January 2 - Births

Births

• 1642 – Mehmed IV, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1693)
• 1647 – Nathaniel Bacon, English-born American colonist (d. 1676)
• 1699 – Osman III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1757)
• 1713 – Marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803)
• 1719 – Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797)
• 1727 – James Wolfe, British general (d. 1759)
• 1732 – František Brixi, Czech classical composer (d. 1771)
• 1777 – Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor (d. 1857)
• 1822 – Rudolf Clausius, German physicist (d. 1888)
• 1827 – Peter Semenov of Tian Shan, Russian explorer (d. 1914)
• 1833 – Frederick A. Johnson, American politician (d. 1893)
• 1836 – Queen Emma of Hawaii, Consort of King Kamehameha IV (d. 1885)
• 1836 – Mendele Moykher Sforim, Jewish writer (d. 1917)
• 1837 – Mily Balakirev, Russian composer (d. 1910)
• 1857 – Martha Carey Thomas, American educator, suffragist, and second President of Bryn Mawr College (d. 1935)
• 1860 – William Corless Mills, American museum curator (d. 1928)
• 1860 – Dugald Campbell Patterson, American pioneer (d. 1931)
• 1866 – Prof. Gilbert Murray, Australian classical scholar (d. 1957)
• 1870 – Ernst Barlach, German sculptor (d. 1938)
• 1873 – Thérèse of Lisieux, French Roman Catholic nun (d. 1897)
• 1873 – Antonie Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer and Marxist theorist (d. 1960)
• 1877 – Slava Raškaj, Croatian painter (d. 1906)
• 1879 – Rudolf Bauer, Hungarian athlete (d. 1932)
• 1882 – Herbert von Petersdorff, German swimmer (d. 1917)
• 1884 – Ben-Zion Dinur, Russian-born Israeli educator, historian and politician (d. 1973)
• 1885 – Gordon Flowerdew, Canadian Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918)
• 1886 – Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English Antarctic explorer (d. 1959)
• 1886 – Florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (d. 1938)
• 1889 – Sir Bertram Stevens, Premier of New South Wales 1932-39 (d. 1973)
• 1891 – Giovanni Michelucci, Italian architect, urban planner and engraver (d. 1990)
• 1892 – Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (d. 1962)
• 1893 – Lillian Leitzel, German acrobat and strongwoman (d. 1931)
• 1895 – Count Folke Bernadotte, Swedish diplomat (d. 1948)
• 1896 – Dziga Vertov, Russian filmmaker (d. 1954)
• 1896 – Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)
• 1897 – Jim Londos, Greek wrestler (d. 1975)
• 1901 – Bob Marshall, American conservationist (d. 1939)
• 1902 – Dan Keating, Irish republican (d. 2007)
• 1905 – Lev Schnirelmann, Russian mathematician (d. 1938)
• 1905 – Michael Tippett, English composer (d. 1998)
• 1904 – Truus Klapwijk, Dutch diver and freestyle swimmer(d. 1991)
• 1905 – Luigi Zampa, Italian film director and screenwriter (d. 1991)
• 1909 – Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer (d. 2009)
• 1909 – Barry M. Goldwater, American politician (d. 1998)
• 1913 – Anna Lee, English actress (d. 2004)
• 1914 – Violet Vivian Finlay Stuart Mann, British writer (d. 1986)
• 1916 – Zypora Spaisman, Polish-born American Yiddish theatre actress and producer (d. 2002)
• 1917 – Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003)
• 1918 – Willi Graf, German anti-Nazi activist (d. 1943)
• 1920 – Isaac Asimov, American author and biochemistry professor (d. 1992)
• 1921 – Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
• 1924 – Evgenios Spatharis, Greek shadow theatre artist (d. 2009)
• 1925 – William J. Crowe, American admiral and ambassador (d. 2007)
• 1925 – Larry Harmon, American entertainer and TV producer (d. 2008)
• 1926 – Howard Caine, American film and television director (d. 1993)
• 1927 – Grigoris Varfis, Greek politician
• 1928 – Avie Bennett, Canadian philanthropist
• 1928 – Robert Goralski, American journalist (d. 1988)
• 1928 – Daisaku Ikeda, Japanese writer
• 1929 – Lehri, Pakistani actor and comedian (d. 2012)
• 1930 – Julius La Rosa, American singer
• 1931 – Toshiki Kaifu, Japanese politician
• 1932 – Peter Redgrove, British poet (d. 2003)
• 1933 – Ed Casey, Australian politician (d. 2006)
• 1933 – Seiichi Morimura, Japanese novelist
• 1933 – Richard Riley, American politician
• 1936 – Roger Miller, American singer (d. 1992)
• 1938 – Ian Brady, British serial killer
• 1938 – Hans Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian author
• 1938 – Goh Kun, South Korean politician
• 1940 – Jim Bakker, American televangelist
• 1940 – S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician
• 1942 – Dennis Hastert, 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• 1942 – Ray Moore, Radio 2 DJ (d. 1989)
• 1942 – Hugh Shelton, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• 1943 – Barış Manço, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999)
• 1944 – Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer and conductor
• 1944 – Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician
• 1946 – Richard Cole, English tour manager
• 1947 – Jack Hanna, American zoologist
• 1947 – Calvin Hill, American football player
• 1947 – David Shapiro, American poet, literary critic, and art historian
• 1947 – Valery Shary, Byelorussian Olympic champion weightlifter
• 1948 – Judith Miller, American journalist
• 1949 – Christopher Durang, American playwright
• 1949 – Leijn Loevesijn, Dutch cyclist
• 1949 – John Turner, English cricketer (d. 2012)
• 1950 – Débora Duarte, Brazilian actress
• 1950 – Leo van der Goot, Dutch Radio DJ and singer
• 1950 – David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist
• 1951 – Jim Essian, American baseball player
• 1951 – Alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter
• 1952 – Jimmy Santiago Baca, American poet and writer
• 1952 – Robbie Ftorek, American ice hockey player
• 1952 – Christine Lavin, American singer-songwriter (Four Bitchin' Babes)
• 1952 – Graeme Strachan, Australian rock singer (Skyhooks) (d. 2001)
• 1953 – Vincent Racaniello American virologist
• 1953 – Jacques Tichelaar, a Dutch politician and trade union leader
• 1953 – Manfred Wittke, German footballer
• 1954 – Henry Bonilla, American politician
• 1954 – Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)
• 1955 – Tex Brashear, American voice actor
• 1955 – Vivien Savage, French singer
• 1956 – Lynda Barry, American cartoonist
• 1958 – Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist
• 1959 – Kim Coates, Canadian actor
• 1960 – Naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author
• 1961 – Gabrielle Carteris, American actress
• 1961 – IJsbrand Chardon, Dutch equestrian
• 1961 – Todd Haynes, American film director
• 1961 – Craig James, American football player
• 1961 – Robert Wexler, American politician
• 1963 – David Cone, American baseball player
• 1963 – Edgar Martínez, American baseball player
• 1964 – Luis d'Antin, Spanish motorcycle racer
• 1964 – Pernell Whitaker, American boxer
• 1965 – Greg Swindell, American baseball player
• 1966 – Kate Hodge, American actress
• 1967 – Tia Carrere, American actress
• 1967 – Jón Gnarr, Icelandic actor and mayor of Reykjavik
• 1967 – Francois Pienaar, South African rugby player
• 1968 – Cuba Gooding, Jr., American actor
• 1968 – Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion
• 1968 – Evan Parke, Jamaican actor
• 1968 – Goichi Suda, Japanese video game developer
• 1969 – Robby Gordon, American racing driver
• 1969 – Karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian politician
• 1969 – Patrick Huard, Quebec actor and comedian
• 1969 – Glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer
• 1969 – Tommy Morrison, American boxer
• 1969 – Róbert Švehla, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1969 – Christy Turlington, American model
• 1970 – Royce Clayton, American baseball player
• 1970 – Sanda Ladoşi, Romanian singer
• 1970 – Eric Whitacre, American composer
• 1971 – Taye Diggs, American actor
• 1971 – Renee Elise Goldsberry, American actress and singer
• 1971 – Lisa Harrison, American basketball player
• 1971 – Markus Hoffmann, German actor (d. 1997)
• 1971 – Yutaka Takenouchi, Japanese actor
• 1972 – Adam Elliot, Australian animator
• 1972 – Christopher Lennertz, American composer
• 1972 – Rodney MacDonald, Canadian politician and musician
• 1972 – Hristos Meletoglou, Greek triple jumper
• 1972 – Mattias Norström, Swedish professional ice hockey player
• 1973 – Lucy Davis, British actress
• 1973 – Will Kirby, American actor
• 1974 – Luis Moro, Cuban-American actor and filmmaker
• 1974 – Jason de Vos, Canadian footballer
• 1975 – Chris Cheney, Australian musician (The Living End)
• 1975 – Doug Robb, American singer (Hoobastank)
• 1975 – Dax Shepard, American actor
• 1975 – Jeff Suppan, American baseball player
• 1975 – Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby union player
• 1976 – Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper
• 1976 – Danilo Di Luca, Italian cyclist
• 1976 – Cletidus Hunt, American football player
• 1976 – Mahée Paiement, Canadian actress
• 1976 – Paz Vega, Spanish actress
• 1977 – Brian Boucher, American professional ice hockey player
• 1977 – Stefan Koubek, Austrian tennis player
• 1977 – Ales Pisa, Czech ice hockey player
• 1977 – Scott Proctor, American baseball player
• 1977 – Nikos Soultanidis, Greek footballer
• 1978 – Karina Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American professional ballroom dancer
• 1978 – Megumi Toyoguchi, Japanese voice actress
• 1979 – Jonathan Greening, British footballer
• 1980 – Annie Bellemare, Canadian Figure Skater
• 1980 – Mac Danzig, American Mixed martial arts combatant
• 1980 – Melvin Holwijn, Dutch footballer
• 1980 – Jérôme Pineau, French cyclist
• 1981 – Hanno Balitsch, German footballer
• 1981 – Ryan Garko, American baseball player
• 1981 – Kirk Hinrich, American basketball player
• 1981 – Maxi Rodríguez, Argentine footballer
• 1982 – Athanasia Tsoumeleka, Greek race walker
• 1983 – Kate Bosworth, American actress
• 1983 – Andrew Ebbett, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Otacilio, Brazilian footballer, Aviation Professional
• 1985 – Luis Beza, American musician (Suburban Legends)
• 1985 – Heather O'Reilly, American soccer player
• 1986 – Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu, Turkish-Bosnian footballer (d. 2012)
• 1986 – Trombone Shorty, American musician
• 1987 – Shelley Hennig, American actress
• 1987 – Syesha Mercado, American singer and actress
• 1988 – Jonny Evans, Northern Irish footballer
• 1988 – Damien Tussac, French-born German rugby player
• 1989 – Maksims Bogdanovs, Latvian motorcycle racer
• 1989 – Romain Dedola, French footballer
• 1990 – Karel Abraham, Czech motorcycle racer
• 1991 – Davide Santon, Italian footballer
• 1991 – Steele Sidebottom, Australian rules footballer
• 1992 – Anna Arina Marenko, Russian tennis player
• 2001 – Christopher Barrios Jr., American murder victim (d. 2007)