Famous Birthdays By Date

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Famous People Born on January 27(197 people)

Athlete

Park Seong-hoon, South Korean footballer

Actor

Devin Druid, American actor

Actor

Braeden Lemasters, American actor, musician, and singer

Athlete

Harrison Reed, English footballer

Politician

Desiree Becker, German politician

Athlete

Jack Stephens, English footballer

Athlete

Stefano Pettinari, Italian footballer

Athlete

Christian Bickel, German footballer

Athlete

Julio Teherán, Colombian baseball player

Athlete

Tim Beckham, American baseball player

Athlete

Alberto Botía, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Kerlon, Brazilian footballer

Musician

Katy Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer

Athlete

Anton Shunin, Russian footballer

Athlete

Johan Petro, French basketball player

Notable Figure

Carlo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Paulo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Gavin Floyd, American baseball player

Athlete

Lee Grant, English footballer

Notable Figure

Eva Asderaki, Greek tennis umpire

Athlete

Alicia Molik, Australian tennis player and sportscaster

Notable Figure

Tony Woodcock, New Zealand rugby player

Notable Figure

Chanda Gunn, American ice hockey player and coach

Politician

Marat Safin, Russian tennis player and politician

Athlete

Jiří Welsch, Czech basketball player

Athlete

Lonny Baxter, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer and coach

Notable Figure

Tomi Kallio, Finnish ice hockey player

Actor

Clint Ford, American screenwriter and voice actor

Notable Figure

Danielle George MBE FIET, American professor

Athlete

Ahn Jung-hwan, South Korean footballer

Notable Figure

Fred Taylor, American football player

Notable Figure

Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian skier and biathlete

Athlete

Andrei Pavel, Romanian tennis player and coach

Notable Figure

Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach

Athlete

Valyantsin Byalkevich, Belarusian footballer and manager (died 2014)

Actor

Bibi Gaytán, Mexican singer and actress

Actor

Josh Randall, American actor

Notable Figure

Bryant Young, American football player and coach

Notable Figure

Patrice Brisebois, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Notable Figure

Bradley Clyde, Australian rugby league player

Notable Figure

Dean Headley, English cricketer and coach

Musician

Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

Actor

Patton Oswalt, American comedian and actor

Notable Figure

Shane Thomson, New Zealand cricketer

Musician

Tracy Lawrence, American country singer

Musician

Mike Patton, American singer, composer, and voice artist

Notable Figure

Matt Stover, American football player

Musician

Tricky, English rapper and producer

Notable Figure

Dave Manson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Actor

Tamlyn Tomita, Japanese-American actress and singer

Actor

Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor

Athlete

Mike Newell, English footballer and manager

Writer

Ignacio Noé, Argentinian author and illustrator

Athlete

Attila Sekerlioglu, Austrian footballer and manager

Actor

Bridget Fonda, American actress

Athlete

Jack Haley, American basketball player (died 2015)

Musician

Patrick van Deurzen, Dutch composer and academic

Writer

George Monbiot, English-Welsh author and activist

Musician

Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer

Musician

Gillian Gilbert, English musician, songwriter, and singer

Fashion

Narciso Rodriguez, American fashion designer

Musician

Margo Timmins, Canadian singer-songwriter

Politician

Fiona O'Donnell, Canadian-Scottish politician

Notable Figure

Cris Collinsworth, American football player and sportscaster

Politician

Göran Hägglund, Swedish lawyer and politician, 28th Swedish Minister for Social Affairs

Writer

Keith Olbermann, American journalist and author

Writer

James Grippando, American lawyer and author

Political Leader

Alan Milburn, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Actor

Susanna Thompson, American actress

Musician

Janick Gers, English guitarist and songwriter

Filmmaker

Frank Miller, American illustrator, director, producer, and screenwriter

Actor

Mimi Rogers, American actress

Notable Figure

Brian Engblom, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Legal

John Roberts, American lawyer and judge, 17th Chief Justice of the United States

Writer

Peter Laird, American author and illustrator

TV/Radio

Ed Schultz, American talk show host and sportscaster (died 2018)

Athlete

Brian Gottfried, American tennis player

Notable Figure

Billy Johnson, American football player and coach

Athlete

Tam O'Shaughnessy, American tennis player, psychologist, and academic

Musician

G. E. Smith, American guitarist and songwriter

Musician

Seth Justman, American keyboard player and songwriter

Politician

Cees van der Knaap, Dutch soldier and politician

Notable Figure

Jiří Bubla, Czech ice hockey player

Actor

Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor

Musician

Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist

Musician

Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)

Politician

Vyron Polydoras, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for Public Order

Artist

Cal Schenkel, American painter and illustrator

Writer

Philip Sugden, English historian and author (died 2014)

Legal

Perfecto Yasay Jr., Filipino lawyer and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines (died 2020)

Politician

Christopher Hum, English academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to China

Musician

Nedra Talley, American singer

Politician

Harold Cardinal, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2005)

Notable Figure

Peter Akinola, Nigerian archbishop

Activist

Mairead Maguire, Northern Irish activist, Nobel Prize laureate

Musician

Nick Mason, English drummer, songwriter, and producer

Politician

Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege, English businesswoman and politician

Musician

Maki Asakawa, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (died 2010)

Notable Figure

Tasuku Honjo, Japanese immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine

Actor

John Witherspoon, American actor and comedian (died 2019)

Musician

Kate Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1986)

Scientist

Beatrice Tinsley, New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist (died 1981)

Politician

Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin, Turkish engineer and politician, 35th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs

Actor

James Cromwell, American actor

Notable Figure

Terry Harper, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Political Leader

Petru Lucinschi, Romanian activist and politician, 2nd President of Moldova

Actor

Reynaldo Rey, American actor and screenwriter (died 2015)

Musician

Fred Åkerström, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1985)

Actor

Troy Donahue, American actor (died 2001)

Scientist

Samuel C. C. Ting, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Athlete

Steve Demeter, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2013)

Political Leader

Édith Cresson, French politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of France

Notable Figure

George Follmer, American race car driver

Scientist

Jerry Buss, American chemist and businessman (died 2013)

Notable Figure

Boris Shakhlin, Russian-Ukrainian gymnast (died 2008)

Filmmaker

Mordecai Richler, Canadian author and screenwriter (died 2001)

Business

Nigel Vinson, Baron Vinson, English lieutenant and businessman

Musician

Bobby Bland, American blues singer-songwriter (died 2013)

Business

Mohamed Al-Fayed, Egyptian-Swiss businessman (died 2023)

Actor

Michael Craig, Indian-English actor and screenwriter

Writer

Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (died 1984)

Political Leader

Hans Modrow, Polish-German lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of East Germany (died 2023)

Writer

Fritz Spiegl, Austrian flute player and journalist (died 2003)

Actor

Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress (died 2004)

Political Leader

Rauf Denktaş, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st President of Northern Cyprus (died 2012)

Politician

Brian Rix, English actor, producer, and politician (died 2016)

Writer

Harvey Shapiro, American poet (died 2013)

Actor

Donna Reed, American actress (died 1986)

Notable Figure

Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (died 1944)

Musician

Helmut Zacharias, German violinist and composer (died 2002)

Actor

Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (died 1972)

Musician

Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2005)

Musician

Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1963)

Military

William Seawell, American general (died 2005)

Writer

Jules Archer, American historian and author (died 2008)

Artist

Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 1985)

Actor

Michael Ripper, English actor (died 2000)

Philosopher/Religious

Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher and environmentalist (died 2009)

Scientist

Francis Rogallo, American engineer, invented the Rogallo wing (died 2009)

Politician

Edvard Kardelj, Slovene general, economist, and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of Yugoslavia (died 1979)

Writer

William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist and publisher (died 1993)

Actor

Howard McNear, American actor (died 1969)

Medical

James J. Gibson, American psychologist and academic (died 1979)

Notable Figure

John Eccles, Australian-Swiss neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)

Actor

Willy Fritsch, German actor (died 1973)

Notable Figure

Art Rooney, American football player, coach and owner (died 1988)

Military

Hyman G. Rickover, American admiral (died 1986)

Musician

Joseph Rosenstock, Polish-American conductor and manager (died 1985)

Musician

Harry Ruby, American composer and screenwriter (died 1974)

Political Leader

Soong Ching-ling, Chinese politician, Honorary President of the People's Republic of China (died 1981)

Scientist

Balthasar van der Pol, Dutch physicist and academic (died 1959)

Legal

Radhabinod Pal, Indian academic and jurist (died 1967)

Musician

Jerome Kern, American composer and songwriter (died 1945)

Artist

Seison Maeda, Japanese painter (died 1977)

Writer

Dorothy Scarborough, American author (died 1935)

Musician

Will Marion Cook, American violinist and composer (died 1944)

Political Leader

Wilhelm II, German Emperor (died 1941)

Writer

Neel Doff, Dutch-Belgian author (died 1942)

Writer

John Collier, English painter and author (died 1934)

Notable Figure

Samuel Gompers, English-American labor leader (died 1924)

Notable Figure

Edward Smith, English captain (died 1912)

Military

Tōgō Heihachirō, Japanese admiral (died 1934)

Artist

Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (died 1910)

Writer

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (died 1895)

Writer

Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (died 1898)

Notable Figure

Carl Friedrich Schmidt, Estonian-Russian geologist and botanist (died 1908)

Writer

Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian journalist and author (died 1889)

Politician

Richard Taylor, American general, historian, and politician (died 1879)

Notable Figure

Urbain Johnson, Canadian farmer and political figure (died 1917)

Musician

Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (died 1892)

Notable Figure

John Chivington, American colonel and pastor (died 1892)

Architect

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect, designed the Lausanne Cathedral (died 1879)

Writer

David Strauss, German theologian and author (died 1874)

Musician

Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer and educator (died 1826)

Notable Figure

Maria Anna of Bavaria (died 1877)

Artist

Samuel Palmer, English painter and etcher (died 1881)

Writer

Eunice Hale Waite Cobb, American writer, public speaker, and activist (died 1880)

Scientist

Eli Whitney Blake, American engineer, invented the Mortise lock (died 1886)

Political Leader

Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president (1855) (died 1867)

Activist

Titumir, Bengali revolutionary (died 1831)

Philosopher/Religious

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, German-Swiss philosopher and academic (died 1854)

Musician

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1791)

Writer

Hester Thrale, Welsh author (died 1821)

Notable Figure

Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (died 1728)

Philosopher/Religious

Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (died 1790)

Scientist

Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Würzburg Residence and Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (died 1753)

Military

George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, Royal Navy admiral (died 1733)

Philosopher/Religious

Richard Bentley, English scholar and theologian (died 1742)

Medical

Thomas Willis, English physician and anatomist (died 1675)

Politician

Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (died 1685)

Politician

Humphrey Mackworth, English politician, lawyer and judge (died 1654)

Artist

Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (died 1634)

Notable Figure

Abbas I of Persia (died 1629)

Notable Figure

Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1608)

Notable Figure

Albert III, Duke of Saxony (died 1500)

Notable Figure

Edward of Angoulême, English noble (died 1370)

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