What famous people were born on January 3?

Answer 1

106BC Cicero: Roman Statesman and philosopher

1196 Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan

1698 Pietro Metastasio: Italian Poet

1710 Richard Gridley: Chief Engineer for Continental Army in American Revolution

1719 Francisco Jose Freire: Portuguese Historian

1722 Fredric Hasselquist: Swedish naturalist

1733 Sir Richard Arkwright: British industrialist and inventor

1760 John Storm: Dragoon in Continental Army at the Battle of Cowpens in American Revolution

1778 Antoni Melchior Fijalkowski: Polish Bishop

1793 Lucretia Mott: American Women Rights Activist

1802 Charles Pelham Villiers: British House of Commons member

1803 Douglas William Jerrold: British playwright

1806 Henriette Sontag: German soprano

1810 Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie: French geographer

1819 Charles Piazzi Smyth: Astronomer Royal for Scotland

1821 Dragotin Dezman: Slovenian politician, archaeologist and botanist

1831 Savitribai Phule: Female social activist, first female teacher in India, first female poet in Marathi language.

1836 Sakamoto Ryoma: Japanese Revolutionary

1840 Father Damien: Flemish missionary

1855 Hubert Bland: British socialist

1861 William Renshaw: British champion tennis player

1862 Sir Matthew Nathan: British Governor of Queensland

1865 Henry Lytton: British actor and opera singer

1870 Henry Handel Richardson: Australian author

1873 Ichizo Kobayashi: Japanese businessman

1875 Alexandros Diomidis: governor of the Bank of Greece and Prime Minister of Greece

1876 Wihelm Pieck: First President of East Germany

1879 Grace Coolidge: Former First Lady of the United States

1883 Clement Attlee: Prime Minister of United Kingdom

1884 Raoul von Koczalski: Polish pianist and composer

1885 Harry Elkins Widener: book collector, businessman, died on RMS Titanic namesake of Harvard's largest library

1886 John Gould Fletcher: American poet and author

1886 Josephine Hull: American actress

1887 August Macke: German painter

1887 Helen Parkhurst: American educator

1892 J.R.R. Tolkien: British writer famous for writing The Lord of the Rings

1894 ZaSu Pitts: American actress

1895 Borys Lyatoshynsky: Ukrainian composer

1897 Marion Davies: American actress

1898 Carlos Keller: Chilean fascist politician

1900 Donald J. Russell: North American railroad executive

1901 Ngo Dinh Diem: President of South Vietnam assassinated during Vietnam War

1905 Ray Milland: British actor

1905 Anna May Wong : American actress

1909 Victor Borge: Danish entertainer

1910 Frenchy Bordagaray: American baseball player

1911 John Sturges: American director

1912 Renaude Lapointe: Canadian journalist and senator

1912 Armand Lohikoski: Finnish director

1915 Mady Rahl: German stage and film actress

1915 Jack Levine: American social realist painter

1916 Maxene Andrews: American singer (The Andrews Sisters)

1916 Betty Furness: American actress

1916 Bernard Greenhouse: American cellist

1917 Roger W. Straus Jr.: American publisher

1917 General Vernon Walters: U.S. Military officer and diplomat

1920 Renato Carosone: Italian musician

1921 John Russell: American actor

1922 Ronald Smith: British pianist

1922 Bill Travers: British actor and director

1923 Hank Stram: American football coach

1923 Charles Tingwell: Australian actor

1924 Doug Ellis: British entrepreneur

1924 Andre Franquin: Belgian cartoonist

1924 Nell Rankin: American singer

1926 George Martin: British producer

1929 Sergio Leone: Italian director

1929 Ernst Mahle: Brazilian composer

1930 Marcel Dube: Quebec playwright

1930 Robert Loggia: American actor

1932 Dabney Coleman: American actor

1932 Coo Coo Marlin: American race car driver

1932 Tongolele: US. born Mexican dancer in movies

1935 Raymond Garneau: French Canadian politician and businessman

1936 David Vine: British sports commentator

1937 Seri Wangnaitham: Thai dancer and choreographer

1939 Nikos Alefantos: Greek football manager

1939 Janice Crosio: Australian politician

1939 Bobby Hull: Canadian Hockey player

1939 Ruben Reyes: Filipino Supreme Court jurist

1941 Van Dyke Parks: American musician

1942 John Marsden: Australian lawyer and gay activist

1942 John Thaw: British actor

1943 Jarl Alfredius: Swedish news anchor

1944 David Atherton: British conductor

1944 Blanche d'Alpuget: Australian novelist, biographer

1945 Stephen Stills: American musician

1946 John Paul Jones: British musician (Led Zepplin)

1946 Cissy King: American entertainer

1949 Sylvia Likens: American torture victim

1950 Victoria Principal: American actress

1951 Gary Nairn: Australian politician

1952 Jim Ross: American wrestling announcer

1954 Dean Hart: Canadian wrestler

1954 Ned Lamont: American businessman and political figure

1954 Ross the Boss: American guitarist

1955 Palmolive: British musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)

1956 Mel Gibson: American actor and director

1956 Willy T. Ribbs: American race car driver

1957 Bojan Krizaj: Slovenian skier

1958 Shim Hyung-rae: South Korean film director

1958 James J. Greco: American businessman

1960 Sandeep Marwah: Founder of Film City, Noida, India

1962 Francesca Lia Block: American author

1963 Vic Grimes: American professional wrestler

1963 Alex Wheatle: British novelist

1963 Jerome Young: American professional wrestler

1964 Bruce LaBruce: Canadian filmmaker

1966 Martin Galway: Northern Ireland composer

1969 Michael Schumacher: German seven time F1 world champion

1969 Gerda Weissensteiner: Italian bobsleder and luger

1970 Christian Duguay: American comic actor

1970 Mahaya Petrosian: Iranian actress

1970 Matt Ross: American actor

1971 Cory Cross: Canadian ice-hockey player

1972 Yoon Chan: South Korean actor

1972 Nichole Nordeman: American singer

1974 Alessandro Petacchi: Italian cyclist

1975 Thomas Bangalter: French DJ

1975 Jason Marsden: American actor

1975 Danica McKellar: American actress

1976 Angelos Basinas: Greek footballer

1976 Alisen Down: Canadian actress

1976 Dinara Drukarova: Russian actress

1976 Nicholas Gonzalez: American actor

1977 Lee Bowyer: British footballer

1977 A.J. Burnett: American baseball player

1977 Mayumi Iizuka: Japanese voice actress

1978 Liya Kebede: Ethiopian model

1978 Kimberly Locke: American Singer

1978 Park Sol-mi: South Korean actress

1978 Mike York: American ice hockey player

1980 Bryan Clay: American decathlete

1980 Angela Ruggiero: American ice hockey player

1980 David Tyree: American football player

1981 Eli Manning: American football player

1983 Antti Arst: Estonian footballer

1984 Billy Mehmet: Irish footballer

1985 John David Booty: American football player

1985 Linas Kleiza: Lithuanian basketball player for Denver Nuggets

1986 Lloyd Polite: American R&B singer

1986 Jacob Timpano: Australian footballer

1986 Jessica O'Rourke: American footballer

1987 Leonidas Panagopoulos: Greek footballer

1988 Rodrigo de la Cadena: Mexican artist and performer

1989 Alex D. Linz: American Actor

1989 Julia Nunes: American singer and ukulele player

1989 Anya Rozova: Russian model and America's Next Top Model Contestant

1989 Mustapha Hussein: Saddam Hussein's grandson