My Birthday, January 23rd...
Ernst Abbe (January 23, 1840 -- January 14, 1905) Physicist whose theoretical and technical innovations in optical theory led to great improvements in microscope design (such as the use of a condenser OR Germany, physicist, (Carl Zeiss Optics Company
Carl A Agardh (1785) Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad
Kevin Alexander (1975) NFL wide receiver, (NY Giants)
Richard Dean Anderson (1950) Minneapolis, actor, (MacGyver, Emerald Pt NAS)
Andrex (1907)
Remy Angenot (1894) Flemish actor, (Patriot/Idiot)
Lou Antonio (1934) Okla City, actor, (Barney-Snoop Sisters, Makin' It)
Prosper Arents (1889) Flemish bibliographer, (Rubens_bibliography)
Horace Ashenfelter (1923) US, 3000m steeplechase, (Olympic-gold-1952),
Ivan Ivanovich Bachurin (1942) Cosmonaut
Margaret Johnson Bailes (1951) Bronx NY, 4X100 runner, (Olympic-gold-1968),
Herma Bauma (1915) Austria, javelin thrower, (Oly-gold-1948),
Herbert Bedford (1867) Composer
Sergey Belov (1944) USSR, basketball player, (Olympic-gold-1972),
Greg Benson (1968)
Tim Berrett (1965) Tunbridge Wells Engl, Canadian 20k walker, (Oly-14-92, 96),
Georg Bernhard Bilfinger (January 23, 1693 -- February 18, 1750) German philosopher, mathematician, statesman, and author of treatises in astronomy, physics, botany, and theology, best known for his Leibniz-Wolffian
Holbrook Blinn (1872)
Carlo Felice Boghen (1869) Composer
Willy Bogner, Jr (1942) Munich, director, (On Her Majesty's Secret Service),
Napoleon L Bonaparte (1914) French pretender to the throne
Bonkers (19--) (All My Children)
Subhas Chandra Bose (January 23, 1897 -- August 18, 1945) Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national force against the Western powers during World War II. OR Indian politician
Phil Boudreault (1976) Copper Cliff Ontario, boxer, (Olympics-96),
Rutland Boughton (January 23, 1878 -- January 25, 1960) Composer of operas, the principal English advocate of the theories of music drama expounded by Richard Wagner. OR composer
Mourad Bourboune (January 23, 1938) Algerian novelist who, like many young Algerian writers in the decades following their country's independence, criticized the oppressiveness of the ne
Mike Brim (1966) NFL cornerback, (Cin Bengals)
Kees [Cornelis] Broekman (1928) Dutch speed skater, (Olympic_silver_1952)
Robert Cabana (1949) Minneapolis, Mjr USMC/astronaut, (STS 41, 53, 68,
Reginald Calloway (1955) Trumpet player, (Midnight Star_No Parking)
Frank Carlson (1893) (Gov/Rep/Sen_R_Ks)
Thomas R Carper (1947) (Rep_D_DE, 1983_ )
Angela Carrasco (19--) Santo Domingo Dom Rep, spanish singer, (Boca Rosa),
Eric Carter (1969) CFL cornerback, (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
John Randolph Chambliss, Jr (1833) Brig Gen, (Confederate Army), died in 1864,
Glen Chapple (1974) Cricketer, (Lancashire & England A pace bowler)
Charlotte (January 23, 1896 -- July 9, 1985) Grand duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 to 1964. Her constitutional reign saw the evolution of Luxembourg into a modern social-democratic state.
Emil Hass Christensen (1903)
Camilla Collett (January 23, 1813 -- March 6, 1895) Novelist and passionate advocate of women's rights; she wrote the first Norwegian novel dealing critically with the position of women. Its immense inf
Franz Commer (1813) Composer
Benoit-Constant Coquelin (January 23, 1841 -- January 27, 1909) French actor of unusual range and versatility.
Herbert David Croly (January 23, 1869 -- May 17, 1930) American author, editor, and political philosopher, founder of the magazine The New Republic. OR US author, (Promise of American Life)
Bill Cunningham (1950) Rock keyboardist/bassist, (Box Tops)
Sir Alexander Cunningham (January 23, 1814 -- November 28, 1893) British army officer and archaeologist who excavated many sites in India, including Sarnath and Sanchi, and served as the first director of the Indian
Benjamin Delmonte (1865) Theater director/actor, (Black Haired Whore)
Otto Paul Hermann Diels (January 23, 1876 -- March 7, 1954) German organic chemist who with Kurt Alder was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1950 for their joint work in developing a method of preparing
Nina Dumbadze (1919) USSR, Discus thrower, (Oly-bronze-1952),
David Douglas Duncan (January 23, 1916) American photojournalist noted for his dramatic combat photography during the Korean War.
Shifty Duryea (1907) White Plains NY, actor, (Pride of the Yankees)
Sergei Eisenstein (1898) Russia, director, (Battleship Potemkin) [NS],
Sergei M. Eisenstein (1898)
Sergey (Mikhaylovich) Eisenstein (January 23, 1898 -- February 11, 1948) Russian film director and theorist whose work includes the three film classics Potemkin (1925), Alexander Nevsky (1938), and Ivan the Terrible (releas
Ulrika Eleonora (January 23, 1688 -- November 24, 1741) Swedish queen whose short reign (1718-20) led to Sweden's Age of Freedom--a 52-year decline of absolutism in favour of parliamentary government.
Gertrude Belle Elion (1918-____) American pharmacologist who, along with George H. Hitchings and Sir James W. Black, received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1988 for th OR NYC, biochemist/drug researcher, (Nobel 1988),
Alan Embree (1970) Vancouver WA, pitcher, (Cleveland Indians),
Ken Errair (1930) Rocker, (Four Freshmen)
Paul Peter Ewald (January 23, 1888 -- August 22, 1985) German physicist and crystallographer whose theory of X-ray interference by crystals was the first detailed, rigorous theoretical explanation of the d
Earl Falconer (1959) British reggae bassist, (UB40_Red Red Wine)
Danny Federici (1950) Rocker, (E Street Band)
Rick Finch (1954) Rocker, (KC & Sunshine Band_Give It)
Marquel Fleetwood (1970) WLAF quarterback, (Frankfurt Galaxy)
Scott Fortune (1966) Newport Beach Calif, volleyballer, (Oly-G-88,B-92, 96),
Julie Foudy (1971) SD Calif, soccer midfielder, (Olympics-96),
Lucas I Franchoys (1574) Belgian painter
Norman Fulton (1909) Composer
Konstanty I Galczynski (1905) Polish poet, (Zielona Ges)
Gaston AA Marquis de Gallifet (1830) French general/min of War, (1899_1900)
Gil Gerard (1943) Little Rock Ark, actor, (Buck Rogers in 25th Century)
William E "Bill" Gibb (1943) Scottish fashion designer
Richard Gilliland (1950) Ft Worth Tx, actor, (Jonesy-Waltons, Tom-Heartland)
Ray Girardin (19--) Wakefield Mass, actor, (Charlie & Company),
Arlene Golonka (1933) Chicago Ill, actress, (Millie-Mayberry RFD),
Antonio Gramsci (1891 - 1937) Italian intellectual, politician; He was a founder of the Italian Communist Party whose ideas still greatly influence Italian Communism.
Ralph Graves (1900) Cleve Ohio, actor, (Dirigible, Flight, Dream Street)
Cesare Gravina (1858)
Raymond Griffith (1890)
Caroline Louise Marguerite Grimaldi (1957) Monte Carlo Monaco, princess
Mark Grimmette (1971) Ann Arbor Mich, doubles luger, (Olympics-1994)
Judy Gringer (1941)
Manne Grünberger (1912)
Pat Haden (1953) Westbury, NY, NFL quarterback, (LA Rams)
Florence Halop (1923) Queens, actress, (Florence-Night Court, St Elsewhere),
John Hancock (1/23/1737) Patriot, (1st to sign declaration of independence)
Byron Hanspard (1976) NFL running back, (Atlanta Falcons)
Tanya Harding (1972) Australian softball pitcher, (Olympics_bronze_96)
Mariska Hargitay (1964) LA Calif, actress, (Jesse Smith-Downtown, ER)
Charles Harpur (January 23, 1813 -- June 10, 1868) Early Australian poet whose verse, though often lacking intensity and originality, reflects a gentle and sincere personality.
Gary Harrell (1972) NFL/WLAF receiver, (NY Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy),
Rutger Hauer (1944) Dutch actor, (Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Osterman Weekend)
Omar Henry (1952) Cricketer, (1st colored player for south africa 1992)
Sonita Henry (1977)
Carl Herrmann (1816) Near Hanover Germany, stage magician
Joseph Hewes (1730) US merchant, (Declaration of Independence signer)
Yukawa Hideki (January 23, 1907 -- September 8, 1981) Japanese physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1949 for research in the theory of elementary particles.
Lars Johan Hierta (January 23, 1801 -- November 20, 1872) Journalist and politician who became a leading agitator for Swedish political and social reform.
David Hilbert (January 23, 1862 -- February 14, 1943) German mathematician who reduced geometry to a series of axioms and contributed substantially to the establishment of the formalistic foundations of m OR K~nigsberg East Prussia, mathematician
Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg (1843) Composer
Trevor Hohns (1954) Cricketer, (Australian leg_spinner 1989)
Silvano Ippoliti (1923)
Stephen L. Johnson (1949)
Trey Junkin (1961) Tight end, (Arizona Cardinals)
Edward Ka-spel (1954) English singer/songwriter, (Legendary Pink Dots)
Lelani Kai (19--) [Patricia Karisma], wrestler, (WWF),
Miklos Kallay (January 23, 1887 -- January 14, 1967) Politician who, as prime minister of Hungary in World War II, unsuccessfully attempted to extricate his country from the German alliance.
Joseph Nathan Kane (1899) Historian, (Famous Firsts)
Karl Karlovich Klaus (January 23, 1796 -- March 24, 1864) Russian chemist (of German origin) credited with the discovery of ruthenium in 1844.
Mark Kolesar (1973) Minnedosa, NHL right wing, (Toronto Maple Leafs),
Lubomir Kolnik (1968) Skalica CZ, hockey forward, (Team Slovakia, Espoo),
Petr Korda (1968) Prague Czech, tennis star, (1993 Doubles-Cincinnati),
Ernie Kovacs (1919) Trenton NJ, comedian, (Ernie Kovacs' Show)
Jerry Kramer (1936) Green Bay Packer, author, (Instant Replay),
Theresa Kulikowski (1980) Tacoma Wash, gymnast, (World-bronze-95, Oly-96),
Miklós Kállay (1887) Premier Hungary, (1942_44)
John Landen (January 23, 1719 -- January 15, 1790) British mathematician who made important contributions on elliptic integrals.
Frank R Lautenberg (1924) (Sen_D_NJ, 1983_ )
Jerry Lawson (1944) US singer, (Persuasions_Under the Boardwalk)
Gilbert Ledward (1888) British(?) Sculptor
Sir (William) Arthur Lewis (January 23, 1915 -- June 15, 1991) British economist who shared (with Theodore W. Schultz, an American) the 1979 Nobel Prize for Economic Science for his studies of economic development
Sir Richard Winn Livingstone (January 23, 1880 -- December 26, 1960) Classical scholar and university administrator who championed the classical liberal arts curriculum.
Tony Lucca (1976)
Lennart Lundh (1928)
Gaston-Alexandre-Auguste Galliffet, marquis de, PRINCE DE MAR (January 23, 1830 -- July 8, 1909) French military leader who severely suppressed revolts in the Paris Commune in 1871.
Edouard Manet (1/23/1832)
Édouard Manet (1832) France, Impressionist painter, (Déjeuner sur L'Herbe),
Anatoly Marchenko (1938) Siberia, Soviet dissident
Guida Maria (1950)
Asif Masood (1946) Cricketer, (Pakistani quick with long & erratic run_up)
Greene, Charles Sumner; and Greene, Henry Mather (January 23, 1870 -- October 2, 1954) American architects, brothers who pioneered the influential California bungalow (a one-storied house with a low-pitched roof).
Friedrich von Matthison (1761) German poet, (Adelaide)
Friedrich von Matthisson (January 23, 1761 -- March 12, 1831) German poet whose verses were praised for their melancholy sweetness and pastoral descriptive passages.
Michael Matz (1951) Equestrian show jumper, (Olympics_silver_96)
Kevin Mawae (1971) NFL center/guard, (Seattle Seahawks)
Laurie Mayne (1942) Cricketer, (Australian pace bowler in 6 Tests 1965_70)
Kez McCorvey (1972) NFL wide receiver, (Detroit Lions)
Lafe McKee (1872)
Misha Mck (1960) East Orange NJ, actress, (Gerri-Me & Mrs C),
Eric Metcalf (1968) NFL receiver/running back, (Atl Falcons, SD Chargers),
Lorraine Michaels (1958) Canterbury England, playmate, (Apr, 1981)
Walter M[ichael] Miller, Jr (1923) US, sci-fi author, (Hugo, View from Stars),
Ank van der Moer (1912) actress, (Verkade, Dutch Comedy),
Andrija Mohorovicic (January 23, 1857 -- December 18, 1936) Croatian meteorologist and geophysicist who discovered the boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle--a boundary subsequently named the Mohorovici OR Croatian geologist, (Moho discontinuity)
Eugene Monti (1928) Italy, bobsledder, (Olympic-2 golds-1968),
Jeanne Moreau (1928 - ____) French actress; Her films include "Frantic: Lovers."
David Newell (1905) Mo, actor, (Runaway Bride, White Heat, Dangerous Curves),
David Newell, I (1905)
Alfredo Niceforo (January 23, 1876 -- March 2, 1960) Italian sociologist, criminologist, and statistician who posited the theory that every person has a "deep ego" of antisocial, subconscious impulses th
Hubert Nicholson (1908) Poet/novelist
Gail O'Grady (1963) Detroit, actress, (Hitman, Nobody's Perfect, NYPD Blue)
Alexander O'Neal (1955) R&B singer
Sherman Obando (1970) Changuinola Panama, outfielder, (Montreal Expos),
William Page (January 23, 1811 -- October 1, 1885) American painter known for his sedate portraits of prominent mid-19th-century Americans and Britons.
Marty Paich (1925) Oakland Calif, orch leader, (Sonny & Cher, Glenn Campbell)
Bob Paisley (1919) English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool
Ralph De Palma (January 23, 1884 -- March 31, 1956) American automobile-racing driver, one of the most popular and successful competitors in the early days of the sport.
Franklin Pangborn (1893) Newark, actor, (My Best Gal, Hats Off, Easy Living)
Adam Parore (1971) cricket wicket-keeper, (NZ, 1st Maori Test centurion),
Christine Parris-Washington (1967) Truro Nova Scotia, softball, (Olympics-96),
Erbet Pawel (1920) Biographer, (Kafka)
Anthony Peterson (1972) NFL linebacker, (Chicago Bears, SF 49ers),
Mary Philips (1900) CT, actress, (Farewell to Arms, Incendiary Blonde)
William Reid Pogue (1930) Okemah Okla, Colonel USAF/astronaut, (Skylab 4),
Anita Pointer (1948) Oakland, rock vocalist, (Pointer Sisters-She's So Shy),
John Polanyi (1929) Berlin, Canadian chemist, (Nobel 1986),
John C(harles) Polanyi (January 23, 1929) Chemist and educator who, with Dudley R. Herschbach and Yuan T. Lee, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1986 for his contribution to the field
Harry A. Pollard (1883)
Tyrone Power, Jr (1959) Los Angeles Calif, actor, (Shag),
Calvin Edward Pratt (1828) Brig General, (Union volunteers), died in 1896,
Django Reinhardt (1910) Belgium, Gypsy jazz guitarist
Greg Ritchie (1960) Cricketer, (Qld & Aust batsman Fat Cat Mahatma Cote)
Chita Rivera (1933) Actress/dancer or wash dc, actress, (west side story, sweet charity)
Rocco Romano (1963) CFL guard, (Calgary Stampeders)
Juventino Rosas (1868) Composer
Johnny Russell (1940) Country singer
Marty Russo (1944) (Rep_D_IL, 1975_ )
Theodor Schaefer (1904) Composer
Jim Schwantz (1970) NFL linebacker, (Dallas Cowboys, SF 49ers),
Randolph Scott (1903) Actor. Or actor, (last of the mohicans, western union)
Todd Scott (1968) NFL safety, (Tampa Bay Bucs)
Sergius (January 23, 1867 -- May 15, 1944) Theologian and patriarch of Moscow and the Russian Orthodox church who, by his leadership in rallying the church membership in a united effort with th
Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov (1820) Composer
Brendan Shanahan (1969) Mimico Ont, NHL left wing, (Whalers, Red Wings),
Robyn Sheppard (1959)
Bud Shuster (1932) (Rep_R_PA, 1973_ )
Patrick Simmons (1950) Guitarist/vocal, (Doobie Brothers_Minute by Minute)
Pak Saleman Siswowitono (1908) Javan/Surinamese writer
Richard Smehlik (1970) Ostrava Cze, NHL defenseman, (Buf Sabres, Oly-Gold-98),
Amanda Berry Smith (1897) Famous African
Shifty Smith (1911) Harmonica/gospel singer
Philipp Jakob Spener (January 23, 1635 -- February 5, 1705) Theologian, author, and a leading figure in German Pietism, a movement among 17th- and 18th-century Lutherans that stressed personal improvement and u
Joel Spiegelman (1933) Composer
Bob Steele (1906) Pendleton Oregon, actor, (Duffy-F Troop, Big Sleep),
Bob Steele, I (1906)
Stendahl (1783) [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer, (Le Rouge et de Noir)
Stendhal (1783 - 1842) French novelist; He was a leading literary figure best known for psychological and political insight in "The Red and the Black," 1830.
Benno Stokvis (1901) Dutch attorney/politician
Naim Suleymanoglu (1967) Bulgaria, Turkish weight lifter, (Oly-gold-1988),
Jean-Lambert Tallien (January 23, 1767 -- November 16, 1820) French Revolutionary who became a leader of the moderates (Thermidorians) after he helped engineer the fall of Robespierre in 1794.
Susan L. Taylor (1946 - ____) US journalist; She has been editor of the black women's magazine, "Essence," since 1981.
Tiffani-Amber Theissen (1974) Long Beach Ca, actress, (Saved by Bell, 90210),
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (1974)
Tiffani/Amber Thiessen (1974)
Ian Thomson (1929) Cricketer, (England seam bowler v South Africa 1964_65)
Thomas Todd (January 23, 1765 -- February 7, 1826) Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1807-26).
Katherine Tynan (January 23, 1861 -- April 2, 1931) Irish poet and novelist whose works are dominated by the combined influences of Catholicism and Irish patriotism.
Franco De Vita (1954) Caracas Venezuala, spanish singer, (Extranjero),
Christian A Vulpius (1762) Germany, writer, (Rinaldo Rinaldini),
Charlotte A E M W (1896) Grand duchess of Luxembourg, (1919_64)
Derek Walcott (1930 - ____) West Indian poet, playwright; He was noted for works that explore the Caribbean cultural experience; received the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1992
Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski (1885) Composer
Benny Waters (1902) Saxophonist
Marianne Wesén (1940)
Geoffrey Wigdor (1982)
Frank Winters (1964) NFL center, (Green Bay Packers_Superbowl 31)
Mark Wohlers (1970) Holyoke MA, pitcher, (Atlanta Braves),
Haywoode Workman (1966) NBA guard, (Indiana Pacers)
Hediki Yukawa (1907) Japan, physicist, (Nobel 1949),
Lamont Robin Zander (1953) Rocker, (Cheap Trick)
Robin Zander (1955) Rocker vocalist/guitarist, (Cheap Trick_Dream Police)
Oton Zupancic (1878) Slovenian poet, (Zimzelen pod Snegom)
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Ernst Abbe (January 23, 1840 -- January 14, 1905) Physicist whose theoretical and technical innovations in optical theory led to great improvements in microscope design (such as the use of a condenser OR Germany, physicist, (Carl Zeiss Optics Company
Carl A Agardh (1785) Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad
Kevin Alexander (1975) NFL wide receiver, (NY Giants)
Richard Dean Anderson (1950) Minneapolis, actor, (MacGyver, Emerald Pt NAS)
Andrex (1907)
Remy Angenot (1894) Flemish actor, (Patriot/Idiot)
Lou Antonio (1934) Okla City, actor, (Barney-Snoop Sisters, Makin' It)
Prosper Arents (1889) Flemish bibliographer, (Rubens_bibliography)
Horace Ashenfelter (1923) US, 3000m steeplechase, (Olympic-gold-1952),
Ivan Ivanovich Bachurin (1942) Cosmonaut
Margaret Johnson Bailes (1951) Bronx NY, 4X100 runner, (Olympic-gold-1968),
Herma Bauma (1915) Austria, javelin thrower, (Oly-gold-1948),
Herbert Bedford (1867) Composer
Sergey Belov (1944) USSR, basketball player, (Olympic-gold-1972),
Greg Benson (1968)
Tim Berrett (1965) Tunbridge Wells Engl, Canadian 20k walker, (Oly-14-92, 96),
Georg Bernhard Bilfinger (January 23, 1693 -- February 18, 1750) German philosopher, mathematician, statesman, and author of treatises in astronomy, physics, botany, and theology, best known for his Leibniz-Wolffian
Holbrook Blinn (1872)
Carlo Felice Boghen (1869) Composer
Willy Bogner, Jr (1942) Munich, director, (On Her Majesty's Secret Service),
Napoleon L Bonaparte (1914) French pretender to the throne
Bonkers (19--) (All My Children)
Subhas Chandra Bose (January 23, 1897 -- August 18, 1945) Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national force against the Western powers during World War II. OR Indian politician
Phil Boudreault (1976) Copper Cliff Ontario, boxer, (Olympics-96),
Rutland Boughton (January 23, 1878 -- January 25, 1960) Composer of operas, the principal English advocate of the theories of music drama expounded by Richard Wagner. OR composer
Mourad Bourboune (January 23, 1938) Algerian novelist who, like many young Algerian writers in the decades following their country's independence, criticized the oppressiveness of the ne
Mike Brim (1966) NFL cornerback, (Cin Bengals)
Kees [Cornelis] Broekman (1928) Dutch speed skater, (Olympic_silver_1952)
Robert Cabana (1949) Minneapolis, Mjr USMC/astronaut, (STS 41, 53, 68,
Reginald Calloway (1955) Trumpet player, (Midnight Star_No Parking)
Frank Carlson (1893) (Gov/Rep/Sen_R_Ks)
Thomas R Carper (1947) (Rep_D_DE, 1983_ )
Angela Carrasco (19--) Santo Domingo Dom Rep, spanish singer, (Boca Rosa),
Eric Carter (1969) CFL cornerback, (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
John Randolph Chambliss, Jr (1833) Brig Gen, (Confederate Army), died in 1864,
Glen Chapple (1974) Cricketer, (Lancashire & England A pace bowler)
Charlotte (January 23, 1896 -- July 9, 1985) Grand duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 to 1964. Her constitutional reign saw the evolution of Luxembourg into a modern social-democratic state.
Emil Hass Christensen (1903)
Camilla Collett (January 23, 1813 -- March 6, 1895) Novelist and passionate advocate of women's rights; she wrote the first Norwegian novel dealing critically with the position of women. Its immense inf
Franz Commer (1813) Composer
Benoit-Constant Coquelin (January 23, 1841 -- January 27, 1909) French actor of unusual range and versatility.
Herbert David Croly (January 23, 1869 -- May 17, 1930) American author, editor, and political philosopher, founder of the magazine The New Republic. OR US author, (Promise of American Life)
Bill Cunningham (1950) Rock keyboardist/bassist, (Box Tops)
Sir Alexander Cunningham (January 23, 1814 -- November 28, 1893) British army officer and archaeologist who excavated many sites in India, including Sarnath and Sanchi, and served as the first director of the Indian
Benjamin Delmonte (1865) Theater director/actor, (Black Haired Whore)
Otto Paul Hermann Diels (January 23, 1876 -- March 7, 1954) German organic chemist who with Kurt Alder was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1950 for their joint work in developing a method of preparing
Nina Dumbadze (1919) USSR, Discus thrower, (Oly-bronze-1952),
David Douglas Duncan (January 23, 1916) American photojournalist noted for his dramatic combat photography during the Korean War.
Shifty Duryea (1907) White Plains NY, actor, (Pride of the Yankees)
Sergei Eisenstein (1898) Russia, director, (Battleship Potemkin) [NS],
Sergei M. Eisenstein (1898)
Sergey (Mikhaylovich) Eisenstein (January 23, 1898 -- February 11, 1948) Russian film director and theorist whose work includes the three film classics Potemkin (1925), Alexander Nevsky (1938), and Ivan the Terrible (releas
Ulrika Eleonora (January 23, 1688 -- November 24, 1741) Swedish queen whose short reign (1718-20) led to Sweden's Age of Freedom--a 52-year decline of absolutism in favour of parliamentary government.
Gertrude Belle Elion (1918-____) American pharmacologist who, along with George H. Hitchings and Sir James W. Black, received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1988 for th OR NYC, biochemist/drug researcher, (Nobel 1988),
Alan Embree (1970) Vancouver WA, pitcher, (Cleveland Indians),
Ken Errair (1930) Rocker, (Four Freshmen)
Paul Peter Ewald (January 23, 1888 -- August 22, 1985) German physicist and crystallographer whose theory of X-ray interference by crystals was the first detailed, rigorous theoretical explanation of the d
Earl Falconer (1959) British reggae bassist, (UB40_Red Red Wine)
Danny Federici (1950) Rocker, (E Street Band)
Rick Finch (1954) Rocker, (KC & Sunshine Band_Give It)
Marquel Fleetwood (1970) WLAF quarterback, (Frankfurt Galaxy)
Scott Fortune (1966) Newport Beach Calif, volleyballer, (Oly-G-88,B-92, 96),
Julie Foudy (1971) SD Calif, soccer midfielder, (Olympics-96),
Lucas I Franchoys (1574) Belgian painter
Norman Fulton (1909) Composer
Konstanty I Galczynski (1905) Polish poet, (Zielona Ges)
Gaston AA Marquis de Gallifet (1830) French general/min of War, (1899_1900)
Gil Gerard (1943) Little Rock Ark, actor, (Buck Rogers in 25th Century)
William E "Bill" Gibb (1943) Scottish fashion designer
Richard Gilliland (1950) Ft Worth Tx, actor, (Jonesy-Waltons, Tom-Heartland)
Ray Girardin (19--) Wakefield Mass, actor, (Charlie & Company),
Arlene Golonka (1933) Chicago Ill, actress, (Millie-Mayberry RFD),
Antonio Gramsci (1891 - 1937) Italian intellectual, politician; He was a founder of the Italian Communist Party whose ideas still greatly influence Italian Communism.
Ralph Graves (1900) Cleve Ohio, actor, (Dirigible, Flight, Dream Street)
Cesare Gravina (1858)
Raymond Griffith (1890)
Caroline Louise Marguerite Grimaldi (1957) Monte Carlo Monaco, princess
Mark Grimmette (1971) Ann Arbor Mich, doubles luger, (Olympics-1994)
Judy Gringer (1941)
Manne Grünberger (1912)
Pat Haden (1953) Westbury, NY, NFL quarterback, (LA Rams)
Florence Halop (1923) Queens, actress, (Florence-Night Court, St Elsewhere),
John Hancock (1/23/1737) Patriot, (1st to sign declaration of independence)
Byron Hanspard (1976) NFL running back, (Atlanta Falcons)
Tanya Harding (1972) Australian softball pitcher, (Olympics_bronze_96)
Mariska Hargitay (1964) LA Calif, actress, (Jesse Smith-Downtown, ER)
Charles Harpur (January 23, 1813 -- June 10, 1868) Early Australian poet whose verse, though often lacking intensity and originality, reflects a gentle and sincere personality.
Gary Harrell (1972) NFL/WLAF receiver, (NY Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy),
Rutger Hauer (1944) Dutch actor, (Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Osterman Weekend)
Omar Henry (1952) Cricketer, (1st colored player for south africa 1992)
Sonita Henry (1977)
Carl Herrmann (1816) Near Hanover Germany, stage magician
Joseph Hewes (1730) US merchant, (Declaration of Independence signer)
Yukawa Hideki (January 23, 1907 -- September 8, 1981) Japanese physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1949 for research in the theory of elementary particles.
Lars Johan Hierta (January 23, 1801 -- November 20, 1872) Journalist and politician who became a leading agitator for Swedish political and social reform.
David Hilbert (January 23, 1862 -- February 14, 1943) German mathematician who reduced geometry to a series of axioms and contributed substantially to the establishment of the formalistic foundations of m OR K~nigsberg East Prussia, mathematician
Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg (1843) Composer
Trevor Hohns (1954) Cricketer, (Australian leg_spinner 1989)
Silvano Ippoliti (1923)
Stephen L. Johnson (1949)
Trey Junkin (1961) Tight end, (Arizona Cardinals)
Edward Ka-spel (1954) English singer/songwriter, (Legendary Pink Dots)
Lelani Kai (19--) [Patricia Karisma], wrestler, (WWF),
Miklos Kallay (January 23, 1887 -- January 14, 1967) Politician who, as prime minister of Hungary in World War II, unsuccessfully attempted to extricate his country from the German alliance.
Joseph Nathan Kane (1899) Historian, (Famous Firsts)
Karl Karlovich Klaus (January 23, 1796 -- March 24, 1864) Russian chemist (of German origin) credited with the discovery of ruthenium in 1844.
Mark Kolesar (1973) Minnedosa, NHL right wing, (Toronto Maple Leafs),
Lubomir Kolnik (1968) Skalica CZ, hockey forward, (Team Slovakia, Espoo),
Petr Korda (1968) Prague Czech, tennis star, (1993 Doubles-Cincinnati),
Ernie Kovacs (1919) Trenton NJ, comedian, (Ernie Kovacs' Show)
Jerry Kramer (1936) Green Bay Packer, author, (Instant Replay),
Theresa Kulikowski (1980) Tacoma Wash, gymnast, (World-bronze-95, Oly-96),
Miklós Kállay (1887) Premier Hungary, (1942_44)
John Landen (January 23, 1719 -- January 15, 1790) British mathematician who made important contributions on elliptic integrals.
Frank R Lautenberg (1924) (Sen_D_NJ, 1983_ )
Jerry Lawson (1944) US singer, (Persuasions_Under the Boardwalk)
Gilbert Ledward (1888) British(?) Sculptor
Sir (William) Arthur Lewis (January 23, 1915 -- June 15, 1991) British economist who shared (with Theodore W. Schultz, an American) the 1979 Nobel Prize for Economic Science for his studies of economic development
Sir Richard Winn Livingstone (January 23, 1880 -- December 26, 1960) Classical scholar and university administrator who championed the classical liberal arts curriculum.
Tony Lucca (1976)
Lennart Lundh (1928)
Gaston-Alexandre-Auguste Galliffet, marquis de, PRINCE DE MAR (January 23, 1830 -- July 8, 1909) French military leader who severely suppressed revolts in the Paris Commune in 1871.
Edouard Manet (1/23/1832)
Édouard Manet (1832) France, Impressionist painter, (Déjeuner sur L'Herbe),
Anatoly Marchenko (1938) Siberia, Soviet dissident
Guida Maria (1950)
Asif Masood (1946) Cricketer, (Pakistani quick with long & erratic run_up)
Greene, Charles Sumner; and Greene, Henry Mather (January 23, 1870 -- October 2, 1954) American architects, brothers who pioneered the influential California bungalow (a one-storied house with a low-pitched roof).
Friedrich von Matthison (1761) German poet, (Adelaide)
Friedrich von Matthisson (January 23, 1761 -- March 12, 1831) German poet whose verses were praised for their melancholy sweetness and pastoral descriptive passages.
Michael Matz (1951) Equestrian show jumper, (Olympics_silver_96)
Kevin Mawae (1971) NFL center/guard, (Seattle Seahawks)
Laurie Mayne (1942) Cricketer, (Australian pace bowler in 6 Tests 1965_70)
Kez McCorvey (1972) NFL wide receiver, (Detroit Lions)
Lafe McKee (1872)
Misha Mck (1960) East Orange NJ, actress, (Gerri-Me & Mrs C),
Eric Metcalf (1968) NFL receiver/running back, (Atl Falcons, SD Chargers),
Lorraine Michaels (1958) Canterbury England, playmate, (Apr, 1981)
Walter M[ichael] Miller, Jr (1923) US, sci-fi author, (Hugo, View from Stars),
Ank van der Moer (1912) actress, (Verkade, Dutch Comedy),
Andrija Mohorovicic (January 23, 1857 -- December 18, 1936) Croatian meteorologist and geophysicist who discovered the boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle--a boundary subsequently named the Mohorovici OR Croatian geologist, (Moho discontinuity)
Eugene Monti (1928) Italy, bobsledder, (Olympic-2 golds-1968),
Jeanne Moreau (1928 - ____) French actress; Her films include "Frantic: Lovers."
David Newell (1905) Mo, actor, (Runaway Bride, White Heat, Dangerous Curves),
David Newell, I (1905)
Alfredo Niceforo (January 23, 1876 -- March 2, 1960) Italian sociologist, criminologist, and statistician who posited the theory that every person has a "deep ego" of antisocial, subconscious impulses th
Hubert Nicholson (1908) Poet/novelist
Gail O'Grady (1963) Detroit, actress, (Hitman, Nobody's Perfect, NYPD Blue)
Alexander O'Neal (1955) R&B singer
Sherman Obando (1970) Changuinola Panama, outfielder, (Montreal Expos),
William Page (January 23, 1811 -- October 1, 1885) American painter known for his sedate portraits of prominent mid-19th-century Americans and Britons.
Marty Paich (1925) Oakland Calif, orch leader, (Sonny & Cher, Glenn Campbell)
Bob Paisley (1919) English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool
Ralph De Palma (January 23, 1884 -- March 31, 1956) American automobile-racing driver, one of the most popular and successful competitors in the early days of the sport.
Franklin Pangborn (1893) Newark, actor, (My Best Gal, Hats Off, Easy Living)
Adam Parore (1971) cricket wicket-keeper, (NZ, 1st Maori Test centurion),
Christine Parris-Washington (1967) Truro Nova Scotia, softball, (Olympics-96),
Erbet Pawel (1920) Biographer, (Kafka)
Anthony Peterson (1972) NFL linebacker, (Chicago Bears, SF 49ers),
Mary Philips (1900) CT, actress, (Farewell to Arms, Incendiary Blonde)
William Reid Pogue (1930) Okemah Okla, Colonel USAF/astronaut, (Skylab 4),
Anita Pointer (1948) Oakland, rock vocalist, (Pointer Sisters-She's So Shy),
John Polanyi (1929) Berlin, Canadian chemist, (Nobel 1986),
John C(harles) Polanyi (January 23, 1929) Chemist and educator who, with Dudley R. Herschbach and Yuan T. Lee, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1986 for his contribution to the field
Harry A. Pollard (1883)
Tyrone Power, Jr (1959) Los Angeles Calif, actor, (Shag),
Calvin Edward Pratt (1828) Brig General, (Union volunteers), died in 1896,
Django Reinhardt (1910) Belgium, Gypsy jazz guitarist
Greg Ritchie (1960) Cricketer, (Qld & Aust batsman Fat Cat Mahatma Cote)
Chita Rivera (1933) Actress/dancer or wash dc, actress, (west side story, sweet charity)
Rocco Romano (1963) CFL guard, (Calgary Stampeders)
Juventino Rosas (1868) Composer
Johnny Russell (1940) Country singer
Marty Russo (1944) (Rep_D_IL, 1975_ )
Theodor Schaefer (1904) Composer
Jim Schwantz (1970) NFL linebacker, (Dallas Cowboys, SF 49ers),
Randolph Scott (1903) Actor. Or actor, (last of the mohicans, western union)
Todd Scott (1968) NFL safety, (Tampa Bay Bucs)
Sergius (January 23, 1867 -- May 15, 1944) Theologian and patriarch of Moscow and the Russian Orthodox church who, by his leadership in rallying the church membership in a united effort with th
Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov (1820) Composer
Brendan Shanahan (1969) Mimico Ont, NHL left wing, (Whalers, Red Wings),
Robyn Sheppard (1959)
Bud Shuster (1932) (Rep_R_PA, 1973_ )
Patrick Simmons (1950) Guitarist/vocal, (Doobie Brothers_Minute by Minute)
Pak Saleman Siswowitono (1908) Javan/Surinamese writer
Richard Smehlik (1970) Ostrava Cze, NHL defenseman, (Buf Sabres, Oly-Gold-98),
Amanda Berry Smith (1897) Famous African
Shifty Smith (1911) Harmonica/gospel singer
Philipp Jakob Spener (January 23, 1635 -- February 5, 1705) Theologian, author, and a leading figure in German Pietism, a movement among 17th- and 18th-century Lutherans that stressed personal improvement and u
Joel Spiegelman (1933) Composer
Bob Steele (1906) Pendleton Oregon, actor, (Duffy-F Troop, Big Sleep),
Bob Steele, I (1906)
Stendahl (1783) [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer, (Le Rouge et de Noir)
Stendhal (1783 - 1842) French novelist; He was a leading literary figure best known for psychological and political insight in "The Red and the Black," 1830.
Benno Stokvis (1901) Dutch attorney/politician
Naim Suleymanoglu (1967) Bulgaria, Turkish weight lifter, (Oly-gold-1988),
Jean-Lambert Tallien (January 23, 1767 -- November 16, 1820) French Revolutionary who became a leader of the moderates (Thermidorians) after he helped engineer the fall of Robespierre in 1794.
Susan L. Taylor (1946 - ____) US journalist; She has been editor of the black women's magazine, "Essence," since 1981.
Tiffani-Amber Theissen (1974) Long Beach Ca, actress, (Saved by Bell, 90210),
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (1974)
Tiffani/Amber Thiessen (1974)
Ian Thomson (1929) Cricketer, (England seam bowler v South Africa 1964_65)
Thomas Todd (January 23, 1765 -- February 7, 1826) Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1807-26).
Katherine Tynan (January 23, 1861 -- April 2, 1931) Irish poet and novelist whose works are dominated by the combined influences of Catholicism and Irish patriotism.
Franco De Vita (1954) Caracas Venezuala, spanish singer, (Extranjero),
Christian A Vulpius (1762) Germany, writer, (Rinaldo Rinaldini),
Charlotte A E M W (1896) Grand duchess of Luxembourg, (1919_64)
Derek Walcott (1930 - ____) West Indian poet, playwright; He was noted for works that explore the Caribbean cultural experience; received the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1992
Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski (1885) Composer
Benny Waters (1902) Saxophonist
Marianne Wesén (1940)
Geoffrey Wigdor (1982)
Frank Winters (1964) NFL center, (Green Bay Packers_Superbowl 31)
Mark Wohlers (1970) Holyoke MA, pitcher, (Atlanta Braves),
Haywoode Workman (1966) NBA guard, (Indiana Pacers)
Hediki Yukawa (1907) Japan, physicist, (Nobel 1949),
Lamont Robin Zander (1953) Rocker, (Cheap Trick)
Robin Zander (1955) Rocker vocalist/guitarist, (Cheap Trick_Dream Police)
Oton Zupancic (1878) Slovenian poet, (Zimzelen pod Snegom)
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