People born on January 22 210
Emperor Montoku
b. 826 – d. 858
Montoku, Japanese emperor (b. 826)
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Ibn Taymiyyah
b. 1263 – d. 1328
Ibn Taymiyyah, Syrian theologian and scholar (b. 1263)
Ivan III of Russia
b. 1440 – d. 1505
Ivan III of Russia (d. 1505)
Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans
b. 1522 – d. 1545
Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, (d. 1545)
Walter Raleigh
b. 1552 – d. 1618
Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer (d. 1618)
Francis Bacon
b. 1561 – d. 1626
Francis Bacon, English jurist and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1561)
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington
b. 1570 – d. 1631
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (b. 1570)
John Donne
b. 1573 – d. 1631
John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England, wrote the Holy Sonnets. (d. 1631)
Pierre Gassendi
b. 1592 – d. 1655
Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1655)
William Kidd
b. 1645 – d. 1701
William Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645)
Richard Blackmore
b. 1654 – d. 1729
Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (b. 1654)
Nicolas Lancret
b. 1690 – d. 1743
Nicolas Lancret, French painter (b. 1690)
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
b. 1729 – d. 1781
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1729)
Philip Carteret
b. 1733 – d. 1796
Philip Carteret, English admiral and explorer (d. 1796)
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Noah Phelps
b. 1740 – d. 1809
Noah Phelps, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 1809)
François Habeneck
b. 1781 – d. 1849
François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)
Lord Byron
b. 1788 – d. 1824
Lord Byron, English-Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1788)
Karl Ernst Claus
b. 1796 – d. 1864
Karl Ernst Claus, Estonian-Russian chemist, botanist, and academic (d. 1864)
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
b. 1797 – d. 1826
Maria Leopoldina of Austria (d. 1826)
Ludger Duvernay
b. 1799 – d. 1852
Ludger Duvernay, Canadian journalist, publisher, and politician (d. 1852)
Richard Upjohn
b. 1802 – d. 1878
Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (b. 1802)
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
b. 1831 – d. 1917
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1917)
Ernest Wilberforce
b. 1840 – d. 1907
Ernest Wilberforce, English bishop (b. 1840)
August Strindberg
b. 1849 – d. 1912
August Strindberg, Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist (b. 1849)
Beatrice Webb
b. 1858 – d. 1943
Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)
Wilbur Scoville
b. 1865 – d. 1942
Wilbur Scoville, American chemist and pharmacist (d. 1942)
Gisela Januszewska
b. 1867 – d. 1943
Gisela Januszewska, Jewish-Austrian physician (d. 1943)
José Vicente de Freitas
b. 1869 – d. 1952
José Vicente de Freitas, Portuguese colonel and politician, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1952)
Edward Harkness
b. 1874 – d. 1940
Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940)
Jay Hughes
b. 1874 – d. 1924
Jay Hughes, American baseball player and coach (d. 1924)
D. W. Griffith
b. 1875 – d. 1948
D. W. Griffith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1875)
Tom Jones (baseball)
b. 1877 – d. 1923
Tom Jones, American baseball player and manager (d. 1923)
Francis Picabia
b. 1879 – d. 1953
Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (d. 1953)
Bill O'Neill (baseball)
b. 1880 – d. 1920
Bill O'Neill, Canadian-American baseball player (d. 1920)
Frigyes Riesz
b. 1880 – d. 1956
Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1956)
Ira Thomas
b. 1881 – d. 1958
Ira Thomas, American baseball player and manager (d. 1958)
John J. Becker
b. 1886 – d. 1961
John J. Becker, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1961)
Helen Hoyt
b. 1887 – d. 1972
Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (b. 1887)
Henri Pélissier
b. 1889 – d. 1935
Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (b. 1889)
Amos Strunk
b. 1889 – d. 1979
Amos Strunk, American baseball player and manager (d. 1979)
Fred M. Vinson
b. 1890 – d. 1953
Fred M. Vinson, American judge and politician, 13th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1953)
Antonio Gramsci
b. 1891 – d. 1937
Antonio Gramsci, Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (b. 1891)
Marcel Dassault
b. 1892 – d. 1986
Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (b. 1892)
Conrad Veidt
b. 1893 – d. 1943
Conrad Veidt, German actor, director, and producer (b. 1893)
Rosa Ponselle
b. 1897 – d. 1981
Rosa Ponselle, American operatic soprano (d. 1981)
Dilipkumar Roy
b. 1897 – d. 1980
Dilipkumar Roy, a Bengali Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist. (d. 1980)
Ross Barnett
b. 1898 – d. 1987
Ross Barnett, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Mississippi (d. 1987)
Sergei Eisenstein
b. 1898 – d. 1948
Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
Denise Legeay
b. 1898 – d. 1968
Denise Legeay, French actress (d. 1968)
Martti Haavio
b. 1899 – d. 1973
Martti Haavio, Finnish poet and mythologist (d. 1973)
Ernst Busch (actor)
b. 1900 – d. 1980
Ernst Busch, German actor and singer (d. 1980)
Daniel Kinsey
b. 1902 – d. 1970
Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler and scholar (b. 1902)
Fritz Houtermans
b. 1903 – d. 1966
Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (d. 1966)
George Balanchine
b. 1904 – d. 1983
George Balanchine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1904)
Arkady Gaidar
b. 1904 – d. 1941
Arkady Gaidar, Russian journalist and author (d. 1941)
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Willy Hartner
b. 1905 – d. 1981
Willy Hartner, German physician and academic (b. 1905)
Robert E. Howard
b. 1906 – d. 1936
Robert E. Howard, American author and poet (b. 1906)
Douglas Corrigan
b. 1907 – d. 1995
Douglas Corrigan, American pilot and engineer (d. 1995)
Dixie Dean
b. 1907 – d. 1980
Dixie Dean, English footballer (d. 1980)
Lev Landau
b. 1908 – d. 1968
Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
Prince Oana
b. 1908 – d. 1976
Prince Oana, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)
Porfirio Rubirosa
b. 1909 – d. 1965
Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, polo player, and diplomat (b. 1909)
Ann Sothern
b. 1909 – d. 2001
Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (d. 2001)
U Thant
b. 1909 – d. 1974
U Thant, Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General (d. 1974)
Bruno Kreisky
b. 1911 – d. 1990
Bruno Kreisky, Austrian academic and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (b. 1911)
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Henry Bauchau
b. 1913 – d. 2012
Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (d. 2012)
William Conway (cardinal)
b. 1913 – d. 1977
William Conway, Irish cardinal (b. 1913)
Carl F. H. Henry
b. 1913 – d. 2003
Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003)
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Dimitris Dragatakis
b. 1914 – d. 2001
Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek violinist and composer (d. 2001)
Heinrich Albertz
b. 1915 – d. 1993
Heinrich Albertz, German theologian and politician, Mayor of Berlin (d. 1993)
Bill Durnan
b. 1916 – d. 1972
Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1972)
Henri Dutilleux
b. 1916 – d. 2013
Henri Dutilleux, French pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2013)
Harilal Upadhyay
b. 1916 – d. 1994
Harilal Upadhyay, Indian author, poet, and astrologist (d. 1994)
Elmer Lach
b. 1918 – d. 2015
Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1918)
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Diomedes Olivo
b. 1919 – d. 1977
Diomedes Olivo, Dominican baseball player and scout (d. 1977)
Irving Kristol
b. 1920 – d. 2009
Irving Kristol, American journalist, author, and academic, founded The National Interest (d. 2009)
Alf Ramsey
b. 1920 – d. 1999
Alf Ramsey, English footballer and manager (b. 1920)
Howard Moss
b. 1922 – d. 1987
Howard Moss, American poet, playwright and critic (d. 1987)
Diana Douglas
b. 1923 – d. 2015
Diana Douglas, British-American actress (b. 1923)
J. J. Johnson
b. 1924 – d. 2001
J. J. Johnson, American trombonist and composer (d. 2001)
Ján Chryzostom Korec
b. 1924 – d. 2015
Ján Chryzostom Korec, Slovak cardinal (d. 2015)
Charles Lisanby
b. 1924 – d. 2013
Charles Lisanby, American production designer and set director (b. 1924)
Johnny Bucha
b. 1925 – d. 1996
Johnny Bucha, American baseball player (d. 1996)
Bobby Young
b. 1925 – d. 1985
Bobby Young, American baseball player (d. 1985)
Lou Creekmur
b. 1927 – d. 2009
Lou Creekmur, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2009)
Joe Perry (American football)
b. 1927 – d. 2011
Joe Perry, American footballer (d. 2011)
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Yoshihiko Amino
b. 1928 – d. 2004
Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian and academic (b. 1928)
Petr Eben
b. 1929 – d. 2007
Petr Eben, Czech composer, organist and choirmaster (d. 2007)
Mariví Bilbao
b. 1930 – d. 2013
Mariví Bilbao, Spanish actress (b. 1930)
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Éamon de Buitléar
b. 1930 – d. 2013
Éamon de Buitléar, Irish accordion player and director (d. 2013)
Sam Cooke
b. 1931 – d. 1964
Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
Galina Zybina
b. 1931
Galina Zybina, Russian shot putter and javelin thrower
Berthold Grünfeld
b. 1932 – d. 2007
Berthold Grünfeld, Norwegian psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007)
Piper Laurie
b. 1932
Piper Laurie, American actress
Yuri Chesnokov (volleyball)
b. 1933 – d. 2010
Yuri Chesnokov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1933)
Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)
b. 1934 – d. 2004
Vijay Anand, Indian director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1934)
Bill Bixby
b. 1934 – d. 1993
Bill Bixby, American actor and director (d. 1993)
Graham Kerr
b. 1934
Graham Kerr, English chef and author
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Alexander Men
b. 1935 – d. 1990
Alexander Men, Russian priest and scholar (b. 1930)
Ong Teng Cheong
b. 1936 – d. 2002
Ong Teng Cheong, Singaporean architect and politician, 5th President of Singapore (b. 1936)
Alan J. Heeger
b. 1936
Alan J. Heeger, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Edén Pastora
b. 1937
Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician
Joseph Wambaugh
b. 1937
Joseph Wambaugh, American police officer and author
Peter Beard
b. 1938
Peter Beard, Australian photographer and author
Joe Esposito (author)
b. 1938 – d. 2016
Joe Esposito, American author (d. 2016)
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo
b. 1938
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Brazilian footballer
Jørgen Garde
b. 1939 – d. 1996
Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (b. 1939)
Alfredo Palacio
b. 1939
Alfredo Palacio, Ecuadoran physician and politician, President of Ecuador
J. C. Tremblay
b. 1939 – d. 1994
J. C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (d. 1994)
John Hurt
b. 1940 – d. 2017
John Hurt, English actor (b. 1940)
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George Seifert
b. 1940
George Seifert, American football player and coach
Gillian Shephard
b. 1940
Gillian Shephard, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education
Jaan Kaplinski
b. 1941
Jaan Kaplinski, Estonian poet, philosopher, and critic
Mimis Domazos
b. 1942
Mimis Domazos, Greek footballer
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Michael Spicer
b. 1943
Michael Spicer, English journalist and politician
Khosrow Golsorkhi
b. 1944 – d. 1974
Khosrow Golsorkhi, Iranian journalist, poet, and activist (d. 1974)
Uto Ughi
b. 1944
Uto Ughi, Italian violinist and conductor
Jophery Brown
b. 1945 – d. 2014
Jophery Brown, American baseball player, actor, and stuntman (d. 2014)
Jean-Pierre Nicolas
b. 1945
Jean-Pierre Nicolas, French race car driver and manager
Christoph Schönborn
b. 1945
Christoph Schönborn, Austrian cardinal
Alojz Uran
b. 1945
Alojz Uran, Slovenian archbishop
Malcolm McLaren
b. 1946 – d. 2010
Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
Serge Savard
b. 1946
Serge Savard, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Vladimir Oravsky
b. 1947
Vladimir Oravsky, Czech-Swedish author and director
Gilbert Levine
b. 1948
Gilbert Levine, American conductor and academic
Mike Caldwell (baseball)
b. 1949
Mike Caldwell, American baseball player and coach
J.P. Pennington
b. 1949
J.P. Pennington, American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
Steve Perry
b. 1949
Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer
Paul Bew
b. 1950
Paul Bew, Northern Irish historian and academic
Ondrej Nepela
b. 1951 – d. 1989
Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater and coach (d. 1989)
Leon Roberts
b. 1951
Leon Roberts, American baseball player and manager
Ramón Avilés
b. 1952
Ramón Avilés, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
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Winfried Berkemeier
b. 1953
Winfried Berkemeier, German footballer and manager
Myung-whun Chung
b. 1953
Myung-whun Chung, South Korean pianist and conductor
Jim Jarmusch
b. 1953
Jim Jarmusch, American director and screenwriter
Thomas David Jones
b. 1955
Thomas David Jones, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
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Timothy R. Ferguson
b. 1955
Timothy R. Ferguson, American politician
Steve Riley (drummer)
b. 1956
Steve Riley, American drummer
Mike Bossy
b. 1957
Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Brian Dayett
b. 1957
Brian Dayett, American baseball player and manager
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Godfrey Thoma
b. 1957
Godfrey Thoma, Nauruan politician
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Francis Wheen
b. 1957
Francis Wheen, English journalist and author
Nikos Anastopoulos
b. 1958
Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
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Filiz Koçali
b. 1958
Filiz Koçali, Turkish journalist and politician
Linda Blair
b. 1959
Linda Blair, American actress
Michael Hutchence
b. 1960 – d. 1997
Michael Hutchence, Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1997)
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Quintin Dailey
b. 1961 – d. 2010
Quintin Dailey, American basketball player (d. 2010)
Jimmy Herring
b. 1962
Jimmy Herring, American guitarist
Huw Irranca-Davies
b. 1962
Huw Irranca-Davies, Welsh lawyer and politician
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
b. 1962
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
Nigel Benn
b. 1964
Nigel Benn, English-Australian boxer
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Stojko Vranković
b. 1964
Stojko Vranković, Croatian basketball player
Steven Adler
b. 1965
Steven Adler, American rock drummer
Diane Lane
b. 1965
Diane Lane, American actress
Andrew Roachford
b. 1965
Andrew Roachford, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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Craig Salvatori
b. 1966
Craig Salvatori, Australian rugby league player and coach
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Nick Gillingham
b. 1967
Nick Gillingham, English swimmer
Guy Fieri
b. 1968
Guy Fieri, American chef, author, and television host
Heath (musician)
b. 1968
Heath, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player
Frank Leboeuf
b. 1968
Frank Leboeuf, French footballer, sportscaster, and actor
Mauricio Serna
b. 1968
Mauricio Serna, Colombian footballer
Olivia d'Abo
b. 1969
Olivia d'Abo, English-American singer-songwriter and actress
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Keith Gordon (baseball)
b. 1969
Keith Gordon, American baseball player and coach
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Jason Lowrie
b. 1970
Jason Lowrie, New Zealand rugby league player and coach
Abraham Olano
b. 1970
Abraham Olano, Spanish cyclist
Stan Collymore
b. 1971
Stan Collymore, English footballer and sportscaster
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Terry Hill
b. 1972
Terry Hill, Australian rugby league player and coach
Rogério Ceni
b. 1973
Rogério Ceni, Brazilian footballer
Cameron McConville
b. 1974
Cameron McConville, Australian race car driver and sportscaster
Joseph Muscat
b. 1974
Joseph Muscat, Maltese journalist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Malta
Jimmy Anderson (baseball)
b. 1976
Jimmy Anderson, American baseball player and coach
James Dearth
b. 1976
James Dearth, American football player
Mario Domm
b. 1977
Mario Domm, Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
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Jono Gibbes
b. 1977
Jono Gibbes, New Zealand rugby player and coach
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Anna Linkova
b. 1977
Anna Linkova, Russian tennis player
Hidetoshi Nakata
b. 1977
Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese footballer
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Luciano Andrade Rissutt
b. 1977
Luciano Andrade Rissutt, Brazilian footballer
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Ben Taylor (musician)
b. 1977
Ben Taylor, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
Chone Figgins
b. 1978
Chone Figgins, American baseball player
Aidan Burley
b. 1979
Aidan Burley, New Zealand-English politician
Carlos Ruiz (baseball)
b. 1979
Carlos Ruiz, Panamanian baseball player
Jake Grove
b. 1980
Jake Grove, American football player
Willa Ford
b. 1981
Willa Ford, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Ben Moody
b. 1981
Ben Moody, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
Ibrahima Sonko
b. 1981
Ibrahima Sonko, French footballer
Guy Wilks
b. 1981
Guy Wilks, English race car driver
Fabricio Coloccini
b. 1982
Fabricio Coloccini, Argentinian footballer
Shaun Cody
b. 1983
Shaun Cody, American football player
Ben Eager
b. 1984
Ben Eager, Canadian ice hockey player
Ubaldo Jiménez
b. 1984
Ubaldo Jiménez, Dominican baseball player
Leon Powe
b. 1984
Leon Powe, American basketball player
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Maceo Rigters
b. 1984
Maceo Rigters, Dutch footballer
Fotios Papoulis
b. 1985
Fotios Papoulis, Greek footballer
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Maher Magri
b. 1986
Maher Magri, Tunisian footballer
Matt Simon
b. 1986
Matt Simon, Australian footballer
Astrid Jacobsen
b. 1987
Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian skier
Shane Long
b. 1987
Shane Long, Irish footballer
Ray Rice
b. 1987
Ray Rice, American football player
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Asher Allen
b. 1988
Asher Allen, American football player
Greg Oden
b. 1988
Greg Oden, American basketball player
Theo Robinson
b. 1989
Theo Robinson, English-Jamaican footballer
Alizé Cornet
b. 1990
Alizé Cornet, French tennis player
Dean Whare
b. 1990
Dean Whare, New Zealand rugby league player
Logic (musician)
b. 1990
Logic, American rapper
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Marcus Canty
b. 1991
Marcus Canty, American singer and dancer
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Stefan Kolb
b. 1991
Stefan Kolb, German footballer
Alex MacDowall
b. 1991
Alex MacDowall, English race car driver
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Alex Marques
b. 1993 – d. 2013
Alex Marques, Portuguese footballer (d. 2013)
Rio Haryanto
b. 1993
Rio Haryanto, Indonesian race car driver
Joshua Ho-Sang
b. 1996
Joshua Ho-Sang, Canadian ice hockey player