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History Births on January 19


Benny Feilhaber
Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player

#Benny_Feilhaber

Hitachiyama Taniemon
Hitachiyama Taniemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (d. 1922)

#Hitachiyama_Taniemon

John Lions
John Lions, Australian computer scientist and academic (d. 1998)

#John_Lions

Predrag Mijatovi?
Predrag Mijatovi?, Montenegrin footballer and manager

#Predrag_Mijatovi?

Paula Deen
Paula Deen, American chef and author

#Paula_Deen

Esther Shkalim
Esther Shkalim, Israeli poet and Mizrahi feminist

#Esther_Shkalim

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

#Princess_Margriet_of_the_Netherlands

Francis II of France
Francis II of France (d. 1560)

#Francis_II_of_France

Bruce Jay Nelson
Bruce Jay Nelson, American computer scientist (d. 1999)

#Bruce_Jay_Nelson

Rod Evans
Rod Evans, English singer-songwriter

#Rod_Evans

Jean-Philippe Baratier
Jean-Philippe Baratier, German scholar and author (d. 1740)

#Jean-Philippe_Baratier

Chris Sabo
Chris Sabo, American baseball player and coach

#Chris_Sabo

Mac Miller
Mac Miller, American rapper

#Mac_Miller

Karun Chandhok
Karun Chandhok, Indian race car driver

#Karun_Chandhok

Tippi Hedren
Tippi Hedren, American model, actress, and animal rights-welfare activist

#Tippi_Hedren

Jeff Pilson
Jeff Pilson, American bass player, songwriter, and actor

#Jeff_Pilson

Erick Torres Padilla
Erick Torres Padilla, Mexican footballer

#Erick_Torres_Padilla

John Wozniak
John Wozniak, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#John_Wozniak

Tarso Marques
Tarso Marques, Brazilian race car driver

#Tarso_Marques

John Fitzwilliam Stairs
John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1904)

#John_Fitzwilliam_Stairs

Luke Macfarlane
Luke Macfarlane, Canadian-American actor and singer

#Luke_Macfarlane

Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic

#Julian_Barnes

Kenneth McClintock
Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican public servant and politician, 22nd Secretary of State of Puerto Rico

#Kenneth_McClintock

Dan Reeves
Dan Reeves, American football player and coach

#Dan_Reeves

Junior Seau
Junior Seau, American football player (d. 2012)

#Junior_Seau

Tatiana Búa
Tatiana Búa, Argentine tennis player

#Tatiana_Búa

Paolo Borsellino
Paolo Borsellino, Italian lawyer and judge (d. 1992)

#Paolo_Borsellino

Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)

#Paul_Cézanne

Giuseppe Millico
Giuseppe Millico, Italian soprano, composer, and educator (d. 1802)

#Giuseppe_Millico

Jacobus Kapteyn
Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer and academic (d. 1922)

#Jacobus_Kapteyn

Henry Bessemer
Henry Bessemer, English engineer and businessman (d. 1898)

#Henry_Bessemer

Michael III
Michael III, Byzantine emperor (d. 867)

#Michael_III

Yukiko Duke
Yukiko Duke, Swedish journalist and translator

#Yukiko_Duke

Boris Savinkov
Boris Savinkov, Russian soldier and author (d. 1925)

#Boris_Savinkov

Harry Lonsdale
Harry Lonsdale, American chemist, businessman, and politician (d. 2014)

#Harry_Lonsdale

Paul-Eerik Rummo
Paul-Eerik Rummo, Estonian poet and politician

#Paul-Eerik_Rummo

Antero Manninen
Antero Manninen, Finnish cellist

#Antero_Manninen

Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (d. 1831)

#Countess_Augusta_Reuss_of_Ebersdorf

Frank Aarebrot
Frank Aarebrot, Norwegian political scientist and academic (d. 2017)

#Frank_Aarebrot

Dragotin Kette
Dragotin Kette, Slovenian poet and author (d. 1899)

#Dragotin_Kette

Logan Lerman
Logan Lerman, American actor

#Logan_Lerman

Alexander Woollcott
Alexander Woollcott, American actor, playwright, and critic (d. 1943)

#Alexander_Woollcott

D?gen
D?gen Zenji, founder of S?t? Zen (d. 1253)

#D?gen

Asier del Horno
Asier del Horno, Spanish footballer

#Asier_del_Horno

Werner Sombart
Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (d. 1941)

#Werner_Sombart

Kim Yoo-suk
Kim Yoo-suk, South Korean pole vaulter

#Kim_Yoo-suk

Yoon Hae-young
Yoon Hae-young, South Korean actress

#Yoon_Hae-young

Steffen Freund
Steffen Freund, German footballer and manager

#Steffen_Freund

Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (d. 1849)

#Edgar_Allan_Poe

Lysander Spooner
Lysander Spooner, American philosopher and author (d. 1887)

#Lysander_Spooner

Wakashima Gonshir?
Wakashima Gonshir?, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 21st Yokozuna (d. 1943)

#Wakashima_Gonshir?

Josu Sarriegi
Josu Sarriegi, Spanish footballer

#Josu_Sarriegi

Whitfield Crane
Whitfield Crane, American singer-songwriter

#Whitfield_Crane

Svetlana Khorkina
Svetlana Khorkina, Russian gymnast and sportscaster

#Svetlana_Khorkina

Robert MacNeil
Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author

#Robert_MacNeil

Moussa Sow
Moussa Sow, Senegalese footballer

#Moussa_Sow

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter and actress

#Dolly_Parton

Lucho González
Lucho González, Argentinian footballer

#Lucho_González

JaVale McGee
JaVale McGee, American basketball player

#JaVale_McGee

Petra Marti?
Petra Marti?, Croatian tennis player

#Petra_Marti?

Ricardo Arjona
Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer-songwriter and basketball player

#Ricardo_Arjona

Steve Staunton
Steve Staunton, Irish footballer and manager

#Steve_Staunton

Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet and academic (d. 1855)

#Per_Daniel_Amadeus_Atterbom

Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg, Swedish tennis player and coach

#Stefan_Edberg

Robin tom Rink
Robin tom Rink, German singer-songwriter

#Robin_tom_Rink

Johnny O'Keefe
Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1978)

#Johnny_O'Keefe

Shelley Fabares
Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer

#Shelley_Fabares

Dame Gruev
Dame Gruev, Bulgarian educator and activist, co-founded the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (d. 1906)

#Dame_Gruev

Wayne Hemingway
Wayne Hemingway, English fashion designer, co-founded Red or Dead

#Wayne_Hemingway

Frank Caliendo
Frank Caliendo, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter

#Frank_Caliendo

Katey Sagal
Katey Sagal, American actress and singer

#Katey_Sagal

Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1970)

#Janis_Joplin

Dainius Adomaitis
Dainius Adomaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach

#Dainius_Adomaitis

Martin Bashir
Martin Bashir, English journalist

#Martin_Bashir

Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton, American actress and singer (d. 2013)

#Jean_Stapleton

Talhaiarn
Talhaiarn, Welsh poet and architect (d.1869)

#Talhaiarn

John Waite (cricketer)
John Waite, South African cricketer (d. 2011)

#John_Waite_(cricketer)

Rika Ishikawa
Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer and actress

#Rika_Ishikawa

Arturo Graf
Arturo Graf, Italian poet, of German ancestry (d. 1913).

#Arturo_Graf

George Coyne
George Coyne, American priest, astronomer, and theologian

#George_Coyne

Elliott Ward
Elliott Ward, English footballer

#Elliott_Ward

Pavel Kiselyov
Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)

#Pavel_Kiselyov

Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee, American general and academic (d. 1870)

#Robert_E._Lee

Mal Reilly
Mal Reilly, English rugby league player and coach

#Mal_Reilly

Jenson Button
Jenson Button, English race car driver

#Jenson_Button

Auguste Comte
Auguste Comte, French economist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1857)

#Auguste_Comte

Lena Philipsson
Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer-songwriter

#Lena_Philipsson

Luc Longley
Luc Longley, Australian basketball player and coach

#Luc_Longley

Jon Fisher
Jon Fisher, American businessman and author

#Jon_Fisher

Thomas Vanek
Thomas Vanek, Austrian ice hockey player

#Thomas_Vanek

Matthias Ginter
Matthias Ginter, German footballer

#Matthias_Ginter

Pat Patterson (wrestler)
Pat Patterson, Canadian wrestler, trainer, and referee

#Pat_Patterson_(wrestler)

Ziaur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh (d. 1981)

#Ziaur_Rahman

Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American novelist and short story writer

#Edwidge_Danticat

Trevor Williams (bassist)
Trevor Williams, English singer-songwriter and bass player

#Trevor_Williams_(bassist)

Harry Davenport (actor)
Harry Davenport, American stage and film actor (d. 1949)

#Harry_Davenport_(actor)

Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1995)

#Patricia_Highsmith

Ottis Anderson
Ottis Anderson, American football player and sportscaster

#Ottis_Anderson

Natalie Cook
Natalie Cook, Australian volleyball player

#Natalie_Cook

Larry Clark
Larry Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Larry_Clark

James Watt
James Watt, Scottish-English chemist and engineer (d. 1819)

#James_Watt

Frank McKenna
Frank McKenna, Canadian politician and diplomat, 27th Premier of New Brunswick

#Frank_McKenna

Robert Palmer (singer)
Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)

#Robert_Palmer_(singer)

Thomas Price (South Australian politician)
Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (d. 1909)

#Thomas_Price_(South_Australian_politician)

Pascal Behrenbruch
Pascal Behrenbruch, German decathlete

#Pascal_Behrenbruch

Joseph Bonomi the Elder
Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect, designed Longford Hall and Barrells Hall (d. 1808)

#Joseph_Bonomi_the_Elder

Rex Ingamells
Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955)

#Rex_Ingamells

John Bercow
John Bercow, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons

#John_Bercow

Benjamin Ayres
Benjamin Ayres, Canadian actor, director, and photographer

#Benjamin_Ayres

Arend Langenberg
Arend Langenberg, Dutch voice actor and radio host (d. 2012)

#Arend_Langenberg

Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford, English actor and singer

#Michael_Crawford

Carman (singer)
Carman, American singer-songwriter, actor, and television host

#Carman_(singer)

Esteban Guerrieri
Esteban Guerrieri, Argentinian race car driver

#Esteban_Guerrieri

Yevgeny Sadovyi
Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer and coach

#Yevgeny_Sadovyi

David Bartlett
David Bartlett, Australian politician, 43rd Premier of Tasmania

#David_Bartlett

Mike Komisarek
Mike Komisarek, American ice hockey player

#Mike_Komisarek

Pulcheria
Pulcheria, Byzantine empress and saint (d. 453)

#Pulcheria

Claudio Marchisio
Claudio Marchisio, Italian footballer

#Claudio_Marchisio

Willie
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, American singer, harmonica player, and drummer (d. 2011)

#Willie_"Big_Eyes"_Smith

Phil Nevin
Phil Nevin, American baseball player

#Phil_Nevin

Cindy Sherman
Cindy Sherman, American photographer and director

#Cindy_Sherman

Edgar Manucharyan
Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer

#Edgar_Manucharyan

Thomas Kinkade
Thomas Kinkade, American painter (d. 2012)

#Thomas_Kinkade

Casey Sherman
Casey Sherman, American journalist and author

#Casey_Sherman

Martha Davis (musician)
Martha Davis, American singer of The Motels

#Martha_Davis_(musician)

Boris Blacher
Boris Blacher, German composer and playwright (d. 1975)

#Boris_Blacher

Jimmy Kébé
Jimmy Kébé, Malian footballer

#Jimmy_Kébé

Alfred Clebsch
Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician and academic (d. 1872)

#Alfred_Clebsch

Dewey Bunnell
Dewey Bunnell, British-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Dewey_Bunnell

Danese Cooper
Danese Cooper, American computer scientist and programmer

#Danese_Cooper

Susan Solomon
Susan Solomon, American atmospheric chemist

#Susan_Solomon

Richard Lester
Richard Lester, American-English director, producer, and screenwriter

#Richard_Lester

Miguel Muñoz
Miguel Muñoz, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1990)

#Miguel_Muñoz

Jean-François Revel
Jean-François Revel, French philosopher (d. 2006)

#Jean-François_Revel

Tyler Breeze
Tyler Breeze, Canadian wrestler

#Tyler_Breeze

Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, English noble (d. 1672)

#Charles_Stanley,_8th_Earl_of_Derby

Paul Rodriguez (actor)
Paul Rodriguez, Mexican-American comedian and actor

#Paul_Rodriguez_(actor)

John Weldon (musician)
John Weldon, English organist and composer (d. 1736)

#John_Weldon_(musician)

William Ragsdale
William Ragsdale, American actor

#William_Ragsdale

Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Roger Ashton-Griffiths, English actor, screenwriter and film director

#Roger_Ashton-Griffiths

Ferdinand Laub
Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1875)

#Ferdinand_Laub

Matthew Webb
Matthew Webb, English swimmer and diver (d. 1883)

#Matthew_Webb

Ian Laperrière
Ian Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Ian_Laperrière

Jodie Sweetin
Jodie Sweetin, American actress and singer

#Jodie_Sweetin

Ólafur Thors
Ólafur Thors, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1964)

#Ólafur_Thors

Lucas Faydherbe
Lucas Faydherbe, Flemish sculptor and architect (d. 1697)

#Lucas_Faydherbe

Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (d. 1943)

#Sophie_Taeuber-Arp

Shawn Wayans
Shawn Wayans, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Shawn_Wayans

Jeff Van Gundy
Jeff Van Gundy, American basketball player and coach

#Jeff_Van_Gundy

Leonid Kantorovich
Leonid Kantorovich, Russian mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)

#Leonid_Kantorovich

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian politician and diplomat, 135th Prime Minister of Peru

#Javier_Pérez_de_Cuéllar

Troy Wilson (Australian rules footballer)
Troy Wilson, Australian footballer and race car driver

#Troy_Wilson_(Australian_rules_footballer)

Lisa Teige, Norwegian actress and dancer
Shawn Johnson, American gymnast
Oleksandr Miroshnychenko, Ukrainian footballer
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Nikulin, Russian footballer
Jake Allen, American football player
Fabio Catacchini, Italian footballer
Hikaru Utada, American-Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
Shane Tronc, Australian rugby league player
Paolo Bugia, Filipino basketball player
Michael Vandort, Sri Lankan cricketer
Arvydas Macijauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
Pasha Kovalev, Russian-American dancer and choreographer
Wiley, English rapper and producer
Natale Gonnella, Italian footballer
Zde?ka Málková, Czech tennis player
Jaime Moreno, Bolivian footballer and manager
Tyrone Wheatley, American football player and college football coach
Sergei Zjukin, Estonian chess player and coach
Ron Killings, American wrestler and rapper
Udo Suzuki, Japanese comedian and singer
Kathleen Smet, Belgian triathlete
Sylvain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player
Floris Jan Bovelander, Dutch field hockey player
Janine Antoni, Bahamian sculptor and photographer
Michael Adams, American basketball player and coach
Hans Daams, Dutch cyclist
Wayne Schimmelbusch, Australian footballer and coach
Richard Legendre, Canadian tennis player and politician
Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor and singer
Nadiuska, German television actress
Sébastien Dhavernas, Canadian actor
Nancy Lynch, American computer scientist and academic
Thom Mayne, American architect and academic, designed the San Francisco Federal Building and Phare Tower
Colin Gunton, English theologian and academic (d. 2003)
Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (d. 2007)
Phil Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Everly Brothers) (d. 2014)
Fred J. Lincoln, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
Russ Hamilton, English singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
Fritz Weaver, American actor (d. 2016)
Hans Massaquoi, German-American journalist and author (d. 2013)
Nina Bawden, English author (d. 2012)
Nicholas Colasanto, American actor and director (d. 1985)
Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 2015)
Bernard Dunstan, English painter and educator (d. 2017)
John H. Johnson, American publisher, founded the Johnson Publishing Company (d. 2005)
Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996)
Choor Singh, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and judge (d. 2009)
Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1971)
Ish Kabibble, American comedian and cornet player (d. 1994)
Briggs Cunningham, American race car driver, sailor, and businessman (d. 2003)
Stanley Hawes, English-Australian director and producer (d. 1991)
Magda Tagliaferro, Brazilian pianist and educator (d. 1986)
Hermann Abendroth, German conductor (d. 1956)
John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (d. 1957)
Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (d. 1934)
James Morris III, American captain (d. 1820)