Famous People Born Today, Today's Famous Birthdays
Here is a list who born on date 9 January today. Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day. Today's famous birthdays list for January 9
Who Born Today, Famous Birthdays on January 9
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 727 | Emperor Daizong of Tang (d. 779) |
| 1418 | Juan Ramón Folch III de Cardona, Aragonese admiral (d. 1485) |
| 1554 | Pope Gregory XV (d. 1623) |
| 1571 | Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy, French commander (d. 1621) |
| 1590 | Simon Vouet, French painter (d. 1649) |
| 1606 | William Dugard, English printer (d. 1662) |
| 1624 | Empress Meishō of Japan (d. 1696) |
| 1645 | Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet, English noble and politician (date baptized; |
| 1674 | Reinhard Keiser, German composer (d. 1739) |
| 1685 | Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic (d. 1766) |
| 1728 | Thomas Warton, English poet, historian, and critic (d. 1790) |
| 1735 | John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician (d. 1823) |
| 1745 | Caleb Strong, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1819) |
| 1753 | Luísa Todi, Portuguese soprano and actress (d. 1833) |
| 1773 | Cassandra Austen, English painter and illustrator (d. 1845) |
| 1778 | Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, Turkish Ney player and composer (d. 1846) |
| 1811 | Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English journalist and author (d. 1856) |
| 1818 | Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer (d. 1881) |
| 1819 | James Francis, English-Australian businessman and politician, 9th Premier of Victoria (d. 1884) |
| 1822 | Carol Benesch, Czech-Romanian architect, designed the Peleș Castle (d. 1896) |
| 1823 | Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (d. 1908) |
| 1829 | Thomas William Robertson, English director and playwright (d. 1871) |
| 1829 | Adolf Schlagintweit, German botanist and explorer (d. 1857) |
| 1832 | Félix-Gabriel Marchand, Canadian journalist and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1900) |
| 1839 | John Knowles Paine, American composer and academic (d. 1906) |
| 1848 | Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926) |
| 1849 | John Hartley, English tennis player (d. 1935) |
| 1854 | Jennie Jerome, American-born wife of Lord Randolph Churchill, mother of Sir Winston Churchill (d. 1921) |
| 1856 | Anton Aškerc, Slovenian priest and poet (d. 1912) |
| 1859 | Carrie Chapman Catt, American activist, founded the League of Women Voters and International Alliance of Women (d. 1947) |
| 1864 | Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1926) |
| 1868 | S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist and academic (d. 1939) |
| 1870 | Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co-designed the Golden Gate Bridge (d. 1938) |
| 1873 | Hayim Nahman Bialik, Ukrainian-Austrian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1934) |
| 1873 | Thomas Curtis, American sprinter and hurdler (d. 1944) |
| 1873 | John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1938) |
| 1875 | Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art (d. 1942) |
| 1879 | John B. Watson, American psychologist and academic (d. 1958) |
| 1881 | Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet and critic (d. 1938) |
| 1881 | Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1956) |
| 1885 | Charles Bacon, American runner and hurdler (d. 1968) |
| 1886 | Lloyd Loar, American sound engineer and instrument designer (d. 1943) |
| 1889 | Vrindavan Lal Verma, Indian author and playwright (d. 1969) |
| 1890 | Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (d. 1938) |
| 1890 | Kurt Tucholsky, German-Swedish journalist and author (d. 1935) |
| 1892 | Eva Bowring, American lawyer and politician (d. 1985) |
| 1893 | Edwin Baker, Canadian soldier and educator, co-founded the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (d. 1968) |
| 1896 | Warwick Braithwaite, New Zealand-English conductor and director (d. 1971) |
| 1897 | Karl Löwith, German philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1973) |
| 1897 | Halyna Kuzmenko, Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary (d. 1978) |
| 1898 | Gracie Fields, English actress and singer (d. 1979) |
| 1899 | Harald Tammer, Estonian journalist and weightlifter (d. 1942) |
| 1900 | Richard Halliburton, American journalist and author (d. 1939) |
| 1901 | Vilma Bánky, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1991) |
| 1902 | Rudolf Bing, American impresario and businessman (d. 1997) |
| 1902 | Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish priest and saint, founded Opus Dei (d. 1975) |
| 1908 | Simone de Beauvoir, French philosopher and author (d. 1986) |
| 1909 | Anthony Mamo, Maltese lawyer and politician, 1st President of Malta (d. 2008) |
| 1909 | Patrick Peyton, Irish-American priest, television personality, and activist (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Ralph Tubbs, English architect, designed the Dome of Discovery (d. 1996) |
| 1913 | Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994) |
| 1914 | Kenny Clarke, American jazz drummer and bandleader (d. 1985) |
| 1915 | Anita Louise, American actress (d. 1970) |
| 1915 | Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor, singer, and director (d. 1982) |
| 1918 | Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and golfer (d. 2005) |
| 1919 | William Morris Meredith, Jr., American poet and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1920 | Clive Dunn, English actor (d. 2012) |
| 1920 | Hakim Said, Pakistani scholar and politician, 20th Governor of Sindh (d. 1998) |
| 1921 | Ágnes Keleti, Hungarian Olympic gymnast |
| 1922 | Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate (d. 2011) |
| 1922 | Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (d. 1984) |
| 1924 | Sergei Parajanov, Georgian-Armenian director and screenwriter (d. 1990) |
| 1925 | Len Quested, English footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1925 | Lee Van Cleef, American actor (d. 1989) |
| 1926 | Jean-Pierre Côté, Canadian lawyer and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2002) |
| 1928 | Judith Krantz, American novelist (d. 2019) |
| 1928 | Domenico Modugno, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and politician (d. 1994) |
| 1929 | Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (d. 2015) |
| 1929 | Heiner Müller, German poet, playwright, and director (d. 1995) |
| 1931 | Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (d. 2008) |
| 1933 | Roy Dwight, English footballer (d. 2002) |
| 1933 | Wilbur Smith, Zambian-English journalist and author (d. 2021) |
| 1934 | Bart Starr, American football player and coach (d. 2019) |
| 1935 | Bob Denver, American actor (d. 2005) |
| 1935 | Dick Enberg, American sportscaster (d. 2017) |
| 1935 | John Graham, New Zealand rugby player and educator (d. 2017) |
| 1935 | Brian Harradine, Australian politician (d. 2014) |
| 1936 | Marko Veselica, Croatian academic and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1938 | Claudette Boyer, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1939 | Susannah York, English actress and activist (d. 2011) |
| 1940 | Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (d. 1993) |
| 1940 | Ruth Dreifuss, Swiss journalist and politician, 86th President of the Swiss Confederation |
| 1941 | Joan Baez, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist |
| 1943 | Robert Drewe, Australian author and playwright |
| 1943 | Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2007) |
| 1943 | Scott Walker, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 2019) |
| 1944 | Harun Farocki, German filmmaker (d. 2014) |
| 1944 | Jimmy Page, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer |
| 1944 | Mihalis Violaris, Cypriot singer-songwriter and actor |
| 1945 | Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Syrian-Armenian scholar and politician, 1st President of Armenia |
| 1946 | Mohammad Ishaq Khan, Indian historian and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1946 | Mogens Lykketoft, Danish politician, 45th Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1948 | Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006) |
| 1948 | Jan Tomaszewski, Polish footballer, manager, and politician |
| 1950 | Alec Jeffreys, English geneticist and academic |
| 1951 | Crystal Gayle, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1952 | Kaushik Basu, Indian economist and academic |
| 1954 | Philippa Gregory, Kenyan-English author and academic |
| 1955 | J. K. Simmons, American actor |
| 1956 | Waltraud Meier, German soprano and actress |
| 1956 | Imelda Staunton, English actress and singer |
| 1959 | Rigoberta Menchú, Guatemalan activist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1960 | Lisa Walters, Canadian golfer |
| 1961 | Didier Camberabero, French rugby player |
| 1962 | Ray Houghton, Scottish-born footballer |
| 1963 | Irwin McLean, Northern Irish biologist and academic |
| 1965 | Haddaway, Trinidadian-German singer and musician |
| 1965 | Joely Richardson, English actress |
| 1967 | Matt Bevin, American politician, 62nd Governor of Kentucky |
| 1967 | Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian footballer |
| 1967 | Dave Matthews, South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor |
| 1968 | Jimmy Adams, Jamaican cricketer and coach |
| 1968 | Joey Lauren Adams, American actress |
| 1968 | Giorgos Theofanous, Greek-Cypriot composer and producer |
| 1970 | Lara Fabian, Belgian-Italian singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1971 | Angie Martinez, American rapper, actress, and radio host |
| 1973 | Sean Paul, Jamaican rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor |
| 1975 | James Beckford, Jamaican long jumper |
| 1976 | Radek Bonk, Czech ice hockey player |
| 1978 | Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1978 | Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer and manager |
| 1980 | Édgar Álvarez, Honduran footballer |
| 1980 | Sergio García, Spanish golfer |
| 1980 | Luke Patten, Australian rugby league player and referee |
| 1980 | Francisco Pavón, Spanish footballer |
| 1981 | Euzebiusz Smolarek, Polish footballer and manager |
| 1982 | Catherine, Princess of Wales |
| 1985 | Juan Francisco Torres, Spanish footballer |
| 1986 | Jéferson Gomes, Brazilian footballer |
| 1986 | Amanda Mynhardt, South African netball player |
| 1987 | Lucas Leiva, Brazilian footballer |
| 1987 | Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1987 | Jami Puustinen, Finnish footballer |
| 1988 | Lee Yeon-hee, South Korean actress |
| 1989 | Michael Beasley, American basketball player |
| 1989 | Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress |
| 1989 | Yana Maksimava, Belarusian heptathlete |
| 1989 | Chris Sandow, Australian rugby league player |
| 1989 | Haris Sohail, Pakistani cricketer |
| 1991 | Álvaro Soler, Spanish singer-songwriter |
| 1992 | Joseph Parker, Samoan heavyweight boxer |
| 1993 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson, English long jumper and heptathlete |
| 1995 | Braden Hamlin-Uele, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1998 | Brent Rivera, American social media personality and actor |
| 2001 | Peter Mamouzelos, Australian rugby league player |
| 2004 | Souhardya De, Indian author and columnist |
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