Famous Birthdays for January 4th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 659 – Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (d.680)^[41][42]
• 1077 – Emperor Zhezong of China (d. 1100)^[43]
• 1334 – Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (d. 1383)^[44]
• 1467 – Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode (d. 1538)^[45]
• 1581 – James Ussher, Irish archbishop and historian (d. 1656)^[46]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1643 (NS) – Isaac Newton, English mathematician and physicist (d. 1726/27)^[47]
• 1654 – Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic (d. 1742)^[48]
• 1672 – Hugh Boulter, English-Irish archbishop (d. 1742)^[49]
• 1710 – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer, violinist, and organist (d. 1736)^[50]
• 1720 – Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer (d. 1774)^[51]
• 1785 – Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist (d. 1863)^[52]
• 1809 – Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (d. 1852)^[53]
• 1813 – Isaac Pitman, English linguist and educator (d. 1897)^[54]
• 1832 – George Tryon, English admiral (d. 1893)^[55]
• 1838 – General Tom Thumb, American circus performer (d. 1883)^[56]
• 1839 – Carl Humann, German archaeologist, architect, and engineer (d. 1896)^[57]
• 1848 – Katsura Tarō, Japanese general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)^[58]
• 1858 – Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1946)^[59]
• 1864 – Clara Emilia Smitt, Swedish doctor and author (d. 1928)^[60]
• 1869 – Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and umpire (d. 1960)^[61]
• 1874 – Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1935)^[62]
• 1877 – Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (d. 1943)^[63]
• 1878 – A. E. Coppard, English poet and short story writer (d. 1957)^[64]
• 1878 – Augustus John, Welsh painter and illustrator (d. 1961)^[65]
• 1881 – Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor (d. 1919)^[66]
• 1883 – Max Eastman, American author and poet (d. 1969)^[67]
• 1883 – Johanna Westerdijk, Dutch pathologist and academic (d. 1961)^[68]
• 1884 – Guy Pène du Bois, American painter, critic, and educator (d. 1958)^[69]
• 1889 – M. Patanjali Sastri, Indian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of India (d. 1963)^[70]
• 1891 – Edward Brooker, English-Australian sergeant and politician, 31st Premier of Tasmania (d. 1948)^[71]
• 1895 – Leroy Grumman, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co. (d. 1982)^[72]
• 1896 – Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)^[73]
• 1896 – André Masson, French painter and illustrator (d. 1987)^[74]
• 1897 – Chen Cheng, Chinese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China (d. 1965)^[75]
• 1900 – James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1989)^[76]

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist (d. 1989)^[77]
• 1902 – John A. McCone, American businessman and politician, 6th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1991)^[78]
• 1905 – Sterling Holloway, American actor (d. 1992)^[79]
• 1913 – Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007)^[80]
• 1916 – Lionel Newman, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)^[81]
• 1916 – Robert Parrish, American actor and director (d. 1995)^[82]
• 1920 – William Colby, American intelligence officer, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1996)^[83]
• 1924 – Marianne Werner, German shot putter^[84]
• 1925 – Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician (d. 2003)^[85]
• 1927 – Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)^[86]
• 1927 – Barbara Rush, American actress^[87]
• 1929 – Günter Schabowski, German journalist and politician (d. 2015)^[88]
• 1930 – Sorrell Booke, American actor and director (d. 1994)^[89]
• 1930 – Don Shula, American football player and coach (d. 2020)^[90]
• 1931 – William Deane, Australian judge and politician, 22nd Governor-General of Australia^[91]
• 1931 – Nora Iuga, Romanian poet, writer and translator^[92]
• 1932 – Carlos Saura, Spanish director and screenwriter^[93]
• 1934 – Rudolf Schuster, Slovak politician, 2nd President of Slovakia^[94]
• 1935 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer (d. 2006)^[95]
• 1937 – Grace Bumbry, American operatic soprano^[96]
• 1937 – Dyan Cannon, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter^[97]
• 1940 – Gao Xingjian, Chinese novelist, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate^[98]
• 1940 – Brian Josephson, Welsh physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate^[99]
• 1941 – George P. Cosmatos, Italian-Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 2005)^[100]
• 1941 – Kalpnath Rai, Indian politician (d. 1999)^[101]
• 1942 – Bolaji Akinyemi, Nigerian political scientist, academic, and politician^[102]
• 1942 – Jim Downing, American race car driver and inventor^[103]
• 1942 – John McLaughlin, English guitarist and songwriter^[104]
• 1943 – Doris Kearns Goodwin, American historian and author^[105]
• 1943 – Hwang Sok-yong, South Korean author and educator^[106]
• 1944 – Gary Stevens, Australian rugby league player^[107]
• 1944 – Alan Sutherland, New Zealand rugby player^[108] (d. 2020)
• 1945 – Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor, musician and comedian (d. 2022)^[109]
• 1945 – Richard R. Schrock, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate^[110]
• 1946 – Arthur Conley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)^[111]
• 1947 – Chris Cutler, English percussionist, lyricist and music theorist^[112]
• 1947 – Marie-Thérèse Letablier, French sociologist and academic^[113]
• 1948 – Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (d. 1992)^[114]
• 1948 – Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Malian civil servant and politician, Prime Minister of Mali^[115]
• 1949 – Mick Mills, English footballer and manager^[116]
• 1950 – Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic (d. 2013)^[117]
• 1953 – Norberto Alonso, Argentinian footballer^[118]
• 1954 – Rob Kerin, Australian politician, 43rd Premier of South Australia^[119]
• 1954 – Tina Knowles, American fashion designer, founded House of Deréon^[120]
• 1956 – Ann Magnuson, American actress and performance artist^[121]
• 1956 – Zehava Gal-On, Israeli politician^[122]
• 1956 – Bernard Sumner, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[123]

• 1957 – Patty Loveless, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[124]
• 1958 – Matt Frewer, American-Canadian actor^[125]
• 1960 – Gavin Miller, Australian rugby league player^[126]
• 1960 – Michael Stipe, American singer-songwriter and producer^[127]
• 1961 – Sidney Green, American basketball player and coach^[128]
• 1963 – Dave Foley, Canadian comedian, actor, director, and producer^[129]
• 1963 – Martina Proeber, German diver^[130]
• 1964 – Susan Devoy, New Zealand squash player^[131]
• 1964 – Adrian Shelford, New Zealand rugby league player (d. 2003)^[132]
• 1965 – Guy Forget, French tennis player^[133]
• 1965 – Craig Revel Horwood, Australian-English dancer, choreographer, and director^[134]
• 1965 – Julia Ormond, English actress and producer^[135]
• 1966 – Deana Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[136]
• 1967 – Johnny Nelson, English boxer and sportscaster^[137]
• 1967 – David Toms, American golfer and philanthropist^[138]
• 1967 – David Wilson, Australian rugby player^[139]
• 1969 – Kees van Wonderen, Dutch footballer and manager^[140]
• 1971 – Shane Walker, Australian rugby league player^[141]
• 1971 – Colin Ward, Australian rugby league player^[142]
• 1973 – Frank Høj, Danish cyclist^[143]
• 1974 – Danilo Hondo, German cyclist^[144]
• 1975 – Shane Carwin, American mixed martial artist and wrestler^[145]
• 1975 – Paul Watson, English footballer and physiotherapist^[146]
• 1976 – Ted Lilly, American baseball player^[147]
• 1978 – Dominik Hrbatý, Slovak tennis player^[148]
• 1979 – Shergo Biran, German footballer^[149]
• 1979 – Tristan Gommendy, French race car driver^[150]
• 1980 – Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer^[151]
• 1980 – Justin Ontong, South African cricketer^[152]
• 1982 – Richard Logan, English footballer^[153]
• 1982 – Danny Sullivan, Australian rugby league player^[154]
• 1984 – Kho Jabing, Malaysian and convicted murderer executed in Singapore (d. 2016).^{[155][156][157]}
• 1985 – Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Norwegian handball player^[158]
• 1985 – Gökhan Gönül, Turkish footballer^[159]
• 1985 – Al Jefferson, American basketball player^[160]
• 1986 – Younès Kaboul, French footballer^[161]
• 1986 – Andrei Krauchanka, Belarusian decathlete^[162]
• 1986 – James Milner, English footballer^[163]
• 1987 – Kay Voser, Swiss footballer^[164]
• 1988 – Anestis Argyriou, Greek footballer^[165]
• 1988 – Maximilian Riedmüller, German footballer^[166]
• 1989 – Graham Rahal, American race car driver^[167]
• 1990 – Iago Falque, Spanish footballer^[168]
• 1990 – Toni Kroos, German footballer^[169]
• 1990 – Alberto Paloschi, Italian footballer^[170]
• 1992 – Kris Bryant, American baseball player^[171]
• 1994 – Derrick Henry, American football player^[172]
• 1996 – Jackson Hastings, Australian rugby league player^[173]
• 1996 – Jasmine Paolini, Italian tennis player^[174]
• 1997 – Ante Žižić, Croatian basketball player^[175]
• 1998 – Liza Soberano, Filipina actress^[176]
• 1999 – Nico Hischier, Swiss ice hockey player^[177]
• 1999 – Jaeman Salmon, Australian rugby league player