Famous Birthdays for January 9th

Pre-1600

• 727 – Emperor Daizong of Tang (d. 779)
• 1418 – Juan Ramón Folch III de Cardona, Aragonese admiral (d. 1485)
• 1554 – Pope Gregory XV (d. 1623)^[48]
• 1571 – Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy, French commander (d. 1621)
• 1590 – Simon Vouet, French painter (d. 1649)^[49]

1601–1900

• 1606 – William Dugard, English printer (d. 1662)^[50]
• 1624 – Empress Meishō of Japan (d. 1696)^[51]
• 1645 – Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet, English noble and politician (date baptized;^[52] d. 1712)
• 1674 – Reinhard Keiser, German composer (d. 1739)^[53]
• 1685 – Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic (d. 1766)^[54]
• 1728 – Thomas Warton, English poet, historian, and critic (d. 1790)
• 1735 – John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician (d. 1823)
• 1745 – Caleb Strong, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1819)
• 1753 – Luísa Todi, Portuguese soprano and actress (d. 1833)^[55]
• 1773 – Cassandra Austen, English painter and illustrator (d. 1845)^[56]
• 1778 – Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, Turkish Ney player and composer (d. 1846)^[57]
• 1811 – Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English journalist and author (d. 1856)
• 1818 – Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer (d. 1881)
• 1819 – James Francis, English-Australian businessman and politician, 9th Premier of Victoria (d. 1884)
• 1822 – Carol Benesch, Czech-Romanian architect, designed the Peleș Castle (d. 1896)
• 1823 – Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (d. 1908)
• 1829 – Thomas William Robertson, English director and playwright (d. 1871)
• 1829 – Adolf Schlagintweit, German botanist and explorer (d. 1857)
• 1832 – Félix-Gabriel Marchand, Canadian journalist and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1900)
• 1839 – John Knowles Paine, American composer and academic (d. 1906)
• 1848 – Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)^[58]
• 1849 – John Hartley, English tennis player (d. 1935)
• 1854 – Jennie Jerome, American-born wife of Lord Randolph Churchill, mother of Sir Winston Churchill (d. 1921)^[59]
• 1856 – Anton Aškerc, Slovenian priest and poet (d. 1912)
• 1859 – Carrie Chapman Catt, American activist, founded the League of Women Voters and International Alliance of Women (d. 1947)^[60]
• 1864 – Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1926)
• 1868 – S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist and academic (d. 1939)^[61]
• 1870 – Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co-designed the Golden Gate Bridge (d. 1938)
• 1873 – Hayim Nahman Bialik, Ukrainian-Austrian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1934)
• 1873 – Thomas Curtis, American sprinter and hurdler (d. 1944)
• 1873 – John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1938)
• 1875 – Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art (d. 1942)^[62]
• 1879 – John B. Watson, American psychologist and academic (d. 1958)
• 1881 – Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet and critic (d. 1938)
• 1881 – Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1956)
• 1885 – Charles Bacon, American runner and hurdler (d. 1968)
• 1886 – Lloyd Loar, American sound engineer and instrument designer (d. 1943)
• 1889 – Vrindavan Lal Verma, Indian author and playwright (d. 1969)
• 1890 – Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (d. 1938)^[63]
• 1890 – Kurt Tucholsky, German-Swedish journalist and author (d. 1935)
• 1892 – Eva Bowring, American lawyer and politician (d. 1985)
• 1893 – Edwin Baker, Canadian soldier and educator, co-founded the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (d. 1968)
• 1896 – Warwick Braithwaite, New Zealand-English conductor and director (d. 1971)
• 1897 – Karl Löwith, German philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1973)
• 1897 – Halyna Kuzmenko, Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary (d. 1978)^[64]
• 1898 – Gracie Fields, English actress and singer (d. 1979)^[65]
• 1899 – Harald Tammer, Estonian journalist and weightlifter (d. 1942)
• 1900 – Richard Halliburton, American journalist and author (d. 1939)

1901–present

• 1901 – Vilma Bánky, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1991)
• 1902 – Rudolf Bing, American impresario and businessman (d. 1997)
• 1902 – Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish priest and saint, founded Opus Dei (d. 1975)
• 1908 – Simone de Beauvoir, French philosopher and author (d. 1986)^[66]
• 1909 – Anthony Mamo, Maltese lawyer and politician, 1st President of Malta (d. 2008)
• 1909 – Patrick Peyton, Irish-American priest, television personality, and activist (d. 1992)
• 1912 – Ralph Tubbs, English architect, designed the Dome of Discovery (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994)^[67]
• 1914 – Kenny Clarke, American jazz drummer and bandleader (d. 1985)
• 1915 – Anita Louise, American actress (d. 1970)
• 1915 – Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor, singer, and director (d. 1982)^[68]
• 1918 – Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and golfer (d. 2005)
• 1919 – William Morris Meredith, Jr., American poet and academic (d. 2007)^[69]
• 1920 – Clive Dunn, English actor (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Hakim Said, Pakistani scholar and politician, 20th Governor of Sindh (d. 1998)
• 1921 – Ágnes Keleti, Hungarian Olympic gymnast^[70]
• 1922 – Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate (d. 2011)
• 1922 – Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (d. 1984)
• 1924 – Sergei Parajanov, Georgian-Armenian director and screenwriter (d. 1990)
• 1925 – Len Quested, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)^[71]
• 1925 – Lee Van Cleef, American actor (d. 1989)^[72]
• 1926 – Jean-Pierre Côté, Canadian lawyer and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2002)
• 1928 – Judith Krantz, American novelist (d. 2019)
• 1928 – Domenico Modugno, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and politician (d. 1994)^[73]
• 1929 – Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (d. 2015)
• 1929 – Heiner Müller, German poet, playwright, and director (d. 1995)
• 1931 – Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (d. 2008)^[74]

• 1933 – Roy Dwight, English footballer (d. 2002)^[75]
• 1933 – Wilbur Smith, Zambian-English journalist and author^[76]
• 1934 – Bart Starr, American football player and coach (d. 2019)
• 1935 – Bob Denver, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Dick Enberg, American sportscaster (d. 2017)
• 1935 – John Graham, New Zealand rugby player and educator (d. 2017)
• 1935 – Brian Harradine, Australian politician (d. 2014)
• 1936 – Marko Veselica, Croatian academic and politician (d. 2017)
• 1938 – Claudette Boyer, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2013)
• 1939 – Susannah York, English actress and activist (d. 2011)
• 1940 – Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (d. 1993)
• 1940 – Ruth Dreifuss, Swiss journalist and politician, 86th President of the Swiss Confederation^[77]
• 1941 – Joan Baez, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist^[78]
• 1943 – Robert Drewe, Australian author and playwright
• 1943 – Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
• 1943 – Scott Walker, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 2019)^[79]
• 1944 – Harun Farocki, German filmmaker (d. 2014)^[80]
• 1944 – Jimmy Page, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer^[81]
• 1944 – Mihalis Violaris, Cypriot singer-songwriter and actor
• 1945 – Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Syrian-Armenian scholar and politician, 1st President of Armenia^[82]
• 1946 – Mohammad Ishaq Khan, Indian historian and academic (d. 2013)
• 1946 – Mogens Lykketoft, Danish politician, 45th Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs^[83]
• 1948 – Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)^[84]
• 1948 – Jan Tomaszewski, Polish footballer, manager, and politician^[85]
• 1950 – Alec Jeffreys, English geneticist and academic^[86]
• 1951 – Crystal Gayle, American singer-songwriter and producer^[87]
• 1952 – Kaushik Basu, Indian economist and academic^[88]
• 1954 – Philippa Gregory, Kenyan-English author and academic^[89]
• 1955 – J. K. Simmons, American actor^[90]
• 1956 – Waltraud Meier, German soprano and actress
• 1956 – Imelda Staunton, English actress and singer^[91]
• 1959 – Rigoberta Menchú, Guatemalan activist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1960 – Lisa Walters, Canadian golfer
• 1961 – Didier Camberabero, French rugby player
• 1962 – Ray Houghton, Scottish-born footballer
• 1963 – Irwin McLean, Northern Irish biologist and academic
• 1965 – Haddaway, Trinidadian-German singer and musician
• 1965 – Joely Richardson, English actress^[92]
• 1967 – Matt Bevin, American politician, 62nd Governor of Kentucky^[93]
• 1967 – Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian footballer^[94]
• 1967 – Dave Matthews, South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1968 – Jimmy Adams, Jamaican cricketer and coach
• 1968 – Joey Lauren Adams, American actress
• 1968 – Giorgos Theofanous, Greek-Cypriot composer and producer
• 1970 – Lara Fabian, Belgian-Italian singer-songwriter and actress
• 1971 – Angie Martinez, American rapper, actress, and radio host
• 1973 – Sean Paul, Jamaican rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor
• 1975 – James Beckford, Jamaican long jumper
• 1976 – Radek Bonk, Czech ice hockey player
• 1978 – Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978 – Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer and manager
• 1980 – Édgar Álvarez, Honduran footballer
• 1980 – Sergio García, Spanish golfer^[95]
• 1980 – Luke Patten, Australian rugby league player and referee^[96]
• 1980 – Francisco Pavón, Spanish footballer
• 1981 – Euzebiusz Smolarek, Polish footballer and manager
• 1982 – Catherine, Princess of Wales^[97]
• 1985 – Juan Francisco Torres, Spanish footballer
• 1986 – Jéferson Gomes, Brazilian footballer
• 1986 – Amanda Mynhardt, South African netball player
• 1987 – Lucas Leiva, Brazilian footballer
• 1987 – Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist^[98]
• 1987 – Jami Puustinen, Finnish footballer
• 1988 – Lee Yeon-hee, South Korean actress
• 1989 – Michael Beasley, American basketball player
• 1989 – Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress^[99]
• 1989 – Yana Maksimava, Belarusian heptathlete
• 1989 – Chris Sandow, Australian rugby league player^[100]
• 1989 – Haris Sohail, Pakistani cricketer^[101]
• 1991 – Álvaro Soler, Spanish singer-songwriter
• 1992 – Joseph Parker, Samoan heavyweight boxer^[102]
• 1993 – Katarina Johnson-Thompson, English long jumper and heptathlete^[103]
• 1995 – Braden Hamlin-Uele, New Zealand rugby league player^[104]
• 1998 – Brent Rivera, American social media personality and actor^[105]
• 2001 – Peter Mamouzelos, Australian rugby league player^[106]
• 2004 – Souhardya De, Indian author and columnist^[107]