Famous Birthdays for January 6th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1256 – Gertrude the Great, German mystic (d. 1302)^[50]
• 1367 – Richard II of England (d. 1400)^[51]
• 1384 – Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent (d. 1408)^[52]
• 1412 – Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (d. 1431)^[53]
• 1486 – Martin Agricola, German composer and theorist (d. 1556)^[54]
• 1488 – Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. 1540)^[55]
• 1493 – Olaus Petri, Swedish clergyman (d. 1552)^[56]
• 1500 – John of Ávila, Spanish mystic and saint (d. 1569)^[57]
• 1525 – Caspar Peucer, German physician and scholar (d. 1602)^[58]
• 1538 – Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria (d. 1612)^[59]
• 1561 – Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (d. 1656)^[60]
• 1587 – Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (d. 1645)^[61]
• 1595 – Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French educator and courtier (d. 1650)^[62]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1617 – Christoffer Gabel, Danish politician (d. 1673)^[63]
• 1632 – Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton, Scottish peeress (d. 1716)^[64]
• 1655 – Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (d. 1720)^[65]
• 1673 – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (d. 1744)^[66]
• 1695 – Giuseppe Sammartini, Italian oboe player and composer (d. 1750)^[67]
• 1702 – José de Nebra, Spanish composer (d. 1768)^[68]
• 1714 – Percivall Pott, English surgeon (d. 1788)^[69]
• 1745 – Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, French co-inventor of the hot air balloon (d. 1799)^[70]
• 1766 – José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, first dictator of Paraguay (d. 1840)^[71]
• 1785 – Andreas Moustoxydis, Greek historian and philologist (d. 1860)^[72]
• 1793 – James Madison Porter, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Secretary of War (d. 1862)^[73]
• 1795 – Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (d. 1871)^[74]
• 1799 – Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (d. 1831)^[75]
• 1803 – Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1888)^[76]
• 1807 – Joseph Petzval, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist (d. 1891)^[77]
• 1808 – Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American conchologist and paleontologist (d. 1864)^[78]
• 1811 – Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician (d. 1874)^[79]
• 1822 – Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist and businessman (d. 1890)^[80]
• 1832 – Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)^[81]
• 1838 – Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (d. 1920)^[82]
• 1842 – Clarence King, American geologist, mountaineer, and critic (d. 1901)^[83]
• 1856 – Giuseppe Martucci, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1909)^[84]
• 1857 – Hugh Mahon, Irish-Australian publisher and politician, 10th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1931)^[85]
• 1857 – William Russell, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
• 1859 – Samuel Alexander, Australian-English philosopher and academic (d. 1938)^[86]
• 1861 – Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde (d. 1947)^[87]
• 1861 – George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (d. 1940)^[88]
• 1870 – Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)^[89]
• 1872 – Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1915)^[90]
• 1874 – Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1948)^[91]
• 1878 – Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina (d. 1970)^[92]
• 1878 – Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. 1967)^[93]
• 1880 – Tom Mix, American cowboy and actor (d. 1940)^[94]
• 1881 – Ion Minulescu, Romanian author, poet, and critic (d. 1944)^[95]
• 1882 – Fan S. Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1965)^[96]
• 1882 – Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1961)^[97]
• 1883 – Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (d. 1931)^[98]
• 1891 – Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer (d. 1937)^[99]
• 1898 – James Fitzmaurice, Irish soldier and pilot (d. 1965)^[100]
• 1899 – Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (d. 1968)^[101]
• 1900 – Maria of Yugoslavia, Queen of Yugoslavia (d. 1961)^[102]

1901–present[edit]

• 1903 – Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor (d. 1993)^[103]
• 1910 – Kid Chocolate, Cuban boxer (d. 1988)^[104]
• 1910 – Wright Morris, American author and photographer (d. 1998)^[105]
• 1910 – Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (d. 1989)
• 1912 – Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic (d. 1994)^[106]
• 1912 – Danny Thomas, American actor, comedian, producer, and humanitarian (d. 1991)^[107]
• 1913 – Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (d. 2001)^[108]
• 1913 – Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)^[109]
• 1914 – Godfrey Edward Arnold, Austrian-American physician and academic (d. 1989)^[110]
• 1915 – Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)^[111]
• 1915 – John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst, physician, and philosopher (d. 2001)^[112]
• 1915 – Alan Watts, English-American philosopher and author (d. 1973)^[113]
• 1916 – Park Mok-wol, influential Korean poet and academic (d. 1978)^[114]
• 1917 – Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005)^[115]
• 1920 – John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (d. 2004)^[116]
• 1920 – Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader; founder of the Unification Church (d. 2012)^[117]
• 1920 – Early Wynn, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1999)^[118]
• 1921 – Marianne Grunberg-Manago, Russian-French biochemist and academic (d. 2013)^[119]
• 1921 – Cary Middlecoff, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1998)^[120]
• 1923 – Vladimir Kazantsev, Russian runner (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1974)^[121]
• 1923 – Jacobo Timerman, Argentinian journalist and author (d. 1999)^[122]
• 1924 – Kim Dae-jung, South Korean soldier and politician, 8th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)^[123]
• 1924 – Earl Scruggs, American banjo player (d. 2012)^[124]
• 1925 – John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (d. 2005)^[124]
• 1926 – Ralph Branca, American baseball player (d. 2016)^[125]
• 1926 – Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (d. 2002)^[126]
• 1926 – Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)^[127]
• 1927 – Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (d. 2014)^[128]
• 1928 – Capucine, French actress and model (d. 1990)^[129]
• 1930 – Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990)^[130]
• 1931 – E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 2015)^[131]
• 1931 – Graeme Hole, Australian cricketer (d. 1990)
• 1931 – Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman (d. 2015)
• 1932 – Stuart A. Rice, American chemist and academic^[132]
• 1933 – Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2003)^[133]
• 1934 – Harry M. Miller, New Zealand-Australian talent agent and publicist (d. 2018)^[134]
• 1934 – Sylvia Syms, English actress^[135]
• 1935 – Ian Meckiff, Australian cricketer^[136]
• 1935 – Nino Tempo, American musician, singer, and actor^[137]
• 1936 – Darlene Hard, American tennis player^[138]
• 1936 – Julio María Sanguinetti, Uruguayan journalist, lawyer, and politician, 29th President of Uruguay^[139]
• 1937 – Ludvík Daněk, Czech discus thrower (d. 1998)^[140]
• 1937 – Lou Holtz, American football player, coach, and sportscaster^[141]
• 1937 – Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)^[142]
• 1938 – Adriano Celentano, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and director^[143]

• 1938 – Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and academic^[144]
• 1938 – Larisa Shepitko, Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actress (d. 1979)^[145]
• 1939 – Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2002)^[146]
• 1939 – Murray Rose, English-Australian swimmer and sportscaster (d. 2012)^[147]
• 1940 – Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1979)^[148]
• 1943 – Terry Venables, English footballer and manager^[149]
• 1944 – Bonnie Franklin, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
• 1944 – Alan Stivell, French singer-songwriter and harp player^[150]
• 1944 – Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate^[151]
• 1945 – Barry John, Welsh rugby player^[152]
• 1946 – Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)^[153]
• 1947 – Sandy Denny, English folk-rock singer-songwriter (d 1978)^[154]
• 1948 – Guy Gardner, American colonel and astronaut^[155]
• 1948 – Dayle Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer^[156]
• 1949 – Mike Boit, Kenyan runner and academic (estimated date)^[157]
• 1949 – Carolyn D. Wright, American poet and academic (d. 2016)
• 1950 – Louis Freeh, American lawyer and jurist, 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation^[158]
• 1951 – Don Gullett, American baseball player and coach^[159]
• 1951 – Kim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player^[160]
• 1953 – Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2017)^[161]
• 1954 – Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (d. 2008)^[162]
• 1955 – Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter^[163]
• 1956 – Elizabeth Strout, American novelist and short story writer^[164]
• 1956 – Justin Welby, English archbishop^[165]
• 1956 – Clive Woodward, English rugby player and coach^[166]
• 1957 – Michael Foale, British-American astrophysicist and astronaut^[167]
• 1957 – Nancy Lopez, American golfer and sportscaster^[124]
• 1958 – Shlomo Glickstein, Israeli tennis player^[168]
• 1959 – Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer^[169]
• 1960 – Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster^[170]
• 1960 – Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach^[171]
• 1960 – Nigella Lawson, English chef and author^[172]
• 1960 – Howie Long, American football player and sports commentator^[173]
• 1961 – Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (d. 2012)^[174]
• 1961 – Nigel Melville, English rugby player^[175]
• 1961 – Peter Whittle, British politician, author, journalist, and broadcaster^[176]
• 1963 – Norm Charlton, American baseball player and coach^[177]
• 1963 – Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan runner (d. 1995)^[178]
• 1964 – Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler and manager^[179]
• 1964 – Jyrki Kasvi, Finnish journalist and politician (d. 2021)^[180]
• 1965 – Bjørn Lomborg, Danish author and academic^[181]
• 1966 – Sharon Cuneta, Filipino singer and actress^[182]
• 1966 – Attilio Lombardo, Italian footballer and manager
• 1967 – A. R. Rahman, Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, and philanthropist^[183]
• 1968 – John Singleton, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019)^[184]
• 1969 – Norman Reedus, American actor and model
• 1970 – Julie Chen, American television journalist, presenter, and producer
• 1970 – Radoslav Látal, Czech footballer and manager^[185]
• 1970 – Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player, sportscaster, and actress^[186]
• 1971 – Irwin Thomas, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist^[187]
• 1973 – Vasso Karantasiou, Greek beach volleyball player^[188]
• 1974 – Marlon Anderson, American baseball player and sportscaster^[189]
• 1974 – Daniel Cordone, Argentinian footballer^[190]
• 1974 – Paul Grant, American basketball player and coach^[191]
• 1975 – James Farrior, American football player^[192]
• 1976 – Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player^[193]
• 1978 – Casey Fossum, American baseball player^[194][195]
• 1978 – Bubba Franks, American football player^[196]
• 1981 – Asante Samuel, American football player^[197]
• 1982 – Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player^[198]
• 1982 – Roy Asotasi, New Zealand rugby league player^[199]
• 1982 – Tiffany Pollard, American television personality^[200]
• 1982 – Eddie Redmayne, English actor and model^[201]
• 1983 – Adam Burish, American ice hockey player^[202]
• 1984 – Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian^[203]
• 1986 – Paul McShane, Irish footballer^[204]
• 1986 – Petter Northug, Norwegian skier^[205]
• 1987 – Bongani Khumalo, South African footballer^[206]
• 1989 – Andy Carroll, English footballer^[207]
• 1989 – Derrick Morgan, American football player^[208]
• 1991 – Will Barton, American basketball player^[209]
• 1994 – Catriona Gray, Filipino-Australian model, singer and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2018^[210]