People born on January 28 175
Prince Toneri
b. 676 – d. 735
Toneri, Japanese prince (d. 735)
Joan II of Navarre
b. 1312 – d. 1349
Joan II of Navarre, daughter of Louis X of France (b. 1311)
Guy XIV de Laval
b. 1406 – d. 1486
Guy XIV de Laval, French noble (d. 1486)
Henry VII of England
b. 1457 – d. 1509
Henry VII of England (b. 1457)
Paul Luther
b. 1533 – d. 1593
Paul Luther, German scientist (d. 1593)
Ludolph van Ceulen
b. 1540 – d. 1610
Ludolph van Ceulen, German-Dutch mathematician and academic (d. 1610)
John Barclay (poet)
b. 1582 – d. 1621
John Barclay, Scottish poet and author (b. 1582)
Pope Clement IX
b. 1600 – d. 1669
Clement IX, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1669)
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
b. 1608 – d. 1679
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (d. 1679)
Johannes Hevelius
b. 1611 – d. 1687
Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer and politician (b. 1611)
Adrien Auzout
b. 1622 – d. 1691
Adrien Auzout, French astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1622)
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Gregor Werner
b. 1693 – d. 1766
Gregor Werner, Austrian composer (d. 1766)
Charles Marie de La Condamine
b. 1701 – d. 1774
Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)
John Baskerville
b. 1706 – d. 1775
John Baskerville, English printer and typographer (d. 1775)
Tokugawa Ieshige
b. 1712 – d. 1761
Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761)
Mustafa III
b. 1717 – d. 1774
Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1774)
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Johann Elias Schlegel
b. 1719 – d. 1749
Johann Elias Schlegel, German poet and critic (b. 1719)
Christian Felix Weiße
b. 1719 – d. 1802
Christian Felix Weiße, German poet and playwright (d. 1802)
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring
b. 1755 – d. 1830
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Polish-German physician, anthropologist, and paleontologist (d. 1830)
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
b. 1784 – d. 1860
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1860)
Charles Gray Round
b. 1797 – d. 1867
Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician (d. 1867)
George S. Boutwell
b. 1818 – d. 1905
George S. Boutwell, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1905)
Alexander Mackenzie (politician)
b. 1822 – d. 1892
Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1822)
Charles George Gordon
b. 1833 – d. 1885
Charles George Gordon, English general and politician (d. 1885)
Henry Morton Stanley
b. 1841 – d. 1904
Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh-American explorer and journalist (d. 1904)
Mihkel Veske
b. 1843 – d. 1890
Mihkel Veske, Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (b. 1843)
José Martí
b. 1853 – d. 1895
José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1853)
Vladimir Solovyov (philosopher)
b. 1853 – d. 1900
Vladimir Solovyov, Russian philosopher, poet, and critic (d. 1900)
William Seward Burroughs I
b. 1855 – d. 1898
William Seward Burroughs I, American businessman, founded the Burroughs Corporation (b. 1857)
Tannatt William Edgeworth David
b. 1858 – d. 1934
Tannatt William Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (d. 1934)
Julián Felipe
b. 1861 – d. 1944
Julián Felipe, Filipino composer and educator (d. 1944)
Ernest William Christmas
b. 1863 – d. 1918
Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (b. 1863)
Charles Williams Nash
b. 1864 – d. 1948
Charles Williams Nash, American businessman, founded Nash Motors (d. 1948)
Lala Lajpat Rai
b. 1865 – d. 1928
Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician (d. 1928)
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
b. 1865 – d. 1952
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland (b. 1865)
Colette
b. 1873 – d. 1954
Colette, French novelist and journalist (b. 1873)
Monty Noble
b. 1873 – d. 1940
Monty Noble, Australian cricketer (d. 1940)
Alex Smith (golfer)
b. 1874 – d. 1930
Alex Smith, Scottish golfer (d. 1930)
Julián Carrillo
b. 1875 – d. 1965
Julián Carrillo, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1965)
Walter Kollo
b. 1878 – d. 1940
Walter Kollo, German composer and conductor (d. 1940)
Herbert Strudwick
b. 1880 – d. 1970
Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer and coach (b. 1880)
Auguste Piccard
b. 1884 – d. 1962
Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (d. 1962)
Vahan Terian
b. 1885 – d. 1920
Vahan Terian, Armenian poet and activist (d. 1920)
Marthe Bibesco
b. 1886 – d. 1973
Marthe Bibesco, Romanian-French author and poet (d. 1973)
Hidetsugu Yagi
b. 1886 – d. 1976
Hidetsugu Yagi, Japanese engineer and academic (d. 1976)
Arthur Rubinstein
b. 1887 – d. 1982
Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist and educator (d. 1982)
Valentin Kataev
b. 1897 – d. 1986
Valentin Kataev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1897)
Alice Neel
b. 1900 – d. 1984
Alice Neel, American painter (d. 1984)
Aleksander Kamiński
b. 1903 – d. 1978
Aleksander Kamiński, Polish author and educator (d. 1978)
Markos Vafiadis
b. 1906 – d. 1992
Markos Vafiadis, Greek general and politician (b. 1906)
Paul Misraki
b. 1908 – d. 1998
Paul Misraki, Turkish-French composer and historian (d. 1998)
John Thomson (footballer, born 1909)
b. 1909 – d. 1931
John Thomson, Scottish footballer (b. 1909)
John Banner
b. 1910 – d. 1973
John Banner, Austrian actor (b. 1910)
Johan van Hulst
b. 1911
Johan van Hulst, Dutch politician, academic and author, Yad Vashem recipient
Jackson Pollock
b. 1912 – d. 1956
Jackson Pollock, American painter (b. 1912)
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Harry Corbett
b. 1918 – d. 1989
Harry Corbett, English puppeteer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
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Trevor Skeet
b. 1918 – d. 2004
Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (b. 1918)
Gabby Gabreski
b. 1919 – d. 2002
Gabby Gabreski, American colonel and pilot (b. 1919)
Vytautas Norkus
b. 1921 – d. 2014
Vytautas Norkus, Lithuanian-American basketball player (d. 2014)
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Anna Gordy Gaye
b. 1922 – d. 2014
Anna Gordy Gaye, American songwriter and producer, co-founded Anna Records (b. 1922)
Robert W. Holley
b. 1922 – d. 1993
Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
Marcel Broodthaers
b. 1924 – d. 1976
Marcel Broodthaers, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1924)
Raja Ramanna
b. 1925 – d. 2004
Raja Ramanna, Indian physicist and politician (d. 2004)
Jimmy Bryan
b. 1926 – d. 1960
Jimmy Bryan, American race car driver (d. 1960)
Per Oscarsson
b. 1927 – d. 2010
Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
Ronnie Scott
b. 1927 – d. 1996
Ronnie Scott, English saxophonist (d. 1996)
Hiroshi Teshigahara
b. 1927 – d. 2001
Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
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Vera Williams
b. 1927 – d. 2015
Vera Williams, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
Acker Bilk
b. 1929 – d. 2014
Acker Bilk, English singer and clarinet player (d. 2014)
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Nikolai Parshin
b. 1929 – d. 2012
Nikolai Parshin, Russian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
Claes Oldenburg
b. 1929
Claes Oldenburg, Swedish-American sculptor and illustrator
Edith M. Flanigen
b. 1929
Edith M. Flanigen, American chemist
Kurt Biedenkopf
b. 1930
Kurt Biedenkopf, German academic and politician, 54th President of the German Bundesrat
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Roy Clarke
b. 1930
Roy Clarke, English screenwriter, comedian and soldier
Jack Hill
b. 1933
Jack Hill, American director and screenwriter
Juan Manuel Bordeu
b. 1934 – d. 1990
Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990)
David Lodge (author)
b. 1935
David Lodge, English author and critic
Alan Alda
b. 1936
Alan Alda, American actor, director, and writer
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Karel Čáslavský
b. 1937 – d. 2013
Karel Čáslavský, Czech historian and television host (d. 2013)
Tomas Lindahl
b. 1938
Tomas Lindahl, Swedish-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Leonid Zhabotinsky
b. 1938 – d. 2016
Leonid Zhabotinsky, Ukrainian weightlifter and coach (d. 2016)
John M. Fabian
b. 1939
John M. Fabian, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
Carlos Slim
b. 1940
Carlos Slim, Mexican businessman and philanthropist, founded Grupo Carso
Sjoukje Dijkstra
b. 1942
Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater
Erkki Pohjanheimo
b. 1942
Erkki Pohjanheimo, Finnish director and producer
Dick Taylor
b. 1943
Dick Taylor, English guitarist and songwriter
Rosalía Mera
b. 1944 – d. 2013
Rosalía Mera, Spanish businesswoman, co-founded Inditex and Zara (b. 1944)
John Tavener
b. 1944 – d. 2013
John Tavener, English composer (d. 2013)
Frank Doubleday (actor)
b. 1945
Frank Doubleday, American actor
Maxwell Fuller
b. 1945 – d. 2013
Maxwell Fuller, Australian chess player (d. 2013)
Marthe Keller
b. 1945
Marthe Keller, Swiss actress and director
John Perkins (author)
b. 1945
John Perkins, American author and activist
Jeanne Shaheen
b. 1947
Jeanne Shaheen, American educator and politician, 78th Governor of New Hampshire
Bob Moses (musician)
b. 1948
Bob Moses, American drummer
Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)
b. 1948
Charles Taylor, Liberian politician, 22nd President of Liberia
Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)
b. 1949
Mike Moore, New Zealand union leader and politician, 34th Prime Minister of New Zealand
Gregg Popovich
b. 1949
Gregg Popovich, American basketball player and coach
Barbi Benton
b. 1950
Barbi Benton, American actress, singer and model
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
b. 1950
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Bahraini king
David C. Hilmers
b. 1950
David C. Hilmers, American colonel, physician, and astronaut
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Naila Kabeer
b. 1950
Naila Kabeer, Bangladeshi-English economist and academic
Brian Bilbray
b. 1951
Brian Bilbray, American politician
Leonid Kadeniuk
b. 1951
Leonid Kadeniuk, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut
Billy Bass Nelson
b. 1951
Billy Bass Nelson, American R&B/funk bass player
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Richard Glatzer
b. 1952 – d. 2015
Richard Glatzer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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Colin Campbell (ice hockey)
b. 1953
Colin Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Chris Carter (musician)
b. 1953
Chris Carter, English DJ and producer
Peter Lampe
b. 1954
Peter Lampe, German theologian and historian
Bruno Metsu
b. 1954 – d. 2013
Bruno Metsu, French footballer and manager (d. 2013)
Rick Warren
b. 1954
Rick Warren, American pastor and author
Vinod Khosla
b. 1955
Vinod Khosla, Indian-American businessman, co-founded Sun Microsystems
Nicolas Sarkozy
b. 1955
Nicolas Sarkozy, French lawyer and politician, 23rd President of France
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Richard Danielpour
b. 1956
Richard Danielpour, American composer and educator
Peter Schilling
b. 1956
Peter Schilling, German singer-songwriter
Mark Napier (ice hockey)
b. 1957
Mark Napier, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Nick Price
b. 1957
Nick Price, Zimbabwean-South African golfer
Frank Skinner
b. 1957
Frank Skinner, English comedian, actor, and author
Frank Darabont
b. 1959
Frank Darabont, American director and producer
Loren Legarda
b. 1960
Loren Legarda, Filipino journalist and politician
Arnaldur Indriðason
b. 1961
Arnaldur Indriðason, Icelandic author
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Normand Rochefort
b. 1961
Normand Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Sam Phillips (musician)
b. 1962
Sam Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
David Lawrence (cricketer)
b. 1964
David Lawrence, English cricketer
Juergen Teller
b. 1964
Juergen Teller, German-English photographer
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Seiji Mizushima
b. 1966
Seiji Mizushima, Japanese director and producer
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Billy Brownless
b. 1967
Billy Brownless, Australian footballer and sportscaster
Sarah McLachlan
b. 1968
Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
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Giorgio Lamberti
b. 1969
Giorgio Lamberti, Italian swimmer
Mo Rocca
b. 1969
Mo Rocca, American comedian and television journalist
Linda Sánchez
b. 1969
Linda Sánchez, American lawyer and politician
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Mark Regan
b. 1972
Mark Regan, English rugby player
Nicky Southall
b. 1972
Nicky Southall, English footballer and manager
Léon van Bon
b. 1972
Léon van Bon, Dutch cyclist
Tony Delk
b. 1974
Tony Delk, American basketball player and coach
Jermaine Dye
b. 1974
Jermaine Dye, American baseball player
Ramsey Nasr
b. 1974
Ramsey Nasr, Dutch author and poet
Magglio Ordóñez
b. 1974
Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player and politician
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Pedro Pinto
b. 1975
Pedro Pinto, Portuguese-American journalist
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Junior Spivey
b. 1975
Junior Spivey, American baseball player and coach
Sireli Bobo
b. 1976
Sireli Bobo, Fijian rugby player
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Mark Madsen
b. 1976
Mark Madsen, American basketball player and coach
Rick Ross
b. 1976
Rick Ross, American rapper and producer
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Miltiadis Sapanis
b. 1976
Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer
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Sandis Buškevics
b. 1977
Sandis Buškevics, Latvian basketball player and coach
Daunte Culpepper
b. 1977
Daunte Culpepper, American football player
Joey Fatone
b. 1977
Joey Fatone, American singer, dancer, and television personality
Takuma Sato
b. 1977
Takuma Sato, Japanese race car driver
Gianluigi Buffon
b. 1978
Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer
Jamie Carragher
b. 1978
Jamie Carragher, English footballer and sportscaster
Papa Bouba Diop
b. 1978
Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer
Nick Carter (musician)
b. 1980
Nick Carter, American singer-songwriter and actor
Yasuhito Endō
b. 1980
Yasuhito Endō, Japanese footballer
Michael Hastings (journalist)
b. 1980 – d. 2013
Michael Hastings, American journalist and author (b. 1980)
Elijah Wood
b. 1981
Elijah Wood, American actor and producer
Ben Clucas
b. 1984
Ben Clucas, English race car driver
Stephen Gostkowski
b. 1984
Stephen Gostkowski, American Football player
Andre Iguodala
b. 1984
Andre Iguodala, American Basketball player
Anne Panter
b. 1984
Anne Panter, English field hockey player
Daniel Carcillo
b. 1985
Daniel Carcillo, Canadian ice hockey player
Lauris Dārziņš
b. 1985
Lauris Dārziņš, Latvian ice hockey player
Arnold Mvuemba
b. 1985
Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
Libby Trickett
b. 1985
Libby Trickett, Australian swimmer
Jessica Ennis-Hill
b. 1986
Jessica Ennis-Hill, English heptathlete and hurdler
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Nathan Outteridge
b. 1986
Nathan Outteridge, Australian sailor
Asad Shafiq
b. 1986
Asad Shafiq, Pakistani cricketer
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Paul Henry (English footballer)
b. 1988
Paul Henry, English footballer
Seiya Sanada
b. 1988
Seiya Sanada, Japanese wrestler
Siem de Jong
b. 1989
Siem de Jong, Dutch footballer
Jordan Kahu
b. 1991
Jordan Kahu, Australian rugby league player
Carl Klingberg
b. 1991
Carl Klingberg, Swedish ice hockey player
Sergio Araujo
b. 1992
Sergio Araujo, Argentinian footballer
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Andrei Savchenko
b. 1992
Andrei Savchenko, Russian footballer
Richmond Boakye
b. 1993
Richmond Boakye, Ghanaian footballer
Mitch Cornish
b. 1993
Mitch Cornish, Australian rugby league player
Ariel Winter
b. 1998
Ariel Winter, American actress