People born on January 9 198
Emperor Daizong of Tang
b. 727 – d. 779
Emperor Daizong of Tang (b. 727)
Crinitus
b. 1475 – d. 1507
Crinitus, Italian scholar and academic (b. 1475)
Pope Gregory XV
b. 1554 – d. 1623
Pope Gregory XV (b. 1554)
Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy
b. 1571 – d. 1621
Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy, French commander (b. 1571)
Simon Vouet
b. 1590 – d. 1649
Simon Vouet, French painter (b. 1590)
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William Dugard
b. 1606 – d. 1662
William Dugard, English printer (d. 1662)
Empress Meishō
b. 1624 – d. 1696
Empress Meishō of Japan (d. 1696)
Reinhard Keiser
b. 1674 – d. 1739
Reinhard Keiser, German composer (d. 1739)
Tiberius Hemsterhuis
b. 1685 – d. 1766
Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic (b. 1685)
Thomas Warton
b. 1728 – d. 1790
Thomas Warton, English poet and critic (b. 1728)
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
b. 1735 – d. 1823
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician (d. 1823)
Caleb Strong
b. 1745 – d. 1819
Caleb Strong, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1819)
Luísa Todi
b. 1753 – d. 1833
Luísa Todi, Portuguese soprano and actress (d. 1833)
Cassandra Austen
b. 1773 – d. 1845
Cassandra Austen, English painter and illustrator (d. 1845)
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Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi
b. 1778 – d. 1846
Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, Turkish Ney player and composer (d. 1846)
Gilbert Abbott à Beckett
b. 1811 – d. 1856
Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English lawyer and author (b. 1811)
Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon
b. 1818 – d. 1881
Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer (b. 1818)
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James Francis
b. 1819 – d. 1884
James Francis, English-Australian businessman and politician, 9th Premier of Victoria (d. 1884)
Carol Benesch
b. 1822 – d. 1896
Carol Benesch, Czech-Romanian architect, designed the Peleș Castle (d. 1896)
Friedrich von Esmarch
b. 1823 – d. 1908
Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (b. 1823)
Thomas William Robertson
b. 1829 – d. 1871
Thomas William Robertson, English director and playwright (d. 1871)
Adolf Schlagintweit
b. 1829 – d. 1857
Adolf Schlagintweit, German botanist and explorer (d. 1857)
Félix-Gabriel Marchand
b. 1832 – d. 1900
Félix-Gabriel Marchand, Canadian journalist and politician, 11th Premier of Québec (b. 1832)
John Knowles Paine
b. 1839 – d. 1906
John Knowles Paine, American composer and educator (b. 1839)
Princess Frederica of Hanover
b. 1848 – d. 1926
Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)
John Hartley (tennis)
b. 1849 – d. 1935
John Hartley, English tennis player (b. 1849)
Lady Randolph Churchill
b. 1854 – d. 1921
Lady Randolph Churchill, American-born wife of Lord Randolph Churchill, mother of Sir Winston Churchill (d. 1921)
Anton Aškerc
b. 1856 – d. 1912
Anton Aškerc, Slovenian priest and poet (d. 1912)
Carrie Chapman Catt
b. 1859 – d. 1947
Carrie Chapman Catt, American activist, founded the League of Women Voters and International Alliance of Women (d. 1947)
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Vladimir Steklov
b. 1864 – d. 1926
Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (b. 1864)
S. P. L. Sørensen
b. 1868 – d. 1939
S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist and academic (d. 1939)
Joseph Strauss (engineer)
b. 1870 – d. 1938
Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (b. 1870)
Hayim Nahman Bialik
b. 1873 – d. 1934
Hayim Nahman Bialik, Ukrainian-Austrian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1934)
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Thomas Curtis
b. 1873 – d. 1944
Thomas Curtis, American sprinter and hurdler (d. 1944)
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John Flanagan (athlete)
b. 1873 – d. 1938
John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower and tug of war competitor (b. 1873)
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
b. 1875 – d. 1942
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American heiress, sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art (b. 1875)
John B. Watson
b. 1879 – d. 1958
John B. Watson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1878)
Lascelles Abercrombie
b. 1881 – d. 1938
Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet and critic (d. 1938)
Giovanni Papini
b. 1881 – d. 1956
Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and critic (b. 1881)
Charles Bacon
b. 1885 – d. 1968
Charles Bacon, American runner and hurdler (d. 1968)
Lloyd Loar
b. 1886 – d. 1943
Lloyd Loar, American sound engineer and instrument designer (d. 1943)
Vrindavan Lal Verma
b. 1889 – d. 1969
Vrindavan Lal Verma, Indian author and playwright (d. 1969)
Karel Čapek
b. 1890 – d. 1938
Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (d. 1938)
Kurt Tucholsky
b. 1890 – d. 1935
Kurt Tucholsky, German-Swedish journalist and author (d. 1935)
August Gailit
b. 1891 – d. 1960
August Gailit, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1960)
Eva Bowring
b. 1892 – d. 1985
Eva Bowring, American lawyer and politician (d. 1985)
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Edwin Baker (CNIB)
b. 1893 – d. 1968
Edwin Baker, Canadian co-founder of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) (b. 1893)
Warwick Braithwaite
b. 1896 – d. 1971
Warwick Braithwaite, New Zealand-English conductor and director (d. 1971)
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Karl Löwith
b. 1897 – d. 1973
Karl Löwith, German philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1973)
Gracie Fields
b. 1898 – d. 1979
Gracie Fields, English actress and singer (b. 1898)
Harald Tammer
b. 1899 – d. 1942
Harald Tammer, Estonian journalist and weightlifter (d. 1942)
Richard Halliburton
b. 1900 – d. 1939
Richard Halliburton, American journalist and author (d. 1939)
Vilma Bánky
b. 1901 – d. 1991
Vilma Bánky, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1991)
Chic Young
b. 1901 – d. 1973
Chic Young, American cartoonist (d. 1973)
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Rudolf Bing
b. 1902 – d. 1997
Rudolf Bing, Austrian-American manager (b. 1902)
Josemaría Escrivá
b. 1902 – d. 1975
Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish priest and saint (b. 1902)
Eldred G. Smith
b. 1907 – d. 2013
Eldred G. Smith, American patriarch (d. 2013)
Earl W. Renfroe
b. 1907 – d. 2000
Earl W. Renfroe, African American orthodontist, educator, and activist (d. 2000)
Simone de Beauvoir
b. 1908 – d. 1986
Simone de Beauvoir, French novelist and philosopher (b. 1908)
Anthony Mamo
b. 1909 – d. 2008
Anthony Mamo, Maltese judge and politician, 1st President of Malta (b. 1909)
Patrick Peyton
b. 1909 – d. 1992
Patrick Peyton, Irish-American priest, television personality, and activist (d. 1992)
Tom Evenson
b. 1910 – d. 1997
Tom Evenson, English runner (d. 1997)
Ralph Tubbs
b. 1912 – d. 1996
Ralph Tubbs, English architect, designed the Dome of Discovery (d. 1996)
Richard Nixon
b. 1913 – d. 1994
Richard Nixon, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (b. 1913)
Fernando Lamas
b. 1915 – d. 1982
Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor and director (b. 1915)
Anita Louise
b. 1915 – d. 1970
Anita Louise, American actress (b. 1915)
Vic Mizzy
b. 1916 – d. 2009
Vic Mizzy, American soldier, pianist, and composer (d. 2009)
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Peter Twinn
b. 1916 – d. 2004
Peter Twinn, English mathematician and entomologist (d. 2004)
Alma Ziegler
b. 1918 – d. 2005
Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and stenographer (b. 1918)
William Morris Meredith, Jr.
b. 1919 – d. 2007
William Morris Meredith, Jr., American poet and academic (d. 2007)
Clive Dunn
b. 1920 – d. 2012
Clive Dunn, English actor (d. 2012)
Hakim Said
b. 1920 – d. 1998
Hakim Said, Pakistani scholar and politician, 20th Governor of Sindh (d. 1998)
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Lister Sinclair
b. 1921 – d. 2006
Lister Sinclair, Indian-Canadian broadcaster and playwright (d. 2006)
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John Sperling
b. 1921 – d. 2014
John Sperling, American businessman, founded the University of Phoenix (b. 1921)
Har Gobind Khorana
b. 1922 – d. 2011
Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate (d. 2011)
Ahmed Sékou Touré
b. 1922 – d. 1984
Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (d. 1984)
Sergei Parajanov
b. 1924 – d. 1990
Sergei Parajanov, Georgian-Armenian director and screenwriter (d. 1990)
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Len Quested
b. 1925 – d. 2012
Len Quested, English footballer and manager (b. 1925)
Lee Van Cleef
b. 1925 – d. 1989
Lee Van Cleef, American actor (d. 1989)
Jean-Pierre Côté
b. 1926 – d. 2002
Jean-Pierre Côté, Canadian politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1926)
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Judith Krantz
b. 1928
Judith Krantz, American novelist
Domenico Modugno
b. 1928 – d. 1994
Domenico Modugno, Italian singer-songwriter and politician (b. 1928)
Brian Friel
b. 1929 – d. 2015
Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (b. 1929)
Heiner Müller
b. 1929 – d. 1995
Heiner Müller, German poet, playwright, and director (d. 1995)
Tom Riley (Iowa politician)
b. 1929 – d. 2011
Tom Riley, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
Algis Budrys
b. 1931 – d. 2008
Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (b. 1931)
Robert Garcia (New York politician)
b. 1933 – d. 2017
Robert Garcia, American politician (b. 1933)
Wilbur Smith
b. 1933
Wilbur Smith, Zambian-English journalist and author
Bart Starr
b. 1934
Bart Starr, American football player and coach
Bob Denver
b. 1935 – d. 2005
Bob Denver, American actor (b. 1935)
John Graham (rugby union)
b. 1935
John Graham, New Zealand rugby player and educator
Brian Harradine
b. 1935 – d. 2014
Brian Harradine, Australian politician (d. 2014)
Earl G. Graves, Sr.
b. 1935
Earl G. Graves, Sr., American businessman and publisher
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Anne Rivers Siddons
b. 1936
Anne Rivers Siddons, American author
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Marko Veselica
b. 1936
Marko Veselica, Croatian academic and politician
Michael Nicholson
b. 1937
Michael Nicholson, English journalist and author
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Claudette Boyer
b. 1938 – d. 2013
Claudette Boyer, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2013)
Peter Edelman
b. 1938
Peter Edelman, American lawyer and educator
Stuart Woods
b. 1938
Stuart Woods, American author and critic
Susannah York
b. 1939 – d. 2011
Susannah York, English actress and activist (b. 1939)
Barbara Buczek
b. 1940 – d. 1993
Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (d. 1993)
Al Downing (musician)
b. 1940 – d. 2005
Al Downing, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2005)
Ruth Dreifuss
b. 1940
Ruth Dreifuss, Swiss journalist and politician, 86th President of the Swiss Confederation
Joan Baez
b. 1941
Joan Baez, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist
Roy Head
b. 1941
Roy Head, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Gilles Vaillancourt
b. 1941
Gilles Vaillancourt, Canadian politician
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John Dunning (writer)
b. 1942
John Dunning, American author
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Judy Malloy
b. 1942
Judy Malloy, American poet and author
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Robert Drewe
b. 1943
Robert Drewe, Australian author and playwright
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Elmer MacFadyen
b. 1943 – d. 2007
Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
Scott Walker (singer)
b. 1943
Scott Walker, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
Harun Farocki
b. 1944 – d. 2014
Harun Farocki, German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
Jimmy Page
b. 1944
Jimmy Page, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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Mihalis Violaris
b. 1944
Mihalis Violaris, Cypriot singer-songwriter and actor
Levon Ter-Petrosyan
b. 1945
Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Syrian-Armenian scholar and politician, 1st President of Armenia
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Mohammad Ishaq Khan
b. 1946 – d. 2013
Mohammad Ishaq Khan, Indian historian and academic (b. 1946)
Mogens Lykketoft
b. 1946
Mogens Lykketoft, Danish politician, 45th Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ronnie Landfield
b. 1947
Ronnie Landfield, American painter and educator
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Bill Cowsill
b. 1948 – d. 2006
Bill Cowsill, American singer and guitarist (b. 1948)
Jan Tomaszewski
b. 1948
Jan Tomaszewski, Polish footballer, manager, and politician
Alec Jeffreys
b. 1950
Alec Jeffreys, English geneticist and academic
David Johansen
b. 1950
David Johansen, American musician and actor
Crystal Gayle
b. 1951
Crystal Gayle, American singer-songwriter and producer
Kaushik Basu
b. 1952
Kaushik Basu, Indian economist and academic
Hugh Bayley
b. 1952
Hugh Bayley, English politician
Mike Capuano
b. 1952
Mike Capuano, American lawyer and politician
Javad Alizadeh
b. 1953
Javad Alizadeh, Iranian cartoonist and painter
Philippa Gregory
b. 1954
Philippa Gregory, Kenyan-English author and academic
Michiko Kakutani
b. 1955
Michiko Kakutani, American journalist and critic
J.K. Simmons
b. 1955
J.K. Simmons, American actor
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Waltraud Meier
b. 1956
Waltraud Meier, German soprano and actress
Imelda Staunton
b. 1956
Imelda Staunton, English actress and singer
Stephen Neale
b. 1958
Stephen Neale, English philosopher and academic
Mark Martin
b. 1959
Mark Martin, American race car driver and coach
Rigoberta Menchú
b. 1959
Rigoberta Menchú, Guatemalan activist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate
Otis Nixon
b. 1959
Otis Nixon, American baseball player
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David Peoples
b. 1960
David Peoples, American golfer
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Lisa Walters
b. 1960
Lisa Walters, Canadian golfer
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Didier Camberabero
b. 1961
Didier Camberabero, French rugby player
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Oliver Goldstick
b. 1961
Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter and producer
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Henry Omaga-Diaz
b. 1961
Henry Omaga-Diaz, Filipino journalist
Irwin McLean
b. 1963
Irwin McLean, Northern Irish biologist and academic
Stan Javier
b. 1964
Stan Javier, Dominican baseball player and manager
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Iain Dowie
b. 1965
Iain Dowie, English-Northern Irish footballer and coach
Eric Erlandson
b. 1965
Eric Erlandson, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Haddaway
b. 1965
Haddaway, Trinidadian-German singer and musician
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Andrei Nazarov (athlete)
b. 1965
Andrei Nazarov, Estonian decathlete and coach
Joely Richardson
b. 1965
Joely Richardson, English actress
Stephen Metcalfe (politician)
b. 1966
Stephen Metcalfe, English politician
Matt Bevin
b. 1967
Matt Bevin, American politician, 62nd governor of Kentucky
Claudio Caniggia
b. 1967
Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian footballer
Dave Matthews
b. 1967
Dave Matthews, South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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Gary Teichmann
b. 1967
Gary Teichmann, South African rugby player
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Jimmy Adams
b. 1968
Jimmy Adams, Jamaican cricketer and coach
Carl Bell (musician)
b. 1968
Carl Bell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Mardi Lunn
b. 1968
Mardi Lunn, Australian golfer
Giorgos Theofanous
b. 1968
Giorgos Theofanous, Greek-Cypriot composer and producer
Lara Fabian
b. 1970
Lara Fabian, Belgian-Italian singer-songwriter and actress
Alex Staropoli
b. 1970
Alex Staropoli, Italian keyboard player and songwriter
Angie Martinez
b. 1971
Angie Martinez, American rapper, actress, and radio host
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Hal Niedzviecki
b. 1971
Hal Niedzviecki, Canadian author and critic
Scott Thornton (ice hockey)
b. 1971
Scott Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
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Jay Powell
b. 1972
Jay Powell, American baseball player
Rawson Stovall
b. 1972
Rawson Stovall, American video game producer and author
Sean Paul
b. 1973
Sean Paul, Jamaican rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor
James Beckford (athlete)
b. 1975
James Beckford, Jamaican long jumper
Radek Bonk
b. 1976
Radek Bonk, Czech ice hockey player
Hayes Carll
b. 1976
Hayes Carll, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Mathieu Garon
b. 1978
Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player
Gennaro Gattuso
b. 1978
Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer and manager
Chad Johnson
b. 1978
Chad Johnson, American football player and actor
AJ McLean
b. 1978
AJ McLean, American singer
Édgar Álvarez
b. 1980
Édgar Álvarez, Honduran footballer
Sergio García
b. 1980
Sergio García, Spanish golfer
Luke Patten
b. 1980
Luke Patten, Australian rugby league player and referee
Euzebiusz Smolarek
b. 1981
Euzebiusz Smolarek, Polish footballer and manager
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
b. 1982
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
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Benjamin Danso
b. 1984
Benjamin Danso, German rugby player
Juan Francisco Torres
b. 1985
Juan Francisco Torres, Spanish footballer
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Jéferson Gomes
b. 1986
Jéferson Gomes, Brazilian footballer
Uwe Hünemeier
b. 1986
Uwe Hünemeier, German footballer
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Amanda Mynhardt
b. 1986
Amanda Mynhardt, South African netball player
Sam Bird
b. 1987
Sam Bird, English race car driver
Lucas Leiva
b. 1987
Lucas Leiva, Brazilian footballer
Paolo Nutini
b. 1987
Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Jami Puustinen
b. 1987
Jami Puustinen, Finnish footballer
Katherine Copely
b. 1988
Katherine Copely, American ice dancer
Marc Crosas
b. 1988
Marc Crosas, Spanish footballer
Lee Yeon-hee
b. 1988
Lee Yeon-hee, South Korean actress
Michael Beasley
b. 1989
Michael Beasley, American basketball player
Nina Dobrev
b. 1989
Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress
Michaëlla Krajicek
b. 1989
Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
Yana Maksimava
b. 1989
Yana Maksimava, Belarusian heptathlete
Chris Sandow
b. 1989
Chris Sandow, Australian rugby league player
Justin Blackmon
b. 1990
Justin Blackmon, American football player
Edon Hasani
b. 1991
Edon Hasani, Albanian football player
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
b. 1993
Katarina Johnson-Thompson, English long jumper and heptathlete
Marcus Peters
b. 1993
Marcus Peters, American Football Player Kansas City Chiefs