Celebrities Who Were Born on 6th January
January 6, 1367 - Richard II of England (d. 1400)
January 6, 1486 - Martin Agricola, German composer (d. 1556)
January 6, 1488 - Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. 1540)
January 6, 1525 - Caspar Peucer, German reformer (d. 1602)
January 6, 1561 - Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician (d. 1656)
January 6, 1580 - (baptised) John Smith of Jamestown (d. 1631)
January 6, 1595 - Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French man of letters (d. 1650)
January 6, 1617 - Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (d. 1673)
January 6, 1655 - Jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)
January 6, 1655 - Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720)
January 6, 1714 - Percivall Pott, English physician (d. 1788)
January 6, 1745 - Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor (d. 1799)
January 6, 1793 - James Madison Porter, American politician (d. 1862)
January 6, 1795 - Anselme Payen, French chemist (d. 1871)
January 6, 1799 - Jedediah Strong Smith, U.S. hunter, explorer (d. 1831)
January 6, 1803 - Henri Herz, Austrian pianist, composer (d. 1888)
January 6, 1807 - Jozef Maximilián Petzval, Slovak inventor (d. 1891)
January 6, 1808 - Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864)
January 6, 1811 - Charles Sumner, U.S. politician (d. 1874)
January 6, 1822 - Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (d. 1890)
January 6, 1832 - Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)
January 6, 1838 - Max Bruch, German composer (d. 1920)
January 6, 1848 - Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and revolutionary (d. 1876)
January 6, 1850 - Franz Xaver Scharwenka, Polish-German pianist and composer (d. 1924)
January 6, 1856 - Giuseppe Martucci, Italian composer (d. 1909)
January 6, 1857 - Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)
January 6, 1857 - William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
January 6, 1861 - George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)
January 6, 1868 - Vittorio Monti, Italian composer (Csardas) (d. 1922)
January 6, 1870 - Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)
January 6, 1872 - Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (d. 1915)
January 6, 1874 - Fred Niblo, U.S. film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)
January 6, 1878 - Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. 1967)
January 6, 1878 - Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)
January 6, 1880 - Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)
January 6, 1882 - Aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949)
January 6, 1882 - Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. 1965)
January 6, 1883 - Khalil Gibran, Lebanese writer (d. 1931)
January 6, 1898 - James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (d. 1965)
January 6, 1898 - Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)
January 6, 1899 - Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960)
January 6, 1899 - Heinrich Nordhoff, German automobile engineer (d. 1968)
January 6, 1900 - Kathryn Hulme, U.S. novelist (The Nun’s Story) (d. 1981)
January 6, 1902 - Helmut Poppendick, Nazi physician (d. 1994)
January 6, 1903 - Francis L. Sullivan, English actor (d. 1956)
January 6, 1903 - Maurice Abravanel, Greek-born conductor (d. 1993)
January 6, 1905 - Idris Davies, Welsh poet (d. 1953)
January 6, 1907 - David Fleay, Australian naturalist (d. 1993)
January 6, 1910 - Wright Morris, American writer (d. 1998)
January 6, 1912 - Danny Thomas, American actor (d. 1991)
January 6, 1913 - Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)
January 6, 1913 - Edward Gierek, Polish politician (d. 2001)
January 6, 1915 - Alan Watts, English writer (d. 1973)
January 6, 1915 - John C Lilly, U.S. psychoanalyst, writer (d. 2001)
January 6, 1916 - Vincent Serventy, Australian writer and conservationist (d. 2007)
January 6, 1917 - Koo Chen-fu, Chinese negotiator (d. 2005)
January 6, 1920 - Doris Stokes, British psychic medium (d. 1987)
January 6, 1920 - Early Wynn, American baseball player (d. 1999)
January 6, 1920 - John Maynard Smith, English biologist (d. 2004)
January 6, 1920 - Sun Myung Moon, Korean evangelist
January 6, 1921 - Cary Middlecoff, American golfer (d. 1998)
January 6, 1923 - Norman Kirk, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1974)
January 6, 1923 - Jacobo Timerman, Argentine writer (d. 1999)
January 6, 1924 - Earl Scruggs, American musician
January 6, 1925 - John De Lorean, American auto maker (d. 2005)
January 6, 1926 - Pat Flaherty, American racecar driver (2002)
January 6, 1926 - Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (d. 2003)
January 6, 1926 - Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-born actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)
January 6, 1926 - Ralph Branca, American baseball player
January 6, 1926 - Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea and Nobel laureate
January 6, 1928 - Capucine, French actress (d. 1990)
January 6, 1928 - George H. Ross, American businessman
January 6, 1929 - Babrak Karmal, Afghani politician (d. 1996)
January 6, 1930 - Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990)
January 6, 1931 - E. L. Doctorow, American author
January 6, 1931 - Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
January 6, 1932 - Stuart A. Rice, American chemist
January 6, 1933 - Oleg Makarov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 2003)
January 6, 1933 - Emil Steinberger, Swiss comedian
January 6, 1934 - Harry M Miller, Australian entrepreneur
January 6, 1934 - Tassos Papadopoulos, president of the Republic of Cyprus
January 6, 1934 - Sylvia Sims, English actress
January 6, 1935 - Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria
January 6, 1935 - Nino Tempo, American singer and actor
January 6, 1936 - Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player
January 6, 1936 - Darlene Hard, U.S. tennis player
January 6, 1936 - Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay
January 6, 1937 - Doris Troy, American singer (d. 2004)
January 6, 1937 - Paolo Conte, Italian singer
January 6, 1937 - Lou Holtz, American football coach
January 6, 1938 - Adriano Celentano, Italian singer and actor
January 6, 1939 - Murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer
January 6, 1940 - Van McCoy, American musician (d. 1979)
January 6, 1940 - Penny Lernoux, American journalist (d. 1989)
January 6, 1943 - Terry Venables, English football manager
January 6, 1944 - Bonnie Franklin, American actress
January 6, 1944 - Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist, Nobel laureate
January 6, 1945 - Allen Appel, American novelist
January 6, 1947 - Sandy Denny, English singer and songwriter (d. 1978)
January 6, 1950 - Louis Freeh, former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
January 6, 1951 - Don Gullett, American baseball player
January 6, 1951 - Kim Wilson, American musician (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
January 6, 1952 - Moondog Spot, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
January 6, 1952 - Frank Sivero, Italian-born American actor
January 6, 1953 - Malcolm Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC)
January 6, 1954 - Hans Robert Hiegel, German architect
January 6, 1954 - Yuji Horii, Japanese video game designer
January 6, 1954 - Anthony Minghella, British film director (d. 2008)
January 6, 1954 - Karen Moras, Australian Olympic swimmer
January 6, 1954 - Trudie Styler, English actress
January 6, 1955 - Rowan Atkinson, English comedian and actor
January 6, 1955 - Richard Corbett, Labour Member of the European Parliament
January 6, 1956 - Angus Deayton, English comedian, actor and television presenter
January 6, 1957 - Nancy Lopez, American golfer
January 6, 1958 - Scott Bryce, American actor
January 6, 1959 - Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer
January 6, 1959 - Kathy Sledge, American singer
January 6, 1960 - Paul Azinger, American golfer
January 6, 1960 - Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player
January 6, 1960 - Nigella Lawson, English chef and writer
January 6, 1960 - Howie Long, National Football League player
January 6, 1960 - Andrea Thompson, American actress
January 6, 1962 - Michael Houser, American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (d. 2002)
January 6, 1964 - Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (d. 2005)
January 6, 1964 - Charles Haley, American football player
January 6, 1964 - Henry Maske, German boxer
January 6, 1964 - Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler
January 6, 1964 - Mark O’Toole, English bass guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
January 6, 1964 - Yuri, Mexican actress and singer
January 6, 1965 - Muhammed al-Ahari, American Muslim writer
January 6, 1965 - Konnan, Cuban-born professional wrestler
January 6, 1966 - Andrew Wood, American singer (Mother Love Bone) (d. 1990)
January 6, 1966 - Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor
January 6, 1966 - A. R. Rahman, Indian composer
January 6, 1968 - John Singleton, American film director
January 6, 1969 - Norman Reedus, American model and actor
January 6, 1970 - Julie Chen, American television presenter
January 6, 1970 - Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player
January 6, 1971 - Gary Wiseman, American punk-rock drummer
January 6, 1971 - Irwin Thomas, Australian singer (ex-Southern Sons)
January 6, 1972 - Nek, Italian singer
January 6, 1973 - Scott Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey player
January 6, 1974 - Daniel Cordone, Argentine footballer
January 6, 1974 - Nicole DeHuff, American actress (d. 2005)
January 6, 1975 - James Farrior, American football player
January 6, 1975 - Jason King, English radio DJ (Radio 1)
January 6, 1975 - Yukana, Japanese seiyu
January 6, 1976 - Danny Pintauro, American actor
January 6, 1976 - Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
January 6, 1976 - Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor
January 6, 1978 - Nikki Einfeld, Canadian opera singer
January 6, 1978 - Casey Fossum, Major League Baseball player
January 6, 1978 - Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress
January 6, 1980 - Steed Malbranque, French footballer
January 6, 1980 - Hiromi Oshima, Japanese adult model
January 6, 1981 - Mike Jones, American rapper
January 6, 1981 - Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress
January 6, 1981 - Jérémie Renier, Belgian actor
January 6, 1981 - Asante Samuel, National Football League Defensive Back
January 6, 1982 - Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player
January 6, 1982 - Brian Bass, American baseball player
January 6, 1982 - Tiffany Pollard, American reality television personality
January 6, 1984 - A.J. Hawk, American football player
January 6, 1984 - Sean O’Brien, Australian professional windsurfer
January 6, 1985 - RP Singh, Indian cricketer
January 6, 1986 - Paul McShane, Irish footballer
January 6, 1986 - Alex Turner, English musician (Arctic Monkeys)
January 6, 1989 - Andy Carroll, English footballer
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