History Births on January 06

Bjørn Lomborg, Danish author and academic
#Bjørn_Lomborg
Danny Thomas, American actor, comedian, producer and humanitarian; founded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (d. 1991)
#Danny_Thomas

Trudie Styler, English actress and activist
#Trudie_Styler
Percivall Pott, English surgeon (d. 1788)
#Percivall_Pott

Lou Holtz, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
#Lou_Holtz

Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1974)
#Norman_Kirk

Yuji Horii, Japanese video game designer, created Dragon Quest
#Yuji_Horii
Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)
#Mickey_Hargitay

Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (d. 1431)
#Joan_of_Arc

Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist and businessman (d. 1890)
#Heinrich_Schliemann

Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2017)
#Malcolm_Young

Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
#Rolf_M._Zinkernagel

Clarence King, American geologist, mountaineer, and critic (d. 1901)
#Clarence_King

Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress and director
#Rinko_Kikuchi

Barry John, Welsh rugby player
#Barry_John

Brian Bass, American baseball player
#Brian_Bass
Earl Scruggs, American banjo player (d. 2012)
#Earl_Scruggs

Emil Steinberger, Swiss actor, director, and screenwriter
#Emil_Steinberger_(actor)

Laurence Hurst, English biologist and academic
#Laurence_Hurst

Bubba Franks, American football player
#Bubba_Franks

Early Wynn, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1999)
#Early_Wynn

Julio María Sanguinetti, Uruguayan journalist, lawyer and politician, 29th President of Uruguay
#Julio_María_Sanguinetti

John of Ávila, Spanish mystic and saint (d. 1569)
#John_of_Ávila

Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton, Scottish peeress (d. 1716)
#Anne_Hamilton,_3rd_Duchess_of_Hamilton

Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster
#Paul_Azinger

Christine Wachtel, German runner
#Christine_Wachtel

Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (d. 1656)
#Thomas_Fincke

Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde (d. 1947)
#Victor_Horta

Paolo Conte, Italian singer-songwriter and pianist
#Paolo_Conte

Asante Samuel, American football player
#Asante_Samuel

Hugh Mahon, Irish-Australian publisher and politician, 10th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1931)
#Hugh_Mahon

Elizabeth Strout, American novelist and short story writer
#Elizabeth_Strout
Paul McShane, Irish footballer
#Paul_McShane_(footballer)

Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1888)
#Henri_Herz

Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (d. 1831)
#Jedediah_Smith

Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina (d. 1970)
#Adeline_Genée

Richard II of England (d. 1400)
#Richard_II_of_England

Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
#Kari_Jalonen

Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich, English surgeon and academic
#Ian_McColl,_Baron_McColl_of_Dulwich

Joseph Petzval, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist (d. 1891)
#Joseph_Petzval

Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (d. 1989)
#Yiannis_Papaioannou

Graeme Hole, Australian cricketer (d. 1990)
#Graeme_Hole

Don Gullett, American baseball player and coach
#Don_Gullett

Clive Woodward, English rugby player and coach
#Clive_Woodward
Bongani Khumalo, South African footballer
#Bongani_Khumalo

Lim Jae-beom, South Korean singer and actor (Got7)
#JB_(South_Korean_singer)
Inge Vermeulen, Brazilian-Dutch field hockey player (d. 2015)
#Inge_Vermeulen

Capucine, French actress and model (d. 1990)
#Capucine
Jacobo Timerman, Argentinian journalist and author (d. 1999)
#Jacobo_Timerman

Michael Foale, British-American astrophysicist and astronaut
#Michael_Foale

Carolyn D. Wright, American poet and academic (d. 2016)
#Carolyn_D._Wright

Maria of Yugoslavia, Queen of Yugoslavia from 1922 to 1934 (d. 1961)
#Maria_of_Yugoslavia

John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (d. 2004)
#John_Maynard_Smith
E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 2015)
#E._L._Doctorow

Ion Minulescu, Romanian author, poet, and critic (d. 1944)
#Ion_Minulescu

Derrick Morgan, American football player
#Derrick_Morgan_(American_football)

Arin Hanson, American YouTube Celebrity and voice actor
#Arin_Hanson

Mario Rodríguez Cobos, Argentinian philosopher and author (d. 2010)
#Mario_Rodríguez_Cobos

Michael Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
#Michael_Houser

Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist (d. 1876)
#Hristo_Botev

Gertrude the Great, German mystic (d. 1302)
#Gertrude_the_Great

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (d. 1645)
#Gaspar_de_Guzmán,_Count-Duke_of_Olivares
Georgios Babiniotis, Greek linguist and philologist
#Georgios_Babiniotis

Tom Mix, American cowboy and actor (d. 1940)
#Tom_Mix

Kim Dae-jung, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 8th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
#Kim_Dae-jung

Ralph Branca, American baseball player (d. 2016)
#Ralph_Branca
Andy Carroll, English footballer
#Andy_Carroll

Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
#Rowan_Atkinson

A. R. Rahman, Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician and philanthropist
#A._R._Rahman

Angus Deayton, English actor, writer, musician, comedian, and broadcaster
#Angus_Deayton

Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2002)
#Valeriy_Lobanovskyi

James Farrior, American football player
#James_Farrior

Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player
#Gilbert_Arenas

Casey Fossum, American baseball player
#Casey_Fossum
Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990)
#Vic_Tayback

Vasso Karantasiou, Greek volleyball player
#Vasso_Karantasiou
Camila Grey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Camila_Grey

Kim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player
#Kim_Wilson

Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)
#Gustav_Bauer

James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (d. 1744)
#James_Brydges,_1st_Duke_of_Chandos

Louis Freeh, American lawyer and jurist, 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
#Louis_Freeh

Margus Hanson, Estonian lawyer and politician, 23rd Estonian Minister of Defence
#Margus_Hanson

Christoffer Gabel, Danish politician (d. 1673)
#Christoffer_Gabel

Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)
#Don_Edwards

James Madison Porter, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Secretary of War (d. 1862)
#James_Madison_Porter

Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (d. 1871)
#Anselme_Payen
Steed Malbranque, Belgian-French footballer
#Steed_Malbranque

Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian
#Kate_McKinnon

Péter Veres, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Defense (d. 1970)
#Péter_Veres_(politician)

Petter Northug, Norwegian skier
#Petter_Northug
Adam Burish, American ice hockey player
#Adam_Burish

Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler and manager
#Jacqueline_Moore

Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1961)
#Sam_Rayburn

Helmut Poppendick, German physician (d. 1994)
#Helmut_Poppendick

Olaus Petri, Swedish clergyman (d. 1552)
#Olaus_Petri

Ndamukong Suh, American football player
#Ndamukong_Suh

Ludvík Dan?k, Czech discus thrower (d. 1998)
#Ludvík_Dan?k

Nigella Lawson, English chef and author
#Nigella_Lawson

Mike Boit, Kenyan runner and academic
#Mike_Boit

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (d. 1931)
#Kahlil_Gibran

Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. 1540)
#Helius_Eobanus_Hessus

John Singleton, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019)
#John_Singleton

Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (d. 1709)
#Wolfgang_Dietrich_of_Castell-Remlingen

Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer
#Kapil_Dev

Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1948)
#Fred_Niblo

Norm Charlton, American baseball player and coach
#Norm_Charlton

Nancy Lopez, American golfer and sportscaster
#Nancy_Lopez

Caspar Peucer, German physician and scholar (d. 1602)
#Caspar_Peucer

Darlene Hard, American tennis player
#Darlene_Hard

Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic (d. 1994)
#Jacques_Ellul

Murray Rose, English-Australian swimmer and sportscaster (d. 2012)
#Murray_Rose

Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005)
#Koo_Chen-fu

Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player, sportscaster, and actress
#Gabrielle_Reece

Graham Murray, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2013)
#Graham_Murray
Bonnie Franklin, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
#Bonnie_Franklin

Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (d. 2014)
#Jesse_Leonard_Steinfeld

Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. 1967)
#Carl_Sandburg

Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman (d. 2015)
#Dickie_Moore_(ice_hockey)

Eddie Redmayne, English actor and model
#Eddie_Redmayne

Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria (d. 1612)
#Jane_Dormer

Adriano Celentano, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and director
#Adriano_Celentano

Francis L. Sullivan, English-American actor (d. 1956)
#Francis_L._Sullivan

Norman Reedus, American actor and model
#Norman_Reedus

Ian Lavery, English miner and politician
#Ian_Lavery

Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician (d. 1874)
#Charles_Sumner

Nino Tempo, American musician, singer, and actor
#Nino_Tempo

Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1915)
#Alexander_Scriabin
Andreas Moustoxydis, Greek historian and philologist (d. 1860)
#Andreas_Moustoxydis

Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer (d. 1937)
#Ted_McDonald

Alan Stivell, French singer-songwriter and harp player
#Alan_Stivell

Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French educator and courtier (d. 1650)
#Claude_Favre_de_Vaugelas

Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)
#Baldassare_Verazzi

Sharon Cuneta, Filipino singer and actress
#Sharon_Cuneta

Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
#Richard_Zedník

Jérémie Renier, Belgian-French actor
#Jérémie_Renier

Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor, voice artist, martial artist, and musician
#Johnny_Yong_Bosch

Günter Rössler, German photographer and journalist (d. 2012)
#Günter_Rössler

John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst, physician, and philosopher (d. 2001)
#John_C._Lilly

Guy Gardner, American colonel and astronaut
#Guy_Gardner_(astronaut)

Karin Slaughter, American author
#Karin_Slaughter
Attilio Lombardo, Italian footballer and manager
#Attilio_Lombardo

Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (d. 1920)
#Max_Bruch

Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)
#Gustave_Doré
David Fleay, Australian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1993)
#David_Fleay

Juan Goytisolo, Spanish poet and author (d. 2017)
#Juan_Goytisolo

Nathan McIver, Canadian ice hockey player
#Nathan_McIver

Julie Chen, American television journalist, presenter, and producer
#Julie_Chen

Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001)
#Edward_Gierek

Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American conchologist and paleontologist (d. 1864)
#Joseph_Pitty_Couthouy

Samuel Alexander, Australian-English philosopher and academic (d. 1938)
#Samuel_Alexander

Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (d. 2012)
#Georges_Jobé

Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960)
#Phyllis_Haver

Justin Welby, English archbishop
#Justin_Welby

Howie Long, American football player and sports commentator
#Howie_Long

Giuseppe Martucci, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1909)
#Giuseppe_Martucci

Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)
#Loretta_Young
P. J. Kavanagh, English poet and author (d. 2015)
#P._J._Kavanagh