Famous Birthdays for January 22nd

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1263 – Ibn Taymiyyah, Syrian scholar and theologian (d. 1328)^[11]
• 1440 – Ivan III of Russia (d. 1505)^[12]
• 1522 – Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, (d. 1545)^[13]
• 1552 – Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer (d. 1618)
• 1561 – Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1626)
• 1570 – Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (d. 1631)
• 1573 – John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England, wrote the Holy Sonnets (d. 1631)
• 1592 – Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1655)^[14]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1645 – William Kidd, Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (probable;^[15] d. 1701)
• 1654 – Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (d. 1729)
• 1690 – Nicolas Lancret, French painter (d. 1743)^[16]
• 1729 – Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher and author (d. 1781)^[17]
• 1733 – Philip Carteret, English admiral and explorer (d. 1796)
• 1740 – Noah Phelps, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 1809)
• 1781 – François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (d. 1849)
• 1788 – Lord Byron, English poet and playwright (d. 1824)
• 1792 – Lady Lucy Whitmore, English noblewoman, hymn writer (d. 1840)^[18]
• 1796 – Karl Ernst Claus, Estonian-Russian chemist, botanist, and academic (d. 1864)
• 1797 – Maria Leopoldina of Austria (d. 1826)
• 1799 – Ludger Duvernay, Canadian journalist, publisher, and politician (d. 1852)
• 1802 – Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (d. 1878)
• 1828 – Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (d. 1914)
• 1831 – Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1917)
• 1840 – Ernest Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907)
• 1849 – August Strindberg, Swedish novelist, poet, and playwright (d. 1912)
• 1858 – Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (d. 1943)^[19]
• 1861 – George Fuller, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of New South Wales (d. 1940)^[20]
• 1865 – Wilbur Scoville, American chemist and pharmacist (d. 1942)
• 1867 – Gisela Januszewska, Jewish-Austrian physician (d. 1943)^[21]
• 1869 – José Vicente de Freitas, Portuguese colonel and politician, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1952)
• 1874 – Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (d. 1940)
• 1874 – Jay Hughes, American baseball player and coach (d. 1924)
• 1875 – D. W. Griffith, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1948)
• 1877 – Tom Jones, American baseball player and manager (d. 1923)
• 1879 – Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (d. 1953)
• 1880 – Bill O'Neill, Canadian-American baseball player (d. 1920)
• 1880 – Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1956)
• 1881 – Ira Thomas, American baseball player and manager (d. 1958)
• 1886 – John J. Becker, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1961)
• 1887 – Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (d. 1972)
• 1889 – Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (d. 1935)
• 1889 – Amos Strunk, American baseball player and manager (d. 1979)
• 1890 – Fred M. Vinson, American judge and politician, 13th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1953)
• 1891 – Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher and politician (d. 1937)
• 1892 – Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (d. 1986)
• 1893 – Conrad Veidt, German-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1943)
• 1897 – Rosa Ponselle, American operatic soprano (d. 1981)
• 1897 – Dilipkumar Roy, a Bengali Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist. (d. 1980)
• 1898 – Ross Barnett, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Mississippi (d. 1987)
• 1898 – Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (d. 1948)
• 1898 – Denise Legeay, French actress (d. 1968)
• 1899 – Martti Haavio, Finnish poet and mythologist (d. 1973)
• 1900 – Ernst Busch, German actor and singer (d. 1980)

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler, coach, and academic (d. 1970)^[22]
• 1903 – Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (d. 1966)
• 1904 – George Balanchine, Georgian-American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the New York City Ballet (d. 1983)^[23]
• 1904 – Arkady Gaidar, Russian journalist and author (d. 1941)
• 1905 – Willy Hartner, German physicist, historian, and academic (d. 1981)
• 1906 – Robert E. Howard, American author and poet (d. 1936)
• 1907 – Douglas Corrigan, American pilot and engineer (d. 1995)
• 1907 – Dixie Dean, English footballer (d. 1980)^[24]
• 1908 – Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
• 1908 – Prince Oana, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)
• 1909 – Martha Norelius, Swedish-born American swimmer (d. 1955)^[25]
• 1909 – Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican racing driver, polo player, and diplomat (d. 1965)
• 1909 – Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (d. 2001)
• 1909 – U Thant, Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General (d. 1974)^[26]
• 1911 – Bruno Kreisky, Austrian lawyer and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (d. 1990)
• 1913 – Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (d. 2012)
• 1913 – William Conway, Irish cardinal (d. 1977)
• 1913 – Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (d. 2003)
• 1914 – Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek violinist and composer (d. 2001)
• 1915 – Heinrich Albertz, German theologian and politician, Mayor of Berlin (d. 1993)
• 1916 – Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1972)
• 1916 – Henri Dutilleux, French pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2013)
• 1916 – Harilal Upadhyay, Indian author, poet, and astrologist (d. 1994)
• 1918 – Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
• 1919 – Diomedes Olivo, Dominican baseball player and scout (d. 1977)
• 1920 – Irving Kristol, American journalist, author, and academic, founded The National Interest (d. 2009)
• 1920 – Alf Ramsey, English footballer and coach (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Howard Moss, American poet, playwright and critic (d. 1987)
• 1923 – Diana Douglas, British-American actress (d. 2015)
• 1924 – J. J. Johnson, American trombonist and composer (d. 2001)
• 1924 – Ján Chryzostom Korec, Slovak cardinal (d. 2015)
• 1924 – Charles Lisanby, American production designer and art director (d. 2013)
• 1925 – Johnny Bucha, American baseball player (d. 1996)
• 1925 – Bobby Young, American baseball player (d. 1985)
• 1927 – Lou Creekmur, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2009)
• 1927 – Joe Perry, American footballer (d. 2011)
• 1928 – Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian, author, and academic (d. 2004)
• 1929 – Petr Eben, Czech composer, organist and choirmaster (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Mariví Bilbao, Spanish actress (d. 2013)
• 1930 – Éamon de Buitléar, Irish accordion player and director (d. 2013)
• 1930 – Daniel Camargo Barbosa, Colombian serial killer (d. 1994) ^[27]
• 1931 – Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)^[28]
• 1931 – Galina Zybina, Russian shot putter and javelin thrower
• 1932 – Berthold Grünfeld, Norwegian psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Piper Laurie, American actress^[29]
• 1932 – Tom Fisher Railsback, American politician (d. 2020)^[30]
• 1933 – Yuri Chesnokov, Russian volleyball player and coach (d. 2010)
• 1934 – Vijay Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 1934 – Bill Bixby, American actor and director (d. 1993)
• 1935 – Alexander Men, Russian priest and scholar (d. 1990)
• 1936 – Ong Teng Cheong, Singaporean architect and politician, 5th President of Singapore (d. 2002)
• 1936 – Alan J. Heeger, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate^[31]
• 1937 – Alma Delia Fuentes, Mexican actress (d. 2017)^[32]
• 1937 – Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician (d. 2020)
• 1937 – Joseph Wambaugh, American police officer and author^[33]
• 1938 – Peter Beard, Australian photographer and author (d. 2020)
• 1938 – Joe Esposito, American author (d. 2016)
• 1938 – Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Brazilian footballer (d. 2019)
• 1939 – Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (d. 1996)
• 1939 – Alfredo Palacio, Ecuadoran physician and politician, President of Ecuador^[34]
• 1939 – Luigi Simoni, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2020)
• 1939 – J. C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (d. 1994)
• 1940 – John Hurt, English actor (d. 2017)
• 1940 – George Seifert, American football player and coach
• 1940 – Gillian Shephard, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education
• 1941 – Jaan Kaplinski, Estonian poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 2021)
• 1941 – Eugene Hasenfus, former United States Marine whose capture led to exposure of the Iran–Contra affair^[35]
• 1942 – Mimis Domazos, Greek footballer
• 1943 – Michael Spicer, English journalist and politician (d. 2019)
• 1944 – Khosrow Golsorkhi, Iranian journalist, poet, and activist (d. 1974)
• 1944 – Uto Ughi, Italian violinist and conductor
• 1945 – Jophery Brown, American baseball player, actor, and stuntman (d. 2014)
• 1945 – Christoph Schönborn, Austrian cardinal
• 1945 – Alojz Uran, Slovenian archbishop (d. 2020)
• 1946 – Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter and manager (d. 2010)
• 1946 – Serge Savard, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 1947 – Vladimir Oravsky, Czech-Swedish author and director
• 1948 – Gilbert Levine, American conductor and academic
• 1949 – Mike Caldwell, American baseball player and coach
• 1949 – J.P. Pennington, American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1949 – Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1950 – Paul Bew, Northern Irish historian and academic
• 1950 – Frank Schade, American basketball player and coach^[36]
• 1951 – Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater and coach (d. 1989)
• 1951 – Leon Roberts, American baseball player and manager
• 1952 – Ramón Avilés, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2020)
• 1953 – Winfried Berkemeier, German footballer and manager
• 1953 – Myung-whun Chung, South Korean pianist and conductor
• 1953 – Jim Jarmusch, American director and screenwriter
• 1955 – Thomas David Jones, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
• 1955 – Timothy R. Ferguson, American politician
• 1956 – Steve Riley, American drummer
• 1957 – Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2022)^[37]
• 1957 – Brian Dayett, American baseball player and manager
• 1957 – Godfrey Thoma, Nauruan politician
• 1957 – Francis Wheen, English journalist and author
• 1958 – Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
• 1958 – Filiz Koçali, Turkish journalist and politician
• 1959 – Linda Blair, American actress
• 1960 – Michael Hutchence, Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1997)
• 1962 – Jimmy Herring, American guitarist
• 1962 – Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
• 1964 – Nigel Benn, English-Australian boxer
• 1964 – Stojko Vranković, Croatian basketball player
• 1965 – Steven Adler, American rock drummer
• 1965 – DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ and producer
• 1965 – Diane Lane, American actress
• 1965 – Andrew Roachford, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1966 – Craig Salvatori, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1968 – Guy Fieri, American chef, author, and television host
• 1968 – Heath, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1968 – Frank Leboeuf, French footballer, sportscaster, and actor
• 1968 – Mauricio Serna, Colombian footballer
• 1969 – Olivia d'Abo, English-American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1969 – Keith Gordon, American baseball player and coach
• 1970 – Jason Lowrie, New Zealand rugby league player and coach
• 1970 – Abraham Olano, Spanish cyclist
• 1971 – Stan Collymore, English footballer and sportscaster
• 1972 – Terry Hill, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1973 – Rogério Ceni, Brazilian footballer
• 1974 – Cameron McConville, Australian racing driver and sportscaster
• 1974 – Joseph Muscat, Maltese journalist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Malta
• 1976 – Jimmy Anderson, American baseball player and coach
• 1976 – James Dearth, American football player
• 1977 – Mario Domm, Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1977 – Anna Linkova, Russian tennis player
• 1977 – Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese footballer
• 1977 – Luciano Andrade Rissutt, Brazilian footballer
• 1978 – Chone Figgins, American baseball player
• 1979 – Aidan Burley, New Zealand-English politician
• 1979 – Carlos Ruiz, Panamanian baseball player
• 1979 – Chor Boogie, American artist
• 1980 – Jonathan Woodgate, English footballer
• 1981 – Willa Ford, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1981 – Beverley Mitchell, American actress
• 1981 – Ben Moody, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
• 1981 – Ibrahima Sonko, French footballer
• 1982 – Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine footballer
• 1983 – Étienne Bacrot, French chess grandmaster and former chess prodigy^[38]
• 1983 – Shaun Cody, American football player
• 1984 – Ben Eager, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Ubaldo Jiménez, Dominican baseball player
• 1984 – Leon Powe, American basketball player
• 1984 – Maceo Rigters, Dutch footballer
• 1985 – Fotios Papoulis, Greek footballer
• 1985 – Yan Xu, Singaporean table tennis player^[39]
• 1986 – Maher Magri, Tunisian footballer
• 1986 – Matt Simon, Australian footballer
• 1987 – Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian skier^[40]
• 1987 – Shane Long, Irish footballer
• 1988 – Asher Allen, American football player
• 1988 – Greg Oden, American basketball player
• 1988 – Marcel Schmelzer, German footballer
• 1989 – Theo Robinson, English footballer
• 1990 – Alizé Cornet, French tennis player
• 1990 – Dean Whare, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1990 – Logic, American rapper
• 1990 – Phil Wang, Malaysian comedian^[41]
• 1991 – Stefan Kolb, German footballer
• 1996 – Joshua Ho-Sang, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1996 – Kumi Sasaki, Japanese idol^[42]
• 1997 – Fan Zhendong, Chinese table tennis player^[43]
• 1998 – Silento, American rapper, singer and songwriter ^[44]
• 2000 – Laia Codina, Spanish footballer^[45]