Are there any important persons born on Jan 6?

Answer 1

• 1367 - Richard II of England (d. 1400)
• 1412 - Joan of Arc, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431) Birthdate is up for debate, this is an educated guess, some scholars suggest that the actual birthdate is the 7th.
• 1486 - Martin Agricola, German composer (d. 1556)
• 1488 - Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. 1540)
• 1525 - Caspar Peucer, German reformer (d. 1602)
• 1561 - Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician (d. 1656)
• 1580 - (baptised) John Smith of Jamestown (d. 1631)
• 1587 - Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, Count-Duke of Olivares, Spanish statesman (d. 1645)
• 1595 - Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French man of letters (d. 1650)
• 1617 - Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (d. 1673)
• 1655 - Jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)
• 1655 - Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720)
• 1673 - 1st Duke of Chandos, English aristocrat, eponym of Handel's Chandos Anthems (d. 1744)
• 1714 - Percivall Pott, English physician (d. 1788)
• 1745 - Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor (d. 1799)
• 1793 - James Madison Porter, American politician (d. 1862)
• 1795 - Anselme Payen, French chemist (d. 1871)
• 1799 - Jedediah Strong Smith, U.S. hunter, explorer (d. 1831)
• 1803 - Henri Herz, Austrian pianist, composer (d. 1888)
• 1807 - Jozef Maximilián Petzval, Slovak inventor (d. 1891)
• 1808 - Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864)
• 1811 - Charles Sumner, U.S. politician (d. 1874)
• 1812 - Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (d. 1919)
• 1819 - Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)
• 1822 - Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (d. 1890)
• 1832 - Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)
• 1838 - Max Bruch, German composer (d. 1920)
• 1848 - Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and revolutionary (d. 1876)
• 1850 - Franz Xaver Scharwenka, Polish-German pianist and composer (d. 1924)
• 1856 - Giuseppe Martucci, Italian composer (d. 1909)
• 1857 - Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)
• 1857 - William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
• 1859 - Samuel Alexander, Australian-born British philosopher (d. 1938)
• 1861 - George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)
• 1868 - Vittorio Monti, Italian composer (Csardas) (d. 1922)
• 1870 - Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)
• 1872 - Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (d. 1915)
• 1874 - Fred Niblo, American film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)
• 1878 - Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. 1967)
• 1878 - Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)
• 1880 - Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)
• 1882 - Aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949)
• 1882 - Sam Rayburn, American politician (d. 1961)
• 1882 - Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. 1965)
• 1883 - Khalil Gibran, Lebanese writer (d. 1931)
• 1898 - James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (d. 1965)
• 1898 - Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)
• 1899 - Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960)
• 1899 - Heinrich Nordhoff, German automobile engineer (d. 1968)
• 1900 - Kathryn Hulme, American novelist (d. 1981)
• 1902 - Helmut Poppendick, Nazi physician (d. 1994)
• 1903 - Francis L. Sullivan, English actor (d. 1956)
• 1903 - Maurice Abravanel, Greek-born conductor (d. 1993)
• 1905 - Idris Davies, Welsh poet (d. 1953)
• 1907 - David Fleay, Australian naturalist (d. 1993)
• 1910 - Wright Morris, American writer (d. 1998)
• 1912 - Danny Thomas, American actor (d. 1991)
• 1913 - Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)
• 1913 - Edward Gierek, Polish politician (d. 2001)
• 1915 - Alan Watts, English writer/philosopher (d. 1973)
• 1915 - John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst (d. 2001)
• 1916 - Vincent Serventy, Australian writer and conservationist (d. 2007)
• 1917 - Koo Chen-fu, Chinese negotiator (d. 2005)
• 1920 - Doris Stokes, British psychic medium (d. 1987)
• 1920 - Early Wynn, American baseball player (d. 1999)
• 1920 - John Maynard Smith, English biologist (d. 2004)
• 1920 - Sun Myung Moon, Korean evangelist
• 1921 - Cary Middlecoff, American golfer (d. 1998)
• 1923 - Norman Kirk, New Zealander politician (d. 1974)
• 1923 - Jacobo Timerman, Argentine writer (d. 1999)
• 1924 - Earl Scruggs, American musician
• 1925 - John De Lorean, American auto maker (d. 2005)
• 1926 - Pat Flaherty, American racecar driver (d. 2002)
• 1926 - Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (d. 2003)
• 1926 - Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-born American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)
• 1926 - Ralph Branca, American baseball player
• 1928 - George H. Ross, American businessman
• 1929 - Babrak Karmal, Afghani politician (d. 1996)
• 1929 - Anne Rogers Clark, American dog breeder and trainer (d. 2006)
• 1930 - Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990)
• 1931 - E. L. Doctorow, American author
• 1931 - Juan Goytisolo, Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist
• 1931 - Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1931 - Capucine, French actress (d. 1990)
• 1932 - Stuart A. Rice, American chemist
• 1933 - Oleg Makarov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 2003)
• 1933 - Emil Steinberger, Swiss comedian
• 1934 - Harry M. Miller, Australian entrepreneur
• 1934 - Tassos Papadopoulos, president of the Republic of Cyprus (d. 2008)
• 1934 - Sylvia Sims, English actress
• 1934 - John Wieners, American lyric poet (d. 2002)
• 1935 - Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria
• 1935 - Nino Tempo, American singer and actor
• 1936 - Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player
• 1936 - Darlene Hard, American tennis player
• 1936 - Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay
• 1937 - Doris Troy, American singer (d. 2004)
• 1937 - Paolo Conte, Italian singer
• 1937 - Lou Holtz, American football coach
• 1938 - Adriano Celentano, Italian singer and actor
• 1938 - Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and politician
• 1938 - Mario Rodríguez Cobos, Argentine writer and spiritual leader
• 1939 - Murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer
• 1940 - Van McCoy, American musician (d. 1979)
• 1940 - Penny Lernoux, American journalist (d. 1989)
• 1943 - Terry Venables, English football manager
• 1944 - Bonnie Franklin, American actress
• 1944 - Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist, Nobel laureate
• 1945 - Allen Appel, American novelist
• 1946 - Syd Barrett, English guitarist, singer and songwriter Pink Floyd (d. 2006)
• 1947 - Sandy Denny, English singer and songwriter (d. 1978)
• 1947 - Ian Millar, Canadian Equestrian Rider.
• 1948 - Guy Gardner, NASA astronaut
• 1950 - Louis Freeh, former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• 1951 - Don Gullett, American baseball player
• 1951 - Kim Wilson, American musician (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
• 1952 - Moondog Spot, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
• 1952 - Frank Sivero, Italian-born American actor
• 1953 - Malcolm Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC)
• 1954 - Hans Robert Hiegel, German architect
• 1954 - Yuji Horii, Japanese video game designer
• 1954 - Anthony Minghella, British film director (d. 2008)
• 1954 - Karen Moras, Australian swimmer
• 1954 - Trudie Styler, English actress
• 1955 - Rowan Atkinson, English comedian and actor
• 1955 - Richard Corbett, Labour Member of the European Parliament
• 1956 - Angus Deayton, English comedian, actor and television presenter
• 1957 - Nancy Lopez, American golfer
• 1957 - C. Michael Foale, NASA astronaut
• 1958 - Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist and newspaper editor
• 1958 - Scott Bryce, American actor
• 1959 - Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer
• 1959 - Kathy Sledge, American singer
• 1960 - Paul Azinger, American golfer
• 1960 - Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1960 - Nigella Lawson, English chef and writer
• 1960 - Howie Long, National Football League player
• 1960 - Andrea Thompson, American actress
• 1962 - Michael Houser, American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (d. 2002)
• 1964 - Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (d. 2005)
• 1964 - Charles Haley, American football player
• 1964 - Henry Maske, German boxer
• 1964 - Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler
• 1964 - Mark O'Toole, English bass guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
• 1964 - Yuri, Mexican actress and singer
• 1965 - Muhammed al-Ahari, American Muslim writer
• 1965 - Konnan, Cuban-born professional wrestler
• 1965 - Bjorn Lomborg, Danish mathematician
• 1966 - Andrew Wood, American singer (Mother Love Bone) (d. 1990)
• 1966 - Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor
• 1966 - Sharon Cuneta,Filipina Megastar, Multi media Queen
• 1966 - A. R. Rahman, Indian composer
• 1968 - John Singleton, American film director
• 1969 - Norman Reedus, American model and actor
• 1970 - José Carabalí, Venezuelan Track and Field athlete
• 1970 - Julie Chen, American television presenter
• 1970 - Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player
• 1971 - Gary Wiseman, American punk-rock drummer
• 1971 - Irwin Thomas, Australian singer (ex-Southern Sons)
• 1972 - Nek, Italian singer
• 1973 - Scott Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 - Vasso Karantasiou, Greek beach volleyball player
• 1974 - Marlon Anderson, American baseball player
• 1974 - Paul Grant, American basketball player
• 1974 - Daniel Cordone, Argentine footballer
• 1975 - Nicole DeHuff, American actress (d. 2005)
• 1975 - James Farrior, American football player
• 1975 - Jason King, English radio DJ (Radio 1)
• 1975 - Yukana, Japanese seiyÅ«
• 1976 - Danny Pintauro, American actor
• 1976 - Lu Yi (actor), Chinese actor.
• 1976 - Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1976 - Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor, voice actor, and musician.
• 1977 - Marc Johnson (skateboarder), American skateboarder
• 1978 - Nikki Einfeld, Canadian opera singer
• 1978 - Bubba Franks, American football player
• 1978 - Casey Fossum, American baseball player
• 1978 - Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress
• 1980 - Steed Malbranque, French footballer
• 1981 - Mike Jones, American rapper
• 1981 - Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress
• 1981 - Jérémie Renier, Belgian actor
• 1981 - Asante Samuel, American football player
• 1982 - Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player
• 1982 - Brian Bass, American baseball player
• 1982 - Tiffany Pollard, American reality television personality
• 1983 - Mithra Jin, South-Korean hip hop musician
• 1984 - Sean O'Brien, Australian windsurfer
• 1986 - Paul McShane, Irish footballer
• 1986 - Alex Turner, English musician (Arctic Monkeys)
• 1986 - Mike Teel, American football player

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