Fesikov is a Russian professional swimmer. He was part of the Russian 4 × 100 m freestyle relay teams that finished in ninth and third place at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, respectively.
Justin Houston, American football player
Justin Donovan Houston is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, earning first-team All-American honors in 2010. Houston was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2011 NFL draft. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, he was also named to the All-Pro team in 2014. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Armenian footballer
Henrikh Mkhitaryan is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan. He is the all time top goalscorer for the Armenia national team.
Zhang Shuai, Chinese tennis player
Zhang Shuai is a Chinese professional tennis player. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2, achieved in July 2022 and a singles ranking of No. 22 reached in January 2023. She is a three-time Grand Slam tournament champion in women's doubles, having won the 2019 Australian Open and the 2021 US Open alongside Samantha Stosur, and the 2026 Australian Open partnering Elise Mertens.
21/01/1988
Glaiza de Castro, Filipino actress and singer
Glaiza Castro Galura-Rainey, professionally known by her stage name Glaiza de Castro, is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for playing various roles in television and mainstream, independent, and sociopolitical films. Her performances have earned her accolades, including a Luna Award and a Facine Film Festival Award, as well as several FAMAS Awards and Gawad Urian Awards nominations.
Ashton Eaton, American decathlete
Ashton James Eaton is a retired American decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, who previously held the world record in the indoor heptathlon event. Eaton was the second decathlete to break the 9,000-point barrier in the decathlon, with 9,039 points, a score he bettered on August 29, 2015, when he beat his own world record with a score of 9,045 points, and remains the only person to exceed 9,000 points twice. His world record was broken on September 16, 2018, by Frenchman Kevin Mayer, who became the third man to pass the 9,000-point barrier, with a total of 9,126 points.
Rolands Freimanis, Latvian basketball player
Rolands Freimanis is a Latvian professional basketball player who plays for the Rīgas Zeļļi of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He plays at the power forward and center positions.
Vanessa Hessler, Italian-American model and actress
Vanessa Hessler is an Italian-American model and actress. A model since she was 15, Hessler has appeared in many publications throughout Italy, Germany, and France.
Aleksandar Lazevski, Macedonian footballer
Aleksandar Lazevski is a professional footballer who plays for OFK Vršac. Born in Serbia, he represented the Macedonian national team.
Ángel Mena, Ecuadorian footballer
Ángel Israel Mena Delgado is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for LigaPro Serie A club Orense.
Valérie Tétreault, Canadian tennis player
Valérie Tétreault is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 112 in February 2010, and peaked at No. 307 in the doubles rankings in April of the same year.
Pieter Timmers, Belgian swimmer
Pieter Timmers is a Belgian retired competitive swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He won the silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2016 Olympics. Timmers currently holds nine Belgian records, and seven national titles in long and short course freestyle. Timmers is a resident athlete for Brabo Antwerp, and trains under his personal coach Ronald Gaastra. He stands 2.00 m, and weighs 89 kg (196 lb). He ended his career in Budapest in the second season of the International Swimming League in 2020.
Nemanja Tomić, Serbian footballer
Nemanja Tomić is a Serbian retired footballer. He has been described as a "tricky" winger with sublime dribbling skill.
21/01/1987
Oskars Bārtulis, Latvian ice hockey player
Oskars Bārtulis is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman for HC Porto of the Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo. He played parts of two seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers. In 2018, Bartulis became a Russian citizen and initially ineligible to play for Latvia at national level.
Brandon Crawford, American baseball player
Brandon Michael Crawford is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He spent 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), playing all but his last season for the San Francisco Giants. Crawford played college baseball for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He was selected in the fourth round of the 2008 MLB draft by the Giants, and played his final season in 2024 with the St. Louis Cardinals. Internationally, Crawford represents the United States. In the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC), he helped win Team USA's first gold medal in a WBC tournament.
Aida Hadzialic, Swedish politician
Aida Hadžialić is a Bosnian-born Swedish politician and a member of the Social Democrats. She served as Minister for Upper Secondary School, Adult Education and Training from 3 October 2014 until her resignation on 15 August 2016. Prior to joining the government she served as deputy mayor 2010–2014 in Halmstad, Halland.
Darren Helm, Canadian ice hockey player
Darren Helm is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Avalanche, winning the Stanley Cup in 2008 and again in 2022.
Shaun Keeling, South African rower
Shaun Keeling is a South African rower. He won a silver medal in the men's coxless pair event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Augustine Kiprono Choge, Kenyan runner
Augustine Kiprono Choge is a Kenyan middle distance and long distance runner.
Will Johnson, Canadian soccer player
William David Johnson is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Central Florida Panthers in the National Premier Soccer League and the Central Florida Crusaders in the National Indoor Soccer League. A versatile midfielder, Johnson has represented Canada internationally.
Dominik Roels, German cyclist
Dominik Roels is a former German professional road bicycle racer, who previously rode for German Team Milram. He announced his retirement in January 2011.
Maša Zec Peškirič, Slovenian tennis player
Maša Zec Peškirič is a Slovenian former tennis player.
Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Japanese actress
Ikumi Yoshimatsu is a Japanese actress, stunt woman, book author, opinion leader, social activist and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2012 in Okinawa. It was Japan's first Miss International win in the 52-year history of the pageant.
21/01/1986
César Arzo, Spanish footballer
César Arzo Amposta is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Edson Barboza, Brazilian mixed martial artist
Edson Mendes Barboza Júnior is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist, former Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and has formerly competed at Lightweight.
Peyton Hillis, American football player
Derek Peyton Hillis is an American former professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos, where he spent his first two seasons. In 2010, Hillis was traded to the Cleveland Browns and rushed for over 1,000 yards during his first season with the team. He was the cover athlete for the video game Madden NFL 12. Unable to match his success, he was released from the Browns the following year. Hillis spent his last three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and New York Giants.
João Gomes Júnior, Brazilian swimmer
João Luiz Gomes Júnior is a Brazilian breaststroke swimmer.
Javi López, Spanish footballer
Javier 'Javi' López Rodríguez is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a full-back.
Gina Mambrú, Dominican Republic volleyball player
Gina Altagracia Mambrú Casilla is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2014 World Championship ranking fifth in both competitions. She won the gold medal at the 2010 and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games and bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Jonathan Quick, American ice hockey player
Jonathan Douglas Quick is an American professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Quick was selected in the third round, 72nd overall, by the Los Angeles Kings at the 2005 NHL entry draft.
Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor (died 2020)
Sushant Singh Rajput was an Indian actor best known for his work in Hindi cinema. He earned acclaim for his performances in several notable films, including Kai Po Che! (2013), Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015), M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), Kedarnath (2018), Sonchiriya (2019), and Chhichhore (2019). Rajput received a Screen Award and was nominated for the Filmfare Awards on three occasions. He was featured twice on Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list, and was regarded as one of the most talented and versatile actors of his generation.
Óscar Vílchez, Peruvian footballer
Óscar Christopher Vílchez Soto is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Alianza Universidad. He is the younger brother of footballer Walter Vílchez.
21/01/1985
Artur Beterbiev, Russian boxer
Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev is a Russian and Canadian professional boxer. He held the undisputed light-heavyweight championship between 2024 and 2025. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) and Ring magazine titles during his reign as champion.
Aura Dione, Danish singer and songwriter
Maria Louise Joensen, known as Aura Dione, is a Danish singer and songwriter. In 2008, she released her debut album, Columbine. The album spawned the hit single "I Will Love You Monday (365)", which reached number one in Germany, achieved over 80 million video views and was certified platinum.
Yumi Hara, Japanese voice actress and singer
Yumi Hara is a Japanese voice actress and singer. In December 2017, she had a hiatus from her singing career.
Sasha Pivovarova, Russian model and actress
Aleksandra ''Sasha'' Igorevna Pivovarova is a Russian model and artist. She is best known as the longest appearing fashion model for Prada, posed for 19 advertisement campaigns, a record Pivovarova has set for the brand. Pivovarova has appeared on the cover of Vogue 62 times. She was part of the original "Wide eyed doll era" in the late 2000s.
Ri Se-gwang, North Korean artistic gymnast
Ri Se-gwang is a retired North Korean artistic gymnast, representing the April 25 Sports Club. He is often considered a specialist on vault apparatus in the sport of men’s artistic gymnastics (MAG).
Dmitri Sokolov, Russian basketball player
Dmitry Nikolaevich Sokolov is a Russian former professional basketball player.
Ryan Suter, American ice hockey player
Ryan Suter is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman. He most recently played for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild, and Dallas Stars. Internationally, Suter has represented the United States national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He is also the owner of the Madison Capitols of the United States Hockey League (USHL).
21/01/1984
Luke Grimes, American actor
Luke Timothy Grimes is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Navy SEAL Marc Alan Lee in the film American Sniper. He played Christian Grey's younger brother, Elliot, in the film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), and its sequels, Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018). He starred as Kayce Dutton in the Paramount Network television series Yellowstone (2018–2024) and in the CBS series Marshals (2026).
Haloti Ngata, American football player
Etuini Haloti Ngata is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, earning consensus All-American honors. Ngata was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft, and was voted to the Pro Bowl five times. Ngata played for the Ravens for nine seasons before being traded to the Detroit Lions before the 2015 NFL season. Ngata was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles for one season in 2018 before retiring. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2025.
21/01/1983
Alex Acker, American-Italian basketball player
Alexander Maurice Acker is an American-Italian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Pepperdine University. Acker was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the final pick of the 2005 NBA draft and spent two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers.
Svetlana Khodchenkova, Russian actress
Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova is a Russian film, television and theater actress. She is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018).
Asael Lubotzky, Israeli physician, author and molecular biologist
Asael Lubotzky is an Israeli physician, author, and molecular biologist. Formerly an officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), he is a combat veteran of the Second Lebanon War.
Maryse Mizanin, Canadian-American wrestler
Maryse Mizanin is a Canadian media personality, model, actress and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE.
Álvaro Quirós, Spanish golfer
Álvaro Quirós García is a Spanish professional golfer.
Francesca Segat, Italian swimmer
Francesca Segat is a butterfly swimmer from Italy who won the silver medal in the 200 m butterfly at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2003.
Marieke van den Ham, Dutch water polo player
Marieke van den Ham is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Kelly VanderBeek, Canadian alpine skier
Kelly VanderBeek is a Canadian retired alpine skier originally from Kitchener, Ontario. She currently resides in Canmore, Alberta with husband David Ford. Although she has trained at countless ski clubs over the years, she lists Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ontario as her home club.
Moritz Volz, German footballer
Moritz Volz is a German former professional footballer, media pundit and scout. He played as a right-back with Schalke 04, Arsenal, Wimbledon, Fulham, Ipswich Town, FC St. Pauli and 1860 Munich.
21/01/1982
Richard José Blanco, Venezuelan footballer
Richard José Blanco Delgado is a Venezuelan footballer that currently plays for Primera División club Metropolitanos as striker.
Nicolas Mahut, French tennis player
Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 in men's doubles, holding the top ranking for a total of 39 weeks. Mahut is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having completed the career Grand Slam with victories at the 2015 US Open, 2016 Wimbledon Championships, 2018 French Open, and 2019 Australian Open, all partnering Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Adriano Ferreira Martins, Brazilian footballer
Adriano Ferreira Martins, or simply Adriano, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Sarah Ourahmoune, French boxer
Sarah Ourahmoune is a French former female boxer. She won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 before she retired to found a gym in Paris.
Simon Rolfes, German footballer
Simon Rolfes is a German professional football official and a former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the managing director of sport for Bayer Leverkusen.
21/01/1981
Gillian Chung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress
Gillian Chung Ka-lai, known by her stage name Chung Yan-tung, is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is a member of the Cantopop duo Twins, along with Charlene Choi.
Wu Hanxiong, Chinese fencer
Wu Hanxiong is a male Chinese foil fencer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Dany Heatley, Canadian ice hockey player
Daniel James Heatley is a German-born Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL entry draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the National Hockey League (NHL) rookie of the year in 2002. However, Heatley's time with the Thrashers was derailed when he was at the wheel in a car crash in September 2003 that killed teammate Dan Snyder. Heatley, who was also seriously injured but eventually made a full recovery, pled guilty to second-degree vehicular homicide and received probation.
Andy Lee, South Korean singer and actor
Lee Sun-ho, mononymously credited as Andy Lee (앤디), is a South Korean singer, rapper, actor and record producer. He is the youngest member of six-member boy band Shinhwa. Besides rapping for his band, Andy has ventured out into television acting, musicals, and solo singing. Andy is also the producer of duo Jumper and boy groups Teen Top, 100% and Up10tion.
Izabella Miko, Polish actress, dancer, and producer
Izabella Miko is a Polish actress, dancer, film producer, and environmental activist. She is best known for starring in the film Coyote Ugly and the music videos "Mr. Brightside" and "Miss Atomic Bomb" by The Killers. While a dance student in Poland, Miko was recruited to study at the New York City Ballet at age 15 and later studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. She made her American film debut in Coyote Ugly (2000), followed by a starring part in the vampire thriller The Forsaken (2001).
Jung Ryeo-won, South Korean actress
Jung Ryeo-won is an Australian actress and former singer based in South Korea. She began her career as a singer in the girl group Chakra. Following their disbandment of the group, she transitioned to an actress where she rose to fame in the hit television series My Name Is Kim Sam-soon (2005). She is also known for her roles in Two Faces of My Girlfriend (2007), Castaway on the Moon (2009), History of a Salaryman (2012) and Wok of Love (2018).
David F. Sandberg, Swedish filmmaker
David Fredrik Sandberg is a Swedish filmmaker. He came to prominence for writing, directing, producing, editing, and scoring no-budget short horror films, which he released online under the pseudonym "ponysmasher". The most popular of these, Lights Out (2013), received a feature film adaptation in 2016, marking his feature-length directorial debut. He has since directed the films Annabelle: Creation (2017), Shazam! (2019), Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), and the 2025 film adaptation of the video game Until Dawn.
Michel Teló, Brazilian singer-songwriter
Michel Teló is a Brazilian sertanejo singer-songwriter and actor. Before his solo act, he was a lead singer in various bands, most notably Grupo Tradição. His biggest national and international hit "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" reached number one in most European and Latin American charts.
21/01/1980
Karsten Forsterling, Australian rower
Karsten Forsterling is an Australian former representative rower. He was a national champion, world champion, a dual Olympian and Olympic medal winner. He represented Australia at eight senior world rowing championships between 2002 and 2019 in both sculling and sweep oared boats.
Lee Kyung-won, South Korean badminton player
Lee Kyung-won is a badminton player from South Korea. Lee was the women's doubles gold medallist at the 2002 Asian Games. She competed at the Olympic Games in 2000, 2004, and 2008, winning women's doubles bronze in 2004, and silver in 2008. She captured the women's doubles gold at the Asian Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Lee educated at the Sungji Girls' Middle School, Sungji Girls' High School, and graduated from the Yong In University.
Nana Mizuki, Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress
Nana Kondō , better known by the stage name Nana Mizuki , is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and narrator. She is represented by the agency StarCrew. Mizuki was trained as an enka singer, releasing one single under her birth name in 1993 and made her debut as a voice actress in 1997. Her prominent roles include Hinata Hyuga in the long-running ninja series Naruto as well in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Tamao Tamamura in Shaman King 2001 and 2021, Colette Brunel in Tales of Symphonia, Fate Testarossa in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Tsubasa Kazanari in Symphogear, Moka Akashiya in Rosario + Vampire, Tsubomi Hanasaki in Heartcatch Precure! and Ann Takamaki in Persona 5. She also had official dubbing roles in live action version of Itazura na Kiss from Korea and Taiwan, as well in Hunger Games film series as Katniss Everdeen. She is also known for dubbing Ariel Lin's roles.
Xavier Pons, Spanish rally diver
Xavier "Xevi" Pons Puigdillers is a Spanish rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship from 2003 to 2014.
21/01/1979
Quinton Jacobs, Namibian footballer
Quinton Norman Jacobs is a Namibian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Melendi, Spanish singer
Ramón Melendi Espina, known mononymously as Melendi, is a Spanish singer-songwriter. His specialties are rock, flamenco, and rumba styles.
Brian O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player
Brian Gerard O'Driscoll is an Irish former professional rugby union player. He played at outside centre for the Irish provincial team Leinster and for Ireland. He captained Ireland from 2003 until 2012, and captained the British & Irish Lions for their 2005 tour of New Zealand. He is regarded by critics as one of the greatest rugby players of all time.
21/01/1978
Faris Al-Sultan, German triathlete
Faris al-Sultan is a German former triathlete who is now active as a coach. In 2005, he was the third German to win the Ironman Hawaii. He is listed in the best list of German triathletes on the Ironman distance.
Hernán Rodrigo López, Uruguayan footballer
Hernán Rodrigo López Mora, also known as Rodrigo López, is an Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward.
Peter von Allmen, Swiss cross-country skier
Peter von Allmen is a Swiss cross-country skier who has been competing since 1997. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver he finished 43rd in the individual sprint event.
Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player
Andrei Yurievich Zyuzin is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, Calgary Flames and Chicago Blackhawks.
21/01/1977
Hussein Abdulghani, Saudi Arabian footballer
Hussein Omar Abdulghani Sulaimani is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a left-back in the Saudi Professional League.
Bradley Carnell, South African footballer
Bradley Neil Carnell is a South African soccer coach and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the head coach of Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union.
John DeSantis, Canadian actor
John DeSantis, sometimes credited as John De Santis or John Desantis, is a Canadian character actor, best known as Lurch on the Fox Family show The New Addams Family. His other work includes a principal role in Disney's Touchstone Pictures film The 13th Warrior, in which he played a Viking warrior named Ragnar the Dour. He has also appeared in television series Police Academy and Supernatural.
Kirsten Münchow, German hammer thrower
Kirsten Münchow, known as Kirsten Klose from 2002 until 2007, is a German hammer thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000 with a personal best throw of 69.28 metres.
Denis Lunghi, Italian cyclist
Denis Lunghi is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Giro d'Italia.
Ulrike Maisch, German runner
Ulrike Maisch is a long-distance runner from Germany, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. Her husband, Richard Friedrich, won the Munich Marathon in 2011.
Phil Neville, English footballer and manager
Philip John Neville is an English football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. He is also the co-owner of Salford City, along with several of his former Manchester United teammates.
Michael Ruffin, American basketball player
Michael David Ruffin is an American former professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At 6'8" and 248 lbs, he played as a power forward/center.
Jerry Trainor, American actor, director, and producer
Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as "Crazy" Steve in Drake & Josh and Spencer Shay in the teen sitcom iCarly and its Paramount+ revival series of the same name, winning three Kids' Choice Awards for his performances. He also did voice work in T.U.F.F. Puppy as Dudley Puppy, for which he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Since 2004, Trainor has worked primarily on the Nickelodeon network. Outside of this, he has had recurring and guest roles on young adult–oriented shows on the Disney Channel and Netflix as well as in the more mature shows Crossing Jordan and 2 Broke Girls.
Loïc Lerouge, French sprinter
Loïc Lerouge is a French former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 4th World Athletics Indoor Championships bronze medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay. Lerouge won the relay silver medal at the 1995 European Athletics Junior Championships before winning bronze at the 1997 World Indoor Championships 4 × 400 m. In 2002, Lerouge won his first European medal at the 2002 European Indoor Championships relay before coming a research director focusing on sport at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
21/01/1976
Aivaras Abromavičius, Lithuanian-Ukrainian banker and politician; 15th Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development
Aivaras Abromavičius is a Lithuanian-born investor and politician. He was Ukraine's Minister of Economy and Trade starting in December 2014. He did not retain his post in the Groysman Government that was installed on 14 April 2016. Abromavičius was Director General of Ukroboronprom, Ukraine's largest defense industry enterprise, from 31 August 2019 until 6 October 2020. He was a majority shareholder of Ukrainian agricultural company Agro Region until the sale in January 2026 to Kernel-related Enselco
Raivis Belohvoščiks, Latvian cyclist
Raivis Belohvoščiks is a Latvian former professional road cyclist who specialized in individual time trial events. He is ten-time Latvian national time trial champion. In 2006 he signed a 2-year contract with UCI ProTour team Saunier Duval–Prodir, but this was not renewed for the 2009 season. In 2010, he rode for Ceramica Flaminia. He didn't achieve any major results in his first Tour de France. He was 40th in the first time trial around Metz. He was one of the major victims of the Passage du Gois in stage 2, and arrived last in stage 6 to Maubeuge. He left the race during the stage (10) to L'Alpe d'Huez.
Emma Bunton, English singer
Emma Lee Bunton is an English singer, actress, and media personality. She rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Baby Spice, due to the fact that she was the youngest member. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time. The group went on an indefinite hiatus in 2000, before reuniting for a greatest hits album (2007) and two concert tours: the Return of the Spice Girls (2007–2008) and Spice World (2019).
Lars Eidinger, German actor
Lars Eidinger is a German actor and rapper, based in Berlin. He has appeared in German and international film and television productions, including the 2020 film My Little Sister, the German series Babylon Berlin (2017–2022), the 2023 American miniseries All the Light We Cannot See, and the 2024 film Dying.
Giorgio Frezzolini, Italian footballer
Giorgio Frezzolini is a retired Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Igors Stepanovs, Latvian footballer
Igors Stepanovs is a Latvian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He was the manager of the Maldives under-19 national team in 2020-21. Stepanovs played 100 international matches and scored four goals for the Latvia national team. He made his debut in 1995, and played in Euro 2004.
21/01/1975
Nicky Butt, English footballer and coach
Nicholas Butt is an English football coach and former player who is a co-owner of League Two club Salford City. Butt played professional football as a midfielder from 1992 to 2011. He spent the majority of his career with Manchester United, where he won six Premier League titles, three FA Cups, four FA Community Shields, the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup.
Thomas Castaignède, French rugby player
Thomas Castaignède is a rugby union footballer from Mont-de-Marsan.
Casey FitzRandolph, American speedskater
Casey J. FitzRandolph is an American speed skater.
Yuji Ide, Japanese race car driver
Yuji Ide is a Japanese racing driver. He is the 2005 Formula Nippon runner-up and the 2010 Suzuka 1000km winner. He competed in Formula One with the Super Aguri team in 2006, but was demoted to third driver after four races and subsequently lost his FIA Super Licence.
Ito, Spanish footballer and manager
Antonio Álvarez Pérez, known as Ito, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Willem Korsten, Dutch footballer
Willem Korsten is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a left winger.
Jason Moran, American jazz pianist, composer and educator
Jason Moran is an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator involved in multimedia art and theatrical installations.
Florin Șerban, Romanian director
Florin Șerban is a Romanian film director whose film If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle won the Jury Grand Prix and the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 2010 Berlin Film festival. The film was also selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist.
Alyaksandr Yermakovich, Belarusian footballer and manager
Alyaksandr Uladzimiravich Yermakovich is a Belarusian football manager and a former midfielder.
21/01/1974
Malena Alterio, Spanish actress
Malena Grisel Alterio Bacaicoa is an Argentine-born Spanish actress. She became a television icon in Spain for her performance in sitcom Aquí no hay quien viva, playing the role of Belén López Vázquez. She is the recipient of numerous awards, such as the Goya Award for Best Actress for Something Is About to Happen (2023).
Maxwell Atoms, American animator, screenwriter and voice actor
Adam Maxwell Burton, known professionally as Maxwell Atoms, is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist and voice actor. He is the creator of the Cartoon Network series Grim & Evil and its subsequent spin-offs, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne.
Kim Dotcom, German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur and political activist
Kim Dotcom, also known as Kimble and Kim Tim Jim Vestor, is a German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur and political activist who lives in Glenorchy, New Zealand.
Arthémon Hatungimana, Burundian middle-distance runner
Arthémon Hatungimana is a former middle-distance runner from Burundi. In 1995, he won a silver medal in 800 metres at the World Championships in Athletics.
Vincent Laresca, American actor
Vincent Laresca is an American actor.
Ulrich Le Pen, French footballer
Ulrich Le Pen is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in his native France apart from a short stint at Ipswich Town.
Marco Zanotti, Italian cyclist
Marco Zanotti is a road bicycle racer from Italy, who was a professional rider from 1997 to 2008, with the exception of the year 1999. Zanotti most recently rodes for the UCI Professional Continental team Preti Mangimi.
21/01/1973
Rob Hayles, English cyclist
Robert John Hayles is an English track and road racing cyclist, who rode for Great Britain and England on the track and several professional teams on the road. Hayles competed in the team pursuit and Madison events, until his retirement in 2011. He now occasionally provides studio-based analysis of cycle races for British Eurosport.
Chris Kilmore, American musician and DJ
Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer José Pasillas while enrolled in Calabasas High School and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppel; the latter two were eventually replaced by bassist Ben Kenney and DJ Kilmore, respectively. Nicole Row replaced Kenney in 2024.
Edvinas Krungolcas, Lithuanian modern pentathlete
Edvinas Krungolcas is a retired Lithuanian modern pentathlete who won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Flavio Maestri, Peruvian footballer
Flavio Francisco Maestri Andrade is a Peruvian former football player.
21/01/1972
Billel Dziri, Algerian footballer and manager
Billel Dziri is an Algerian football manager, former player and the current head coach of ES Ben Aknoun.
Rick Falkvinge, Swedish businessman and politician
Rickard Falkvinge is a Swedish politician and the founder of the Pirate Party, which he led until 2011.
Sead Kapetanović, Bosnian footballer
Sead Kapetanović is a Bosnian retired footballer.
Yasunori Mitsuda, Japanese composer and producer
Yasunori Mitsuda is a Japanese composer. He is best known for his work in video games, primarily for the Chrono, Xeno, Shadow Hearts, and Inazuma Eleven franchises, among various others. Mitsuda began composing music for his own games in high school, later attending a music college in Tokyo. While still a student, he was granted an intern position at the game development studio Wolf Team.
Cat Power, American singer, musician and actress
Charlyn Marie "Chan" Marshall, better known by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer-songwriter. Cat Power was originally the name of her first band, but has become her stage name as a solo artist.
Shawn Rojeski, American curler
Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, playing as the third. The team was later named the 2006 USOC Team of the Year.
Sabina Valbusa, Italian cross-country skier
Sabina Valbusa is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2010.
21/01/1971
Uni Arge, Faroese footballer and entertainer
Uni Jógvanson Arge is a Faroese journalist, writer, musician, singer and a former international football striker.
Rafael Berges, Spanish footballer
Rafael Berges Martín is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is currently manager of Gibraltar Football League club Lynx.
Doug Edwards, American basketball player
Douglas Edwards is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1993 NBA draft. Edwards played for the Hawks and Vancouver Grizzlies in 3 NBA seasons, averaging 2.4 ppg. He played collegiately at Florida State University. Edwards gained his nickname "Doughboy" while playing in Vancouver. On September 10, 2008, Frank Martin announced the addition of Edwards to his coaching staff at Kansas State University. He has two brothers, both former basketball players: Steven and Allen.
Dmitri Khlestov, Russian footballer
Dmitri Alekseyevich Khlestov is a former Russian football player.
Sergey Klevchenya, Russian speed skater
Sergey Konstantinovich Klevchenya is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Winter Olympics and for Russia in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, and in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Dylan Kussman, American actor
Dylan Kussman is an American film and television writer and actor. He played the part of Richard Cameron in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society (1989) and Dr. Allen Painter in The Way of the Gun (2000). He has also appeared in such films as Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991), X2 (2003), Leatherheads (2008), Flight (2012) and Jack Reacher (2012), and is the writer, director and star of the online noir drama The Steps. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the 2017 Tom Cruise film The Mummy. In 2019, he appeared in the Clint Eastwood film Richard Jewell.
Doug Weight, American ice hockey player and coach
Douglas Daniel Weight is an American professional ice hockey coach, executive, and former player. He is also the former head coach and assistant general manager for the New York Islanders. During his 19-year National Hockey League career, he played for the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues and the New York Islanders.
21/01/1970
Alen Bokšić, former Croatian footballer
Alen Bokšić is a former Croatian professional footballer. A forward who spent most of his career in France, England and Italy, he was renowned for his technique and power, and is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the Croatia national football team.
Marina Foïs, French actress
Marina Sylvie Foïs is a French actress.
Ken Leung, American actor
Kenneth Leung is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has gained attention for playing Miles Straume in the ABC drama series Lost (2008–10) and Eric Tao in HBO drama series Industry (2020–present).
Oren Peli, Israeli-American director, producer and screenwriter
Oren Peli is an Israeli filmmaker, best known for writing and directing the 2007 horror film Paranormal Activity. He acted as producer on subsequent films in the franchise, as well as on the first five films in the Insidious franchise.
21/01/1969
John Ducey, American actor
John Joseph Ducey is an American actor.
Eduard Hämäläinen, Finnish-Belarusian decathlete
Eduard Hämäläinen is a retired decathlete from Finland and Belarus.
Karina Lombard, French-American actress and singer
Karina Lombard is a Tahitian-born actress. She appeared as Isabel Two in Legends of the Fall, as chief Nonhelema in Timeless, and as Marina Ferrer in the first and third seasons of The L Word.
Tsubaki Nekoi, Japanese comic artist
Tsubaki Nekoi , is a member of the all-female manga-creating team Clamp. She is the co-director and her duties in the team include applying screentones and correcting manga illustrations. She was also the lead artist on Legal Drug, The One I Love, Wish, Suki and xxxHolic. As the lead artist in xxxHolic, she is in charge of drawing the male characters while Mokona is responsible for the female characters.
21/01/1968
Artur Dmitriev, Russian ice skater
Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. He is a two-time Olympic champion, having won gold with Natalia Mishkutionok in 1992 and with Oksana Kazakova in 1998. He and Mishkutionok also won Olympic silver in 1994. Dmitriev is the only male pair skater to win the Olympics with two different partners.
Dmitry Fomin, Russian volleyball player
Dmitry Fomin or Dmitri Fomine is a Russian former volleyball player. He was part of the Soviet Union men's national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil. He was part of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the Russian team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Sébastien Lifshitz, French director
Sébastien Lifshitz is a French screenwriter and director. He teaches at La Fémis, a school that focuses on the subject of image and sound. He studied at the École du Louvre, and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Paris in history of art.
Steven Marshall, Australian politician, 46th Premier of South Australia
Steven Spence Marshall is a former Australian politician who served as the 46th premier of South Australia between 2018 and 2022. He was a member of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in the South Australian House of Assembly from 2010 until 2024, representing the electorate of Dunstan.
Charlotte Ross, American actress
Charlotte Ross is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Eve Donovan on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1987 to 1991, and as Detective Connie McDowell on the ABC police procedural drama series NYPD Blue from 2001 to 2004.
Ilya Smirin, Israeli chess Grandmaster
Ilya Smirin is a Belarusian-Israeli chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990. Champion of Israel in 1992, 2002 and 2023.
21/01/1967
Ulf Dahlén, Swedish ice hockey player
Ulf Reinhold Dahlén is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, and former head coach for HV71 and Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League. His son Jonathan Dahlén was drafted 42nd overall in the 2016 NHL entry draft.
Alfred Jermaniš, Slovenian footballer
Alfred Jermaniš is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Artashes Minasian, Armenian chess player
Artashes Minasian is an Armenian chess grandmaster. He tied for first in the 1991 USSR Chess Championship and is a six-time Armenian Chess Champion.
Gorō Miyazaki, Japanese film director and landscaper
Goro Miyazaki is a Japanese landscape architect and animation director. His landscape projects include the Ghibli Museum and Ghibli Park. The son of Hayao Miyazaki, Goro has directed three films—Tales from Earthsea (2006), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), and Earwig and The Witch (2020)—and the television series Ronja, the Robber's Daughter.
21/01/1965
Robert Del Naja, British artist, musician and singer
Robert Del Naja, also known as 3D, is an English singer-songwriter and artist. He emerged as a graffiti artist and member of the Bristol collective the Wild Bunch, and later as a founding member and sole consistent member of the band Massive Attack, with which he is still active. In 2009, he received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.
Jam Master Jay, American DJ, rapper, and producer (died 2002)
Jason William Mizell, better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician, record producer and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC. During the 1980s, Run-DMC became one of the biggest hip hop groups, credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music. Mizell was murdered in his Queens recording studio in 2002 and his case was left unsolved until February 2024, when two men named Ronald Washington and his godson Karl Jordan Jr., were convicted for the 2002 drug-related murder, with a third man, Jay Bryant, facing a separate trial in 2026.
Masahiro Wada, Japanese footballer
Masahiro Wada is a Japanese former football player and manager. His sons Atsuki Wada and Tomoki Wada are also footballer.
21/01/1964
Andreas Bauer, German ski jumper
Andreas Bauer is a West German/German former ski jumper.
Tony Dolan, English musician and actor
Anthony Michael Dolan, also known by his nickname Demolition Man, is an English musician. He was the bassist and vocalist of heavy metal band Venom in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He currently plays in Atomkraft and Venom Inc., the latter of which he formed with fellow former Venom member Mantas.
Gérald Passi, French footballer
Gérald Passi is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Ricardo Serna, Spanish footballer
Ricardo Jesús Serna Orozco is a Spanish former footballer who played mostly as a central defender.
Aleksandar Šoštar, Serbian water polo player
Aleksandar Šoštar is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and on the gold medal squad for SFR Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Danny Wallace, English footballer
David Lloyd "Danny" Wallace is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker and winger. During his career, he played for Southampton, Manchester United, Millwall, Birmingham City and Wycombe Wanderers. He won one full cap for England. His football career was ended prematurely by the effects of multiple sclerosis.
21/01/1963
Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American basketball player
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player who played for 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A center, he spent a majority of his career with the Houston Rockets and led them to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995, before a short stint at the end of his career with the Toronto Raptors. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players and centers of all time.
Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player and coach
Detlef Schrempf is a German-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies from 1981 to 1985, and was drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft, with the eighth overall pick. He was an All-NBA Third Team member in 1995, a three-time NBA All-Star, the first European player ever to achieve this award, and the NBA Sixth Man of the Year twice.
21/01/1962
Tyler Cowen, American economist and academic
Tyler Cowen is an American economist, author, and public intellectual. He is the Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University and serves as chairman of the university’s Mercatus Center. Cowen is widely known for his blog Marginal Revolution, which he has co-authored with Alex Tabarrok since 2003, and for hosting the interview podcast Conversations with Tyler.
Isabelle Nanty, French actress, director and screenwriter
Isabelle Marie-Josée Nanty is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter.
Gabriele Pin, Italian footballer and coach
Gabriele Pin is an Italian football coach, and a former player. He is currently an assistant coach at Sepahan.
Zoran Thaler, Slovenian politician
Zoran Thaler is a Slovenian politician and businessman. He is a former Slovenian foreign minister and a former member of the European Parliament.
Marie Trintignant, French actress (died 2003)
Marie Trintignant was a French film and stage actress. She appeared in over 30 movies during her 36-year career. Her family was deeply involved in France's film industry, as her father was an actor and her mother was a director, producer, and screenwriter.
Erik Verlinde, Dutch theoretical physicist
Erik Peter Verlinde is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the identical twin brother of physicist Herman Verlinde. The Verlinde formula, which is important in conformal field theory and topological field theory, is named after him. His research deals with string theory, gravity, black holes and cosmology. Currently, he works at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Amsterdam.
21/01/1961
Kevin Cramer, American politician
Kevin John Cramer is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator for North Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented North Dakota's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019.
Cornelia Pröll, Austrian alpine skier
Cornelia Pröll is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Ivo Pukanić Croatian journalist (died 2008)
Ivo Pukanić was a Croatian journalist. He was best known as editor-in-chief of the once influential Croatian political weekly Nacional. In 2008, Pukanić was assassinated by members of organized crime groups.
Gary Shaw, English footballer (died 2024)
Gary Robert Shaw was an English professional football striker who played for Aston Villa in the early 1980s.
Piotr Ugrumov, Russian cyclist
Piotr Ugrumov is a former Russian-Latvian professional road racing cyclist who participated for Latvia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, though he was a part of the Russian delegation at the 1996 Summer Olympics. His career as a professional lasted from 1989 to 1999, he had ten victories. Ugrumov finished second at the 1994 Tour de France. Between 1990 and 1996, he came in the Top 10 of seven Grand Tours, four in the Giro, two in the Tour and one in the Vuelta.
21/01/1960
Sidney Lowe, American basketball player
Sidney Rochell Lowe is an American former basketball player and current assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lowe played college basketball and served as the head coach at North Carolina State University.
Mike Terrana, American hard rock and heavy metal drummer
Mike Terrana is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer.
21/01/1959
Sergei Alifirenko, Russian pistol shooter
Sergei Gennadievich Alifirenko is a Russian pistol shooter, originally from Armenia, specializing in the 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol event.
Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager
Alexander McLeish is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He played as a defender for Aberdeen during their 1980s glory years, making nearly 500 League appearances for the club, and won 77 caps for Scotland.
21/01/1958
Hussein Saeed, Iraqi footballer
Hussein Saeed Mohammed is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward and is a former president of the Iraq Football Association. Saeed is in twelfth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78 goals. Along with Ahmed Radhi, he is considered to be the best Iraqi player of the 20th century and features in 25th place in Asia's Best Players of the Century list. Hussein's 78 international goals make him currently the Iraqi national team's highest scoring player.
Matt Salmon, American politician
Matthew James Salmon is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2013 until 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he retired from office after representing Arizona's 5th congressional district. The district is based in Mesa and includes most of the East Valley; he previously represented Arizona's 1st congressional district. In 2002, he lost by less than 1% to Janet Napolitano in a highly competitive gubernatorial race. He regained a congressional seat in the 2012 election.
Sergei Walter, Ukrainian politician (died 2015)
Serhiy Heorhiyovych Valter was a Ukrainian politician. He was the Secretary of the City Council of Melitopol, Ukraine (2002–2010) and Mayor of Melitopol (2010–2015).
Michael Wincott, Canadian actor
Michael Anthony Claudio Wincott is a Canadian actor. His deep, raspy voice has often led to his being cast in villainous roles.
21/01/1956
Robby Benson, American actor and director
Robby Benson is an American actor, director, and musician. He rose to prominence as a teen idol in the late 1970s, appearing in the films Ode to Billy Joe (1976), One on One (1977) and Ice Castles (1978). He subsequently garnered more fame for voicing the Beast in the Disney animated film Beauty and the Beast (1991) and its numerous sequels, spin-offs and most Disney media. He has also worked as a television director, including six episodes of the sitcom Friends. He recently appeared in a recurring role as Dr. Mauer in Apple TV+'s Severance.
Geena Davis, American actress and producer
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis is an American actor. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
21/01/1955
Peter Fleming, American tennis player
Peter Blair Fleming is an American former professional tennis player. In his doubles partnership with John McEnroe, he won 52 titles, of which seven were at Grand Slams. As a singles player, he peaked at world No. 8, winning three titles.
Jeff Koons, American painter and sculptor
Jeffrey Lynn Koons is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown of York, Pennsylvania. His works have sold for substantial sums, including at least two record auction prices for a work by a living artist: US$58.4 million for Balloon Dog (Orange) in 2013 and US$91.1 million for Rabbit in 2019.
Nello Musumeci, Italian politician and President of Sicily
Sebastiano "Nello" Musumeci is a right-wing Italian politician. Musumeci is serving as Minister for Civil Protection and Maritime Policies since 22 October 2022 in the government of Giorgia Meloni. He previously served as president of Sicily from 18 November 2017 until 13 October 2022.
21/01/1954
Thomas de Maizière, German politician of the Christian Democratic Union
Karl Ernst Thomas de Maizière is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 2009 to 2011 and 2013 to 2018, as well as Federal Minister of Defence from 2011 to 2013. He previously served as Head of the Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Affairs in the First Merkel cabinet from 2005 to 2009. Since 2009, he has been a member of the Bundestag for Meißen.
Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkinabé director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2018)
Idrissa Ouédraogo was a Burkinabé filmmaker. His work often explored the conflict between rural and city life and tradition and modernity in his native Burkina Faso and elsewhere in Africa. He is best known for his feature film Tilaï, which won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival and Samba Traoré (1993), which was nominated for the Silver Bear award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Phil Thompson, English footballer and coach
Philip Bernard Thompson is an English retired footballer, who played as a defender for Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s. During this time, he also represented the England national football team on 42 occasions, and captained England on six occasions. After retiring as a player, he later served Liverpool as assistant manager and, during the 2001–02 season, acted as caretaker for six months while manager Gérard Houllier was ill. He was a pundit on Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports for 22 years until August 2020, does occasional work as a pundit for TV 2 (Norway), and is a regular Visiting Fellow at the University of Liverpool where he teaches on the Football Industries MBA.
21/01/1953
Paul Allen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft (died 2018)
Paul Gardner Allen was an American businessman, computer programmer, and investor. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which was followed by the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. Allen discovered the wrecks of various famous warships, like the IJN Musashi and USS Indianapolis, and was ranked as one of the richest people in American history by Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death in October 2018.
Felipe Yáñez, Spanish cyclist
Felipe Yáñez is a Spanish former professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France and nine editions of the Vuelta a España.
21/01/1952
Marco Camenisch, Swiss activist and murderer
Marco Camenisch is a Swiss anarchist and environmental activist.
Werner Grissmann, Austrian alpine skier
Werner Grissmann is an Austrian former alpine skier. He had his best achievements in the downhill event, winning a bronze medal at the 1978 World Championships and placing seventh at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He competed in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in 1972–1981 with the best result of eighth place in 1975.
Mikhail Umansky, Russian chess player (died 2010)
Mikhail Markovich Umansky was a Russian chess grandmaster of correspondence chess, who was the 13th ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1989 and 1998. He was also USSR Correspondence Champion in 1978.
21/01/1951
Eric Holder, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 82nd United States Attorney General
Eric Himpton Holder Jr. is an American lawyer who served as the 82nd United States attorney general from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Holder was the first African American to hold the position.
21/01/1950
Marion Becker, German javelin thrower
Marion Becker is a German athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.
Gary Locke, American politician and diplomat, 36th United States Secretary of Commerce
Gary Faye Locke is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat.
José Marín, Spanish racewalker
José Marín Sospedra is a retired Spanish racewalker.
Billy Ocean, Trinidadian-English singer-songwriter
Leslie Sebastian Charles, known professionally as Billy Ocean, is a Trinidadian-British singer and songwriter. Between 1976 and 1988, he had a series of hit songs in the UK and internationally.
Agnes van Ardenne, Dutch politician and diplomat, Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation
Anna Maria Agnes "Agnes" van Ardenne-Van der Hoeven is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
21/01/1949
Clifford Ray, American basketball coach and player
Clifford Ray is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played three of his ten seasons in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls from 1971 to 1974, and the other seven with the Golden State Warriors from 1974 to 1981.
Trương Tấn Sang, Vietnamese politician and 7th President of Vietnam
Trương Tấn Sang is a Vietnamese politician, who served as the eighth President of Vietnam from 2011 to 2016. He was one of Vietnam's top leaders, alongside prime minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and Party general secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng. In July 2011, Trương Tấn Sang was elected state president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam by the National Assembly of Vietnam and nominated by his predecessor Nguyễn Minh Triết who retired from office.
21/01/1948
Zygmunt Kukla, Polish footballer (died 2016)
Zygmunt Kukla was a Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his club career, he played for Stal Mielec and Apollon Athens.
Hugo Tocalli, Argentine footballer
Hugo Daniel Tocalli is an Argentine professional football coach and former player. He is the current youth coordinator of Independiente.
21/01/1947
Andrzej Bachleda, Polish former alpine skier
Andrzej Jan Bachleda-Curuś is a Polish former alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and 1972 Winter Olympics. In 1968 he finished 6th in slalom race.
Jill Eikenberry, American actress
Jill Susan Eikenberry is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is known for her role as lawyer Ann Kelsey on the NBC drama L.A. Law (1986–94), for which she is a five-time Emmy Award and four-time Golden Globe Award nominee, winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 1989. She received an Obie Award in 1986 for the Off-Broadway plays Lemon Sky and Life Under Water, and was nominated for a 2011 Drama Desk Award for the Off-Broadway musical The Kid. Her film appearances include Hide in Plain Sight (1980), Arthur (1981) and The Manhattan Project (1986).
Dorian M. Goldfeld, American mathematician
Dorian Morris Goldfeld is an American mathematician working in analytic number theory and automorphic forms at Columbia University.
Pye Hastings, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Julian Frederick Gordon 'Pye' Hastings is a British musician. Born in Scotland and raised in Canterbury, Kent, he is the guitarist and vocalist of the Canterbury scene band Caravan and brother of Jimmy Hastings.
Michel Jonasz, French singer-songwriter and actor
Michel Jonasz is a French composer-songwriter, singer and actor. His compositions include: La boîte de jazz, Joueurs de blues and Les vacances au bord de la mer.
Joseph Nicolosi, American clinical psychologist (died 2017)
Joseph Nicolosi was an American clinical psychologist who advocated and practised "reparative therapy", a form of the pseudoscientific treatment of conversion therapy that he claimed could help people overcome or mitigate their homosexual desires and replace them with heterosexual ones. Nicolosi was a founder and president of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH).
Giuseppe Savoldi, Italian footballer (died 2026)
Giuseppe Savoldi was an Italian professional football player and coach who played during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s as a forward. A versatile attacker, he played club football in Italy for Atalanta, Bologna and Napoli, and represented the Italy national side at international level.
Roberto Zywica, Argentine footballer (died 2025)
Roberto Zywica was an Argentine football player and manager.
21/01/1946
Ichiro Hosotani, Japanese footballer
Ichiro Hosotani is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Nella Martinetti, Swiss singer (died 2011)
Nella Martinetti was a Swiss singer, songwriter and actress, affectionately known as "Bella Nella".
Tomás Pineda, El Salvadoran footballer
Tomás Ernesto Pineda Nieto is a retired football player from El Salvador.
Miguel Reina, Spanish footballer
Miguel Reina Santos is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
21/01/1945
Arthur Beetson, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2011)
Arthur Henry "Artie" Beetson OAM was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He represented Australia, New South Wales and Queensland all between 1964 and 1981. His main position was at prop. Beetson became the first Indigenous Australian to captain Australia in any sport and is frequently cited as the best post-war forward in Australian rugby league history. He also had an extensive coaching career, spanning the 1970s to the 1990s, coaching Australia, Queensland, Eastern Suburbs, Redcliffe Dolphins and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Pete Kircher, English drummer
Peter Derek Kircher is a retired English rock/pop drummer. He was the drummer for Honeybus (1967–1970), Liverpool Express (1978–1979) and Original Mirrors (1979–1981). Between 1981 and 1985 he was a member of Status Quo, performing with the band at Live Aid and on the albums Back to Back and Live at the N.E.C..
Martin Shaw, English actor and producer
Martin Shaw is an English actor. He came to national recognition in the role of Ray Doyle in ITV crime-action television drama series The Professionals (1977–1983). Further notable television parts include the title roles in The Chief (1993–1995), Judge John Deed (2001–2007) and Inspector George Gently (2007–2017). He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented various television series.
21/01/1944
Uto Ughi, Italian violinist
Bruto "Uto" Ughi is an Italian violinist and conductor. He was the music director of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia between 1987 and 1992. He is considered one of Italy's greatest living violinists and is also active in the promotion of classical music in today's culture.
21/01/1943
Zdravko Hebel, Croatian water polo player (died 2017)
Zdravko Hebel was a Croatian water polo player notable for winning a gold medal with the Yugoslavian water polo team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Arnar Jónsson, Icelandic actor
Arnar Jónsson is an Icelandic actor. He has played more leading roles in theaters than any other Icelandic actor. He starred in the film Outlaw and also in 17 other leading roles and about 200 other roles in theater.
Alfons Peeters, Belgian footballer (died 2015)
Alfons Peeters was a Belgian footballer. During his career he played for R.S.C. Anderlecht. He earned 4 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
Kenzo Yokoyama, Japanese footballer
Kenzo Yokoyama is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for, and then managed, the Japan national team.
21/01/1942
Freddy Breck, German singer, producer, and news anchor (died 2008)
Freddy Breck was a German schlager singer, composer, record producer, and news anchor.
Eugène Camara, Prime Minister of Guinea (died 2019)
Eugène Camara was a politician from Guinea who was briefly Prime Minister of Guinea in February 2007.
Mac Davis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2020)
Morris Mac Davis was an American songwriter, singer, performer, and actor. A native of Lubbock, Texas, he enjoyed success as a crossover artist and writing for Elvis Presley during his early career, providing him with the hits "Memories", "In the Ghetto", "Don't Cry Daddy", and "A Little Less Conversation". A subsequent solo career in the 1970s produced hits such as "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me". Davis also starred in his own variety show, a Broadway musical, and various films and TV shows.
Han Pil-hwa, North Korean speed skater
Han Pil-hwa is a female North Korean speed skater who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and in the 1972 Winter Olympics. She was the first woman to represent North Korea at the Olympics.
Edwin Starr, American singer-songwriter (died 2003)
Charles Edwin Hatcher , known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit "War".
Michael G. Wilson, American producer and screenwriter
Michael Gregg Wilson, is an American-British screenwriter and film producer, best known for his association with the James Bond film series.
21/01/1941
Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (died 2013)
Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a Saudi royal and politician who served as the governor of Riyadh Province from November 2011 until his death in February 2013. Before that he was the deputy governor of the province.
Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor and conductor
José Plácido Domingo Embil is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English, and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Although primarily a lirico-spinto tenor for most of his career, especially popular for his Cavaradossi, Hoffmann, Don José and Canio, he quickly moved into more dramatic roles, becoming the most acclaimed Otello of his generation. In the early 2010s, he transitioned from the tenor repertory into exclusively baritone parts, including Simon Boccanegra. As of 2020, he has performed 151 different roles.
Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)
Richard Pierce Havens was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul, and rhythm and blues. He had a rhythmic guitar style. He was the opening act at Woodstock, sang many jingles for television commercials, and was also the voice of the GeoSafari toys.
Mike Medavoy, Chinese-born American film producer, co-founded Orion Pictures
Morris Mike Medavoy is an American film producer and business executive. He co-founded Orion Pictures and currently serves as chairman and CEO of Phoenix Pictures. He previously held leadership roles at TriStar Pictures and United Artists.
Ivan Putski, Polish-American wrestler and bodybuilder
Józef Bednarski is a Polish and American former professional wrestler and bodybuilder, best known by the ring name Ivan Putski. He was given the nicknames the "Polish Hammer" and "Polish Power".
Elaine Showalter, American author and critic
Elaine Showalter is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues. She influenced feminist literary criticism in the United States academia, developing the concept and practice of gynocritics, a term describing the study of "women as writers".
21/01/1940
Jack Nicklaus, American golfer and sportscaster
Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed "the Golden Bear", is an American retired professional golfer and golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career, including a record 18 major championships. He is an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Patrick Robinson, English novelist
Patrick Robinson is a British novelist and newspaper columnist.
21/01/1939
Paul Genevay, French sprinter (died 2022)
Paul Louis Marcel Genevay was a French sprinter. He competed in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the relay in 1964. He failed to reach the final in three other competitions. Genevay won two gold and one silver medals in the sprint at the 1959 Mediterranean Games. He died on 11 March 2022, at the age of 83.
Friedel Lutz, German footballer (died 2023)
Alfred "Friedel" Lutz was a German professional footballer who played as a full-back. He spent most of his career with Eintracht Frankfurt. At international level, he made 12 appearances for the West Germany national team.
Steve Paxton, American dancer and choreographer (died 2024)
Steven Douglas Paxton was an American experimental dancer and choreographer. His early background was in gymnastics while his later training included three years with Merce Cunningham and a year with José Limón. As a founding member of the Judson Dance Theater, he performed works by Yvonne Rainer and Trisha Brown. He was a founding member of the experimental group Grand Union and in 1972 named and began to develop the dance form known as Contact Improvisation, a form of dance that utilizes the physical laws of friction, momentum, gravity, and inertia to explore the relationship between dancers.
Viacheslav Platonov, Russian volleyball player and coach (died 2005)
Viacheslav Platonov was a Russian volleyball player and coach. He led the Soviet men's national volleyball team to gold medals at the 1978 FIVB World Championship in Italy, 1982 FIVB World Championship in Argentina, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
21/01/1938
Wolfman Jack, radio personality (died 1995)
Robert Weston Smith, known as Wolfman Jack, was an American disc jockey active for over three decades. He was famous for his gravelly voice, and credited it with his success, saying, "It's kept meat and potatoes on the table for years for Wolfman and Wolfwoman. A couple of shots of whiskey helps it. I've got that nice raspy sound."
Romano Fogli, Italian footballer (died 2021)
Romano Fogli was an Italian football player and manager who played as a midfielder.
21/01/1937
Judit Ágoston-Mendelényi, Hungarian fencer (died 2013)
Judit Ágoston-Mendelényi was a Hungarian fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, the youngest son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
Max Emanuel Ludwig Maria Herzog in Bayern is the younger son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and his first wife Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan. He is the heir presumptive to both the headship of the former Bavarian royal house and the Jacobite succession.
21/01/1936
Dick Davies, American basketball player (died 2012)
Richard Allan Davies was an American basketball player. He played for the gold medal-winning United States men's national basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is also the youngest brother of Bob Davies, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.
21/01/1934
Audrey Dalton, Irish actress
Audrey Dalton is an Irish-born American retired actress who mostly worked in the United States during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Antonio Karmany, Spanish cyclist
Antonio Karmany Mestres is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist.
Alfonso Portugal, Mexican footballer (died 2016)
Alfonso Portugal Díaz was a Mexican football player, who played as defender for Mexico in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Ann Wedgeworth, American actress (died 2017)
Elizabeth Ann Wedgeworth was an American character actress, known for her roles as Lana Shields in Three's Company, Hilda Hensley in Sweet Dreams, and Merleen Elldridge in Evening Shade. She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Chapter Two (1978).
21/01/1933
Tony Marchi, English footballer (died 2022)
Anthony Marchi was an English football player and manager.
Habib Thiam, Senegalese politician (died 2017)
Habib Thiam was a Senegalese politician. He served as Prime Minister of Senegal on two occasions, from 1 January 1981 to 3 April 1983, and again from 8 April 1991 until 3 July 1998.
21/01/1931
Yoshiko Kuga, Japanese actress (died 2024)
Yoshiko Kuga was a Japanese actress. She starred in The Woman in the Rumor (1954), Equinox Flower (1958), and An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953). She won a Mainichi Film Award in 1954, and a Blue Ribbon Award in 1956. She was the wife of actor Akihiko Hirata.
21/01/1930
Mainza Chona, Zambian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Zambia (died 2001)
Mainza Mathias Chona was a Zambian politician and founder of UNIP who served as the third vice-president of Zambia from 1970 to 1973 and Prime Minister on two occasions: from 25 August 1973 to 27 May 1975 and from 20 July 1977 to 15 June 1978.
Valentin Filatyev, Soviet cosmonaut (died 1990)
Valentin Ignatyevich Filatyev was a Soviet cosmonaut who was dismissed from the Soviet space program for disciplinary reasons. He attended the Stalingrad HAF pilots School, graduating in 1955, and served as a fighter pilot in the Air Defense Force.
21/01/1929
Radley Metzger, American filmmaker (died 2017)
Radley Metzger was an American filmmaker and film distributor, most noted for popular artistic pornographic films, including Thérèse and Isabelle (1968), Camille 2000 (1969), The Lickerish Quartet (1970), Score (1974), The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann (1974), The Image (1975), The Opening of Misty Beethoven (1976) and Barbara Broadcast (1977). According to one film reviewer, Metzger's films, including those made during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty screenplays, and a penchant for the unusual camera angle". Film and audio works by Metzger have been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.
21/01/1928
Reynaldo Bignone, Argentinian general and politician, 41st President of Argentina (died 2018)
Reynaldo Benito Antonio Bignone was an Argentine general who served as the de facto President of Argentina from 1 July 1982 to 10 December 1983, the last president to serve under the National Reorganization Process. In 2010, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping, torture, and murder of persons suspected of opposing the government during the Dirty War, and would receive additional convictions and eventually a life sentence in the time afterwards as well.
Gene Sharp, American political scientist and academic, founded the Albert Einstein Institution (died 2018)
Gene Sharp was an American political scientist. He was the founder of the Albert Einstein Institution, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the study of nonviolent action, and professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He was known for his extensive writings on nonviolent struggle, which have influenced numerous anti-government resistance movements around the world.
21/01/1927
Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1985)
Clive Bernard Churchill AM was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach in the mid-20th century. An Australian international and New South Wales and Queensland interstate representative fullback, he played the majority of his club football with and later coached the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He won five premierships with the club as a player and three more as coach. Retiring as the most capped Australian Kangaroos player ever, Churchill is thus considered one of the game's greatest ever players and the prestigious Clive Churchill Medal for man-of-the-match in the NRL grand final bears his name. Churchill's attacking flair as a player is credited with having changed the role of the fullback.
Rudolf Kraus, German footballer (died 2003)
Rudolf Krause was a German footballer and coach who won a silver medal as manager of East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
21/01/1926
Clive Donner, British director (died 2010)
Clive Stanley Donner was a British film director who was part of the British New Wave, directing films such as The Caretaker, Nothing but the Best, What's New Pussycat?, and Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. He also directed television movies and commercials through the mid-1990s.
Franco Evangelisti, Italian composer (died 1980)
Franco Evangelisti was an Italian composer specifically interested in the scientific theories behind sound.
Steve Reeves, American bodybuilder and actor (died 2000)
Stephen Lester Reeves was an American professional bodybuilder and actor. He was famous in the mid-1950s as a movie star in Italian-made sword-and-sandal films, playing muscular protagonists such as Hercules, Aeneas, and Sandokan. At the peak of his career, he was the highest-paid actor in Europe. Though best known for his portrayal of Hercules, he played the character only twice: in Hercules (1958), and in its 1959 sequel Hercules Unchained. By 1960, Reeves was ranked as the number-one box-office draw in 25 countries.
Roger Taillibert, French architect (died 2019)
Roger Taillibert was a French architect, active as a designer from about 1963 to 1987.
Robert J. White, American neurosurgeon (died 2010)
Robert Joseph White was an American neurosurgeon and bioethicist best known for his work on hypothermia and his experiments with head transplants on mammals, including living monkeys.
21/01/1925
Charles Aidman, American actor (died 1993)
Charles Leonard Aidman was an American stage, film and television actor.
Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer (died 2014)
Alexander Rooney Forbes was a Scottish football player and manager.
Eva Ibbotson, Austrian-English author (died 2010)
Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's literature. Some of her novels for adults have been reissued for the young adult market. The historical novel Journey to the River Sea won her the Smarties Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered an unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Prize, and made the Carnegie, Whitbread, and Blue Peter shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, The Abominables, was among four finalists for the same award in 2012.
Arnold Skaaland, American wrestler and manager (died 2007)
Arnold Skaaland was an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager.
21/01/1924
Shafiga Akhundova, Azerbaijani Composer, first professional female author of an opera in the East (died 2013)
Shafiga Akhundova was a prominent Azerbaijani composer, the first professional female author of an opera in the East and People's Artist of Azerbaijan. Akhundova was born into a family of an eminent cultural figure Gulam Akhundov in Shaki in 1924. Gulam Bagir oglu Akhundov, who was a public servant and intellectual of his time, worked as the first secretary of Shaki between 1917 and 1920, while her mother was a housewife.
Benny Hill, English actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1992)
Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill was an English comedian, actor and scriptwriter. He is best remembered for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show, a comedy-variety show that merged slapstick, burlesque, double entendre and innuendo in live and filmed segments with Hill in almost every one.
21/01/1923
Alberto de Mendoza, Argentine actor (died 2011)
Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza was an Argentine film actor who appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades.
Lola Flores, Spanish singer, dancer, and actress (died 1995)
María Dolores "Lola" Flores Ruiz was a Spanish actress, bailaora and singer. Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Flores became interested in the performing arts at a very young age. Known for her overwhelming personality onstage, she debuted as a dancer at age sixteen at the stage production Luces de España, in her hometown. After being discovered by film director Fernando Mignoni, Flores moved to Madrid to pursue a professional career in music and film, with her first gig being the lead role in Mignoni's Martingala (1940). Flores succeeded as a film and stage actress. In 1943 she obtained her breakthrough role in the musical stage production Zambra alongside Manolo Caracol, in which she sang original compositions by Rafael de León, Manuel López-Quiroga Miquel and Antonio Quintero, including "La Zarzamora" and "La Niña de Fuego", mostly singing flamenco music, copla, rumba and ranchera. She then started to receive widespread media coverage.
Pahiño, Spanish footballer (died 2012)
Manuel Fernández Fernández, known as Pahiño, was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.
21/01/1922
Lincoln Alexander, Canadian lawyer and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Labour (died 2012)
Lincoln MacCauley Alexander was a Canadian lawyer and politician who became the first Black Canadian to be a member of Parliament in the House of Commons, a federal Cabinet Minister, a Chair of the Worker's Compensation Board of Ontario, and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991. Alexander was also a governor of the Canadian Unity Council.
Telly Savalas, American actor (died 1994)
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas was an American actor. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on the crime drama series Kojak (1973–1978) and James Bond archvillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
Paul Scofield, English actor (died 2008)
David Paul Scofield was an English actor. During a six-decade career, Scofield achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award for his work. Scofield established a reputation as one of the greatest Shakespearean performers. He declined the honour of a knighthood, but was appointed CBE in 1956 and became a CH in 2001.
Predrag Vranicki, Croatian Marxist humanist (died 2002)
Predrag Vranicki was a Marxist Humanist and member of the Praxis school in the 1960s in Yugoslavia.
21/01/1920
Errol Barrow, first Prime Minister of Barbados (died 1987)
Errol Walton Barrow was a Barbadian statesman and the first prime minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy, he became a WWII aviator, combat veteran, lawyer, politician, gourmet cook and author. He is often referred to as the "Father of Independence" in Barbados.
21/01/1919
Eric Brown, Scottish-English captain and pilot (died 2016)
Captain Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown,, Hon FRAeS was a British Royal Navy officer and test pilot who flew 487 types of aircraft, more than anyone else in history.
21/01/1918
Jimmy Hagan, English footballer (died 1998)
James Hagan was an English football player and manager. He played between 1938 and 1958 for Sheffield United and once for England. As manager he had his greatest successes with S.L. Benfica in the early 1970s.
Antonio Janigro, Italian cellist and conductor (died 1989)
Antonio Janigro was an Italian cellist and conductor.
Richard Winters, American soldier (died 2011)
Richard Davis Winters was a United States Army officer who served as a paratrooper in "Easy Company" of the 506th Infantry Regiment within the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Winters was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his successful command of the assault on Brécourt Manor during the invasion of Normandy.
21/01/1917
Erling Persson, H&M founder (died 2002)
Erling Persson was the founder of H&M. He got the idea following a post-World War II trip to the United States: he was impressed by the country's efficient, high-volume stores.
21/01/1916
Pietro Rava, Italian footballer (died 2006)
Pietro Rava was an Italian football defender and coach, who played as a full-back. He won the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1938 FIFA World Cup with the Italy national team.
Zypora Spaisman, Polish midwife; American and Yiddish-language actress; producer of the Yiddish stage (died 2002)
Zypora Spaisman was an actress and Yiddish theatre empresaria.
21/01/1915
André Lichnerowicz, French mathematician (died 1998)
André Lichnerowicz was a French differential geometer and mathematical physicist. He made pioneering contributions to the theory of the scalar curvature, holonomy groups, Kähler geometry, and the mathematical study of Einstein's equations. He also made contributions to symplectic geometry, and is considered the founder of modern Poisson geometry.
Orazio Mariani, Italian sprinter (died 1981)
Orazio Mariani was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metre sprint and competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
21/01/1912
Konrad Emil Bloch, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2000)
Konrad Emil Bloch was a German-American biochemist. Bloch received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1964 for discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of the cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism.
21/01/1911
Dick Garrard, Australian wrestler (died 2003)
Richard Edward Garrard, OBE was an Australian Olympic wrestler.
Lee Yoo-hyung, Korean footballer and manager (died 2003)
Lee Yoo-hyung was a South Korean football player and manager. He has played for Japan national team and South Korea national team. He was part of South Korea's squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. He also played Kyungsung FC. He started coaching career before the Korean War. After the war, he managed South Korea national football team several times.
21/01/1910
Rosa Kellner, German athlete (died 1984)
Rosa Kellner was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born in Munich.
Albert Rosellini, American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Washington (died 2011)
Albert Dean Rosellini was an American politician who served as the 15th governor of Washington from 1957 to 1965 and was both the first Italian-American and Roman Catholic governor elected west of the Mississippi River.
Hideo Shinojima, Japanese footballer (died 1975)
Hideo Shinojima was a Japanese football player.
Károly Takács, Hungarian shooter (died 1976)
Károly Takács was the first shooter to win two Olympic gold medals in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event, both with his left hand after his right hand was seriously injured. He is the third known physically disabled athlete to have competed in the Olympic Games after George Eyser in 1904 and Olivér Halassy in 1928, followed by Liz Hartel in 1952, Neroli Fairhall in 1984 and Oscar Pistorius in 2012.
21/01/1909
Todor Skalovski, Macedonian composer and conductor (died 2004)
Todor Skalovski was a Macedonian composer, chorus and orchestra conductor who wrote the music to North Macedonia's national anthem "Denes nad Makedonija". He is regarded as one of the most distinguished composers there. Skalovski is also regarded as one of the trailblazers in composing music inspired by and incorporating Macedonian culture and mythology.
Teofilo Spasojević, Serbian footballer (died 1970)
Teofilo Spasojević was a Serbian football player.
21/01/1907
Carlo Cavagnoli, Italian boxer (died 1991)
Carlo Cavagnoli was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he won the bronze medal in the flyweight class after winning the third-place bout against Baddie Lebanon of South Africa. He was born in Milan.
21/01/1906
Igor Moiseyev, Russian choreographer (died 2007)
Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev was a Soviet and Russian ballet master, dancer, choreographer and pedagogue. Moiseyev was widely acclaimed as the greatest 20th-century choreographer of character dance, a dance style similar to folk dance but with more professionalism and theatrics.
21/01/1905
Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (died 1957)
Christian Ernest Dior was a French fashion designer and founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE. His fashion house is known all around the world, having gained prominence "on five continents in only a decade."
Karl Wallenda, German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (died 1978)
Karl Wallenda was a German-American high wire artist. He was the founder of The Flying Wallendas, a daredevil circus troupe whose members performed dangerous stunts far above the ground, often without a safety net.
21/01/1904
John Porter, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1997)
John Chester "Red" Porter was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. He captained the University of Toronto Grads, the Canadian 1927 Allan Cup champions that won the gold medal in 1928, where Porter was Canada's opening-ceremonies flagbearer.
Puck van Heel, Dutch footballer (died 1984)
Gerardus Henricus "Puck" van Heel was a Dutch footballer. He earned 64 caps for the Netherlands national football team, and played in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups. He also represented the Netherlands at the 1928 Summer Olympics. During his club career, he played for his home town club of Feyenoord. Normally an inside left or left wing half, Van Heel was a slow player but possessed considerable vision and technical ability and was particularly good passer.
21/01/1903
William Lyon, American film editor (died 1974)
William Austin Lyon was an American film editor, from 1934 to 1971. He was born in Texas, and died in Los Angeles. Employed by Columbia Pictures for most of his career, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing six times, and won twice, for From Here to Eternity (1953) and Picnic (1955).
Raymond Suvigny, French weightlifter (died 1945)
Raymond Suvigny was a French weightlifter. He competed at the 1924 and 1932 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1932.
21/01/1901
Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer and manager (died 1978)
Ricardo Zamora Martínez was a Spanish football player and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for Spain. As a manager, he won two La Liga titles with Atlético Madrid and briefly managed Spain.
21/01/1900
Elof Ahrle, Swedish actor and director (died 1965)
Elof Ahrle was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 80 films between 1920 and 1960. He also directed ten films between 1942 and 1950. He was married to actress Birgit Rosengren.
Anselm Franz, Austrian engineer (died 1994)
Anselm Franz was a pioneering Austrian jet engine engineer known for the development of the Jumo 004, the world's first mass-produced turbojet engine by Nazi Germany during World War II, and his work on turboshaft designs in the United States after the war as part of Operation Paperclip, including the Lycoming T53, the Honeywell T55, the AGT-1500, and the PLF1A-2, the world's first high-bypass turbofan engine.
Fernando Quiroga Palacios, Spanish Cardinal (died 1971)
Fernando Quiroga Palacios was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela from 1949 until his death and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.
21/01/1899
John Bodkin Adams, British general practitioner and convict (died 1983)
John Bodkin Adams was a British general practitioner, convicted fraudster, and suspected serial killer. Between 1946 and 1956, 163 of his patients died while in comas, which was deemed to be worthy of investigation. In addition, 132 out of 310 patients had left Adams money or items in their wills.
Gyula Mándi, Hungarian footballer and manager (died 1969)
Gyula Mándi, also referred to as Mándi Gyula or Julius Mandel was a Hungarian Olympic national team and club footballer, who played as a defender and fullback/ He was also a manager of club and national teams. He was Jewish.
Alexander Tcherepnin, Russian-American pianist and composer (died 1977)
Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin was a Russian-born composer and pianist.
21/01/1898
Rudolph Maté, Polish-Hungarian-American cinematographer, producer and director (died 1964)
Rudolph Maté was a Polish-Hungarian cinematographer who worked in Hungary, Austria, Germany, and France. He collaborated with notable directors including Fritz Lang, René Clair, and Carl Theodor Dreyer, attracting notable recognition for The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) and Vampyr (1932).
Ahmad Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia (died 1930)
Ahmad Shah Qajar was the shah of Iran (Persia) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the seventh and final ruling member of the Qajar dynasty.
Eduard Zintl, German chemist (died 1941)
Eduard Zintl was a German chemist. He gained prominence for research on intermetallic compounds.
21/01/1897
René Iché, French sculptor (died 1954)
René Iché was a 20th-century French sculptor.
21/01/1896
Guy Gilpatric, American pilot and journalist (died 1950)
John Guy Gilpatric was an American pilot, flight instructor, journalist, short-story writer and novelist, best known for his Mr. Glencannon stories.
Paula Hitler, younger sister of Adolf Hitler (died 1960)
Paula Hitler, also known as Paula Wolff and Paula Hitler-Wolff, was the younger sister of Adolf Hitler and the last child of Alois Hitler and his third wife, Klara Pölzl.
J. Carrol Naish, American actor (died 1973)
Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish was an American actor. He appeared in over 200 films during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Masa Perttilä, Finnish wrestler (died 1968)
Matti Rudolf "Masa" Perttilä was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Isokyrö.
21/01/1895
Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish fashion designer, founded Balenciaga (died 1972)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre was a Spanish fashion designer, and the founder of the Balenciaga clothing brand. He had a reputation as a couturier of uncompromising standards and was referred to as "the master of us all" by Christian Dior and as "the only couturier in the truest sense of the word" by Coco Chanel, who continued, "The others are simply fashion designers". On the day of his death, in 1972, Women's Wear Daily ran the headline "The King is Dead".
Daniel Chalonge, French astrophysicist and astronomer (died 1977)
Daniel Chalonge was a French astronomer and astrophysicist. He was born in Grenoble and studied in Paris under Charles Fabry. Chalonge worked as an astronomer at the Observatoire de Paris, the Observatoire d'Haute Provence and the Swiss Jungfraujoch Scientific Station. One of the founders of the Institut d'astrophysique de Paris, his studies included the stellar spectrum of hydrogen, stellar photometry and classification, and measurement of the ozone layer. During the Nazi occupation of France, Chalogne assumed the position of director of the Institut d'astrophysique de Paris after the previous director, Henri Mineur, was arrested by the Gestapo. Chalonge developed a microphotometer, which was subsequently named after him. Between 1936 and 1982 he authored over 90 scientific papers.
Noe Itō, Japanese anarchist, author and feminist (died 1923)
Itō Noe was a Japanese anarchist, social critic, author, and feminist. She was the editor-in-chief of the feminist magazine Seitō (Bluestocking). Her progressive anarcha-feminist ideology challenged the norms of the Meiji and Taishō periods in which she lived. She drew praise from critics by being able to weave her personal and political ideas into her writings. The Japanese government, however, condemned her for challenging the constructs of the time. She became a martyr of the anarchist ideology in which she believed during the Amakasu Incident, when she was murdered along with her lover, anarchist author Ōsugi Sakae, and his nephew.
21/01/1891
Albert Battel, German Army lieutenant and lawyer (died 1952)
Albert Battel was a German Army lieutenant, lawyer and notary recognized for his resistance during World War II to the Nazi plans for the 1942 liquidation of the Przemyśl Jewish ghetto. He was posthumously recognized as Righteous Among the Nations in 1981.
Francisco Lázaro, Portuguese marathon runner (died 1912)
Francisco Lázaro was a Portuguese Olympic marathon runner and Portugal's standard-bearer in their first-ever participation at the Olympic Games, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
21/01/1889
Pitirim Sorokin, American sociologist and political activist (died 1968)
Pitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin was a Russian American sociologist and political activist, who contributed to the social cycle theory.
Edith Tolkien, wife and muse of J. R. R. Tolkien (died 1971)
Edith Mary Tolkien was the wife of the academic, philologist, poet, and novelist J. R. R. Tolkien. She served as the inspiration for his fictional Middle-earth characters Lúthien Tinúviel and Arwen Undómiel.
21/01/1887
Wolfgang Köhler, German psychologist and phenomenologist (died 1967)
Wolfgang Köhler was a German psychologist and phenomenologist who, like Max Wertheimer and Kurt Koffka, contributed to the creation of Gestalt psychology.
Ernest Holmes, American New Thought writer (died 1960)
Ernest Shurtleff Holmes was an American New Thought writer, teacher, and leader. He was the founder of a spiritual movement known as Religious Science, part of the greater New Thought movement, whose spiritual philosophy is known as "The Science of Mind." He was the author of The Science of Mind and numerous other metaphysical books, and the founder of Science of Mind magazine, in continuous publication since 1927. His books remain in print, and the principles he taught as "Science of Mind" have inspired and influenced many generations of metaphysical students and teachers. Holmes had previously studied another New Thought teaching, Divine Science, and was an ordained Divine Science Minister. His influence beyond New Thought can be seen in the self-help movement.
Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1926)
Joseph Georges Gonzague Vézina was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A goaltender, he played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association (NHA) and nine in the National Hockey League (NHL), all with the Montreal Canadiens. After being signed by the Canadiens in 1910, Vézina played in 327 consecutive regular season games and a further 39 playoff games, before leaving early during a game in 1925 due to illness. Vézina was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and died on March 27, 1926.
21/01/1886
John M. Stahl, American director and producer (died 1950)
John Malcolm Stahl was a Russian-born American film director and producer. He is best known for his films such as Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Imitation of Life (1934), The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), and Back Street (1932).
21/01/1885
Duncan Grant, British painter and designer (died 1978)
Duncan James Corrowr Grant was a Scottish painter and designer of textiles, pottery, theatre sets, and costumes. He was a member of the Bloomsbury Group. His father was Bartle Grant, a "poverty-stricken" major in the army, and much of his early childhood was spent in India and Burma. He was a grandson of Sir John Peter Grant GCMG KCB, 12th Laird of Rothiemurchus and sometime Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal.
Umberto Nobile, Italian engineer and explorer (died 1978)
Umberto Nobile was an Italian aviator, aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer.
Harold A. Wilson, English runner (died 1932)
Harold Allan Wilson was an English runner. Born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, he was a member of the Hallamshire Harriers in Sheffield. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a team gold in the 3 mile and an individual silver in the 1500 metres race. He was the first man to run a sub four minute 1,500 metres, with a time of 3:59.8 in May 1908.
21/01/1883
Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet and educator (died 1929)
Olav Aukrust was a Norwegian poet and teacher. He popularized the use of Nynorsk as a literary language and is most commonly associated with his poem Himmelvarden (1916).
Oskar Baum, Bohemian writer (died 1941)
Oskar Baum was a Czech music educator and writer in the German language.
Mathias Hynes, British tug of war competitor (died 1926)
Mathias Hynes was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912, he won the silver medal as a member of the British team City of London Police, though he was Irish.
21/01/1882
Pavel Florensky, Russian mathematician and theologian (died 1937)
Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky was a Russian Orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor, polymath, neomartyr and folk saint. During the later twentieth century, statements had appeared noting a recognition by the Russian Orthodox Church of him as a saint, though it was later firmly noted that no such decision had been made.
Francis Gailey, Australian-American swimmer (died 1972)
Francis Gailey was an Australian-born American competition swimmer who swam in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri.
21/01/1881
Ernst Fast, Swedish runner (died 1959)
Ernst Robert Efraim Fast was a Swedish long distance runner who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He specialized in the marathon and participated in the event in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the bronze medal, behind second place Émile Champion.
André Godard, French archaeologist, architect and historian (died 1965)
André Godard was a French archaeologist, architect and historian of French and Middle Eastern Art. He served as the director of the Iranian Archeological Service for many years.
Ivan Ribar, Yugoslav politician (died 1968)
Ivan Ribar was a Croatian politician who served in several governments of various forms in Yugoslavia. Ideologically a Yugoslavist and communist, he was a prominent member of the Yugoslav Partisans, the resistance movement to the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia.
21/01/1880
George Van Biesbroeck, Belgian–American astronomer (died 1974)
George A. Van Biesbroeck was a Belgian–American astronomer. He worked at observatories in Belgium, Germany and the United States. He specialized in the observation of double stars, asteroids and comets. He is notable for his long career as an observational astronomer.
21/01/1878
Vahan Tekeyan, Armenian poet and activist (died 1948)
Vahan Tekeyan was an Armenian poet and public activist. In his lifetime he was the most famous poet of the Armenian diaspora, and he remains a significant symbol of Armenian identity and cultural heritage.
21/01/1877
Baldassarre Negroni, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1948)
Baldassarre Negroni was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 89 films between 1912 and 1936. He directed the 1932 film Due cuori felici, which starred Vittorio De Sica.
21/01/1875
Paul E. Kahle, German orientalist (died 1964)
Paul Ernst Kahle was a German orientalist and scholar.
21/01/1874
René-Louis Baire, French mathematician (died 1932)
René-Louis Baire was a French mathematician most famous for his Baire category theorem, which helped to generalize and prove future theorems. His theory was published originally in his dissertation Sur les fonctions de variables réelles in 1899.
21/01/1873
Arturo Labriola, Italian revolutionary syndicalist (died 1959)
Arturo Labriola was an Italian revolutionary syndicalist and socialist politician and journalist.
21/01/1871
Olga Preobrajenska, Russian ballerina (died 1962)
Olga Iosifovna Preobrajenska was a Russian ballerina of the Russian Imperial Ballet and a ballet instructor.
21/01/1869
Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic (died 1916)
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained considerable influence in the final years of the Russian Empire.
21/01/1868
Felix Hoffmann, German chemist (died 1946)
Felix Hoffmann was a German chemist notable for re-synthesising diamorphine, which was popularized under the Bayer trade name of "heroin". He is also credited with synthesizing aspirin, though whether he did this under his own initiative or under the instruction of Arthur Eichengrün is contested.
21/01/1867
Ludwig Thoma, German paramedic and author (died 1921)
Ludwig Thoma was a German author, publisher and editor, who gained popularity through his partially exaggerated description of everyday Bavarian life.
Maxime Weygand, Belgian-French general (died 1965)
Maxime Weygand was a French military commander in World War I and World War II, as well as a high ranking member of the Vichy regime.
21/01/1865
Heinrich Albers-Schonberg, German gynecologist and radiologist (died 1921)
Heinrich Ernst Albers-Schönberg was a German gynecologist and radiologist. He was a native of Hamburg.
21/01/1864
Israel Zangwill, British author (died 1926)
Israel Zangwill was a British author at the forefront of Zionism during the late 19th century, and as such was a close associate of Theodor Herzl. He later rejected the search for a Jewish homeland in Palestine and became the prime thinker behind the Jewish territorial movement.
21/01/1860
Karl Staaff, Swedish lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Sweden (died 1915)
Karl Albert Staaff was a Swedish liberal politician and lawyer who served as the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1905 to 1906 and again from 1911 to 1914. He was chairman of the Liberal Coalition Party from 1907 to 1915. He was Sweden's first liberal prime minister, as well as its last prime minister whose governance was ended by a lack of monarchical support.
21/01/1855
Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (died 1874)
Princess Maria Luisa of the Two Sicilies was the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria. She was known for her piety and for her charity to the poor.
21/01/1854
Karl Julius Beloch, German classical and economic historian (died 1929)
Karl Julius Beloch was a German classical and economic historian.
Eusapia Palladino, Italian spiritualist (died 1918)
Eusapia Palladino was an Italian spiritualist physical medium. She claimed extraordinary powers such as the ability to levitate tables, communicate with the dead through her spirit guide John King, and to produce other supernatural phenomena.
21/01/1851
Giuseppe Allamano, Italian Roman Catholic priest (died 1926)
Giuseppe Allamano, IMC was an Italian Catholic priest who established the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) for males and another for females, the Consolata Missionary Sisters. Allamano also served as the rector of the Santuario della Consolata and transformed the shrine into a source of spiritual renewal for the faithful. He was beatified in 1990 and canonized on 20 October 2024.
21/01/1848
Henri Duparc, French soldier and composer (died 1933)
Eugène Marie Henri Fouques Duparc was a French composer of the late Romantic period. He is best known for his mélodies.
21/01/1847
Joseph Achille Le Bel, French chemist (died 1930)
Joseph Achille Le Bel was a French chemist. He is best known for his work in stereochemistry. Le Bel was educated at the École Polytechnique in Paris. In 1874 he announced his theory outlining the relationship between molecular structure and optical activity. This discovery laid the foundation of the science of stereochemistry, which deals with the spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules. This hypothesis was put forward in the same year by the Dutch physical chemist Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff and is currently known as Le Bel–van't Hoff rule. Le Bel wrote Cosmologie Rationelle in 1929.
21/01/1846
Pieter Hendrik Schoute, Dutch mathematician and academic (died 1923)
Pieter Hendrik Schoute was a Dutch mathematician known for his work on regular polytopes and Euclidean geometry.
Albert Lavignac, French music scholar (died 1916)
Alexandre Jean Albert Lavignac was a French music scholar, known for his essays on theory, and a minor composer.
21/01/1845
Harriet Backer, Norwegian painter (died 1932)
Harriet Backer was a Norwegian painter who achieved recognition in her own time and was a pioneer among female artists both in the Nordic countries and in Europe generally. She is best known for her detailed interior scenes, communicated with rich colors and the interplay of light and shadow.
21/01/1843
Émile Levassor, French engineer (died 1897)
Émile Constant Levassor was a French engineer and a pioneer of the automobile industry and car racing in France.
21/01/1841
Édouard Schuré, French philosopher and author (died 1929)
Eduard (Édouard) Schuré was a French philosopher, poet, playwright, novelist, music critic, and publicist of esoteric literature.
21/01/1840
Sophia Jex-Blake, English physician and feminist (died 1912)
Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake was an English physician, teacher, and feminist. She led the campaign to secure women access to a university education, when she began studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 1869. She was the first practising female doctor in Scotland, and one of the first in the wider United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; a leading campaigner for medical education for women, she was involved in founding two medical schools for women, in London and Edinburgh, at a time when no other medical schools were training women.
21/01/1839
Caterina Volpicelli, Italian Roman Catholic nun (died 1894)
Caterina Volpicelli, ASCV was an Italian religious sister and the foundress of the Volpicelli Handmaids of the Sacred Heart, dedicated to education, who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. She was beatified on 29 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II, and canonized on 26 April 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI.
21/01/1831
George Kerferd, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Victoria (died 1889)
George Briscoe Kerferd, Australian colonial politician, was the 10th Premier of Victoria.
21/01/1829
Oscar II of Sweden (died 1907)
Oscar II was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905.
21/01/1827
Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1900)
Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin was a Russian clergyman and mathematician of the second half of the 19th century, known for his achievements in number theory. He discovered the ninth perfect number and its odd prime factor, the ninth Mersenne prime. Also, he proved that two Fermat numbers, the 12th and 23rd, were composite.
21/01/1824
Stonewall Jackson, American general (died 1863)
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate general and military officer who served during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the eastern theater of the war until his death. Military historians regard him as one of the most gifted tactical commanders in U.S. history.
21/01/1820
Joseph Wolf, German ornithologist and illustrator (died 1899)
Joseph Wolf was a German artist who specialized in natural history illustration. He moved to the British Museum in 1848 and became the preferred illustrator for explorers and naturalists including David Livingstone, Alfred Russel Wallace and Henry Walter Bates. Wolf depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art. Sir Edwin Landseer thought him "...without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived".
Egide Walschaerts, Belgian mechanical engineer (died 1901)
Egide Walschaerts was a Belgian mechanical engineer, best known as the inventor of the Walschaerts valve gear used in steam locomotives. He was born in Mechelen, Belgium. In 1838 he was recognised as an excellent modeller, presenting his work at a local exhibition in Mechelen. Minister Rogier, who opened the exhibition, was so impressed that he arranged a place for Walschaerts at Liège University.
21/01/1815
Horace Wells, American dentist (died 1848)
Horace Wells was an American dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia in medicine, specifically the use of nitrous oxide. Although he was urged to patent his discovery, he never did, believing that freedom from pain should be "as free as the air we breathe."
21/01/1814
Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, German bibliographer and historian (died 1885)
Johann Georg Theodor Grässe was a German bibliographer and literary historian. He worked in Dresden at the Münzkabinett and also edited the journal Zeitschrift für Museologie und Antiquitätenkunde. He was born in Grimma and died in Niederlössnitz.
21/01/1813
John C. Frémont, American general, explorer, and politician, 5th Territorial Governor of Arizona (died 1890)
Major-General John Charles Frémont was a United States Army officer, explorer, and politician. He was a United States senator from California and was the first Republican nominee for president of the U.S. in 1856 and founder of the California Republican Party upon being nominated. Frémont lost the election to Democrat James Buchanan.
Giuseppe Montanelli, Italian statesman and author (died 1862)
Giuseppe Montanelli was an Italian statesman and author.
21/01/1811
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, British statesman (died 1885)
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, styled Viscount Hamilton from 1814 to 1818 and The Marquess of Abercorn from 1818 to 1868, was a Conservative statesman who twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
21/01/1810
Pierre Louis Charles de Failly, French general (died 1892)
Pierre-Louis Charles de Failly was a French general.
21/01/1808
Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, 16th President of Peru (died 1875)
Juan Crisóstomo Torrico Vargas served as the 16th President of Peru during a brief period in 1842. At age 34, he was Peru's youngest President ever.
21/01/1804
Moritz von Schwind, Austrian painter (died 1871)
Moritz von Schwind was an Austrian painter, born in Vienna. Schwind's genius was lyrical—he drew inspiration from chivalry, folklore, and the songs of the people. Schwind died in Pöcking in Bavaria, and was buried in the Alter Südfriedhof in Munich.
21/01/1801
John Batman, Australian entrepreneur and explorer (died 1839)
John Batman was an Australian grazier, entrepreneur and explorer, who had a prominent role in the founding of Melbourne. He was also involved in many attacks against Aboriginal Australians.
21/01/1800
Theodor Fliedner, German Lutheran minister (died 1864)
Theodor Fliedner was a German Lutheran minister and founder of Lutheran deaconess training. In 1836, he and Friederike Fliedner founded the Kaiserswerther Diakonie, a hospital and deaconess training center. They and Caroline Bertheau, are regarded as the renewers of the apostolic deaconess ministry. Their work in nursing was pioneering for Florence Nightingale, who spent a few months in Kaiserswerth in 1850.
21/01/1797
Joseph Méry, French author and journalist (died 1866)
Joseph Méry was a French writer, journalist, novelist, poet, playwright and librettist.
21/01/1796
Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (died 1880)
Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel was the consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
21/01/1788
William Henry Smyth, Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist (died 1865)
Admiral William Henry Smyth was an English Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist. He is noted for his involvement in the early history of a number of learned societies, for his hydrographic charts, for his astronomical work, and for a wide range of publications and translations.
21/01/1784
Peter De Wint, English painter (died 1849)
Peter De Wint was a prolific English painter, mostly in landscape painting in oils and watercolour. A number of his pictures are in Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Collection, Lincoln. He died in London.
21/01/1775
Manuel Garcia, Spanish opera singer and composer (died 1832)
Manuel del Pópulo Vicente Rodriguez García was a Spanish opera singer, composer, impresario, and singing teacher. He is often credited as a key figure in the development of modern vocal technique and vocal pedagogy.
21/01/1763
Augustin Robespierre, younger brother of French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre (died 1794)
Augustin Bon Joseph de Robespierre, known as Robespierre the Younger, was a French lawyer and politician, the younger brother of revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre. His political views were similar to his brother's. When his brother was arrested on 9 Thermidor, Robespierre volunteered to be arrested as well, and he was executed by the guillotine along with Maximilien and 20 of his supporters.
21/01/1741
Chaim of Volozhin, Orthodox rabbi (died 1821)
Chaim of Volozhin was a rabbi, Talmudist, and ethicist. Popularly known as "Reb Chaim Volozhiner" or simply as "Reb Chaim", he was born in Volozhin when it was a part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He died there while it was under the control of the Russian Empire.
21/01/1738
Ethan Allen, American general (died 1789)
Ethan Allen was an American farmer, writer, military officer, and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of Vermont and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolutionary War, and was also the brother of Ira Allen and the father of Fanny Allen.
21/01/1732
Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, son of Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, and Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis (died 1797)
Friedrich Eugen, Duke of Württemberg was the fourth son of Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, and Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis. He was born in Stuttgart. From 1795 until 1797, he was Duke of Württemberg.
21/01/1721
James Murray, Scottish-English general and politician, Governor of Minorca (died 1794)
General James Murray was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Quebec from 1760 to 1768 and governor of Minorca from 1778 to 1782. Born in Ballencrieff, East Lothian, Murray travelled to North America and took part in the French and Indian War. After the conflict, his administration of the Province of Quebec was noted for its successes, being marked by positive relationships with French Canadians, who were reassured of the traditional rights and customs. Murray died in Battle, East Sussex in 1794.
21/01/1717
Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa, Spanish military officer and governor of Cuba (died 1779)
Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa was a Spanish military officer, governor of Cuba, and Viceroy of New Spain from 1771 until his death in 1779. His military service included campaigns in Italy and Portugal. He rose to the rank of lieutenant general while serving as inspector of coastal fortifications in Granada. In 1766, Bucareli entered the Spanish colonial administration as governor and captain general of Cuba. His record there earned him appointment as viceroy of New Spain in 1771.
21/01/1714
Anna Morandi Manzolini, Italian anatomist (died 1774)
Anna Morandi Manzolini was an Italian anatomist, anatomical wax modeler, and lecturer of anatomical design at the University of Bologna. She became internationally known for the production of anatomical wax models based on anatomical dissections.
21/01/1675
Duchess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg, Margravine of Baden-Baden (died 1733)
Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg was Margravine of Baden-Baden. Born a Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg, she was the wife of Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, a famous Imperial general who was known as the Türkenlouis. She was the consort of the ruler of Baden-Baden (1690–1707) and regent (1707–1727) during the minority of her son Louis George. Her older sister Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg was the future Grand Duchess of Tuscany as the wife of Gian Gastone de' Medici.
21/01/1659
Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter (died 1722)
Adriaen van der Werff was a Dutch painter of portraits and erotic, devotional and mythological scenes. He painted several works for the Medicis. His brother, Pieter van der Werff (1661–1722), was his principal pupil and assistant.
21/01/1655
Antonio Molinari, Italian painter (died 1704)
Antonio Molinari, also known as il Caraccino, was an Italian painter of the Baroque era in Venice.
21/01/1636
Melchiorre Cafà, Maltese Baroque sculptor (baptised; (died 1667)
Melchiorre Cafà was a Maltese Baroque sculptor. Cafà began a promising career in Rome but this was cut short by his premature death following a work accident. He was the older brother of the architect Lorenzo Gafà.
21/01/1612
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz, count of Nassau-Dietz (died 1640)
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz was count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe.
21/01/1598
Matsudaira Tadamasa, Japanese samurai and daimyō (died 1645)
Matsudaira Tadamasa was an early to mid-Edo period Japanese samurai, and daimyō.
21/01/1493
Giovanni Poggio, Italian cardinal and diplomat (died 1556)
Giovanni Poggio was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. He is mainly known for the elaborate decorations he arranged for his residence, the Palazzo Poggi.
21/01/1338
Charles V of France (died 1380)
Charles V, called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380. His reign marked an early high point for France during the Hundred Years' War as his armies recovered much of the territory held by the English and successfully reversed the military losses of his predecessors.
21/01/1277
Galeazzo I Visconti, lord of Milan (died 1328)
Galeazzo I Visconti was lord of Milan from 1322 to 1327. After being chosen Captain of Milan, he defeated two papal armies and was excommunicated by Pope John XXII. Temporarily imprisoned for murder, Galeazzo retired to Pescia and died in August 1328.
21/01/1264
Alexander, Prince of Scotland (died 1284)
Alexander was an heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Scotland who never acceded due to his early death.