History Births on January 15

El Hadji Diouf, Senegalese football player
#El_Hadji_Diouf

João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (d. 1999)
#João_Figueiredo

Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian and academic (d. 2003)
#Hugh_Trevor-Roper

Eric Willis, Australian sergeant and politician, 34th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1999)
#Eric_Willis

Nâz?m Hikmet, Greek-Turkish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1963)
#Nâz?m_Hikmet

Jermaine Pennant, English footballer
#Jermaine_Pennant
Mary Pierce, Canadian-American tennis player and coach
#Mary_Pierce

Bernard Hopkins, American boxer and coach
#Bernard_Hopkins

Molière, French actor and playwright (d. 1673)
#Molière

Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (d. 1944)
#Arsen_Kotsoyev

Lee Teng-hui, Taiwanese-Chinese economist and politician, 4th President of the Republic of China
#Lee_Teng-hui

Essam El Hadary, Egyptian footballer
#Essam_El_Hadary

Michiaki Kamada, Japanese admiral (d. 1947)
#Michiaki_Kamada

Giovanni Segantini, Austrian painter (d. 1899)
#Giovanni_Segantini

Matt Holliday, American baseball player
#Matt_Holliday

Paul A. Dever, American lieutenant and politician, 58th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)
#Paul_A._Dever

Margaret Beckett, English metallurgist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
#Margaret_Beckett

Grace VanderWaal, American singer-songwriter
#Grace_VanderWaal

Keiran Lee, British pornographic actor, director, and producer
#Keiran_Lee

V. S. Ramadevi, Indian civil servant and politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (d. 2013)
#V._S._Ramadevi

Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
#Artturi_Ilmari_Virtanen

Vince Foster, American lawyer and political figure (d. 1993)
#Vince_Foster

Janusz Kusoci?ski, Polish runner and soldier (d. 1940)
#Janusz_Kusoci?ski
Ashraf Aman, Pakistani engineer and mountaineer
#Ashraf_Aman

Pitbull, American rapper and producer
#Pitbull_(rapper)

Ko Chun-hsiung, Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (d. 2015)
#Ko_Chun-hsiung

Yves Pelletier, Canadian actor and director
#Yves_Pelletier

René Adler, German footballer
#René_Adler

Henry Burr, Canadian singer, radio performer, and producer (d. 1941)
#Henry_Burr

Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and journalist (d. 1929)
#Thomas_Burke_(athlete)

Lewis Terman, American psychologist, eugenicist, and academic (d. 1956)
#Lewis_Terman

Afonso V of Portugal (d. 1481)
#Afonso_V_of_Portugal

Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter, musician, and artist (d. 2010)
#Captain_Beefheart

Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer and photographer (d. 2008)
#Pavle_Kozjek

Princess Michael of Kent
#Princess_Michael_of_Kent

George Lowe, New Zealand-English mountaineer and explorer (d. 2013)
#George_Lowe_(mountaineer)
Hugo Viana, Portuguese footballer
#Hugo_Viana

Pete Trewavas, English bass player and songwriter
#Pete_Trewavas

Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Egypt (d. 1970)
#Gamal_Abdel_Nasser

Delino DeShields, American baseball player and manager
#Delino_DeShields

Boris Blank, Swiss singer-songwriter
#Boris_Blank_(musician)

Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author and playwright (d. 1961)
#Mazo_de_la_Roche

Martin Petrov, Bulgarian footballer
#Martin_Petrov

Leonard Darwin, English soldier, eugenicist, and politician (d. 1943)
#Leonard_Darwin

Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress (d. 2005)
#Maria_Schell

Marjorie Fleming, Scottish poet and author (d. 1811)
#Marjorie_Fleming

Per Ahlmark, Swedish journalist and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 2018)
#Per_Ahlmark

Archibald Peake, English-Australian politician, 25th Premier of South Australia (d. 1920)
#Archibald_Peake

James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actor
#James_Nesbitt

Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (d. 1778)
#Philip_Livingston

Andrew Tyrie, English journalist and politician
#Andrew_Tyrie

Saud of Saudi Arabia (d. 1969)
#Saud_of_Saudi_Arabia

Mayawati, Indian educator and politician, 23rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
#Mayawati

Osmo Tapio Räihälä, Finnish composer
#Osmo_Tapio_Räihälä

Ray King, American baseball player
#Ray_King_(baseball)

Fred Davis, American football player
#Fred_Davis_(tight_end)

Franz Grillparzer, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1872)
#Franz_Grillparzer

Ivor Novello, Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1951)
#Ivor_Novello

Daniel Caligiuri, German footballer
#Daniel_Caligiuri

Ruby Laffoon, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Kentucky (d. 1941)
#Ruby_Laffoon

Andreas Gursky, German photographer
#Andreas_Gursky

Randy White, American football player
#Randy_White_(American_football)

Claudia Winkleman, English journalist and critic
#Claudia_Winkleman

Osip Mandelstam, Russian poet and translator (d. 1938)
#Osip_Mandelstam

Fernando Forestieri, Italian footballer
#Fernando_Forestieri

Maurice Herzog, French mountaineer and politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (d. 2012)
#Maurice_Herzog

Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, English politician (d. 1661)
#Henry_Carey,_2nd_Earl_of_Monmouth

Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (d. 1968)
#Grover_Lowdermilk

Ryan Sidebottom, English cricketer
#Ryan_Sidebottom

Armando Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball player
#Armando_Galarraga

Steve Gromek, American baseball player (d. 2002)
#Steve_Gromek

Chuni Goswami, Indian footballer and cricketer
#Chuni_Goswami

Maurizio Fondriest, Italian cyclist
#Maurizio_Fondriest

Alexander Griboyedov, Russian playwright, composer, and poet (d. 1829)
#Alexander_Griboyedov

Lloyd Bridges, American actor (d. 1998)
#Lloyd_Bridges

Jean Bugatti, German-French engineer (d. 1939)
#Jean_Bugatti

W. R. Mitchell, English journalist and author (d. 2015)
#W._R._Mitchell

Edward Teller, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (d. 2003)
#Edward_Teller

Margaret O'Brien, American actress and singer
#Margaret_O'Brien

Stanis?aw Wyspia?ski, Polish poet, playwright, and painter (d. 1907)
#Stanis?aw_Wyspia?ski

Ray Chapman, American baseball player (d. 1920)
#Ray_Chapman

Florentin Petre, Romanian footballer and manager
#Florentin_Petre

Boris Tadi?, Serbian psychologist and politician, 16th President of Serbia
#Boris_Tadi?

John Aikin, English surgeon and author (d. 1822)
#John_Aikin

Andrea Martin, American-Canadian actress, singer, and screenwriter
#Andrea_Martin

Marjorie Bennett, Australian-American actress (d. 1982)
#Marjorie_Bennett

Mario Van Peebles, American actor and director
#Mario_Van_Peebles

Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
#Nathan_Söderblom

Lisa Lisa, American R&B singer
#Lisa_Lisa_and_Cult_Jam

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French economist and politician (d. 1865)
#Pierre-Joseph_Proudhon

George Cadle Price, Belizean politician, 1st Prime Minister of Belize (d. 2011)
#George_Cadle_Price

Pierre S. du Pont, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1954)
#Pierre_S._du_Pont

Skrillex, American DJ and producer
#Skrillex

Mary MacKillop, Australian nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (d. 1909)
#Mary_MacKillop

Brett Lebda, American ice hockey player
#Brett_Lebda

Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright (d. 1762)
#Prosper_Jolyot_de_Crébillon

Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist
#Franco_Pellizotti

Ernest J. Gaines, American author and academic
#Ernest_J._Gaines

David Knight, English footballer
#David_Knight_(English_footballer)

Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1946)
#Wilhelm_Marx

Sean Lamont, Scottish rugby player
#Sean_Lamont

Marius Trésor, French footballer and coach
#Marius_Trésor

Paul Blake, English sprinter
#Paul_Blake_(athlete)

Stefan Ba?uk, Polish general (d. 2014)
#Stefan_Ba?uk

Benjamin Agosto, American skater
#Benjamin_Agosto

Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1996)
#Michel_Debré
Nicolai Jørgensen, Danish footballer
#Nicolai_Jørgensen

Phyllis Coates, American actress
#Phyllis_Coates

Eddie Cahill, American actor
#Eddie_Cahill

Kenneth Emil Petersen, Danish footballer
#Kenneth_Emil_Petersen

Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)
#Maeda_Toshiie

Regina King, American actress
#Regina_King

Doug Gottlieb, American basketball player and sportscaster
#Doug_Gottlieb

Richard Martin, Irish activist and politician, co-founded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (d. 1834)
#Richard_Martin_(Irish_politician)

Josef Breuer, Austrian physician and psychiatrist (d. 1925)
#Josef_Breuer

Iryna Lishchynska, Ukrainian runner
#Iryna_Lishchynska

Mike Marshall, American baseball player
#Mike_Marshall_(pitcher)

Joël Veltman, Dutch footballer
#Joël_Veltman

Greg Inglis, Australian rugby league player
#Greg_Inglis

Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, English captain and politician, 6th Governor General of Canada (d. 1908)
#Frederick_Stanley,_16th_Earl_of_Derby

Algernon Sidney, British philosopher (d. 1683)
#Algernon_Sidney

Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (d. 1973)
#Gene_Krupa

Ben Shapiro, American author and commentator
#Ben_Shapiro

Darya Klishina, Russian long jumper
#Darya_Klishina

Dylan Armstrong, Canadian shot putter and hammer thrower
#Dylan_Armstrong

Jacques Damala, Greek-French soldier and actor (d. 1889)
#Jacques_Damala

William R. Higgins, American colonel (d. 1990)
#William_R._Higgins

Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (d. 1528)
#Edzard_I,_Count_of_East_Frisia

Bruce Schneier, American cryptographer and author
#Bruce_Schneier

Drew Brees, American football player
#Drew_Brees

Shane McMahon, American wrestler and businessman
#Shane_McMahon

Ignacio López Tarso, Mexican actor
#Ignacio_López_Tarso

Conrad Lant, English singer-songwriter and bass player
#Conrad_Lant

Tsegaye Kebede, Ethiopian runner
#Tsegaye_Kebede

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar (d. 1885)
#Peter_Christen_Asbjørnsen

Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2001)
#Luis_Alvarado

David Ige, American politician
#David_Ige

Stuart E. Eizenstat, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the European Union
#Stuart_E._Eizenstat

Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1889)
#Mihai_Eminescu

Marty Lyons, American football player and sportscaster
#Marty_Lyons
Marc Trestman, American football player and coach
#Marc_Trestman

Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1511)
#Ashikaga_Yoshizumi

Marc Bartra, Spanish footballer
#Marc_Bartra

Édouard Gagnon, Canadian cardinal (d. 2007)
#Édouard_Gagnon