January 10 – Famous Birthdays
Rod Stewart (ROCK SINGER) 1945
Tony Gardner (TV ACTOR) 1964
Abbey Clancy (MODEL) 1986
January 10 – Famous Birthdays
1502 Hendrik Niclaes German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)
1628 Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff [Jan Maet], seascape painter)
1635 Willem à Brakel Frisian theologist (Reasonable religion)
1638 Niels Stensen Danish astronomer
1644 Louis Boufflers marshall of France
1683 Gasparo Visconti composer
1701 Johann Caspar Simon composer
1738 Ethan Allen Revolutionary War fighter (led the Green Mountain Boys)
1747 Abraham L Breguet French clock maker
1760 Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg composer
1766 Louis Massonneau composer
1768 James Varicick 1st AME Zion Bishop
1769 Michel Ney French marshal (Waterloo)
1780 M Heinrich C Lichtenstein German zoologist
1797 A V Droste-Hülshoff writer
1814 Aubrey de Vere Irish writer (Victorian Observer)
1815 Alexander Brydie Dyer Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1874
1815 Thomas Williams Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1825 Alexander Travis Hawthorn Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
1834 John Acton English historian/MP
1854 Peter Gast composer
1855 Peter J Blok Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People)
1858 Heinrich Zille German cartoonist (Cheerful Blätter, Simplicissimus)
1864 George Washington Carver agricultural scientist (estimate date – actual birthdate unknown)
1867 Gerhard Anschütz German MP
1871 Enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti Austrian author (Jesse & Maria)
1876 Johannes W “Jan” Eisenloeffel Dutch goldsmith
1877 Frederick Gardner Cottrell inventor (electrostatic precipitator)
1880 Eduard M Meijers Dutch lawyer (Short Cause)
1880 French van Cauwelaert Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp
1880 Grock [Adrien Wettach], Swiss clown/circus director
1880 Manuel Azaña y Díaz PM/President of 2nd Spanish republic (1936-39)
1882 Charles Trowbridge Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour)
1883 Aleksei Tolstoi Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj)
1883 Florence Reed Philadelphia PA, silent film actress (Dancing Girl)
1883 Francis X Bushman Norfolk VA, silent film actor (Ben Hur, Spy’s Defeat)
1884 James Philip Dunn composer
1886 Jose Antonio de Donostia composer
1887 Robinson Jeffers US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)
1888 Emile van Bosch Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks)
1890 Douglas MacLean Philadelphia PA, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up)
1890 Ernest Milton San Francisco CA, actor (Cat Girl, Fiddler’s Three)
1891 Jos Speybrouck Flemish painter
1892 Dumas Malone Mississippi, historian (Jefferson & His Time)
1894 Reginald Denham London England, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed)
1897 Albert Moeschinger composer
1898 Sergei M Eisenstein Russian director (Alexandr Nevski)
19– Bonnie Hellman San Francisco CA, actress (Penny Brooks-Nurse)
1901 Pauline Starke Joplin MO, actress (Dante’s Inferno, Dance Magic)
1903 Jean Morel Abbeville France, conductor
1903 Barbara Hepworth English abstract sculptor/actress (Rescued by Rover)
1903 Jens A Schade Danish writer (Schadebogen, Losses Højsang)
1904 Ray Bolger Dorchester MA, actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz)
1904 Jesus Garcia Leoz composer
1908 Paul Henreid Trieste, actor (Casablanca, 4 Horsemen of Apocalypse)
1908 Bernard Lee London England, actor (M in James Bond movies)
1909 Grace Mitchell educator
1909 Rudolf Kubin composer
1910 Dorothy Stroud garden historian
1910 Galina Ulanova St Petersburg Russia, ballerina (Bolshoi)
1910 Jean Martinon Lyons France, conductor/composer
1911 Jan Boon [Tjalie Robinson], Dutch East Indies publicist (Tong Tong)
1913 Gustav Husak President of Czechoslovakia (1975-89)
1913 Haywood Frank Henry sax player
1914 Polly Rowles Philadelphia PA, actress (Aunt Laurie-Jamie)
1914 Claude Gallimard France, publisher
1915 Dean Dixon Zug Switzerland, conductor
1917 Jerry Wexler music producer (Aretha Franklin/Bob Dylan)
1920 Georges Marchal Nancy France, actor (Evil Eden, Gina, Milky Way)
1923 Ingeborg Drewitz writer
1924 Ludmilla Chiraeff ballet dancer
1925 Maxwell Roach composer
1926 June Haver Mrs Fred MacMurray/actress (Dolly Sisters)
1927 Gisele MacKenzie Winnipeg Manitoba, singer/actress (Your Hit Parade)
1927 Lee Philips Brooklyn NY, actor (Ellery Queen)
1927 Johnnie Ray Dallas OR, pop singer (Cry)
1928 Donald Brooks fashion designer (Emmy 1983)
1928 Wallace Berry composer
1930 Byron “Wild Child” Gipson blues singer
1930 Roy E Disney CEO (Disney)
1931 Alexander L “Alex” Boraine South Africa vicar/MP
1931 Ron Galella celebrity photographer (sued by Jackie O)
1933 Akira Miyoshi composer
1933 Leonard John Coldwell cricket bowler (England medium-fast in 7 Tests 1962-64)
1935 Ronnie Hawkins Ark, rocker (The Band-Who Do You Love?)
1935 Sherrill Milnes Hinsdale IL, baritone
1935 Georg Katzer composer
1938 Francis W “Frank” Mahovlich NHL Hall of Famer (Montréal Canadiens)
1938 Ivan Twigden English contractor/multi-millionaire (Twigden PLC)
1938 Willie “Stretch” McCovey 1st baseman (San Francisco Giant #44)
1939 Bill Toomey Philadelphia PA, decathlon champ (Olympics-gold-1968)
1939 Sal Mineo New York City NY, actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause)
1940 Harry Gant NASCAR driver
1942 Aleksandr Yakovlevich Petrushenko Russia, cosmonaut
1942 Jack Regan broadcaster
1942 Walter Hill director (48 Hours, Extreme Prejudice)
1943 Jim Croce Philadelphia PA, singer/songwriter (Time in a Bottle, Bad Bad Leroy Brown)
1945 Frank Sinatra Jr Jersey City NJ, singer/bandleader (Golddiggers)
1945 Rod Stewart London England, singer (Maggie Mae, Da Ya Think I’m Sexy)
1946 Alexis Nihon Jr Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968)
1946 Aynsley Dunbar rocker (Journey, Jefferson Starship)
1946 Bob Lang rock bassist (Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders)
1947 George Alec Effinger US, sci-fi author (Nick of Time)
1948 Cyril Neville US singer/percussionist (Neville Bros-Yellow Moon)
1948 Donald Fagen Passaic NJ, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Steely Dan-Peg)
1948 William Sanderson Memphis TN, actor (Larry-Newhart, Deuce-Babylon 5, Blade Runner)
1949 Teresa Graves Houston TX, actress (Laugh-in, Get Christie Love)
1949 Walter S Browne US chess champion (1974-78, 1980-84)
1949 George Foreman Marshall TX, world heavyweight boxing champ (1973-74, 95)
1951 Kathleen Bradley Youngstown Oh, model (Price is Right)
1952 Scott Thurston keyboardist/guitarist (Motels-Only the Lonely)
1953 Bobby Rahal Indy-car racer (over 15 wins)
1953 Pat Benatar [Andrezejewski], Brooklyn NY, singer (Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Hell Is for Children)
1955 Luci Martin rocker vocalist (Chic)
1955 Michael Schenker heavy metal rocker (McAuley Schenker Groups-Coming on Strong, Scorpions)
1957 Robert Thompson Houston TX, Nike golfer (1990 Boise Open-2nd)
1958 Shawn Colvin singer/guitarist
1959 Chandra Cheesborough Jacksonville FL, 4X100 runner (Olympics-gold-84)
1959 Don Letts rocker (Big Audio Dynamite)
1959 Kirk & Curtwood musician (Meat Puppets)
1961 Nadja Salerni-Sonnenberg Rome Italy, concert violinist
1961 Evan Handler New York City NY, actor (Dear Mr Wonderful)
1961 Janet Jones Bridgeton MO, actress (American Anthem, Flamingo Kid)
1962 Jim Lindeman US baseball outfielder (New York Mets)
1963 Frank Wijnhoven Dutch soccer player (NEC, Treffers)
1964 Krista Tesreau St Louis MO, actress (Mindy-Guiding Light, Tina-OLTL, Silk Stalkings)
1965 Nathan rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret)
1965 James Washington NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins)
1967 Mick Hankers Dutch dancer (Josephine, Sound of Motown)
1967 Micky Michelle [Ingrid Hankers], Dutch dancer (Josephine)
1967 Trini Alvarado actor (Frighteners)
1968 Lyle Menendez NY, accused of killing his parents (Menendez Brothers)
1968 Malcolm Showell WLAF defensive end (Amsterdam Admirals)
1969 Doug E Doug rapper/comedian (Operation Dumbo Drop, Jungle Fever)
1969 Juanita Clayton Manitou Manitoba, softball catcher (Olympics-96)
1970 Cameron MacKenzie Australian 100m/200m/400m (Olympics-96)
1970 Deon Figures NFL cornerback/PR (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1970 James Wilson WLAF defensive end (Rhein Fire)
1971 Guylaine Cloutier Levis Québec Canada, 100m breast stroke swimmer (Olympics-4-92, 96)
1971 Sergi Bruguera Italy, tennis star
1972 Thomas Lewis NFL wide receiver (New York Giants)
1973 Berry Radstraat Dutch soccer player (NEC, SCH)
1973 Glenn Robinson Gary IN, NBA forward (Milwaukee, Olympics-gold-96)
1973 Travis Davis NFL strong safety (New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars)
1974 Andre Kirwan CFL receiver (Toronto Argonauts)
1974 Hollis Thomas defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
1975 Shannon Kavanaugh Boston MA, rocker (Ivory Soul)
1979 Chris H E Smith [Daddy Mack], Atlanta, rapper (Kris Kross-Warm it Up)
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