Famous Birthdays for January 27th

Pre-1600

• 1365 – Edward of Angoulême, English noble (d. 1370)
• 1443 – Albert III, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)
• 1546 – Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1608)
• 1571 – Abbas I of Persia (d. 1629)
• 1585 – Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)

1601–1900

• 1603 – Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (d. 1685)
• 1603 – Humphrey Mackworth, English politician, lawyer and judge (d. 1654)
• 1621 – Thomas Willis, English physician and anatomist (d. 1675)
• 1662 – Richard Bentley, English scholar and theologian (d. 1742)
• 1663 – George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1733)
• 1687 – Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Würzburg Residence and Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (d. 1753)
• 1701 – Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (d. 1790)
• 1708 – Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (d. 1728)
• 1741 – Hester Thrale, Welsh author (d. 1821)
• 1756 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1791)
• 1775 – Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, German-Swiss philosopher and academic (d. 1854)
• 1782 – Titumir, Bengali revolutionary (d. 1831)^[20]
• 1790 – Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president (1855) (d. 1867)^[21]
• 1795 – Eli Whitney Blake, American engineer, invented the Mortise lock (d. 1886)
• 1803 – Eunice Hale Waite Cobb, American writer, public speaker, and activist (d. 1880)^[22]
• 1805 – Maria Anna of Bavaria (d. 1877)
• 1805 – Samuel Palmer, English painter and etcher (d. 1881)
• 1806 – Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer and educator (d. 1826)
• 1808 – David Strauss, German theologian and author (d. 1874)
• 1814 – Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect, designed the Lausanne Cathedral (d. 1879)
• 1821 – John Chivington, American colonel and pastor (d. 1892)
• 1823 – Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (d. 1892)
• 1824 – Urbain Johnson, Canadian farmer and political figure (d. 1917)
• 1826 – Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian journalist and author (d. 1889)
• 1826 – Richard Taylor, American general, historian, and politician (d. 1879)
• 1832 – Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (d. 1898)
• 1832 – Carl Friedrich Schmidt, Estonian-Russian geologist and botanist (d. 1908)
• 1836 – Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1895)
• 1842 – Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (d. 1910)
• 1848 – Tōgō Heihachirō, Japanese admiral (d. 1934)
• 1850 – John Collier, English painter and author (d. 1934)
• 1850 – Samuel Gompers, English-American labor leader (d. 1924)
• 1850 – Edward Smith, English captain (d. 1912)
• 1858 – Neel Doff, Dutch-Belgian author (d. 1942)
• 1859 – Wilhelm II, German Emperor (d. 1941)
• 1869 – Will Marion Cook, American violinist and composer (d. 1944)
• 1878 – Dorothy Scarborough, American author (d. 1935)
• 1885 – Jerome Kern, American composer and songwriter (d. 1945)
• 1885 – Seison Maeda, Japanese painter (d. 1977)
• 1886 – Radhabinod Pal, Indian academic and jurist (d. 1967)
• 1889 – Balthasar van der Pol, Dutch physicist and academic (d. 1959)
• 1893 – Soong Ching-ling, Chinese politician, Honorary President of the People's Republic of China (d. 1981)
• 1895 – Joseph Rosenstock, Polish-American conductor and manager (d. 1985)
• 1895 – Harry Ruby, American composer and screenwriter (d. 1974)
• 1900 – Hyman G. Rickover, American admiral (d. 1986)

1901–present

• 1901 – Willy Fritsch, German actor (d. 1973)
• 1901 – Art Rooney, American football player, coach and owner (d. 1988)
• 1903 – John Eccles, Australian-Swiss neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
• 1904 – James J. Gibson, American psychologist and academic (d. 1979)^[23]
• 1905 – Howard McNear, American actor (d. 1969)
• 1908 – William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist and publisher (d. 1993)
• 1910 – Edvard Kardelj, Slovene general, economist, and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 1979)^[24]
• 1912 – Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher and environmentalist (d. 2009)^[25]
• 1912 – Francis Rogallo, American engineer, invented the Rogallo wing (d. 2009)
• 1915 – Jules Archer, American historian and author (d. 2008)
• 1915 – Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 1985)
• 1918 – Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2005)
• 1918 – Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963)
• 1918 – William Seawell, American general (d. 2005)
• 1919 – Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (d. 1972)
• 1920 – Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 1944)
• 1920 – Helmut Zacharias, German violinist and composer (d. 2002)
• 1921 – Donna Reed, American actress (d. 1986)
• 1924 – Rauf Denktaş, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st President of Northern Cyprus (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Brian Rix, English actor, producer, and politician (d. 2016)
• 1924 – Harvey Shapiro, American poet (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Fritz Spiegl, Austrian flute player and journalist (d. 2003)
• 1926 – Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress (d. 2004)
• 1928 – Michael Craig, Indian-English actor and screenwriter
• 1928 – Hans Modrow, Polish-German lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of East Germany
• 1929 – Mohamed Al-Fayed, Egyptian-Swiss businessman
• 1929 – Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (d. 1984)
• 1930 – Bobby "Blue" Bland, American blues singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
• 1931 – Mordecai Richler, Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 2001)
• 1931 – Nigel Vinson, Baron Vinson, English lieutenant and businessman
• 1932 – Boris Shakhlin, Russian-Ukrainian gymnast (d. 2008)
• 1933 – Jerry Buss, American chemist and businessman (d. 2013)
• 1934 – Édith Cresson, French politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of France^[26]
• 1934 – George Follmer, American race car driver
• 1935 – Steve Demeter, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
• 1936 – Troy Donahue, American actor (d. 2001)
• 1936 – Samuel C. C. Ting, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1937 – Fred Åkerström, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1985)
• 1940 – Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin, Turkish engineer and politician, 35th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1940 – James Cromwell, American actor
• 1940 – Terry Harper, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1940 – Petru Lucinschi, Romanian activist and politician, 2nd President of Moldova
• 1940 – Reynaldo Rey, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
• 1941 – Beatrice Tinsley, New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist (d. 1981)^[27]
• 1942 – Maki Asakawa, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010)
• 1942 – Tasuku Honjo, Japanese immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine
• 1942 – John Witherspoon, American actor and comedian (d. 2019)
• 1942 – Kate Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1986)
• 1943 – Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege, English businesswoman and politician
• 1944 – Peter Akinola, Nigerian archbishop
• 1944 – Mairead Maguire, Northern Irish activist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1944 – Nick Mason, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
• 1945 – Harold Cardinal, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2005)
• 1946 – Christopher Hum, English academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to China
• 1946 – Nedra Talley, American singer
• 1947 – Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
• 1947 – Vyron Polydoras, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for Public Order
• 1947 – Cal Schenkel, American painter and illustrator
• 1947 – Philip Sugden, English historian and author (d. 2014)
• 1947 – Perfecto Yasay Jr., Filipino lawyer and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines (d. 2020)
• 1948 – Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor
• 1948 – Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist
• 1951 – Seth Justman, American keyboard player and songwriter
• 1951 – Cees van der Knaap, Dutch soldier and politician
• 1952 – Brian Gottfried, American tennis player
• 1952 – Billy Johnson, American football player and coach
• 1952 – Tam O'Shaughnessy, American tennis player, psychologist, and academic
• 1952 – G. E. Smith, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1954 – Peter Laird, American author and illustrator
• 1954 – Ed Schultz, American talk show host and sportscaster (d. 2018)
• 1955 – Brian Engblom, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1955 – John Roberts, American lawyer and judge, 17th Chief Justice of the United States
• 1956 – Mimi Rogers, American actress
• 1957 – Janick Gers, English guitarist and songwriter
• 1957 – Frank Miller, American illustrator, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1958 – James Grippando, American lawyer and author
• 1958 – Alan Milburn, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 1959 – Cris Collinsworth, American football player and sportscaster
• 1959 – Göran Hägglund, Swedish lawyer and politician, 28th Swedish Minister for Social Affairs
• 1959 – Keith Olbermann, American journalist and author
• 1960 – Fiona O'Donnell, Canadian-Scottish politician
• 1961 – Narciso Rodriguez, American fashion designer
• 1961 – Margo Timmins, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1962 – Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer
• 1963 – George Monbiot, English-Welsh author and activist
• 1964 – Patrick van Deurzen, Dutch composer and academic
• 1964 – Bridget Fonda, American actress
• 1965 – Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor
• 1965 – Mike Newell, English footballer and manager
• 1965 – Ignacio Noé, Argentinian author and illustrator
• 1965 – Attila Sekerlioglu, Austrian footballer and manager
• 1966 – Tamlyn Tomita, Japanese-American actress and singer
• 1967 – Dave Manson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1968 – Tracy Lawrence, American country singer
• 1968 – Mike Patton, American singer, composer, and voice artist
• 1968 – Matt Stover, American football player
• 1969 – Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1969 – Patton Oswalt, American comedian and actor
• 1969 – Shane Thomson, New Zealand cricketer
• 1970 – Bradley Clyde, Australian rugby league player
• 1970 – Dean Headley, English cricketer and coach
• 1971 – Patrice Brisebois, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1972 – Bibi Gaytán, Mexican singer and actress^[28]
• 1973 – Valyantsin Byalkevich, Belarusian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
• 1974 – Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian skier and biathlete
• 1974 – Andrei Pavel, Romanian tennis player and coach
• 1974 – Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
• 1976 – Ahn Jung-hwan, South Korean footballer
• 1976 – Danielle George MBE FIET, American professor
• 1978 – Pete Laforest, Canadian-American baseball player and manager
• 1979 – Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer and coach
• 1980 – Chanda Gunn, American ice hockey player and coach
• 1980 – Marat Safin, Russian tennis player and politician
• 1981 – Alicia Molik, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
• 1981 – Tony Woodcock, New Zealand rugby player
• 1982 – Eva Asderaki, Greek tennis umpire^[29]
• 1983 – Carlo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Paulo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Gavin Floyd, American baseball player
• 1983 – Lee Grant, English footballer^[30]
• 1984 – Vince Mellars, New Zealand rugby league player^[31]
• 1987 – Katy Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1987 – Anton Shunin, Russian footballer
• 1988 – Kerlon, Brazilian footballer
• 1989 – Alberto Botía, Spanish footballer
• 1991 – Christian Bickel, German footballer
• 1991 – Sebastine Ikahihifo, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1992 – Stefano Pettinari, Italian footballer^[32]
• 1994 – Jack Stephens, English footballer^[33]
• 1995 – Harrison Reed, English footballer^[34]
• 2000 – Cory Paix, Australian rugby league player^[35]