Famous Birthdays for January 3rd

Pre-1600[edit]

• 106 BC – Cicero, Roman philosopher, lawyer, and politician (d. 43 BC)^[49]
• 1509 – Gian Girolamo Albani, Italian cardinal (d. 1591)^[50]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1611 – James Harrington, English political theorist (d. 1677)^[51]
• 1698 – Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet and songwriter (d. 1782)^[52]
• 1710 – Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer (d. 1796)^[53]
• 1722 – Fredrik Hasselqvist, Swedish biologist and explorer (d. 1752)^[54]
• 1731 – Angelo Emo, Venetian admiral and statesman (d. 1792)^[55]
• 1760 – Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Indian ruler (d. 1799)^[56]
• 1775 – Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont (d. 1863)^[57]
• 1778 – Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (d. 1861)^[58]
• 1793 – Lucretia Mott, American activist (d. 1880)^[59]
• 1802 – Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (d. 1898)^[60]
• 1803 – Douglas William Jerrold, English journalist and playwright (d. 1857)^[61]
• 1806 – Henriette Sontag, German soprano and actress (d. 1854)^[62]
• 1810 – Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, French geographer, ethnologist, linguist, and astronomer (d. 1897)
• 1816 – Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (d. 1891)^[63]
• 1819 – Charles Piazzi Smyth, Italian-Scottish astronomer and academic (d. 1900)^[64]
• 1831 – Savitribai Phule, Indian poet, educator, and activist (d. 1897)^[65]
• 1836 – Sakamoto Ryōma, Japanese samurai and rebel leader (d. 1867)^[66]
• 1840 – Father Damien, Flemish priest and missionary (d. 1889)^[67]
• 1847 – Ettore Marchiafava, Italian physician (d. 1935)^[68]
• 1853 – Sophie Elkan, Swedish writer (d. 1921)^[69]
• 1855 – Hubert Bland, English businessman (d. 1914)^[70]
• 1861 – Ernest Renshaw, English tennis player (d. 1899)^[71]
• 1861 – William Renshaw, English tennis player (d. 1904)^[72]
• 1862 – Matthew Nathan, English soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Queensland (d. 1939)^[73]
• 1865 – Henry Lytton, English actor (d. 1936)^[74]
• 1870 – Henry Handel Richardson, Australian-English author (d. 1946)^[75]
• 1873 – Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman and art collector, founded the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (d. 1957)^[76]
• 1875 – Alexandros Diomidis, Greek banker and politician, 145th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1950)
• 1876 – Wilhelm Pieck, German carpenter and politician, 1st President of the German Democratic Republic (d. 1960)^[77]
• 1877 – Josephine Hull, American actress (d. 1957)^[78]
• 1880 – Francis Browne, Irish Jesuit priest and photographer (d. 1960)^[79]
• 1883 – Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1967)^[80]
• 1883 – Duncan Gillis, Canadian discus thrower and hammer thrower (d. 1963)^[81]
• 1884 – Raoul Koczalski, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1948)^[82]
• 1885 – Harry Elkins Widener, American businessman (d. 1912)^[83]
• 1886 – John Gould Fletcher, American poet and author (d. 1950)^[84]
• 1886 – Arthur Mailey, Australian cricketer (d. 1967)^[85]
• 1887 – August Macke, German-French painter (d. 1914)^[86]
• 1892 – J.R.R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist (d. 1973)^[87]
• 1894 – ZaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963)^[88]
• 1897 – Marion Davies, American actress and comedian (d. 1961)^[89]
• 1898 – Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator (d. 1990)^[90]
• 1900 – Donald J. Russell, American businessman (d. 1985)^[91]

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 1963)^[92]
• 1905 – Dante Giacosa, Italian engineer (d. 1996)^[93]
• 1905 – Anna May Wong, American actress (d. 1961)^[94]
• 1907 – Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director (d. 1986)^[95]
• 1909 – Victor Borge, Danish-American pianist and conductor (d. 2000)^[96]
• 1910 – Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager (d. 2000)^[97]
• 1910 – John Sturges, American director and producer (d. 1992)^[98]
• 1912 – Federico Borrell García, Spanish soldier (d. 1936)^[99]
• 1912 – Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2002)^[100]
• 1912 – Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2005)^[101]
• 1915 – Jack Levine, American painter and soldier (d. 2010)^[102]
• 1916 – Betty Furness, American actress and television journalist (d. 1994)^[103]
• 1916 – Fred Haas, American golfer (d. 2004)^[104]
• 1917 – Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002)^[105]
• 1917 – Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American journalist and publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux (d. 2004)^[106]
• 1919 – Herbie Nichols, American pianist and composer (d. 1963)^[107]
• 1920 – Siegfried Buback, German lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Germany (d. 1977)^[108]
• 1921 – Isabella Bashmakova, Russian historian of mathematics (d. 2005)^[109]
• 1922 – Bill Travers, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)^[110]
• 1923 – Hank Stram, American football coach and sportscaster (d. 2005)^[111]
• 1924 – Otto Beisheim, German businessman and philanthropist, founded Metro AG (d. 2013)^[112]
• 1924 – André Franquin, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1997)^[113]
• 1924 – Nell Rankin, American soprano and educator (d. 2005)^[114]
• 1924 – Enzo Cozzolini, Italian football player (d. 1962)^[115]
• 1925 – Jill Balcon, English actress (d. 2009)^[116]
• 1926 – W. Michael Blumenthal, American economist and politician, 64th United States Secretary of the Treasury^[117]
• 1926 – George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (d. 2016)^[118]
• 1928 – Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak (d. 2015)^[119]
• 1929 – Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)^[120]
• 1929 – Ernst Mahle, German-Brazilian composer and conductor^[121]
• 1929 – Gordon Moore, American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation^[122]
• 1930 – Robert Loggia, American actor and director (d. 2015)^[123]
• 1932 – Eeles Landström, Finnish pole vaulter and politician^[124]
• 1933 – Geoffrey Bindman, English lawyer^[125]
• 1933 – Anne Stevenson, American-English poet and author (d. 2020)^[126]
• 1934 – Marpessa Dawn, American-French actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2008)^[127]
• 1934 – Carla Anderson Hills, American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development^[128]
• 1935 – Raymond Garneau, Canadian businessman and politician^[129]
• 1937 – Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (d. 2014)^[130]
• 1938 – Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, English academic and politician^[131]
• 1938 – K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (d. 2006)^[132]
• 1939 – Arik Einstein, Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2013)^[133]
• 1939 – Bobby Hull, Canadian ice hockey player^[134]
• 1940 – Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (d. 2008)^[135]
• 1940 – Bernard Blaut, Polish footballer and coach (d. 2007)^[136]
• 1941 – Malcolm Dick, New Zealand rugby player^[137]
• 1942 – John Marsden, Australian lawyer and activist (d. 2006)^[138]
• 1942 – John Thaw, English actor and producer, played Inspector Morse (d. 2002)^[139]
• 1943 – Van Dyke Parks, American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, author, and actor^[140]
• 1944 – Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian author^[141]
• 1944 – Doreen Massey, English geographer and political activist (d. 2016)^[142]
• 1945 – Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[143]
• 1946 – John Paul Jones, English bass player, songwriter, and producer^[144]
• 1946 – Michalis Kritikopoulos, Greek footballer (d. 2002)^{[citation needed]}

• 1947 – Fran Cotton, English rugby player^[145]
• 1947 – Zulema, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)^[146]
• 1948 – Ian Nankervis, Australian footballer^[147]
• 1950 – Victoria Principal, American actress and businesswoman^[148]
• 1950 – Linda Steiner, American journalist and academic^[149]
• 1950 – Vesna Vulović, Serbian plane crash survivor and Guinness World Record holder (d. 2016)^[150]
• 1951 – Linda Dobbs, English lawyer and judge^[151]
• 1951 – Gary Nairn, Australian surveyor and politician, 14th Special Minister of State^[152]
• 1952 – Esperanza Aguirre, Spanish civil servant and politician, 3rd President of the Community of Madrid^[153]
• 1952 – Gianfranco Fini, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs^[154]
• 1952 – Jim Ross, American professional wrestling commentator^[155]
• 1953 – Justin Fleming, Australian playwright and author^[156]
• 1953 – Mohammed Waheed Hassan, Maldivian educator and politician, 5th President of the Maldives^[157]
• 1953 – Peter Taylor, English footballer and manager^[158]
• 1956 – Mel Gibson, American-Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter^[159]
• 1960 – Russell Spence, English racing driver^[160]
• 1962 – Darren Daulton, American baseball player (d. 2017)^[161]
• 1962 – Gavin Hastings, Scottish rugby player^[162]
• 1963 – Stewart Hosie, Scottish businessman and politician^[163]
• 1963 – Aamer Malik, Pakistani cricketer^[164]
• 1963 – Alex Wheatle, English author and playwright^[165]
• 1963 – New Jack, retired professional wrestler (d. 2021)
• 1964 – Bruce LaBruce, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1964 – Cheryl Miller, American basketball player and coach^[166]
• 1966 – Chetan Sharma, Indian cricketer^[167]
• 1969 – Jarmo Lehtinen, Finnish racing driver^[168]
• 1969 – Michael Schumacher, German racing driver^[169]
• 1969 – Gerda Weissensteiner, Italian luger and bobsledder^[170]
• 1971 – Cory Cross, Canadian ice hockey player and coach^[171]
• 1971 – Lee Il-hwa, South Korean actress
• 1974 – Robert-Jan Derksen, Dutch golfer^[172]
• 1974 – Alessandro Petacchi, Italian cyclist^[173]
• 1975 – Jason Marsden, American actor^[174]
• 1975 – Thomas Bangalter, French DJ, musician, and producer^[175]
• 1976 – Angelos Basinas, Greek footballer^[176]
• 1976 – Nicholas Gonzalez, American actor and producer^[177]
• 1977 – Lee Bowyer, English footballer and coach^[178]
• 1977 – A. J. Burnett, American baseball player^[179]
• 1978 – Dimitra Kalentzou, Greek basketball player^[180]
• 1980 – Bryan Clay, American decathlete^[181]
• 1980 – Angela Ruggiero, American ice hockey player^[182][183]
• 1980 – David Tyree, American football player^[184]
• 1980 – Kurt Vile, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[185]
• 1980 – Mary Wineberg, American sprinter^[186]
• 1981 – Eli Manning, American football player^[187]
• 1982 – Peter Clarke, English footballer^[188]
• 1982 – Lasse Nilsson, Swedish footballer^[189]
• 1982 – Park Ji-yoon, South Korean singer and actress^[190]
• 1984 – Billy Mehmet, English-Irish footballer^[191]
• 1985 – Linas Kleiza, Lithuanian basketball player^[192]
• 1985 – Evan Moore, American football player^[193]
• 1986 – Dana Hussain, Iraqi sprinter^[194]
• 1986 – Greg Nwokolo, Indonesian footballer^[195]
• 1986 – Dmitry Starodubtsev, Russian pole vaulter^[196]
• 1987 – Reto Berra, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender^[197]
• 1987 – Kim Ok-bin, South Korean actress and singer^[198]
• 1988 – Ikechi Any, Scottish-Nigerian footballer^[199]
• 1988 – Matt Frattin, Canadian ice hockey player^[200]
• 1989 – Kōhei Uchimura, Japanese artistic gymnast^[201]
• 1990 – Yoichiro Kakitani, Japanese footballer^[202]
• 1991 – Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer^[203]
• 1991 – Özgür Çek, Turkish footballer^[204]
• 1991 – Sébastien Faure, French footballer^[205]
• 1991 – Dane Gagai, Australian rugby league player^[206]
• 1994 – Isaquias Queiroz, Brazilian sprint canoeist^[207]
• 1995 – Kim Jisoo, Korean singer^[208]
• 1996 – Florence Pugh, English actress^[209]
• 1997 – Kyron McMaster, British Virgin Islands hurdler^[210]
• 2001 – Deni Avdija, Israeli-Serbian basketball player^[211]
• 2003 – Greta Thunberg, Swedish environmental activist^[212]
• 2003 – Kyle Rittenhouse, American conservative personality^[213]