Famous Birthdays on January 25

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• 749 Leo IV, the Khazar, Byzantine emperor (775-80)
• 1037 Su Tung-p'o, [J Sotoba], China, layman/poet/administrator [or Dec 19]
• 1477 Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian of Austria & Louis XII
• 1509 Giovanni Morone, Italian theologist/diplomat/cardinal/"heretic"
• 1540 Edmund Campion, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes), born in London, England
• 1615 Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob)
• 1626 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter
• 1627 Robert Boyle, Ireld, physicist/chemist/author (experiments with color)
• 1634 Gaspar Fagel, lawyer/pension advisor of Holland (1672-88)
• 1640 William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English statesman and Whig politician (1661-84), (d. 1707)
• 1688 Juraj Jánošík, famous Slovak outlaw (d. 1713)
• 1708 Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter
• 1736 Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician and astronomer (number theory, celestial mechanics), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1813)
• 1739 Charles François Dumouriez, French general (d. 1823)
• 1750 Johann Gottfried Vierling, composer

• 1766 Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king Willem I
• 1770 Francis Burdett, British politician
• 1777 Elias Canneman, Dutch liberal minister of Finance (1813-14)
• 1794 François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (d. 1878)
• 1796 William McGillivray, Old Aberdeen, naturalist
• 1806 Daniel Maclise, Irish painter
• 1814 Francis Harrison Pierpont, governor (Union), (d. 1899)
• 1826 Rembt Tobias Hugo Pieter Liebrecht Alexander van Boneval Faure, Dutch lawyer and politician
• 1834 Pablo Hernandez Salces, composer
• 1839 Seldon Connor, American banker, 35th Governor of Maine, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Fairfield, Maine, (d. 1917)
• 1841 John Arbuthnot Fisher, Ceylon, 1st Baron Fisher/admiral of the fleet
• 1844 Frederick E Kitziger, composer
• 1851 Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Bondestudentar)
• 1851 Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Sea Bride princess of Herberg)
• 1858 Giuseppi Radiciotti, composer
• 1858 Kokichi Mikimoto, Japanese pearl farm pioneer (d. 1954)
• 1860 Charles Curtis, (R) 31st US VP (1929-33)
• 1864 Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and writer (d. 1934)
• 1866 Emile Vandervelde, President (1900–1918) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments (d. 1938)
• 1874 Hewlett Johnson [Red Dean of Canterbury], English bishop, born in Salford, Greater Manchester (d. 1966)
• 1874 [William] Somerset Maugham, British novelist/poet (Of Human Bondage), born in Paris, France
• 1878 Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-American television pioneer (Alexanderson alternator), born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1975)
• 1880 Francis George Scott, Scottish composer, born in Hawick, Roxburghshire (d. 1958)
• 1881 Emil Ludwig, German biographer (Diana, Son of Man)


• 1881 Gustave Frederic Soderlund, composer

• 1884 Edward Kilenyi, Sr. [Ede Kilényi], composer and teacher (Clipped Wings, Outside the Law), born in Békésszentandrás, Hungary (d. 1968)
• 1885 Else Mauhs [Alwine Julie Else Mauhs], German-Dutch actress (Eline Vere, L'aiglon), born in Mülheim an der Ruhr (d. 1959)
• 1885 Kitahara Hakushū, Japanese poets and children's writers (d. 1942)
• 1886 Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor (d. 1954)
• 1887 Diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze)
• 1889 Vladimir Scherbachov, Russian composer and professor (Blokovskaya, Thunderstorm), born in Warsaw, Russia (d. 1952)
• 1891 Dame Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, British actress (The Devil Rides Out), born in London, England (d. 1992)
• 1891 William C Bullitt, 1st US ambassador to USSR
• 1896 John Moores, British gambling magnate/multi-millionaire
• 1898 Joachim Wach, German/US philosopher/sociologist (Understanding)
• 1899 "Sleepy" John Estes, blues musician, born in Ripley, Tennessee (d. 1977)
• 1900 Mildred Dunnock, American actress (Baby Doll, Nun's Story), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1991)
• 1900 Theodosius Dobzhansky, Russian-American genetist, evolutionary biologist and author (Mankind Evolving), born in Nemyriv, Russian Empire (d. 1975)
• 1900 Yojiro Ishizaka, Japanese writer (d. 1986)
• 1901 Martin De Alzaga, Argentine racing driver (d. 1982)
• 1902 Gerard P M Knuvelder, Dutch literature historian (Vocation, Kitty)
• 1902 Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (d. 1975)
• 1904 Frans Goedhart, Dutch journalist/founder (Het Parool)
• 1905 Julia Smith, American composer, pianist, and author on musicology (Aaron Copland), born in Denton, Texas (d. 1989)
• 1908 Lord Iliffe, English publisher (Coventry Evening Telegraph/Autocar)
• 1908 W H V "Hopper" Levett, cricket keeper (England in 1 Test in Calcutta)
• 1908 Howard Wendell, American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Murder Your Wife), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
• 1910 Harold Watkinson, politician/businessman
• 1910 Hendrik Willem Hans Osieck, composer
• 1912 Lucius E Burch Jr, US lawyer/civil rights leader
• 1913 Luis Marden, American photojournalist (d. 2003)
• 1915 Michael Duane, British progressive educationalist and author, born in Galway, Ireland (d. 1997)
• 1915 Ewan MacColl [James Miller], Scottish folk singer-songwriter (The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face), born in Broughton (d. 1989)
• 1917 Ilya Prigogine, Russian scientist Nobel Laureate (d. 2003)
• 1917 Jânio Quadros, Brazilian politician (d. 1992)
• 1918 Ernie Harwell, American baseball sportscaster
• 1919 Edwin Newman, American newscaster/journalist/author (NBC-TV, Comment), born in NYC, New York
• 1919 Patricia Louise Dalton, chair (Sherlock Holmes Society of London)
• 1921 Alfred Reed, American composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
• 1921 Russell Reading Braddon, Australian author
• 1922 Jules P de Palm, Antilles writer
• 1922 Raymond Baxter, British TV host/author (Fast Lady)
• 1923 Eva Zeller, German writer, born in Eberswalde, Brandenburg
• 1923 Rusty Draper, American country and pop singer (d. 2003)
• 1923 Shirley Mason, American psychiatric patient (Commonly known as "Sybil") (d. 1998)
• 1923 Arvid Carlsson, Swedish neuropharmacologist whose work with dopamine to treat Parkinson's disease earned him a Nobel Prize (2000), born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 2018)
• 1924 Lou "The Toe" Groza, AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker (Cleveland Browns)
• 1925 Eric Dempster, cricketer (NZ slow bowl of mid-50's, bowling avg 109.5)
• 1925 Giorgos Zampetas, Greek musician and songwriter (d. 1992)
• 1925 Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-born French businessman, entrepreneur, and soft-drink manufacturer (Orangina), born in Boufarik, French Algeria (d. 2013)
• 1927 Antônio Carlos Jobim [Tom Jobim], Brazilian singer-songwriter and composer (Getz/Gilberto), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1994)
• 1927 Gregg Palmer [Palmer Edvind Lee], American actor (Scream, To Hell & Back), born in San Francisco (d. 2015)
• 1927 Seung Sahn, zen teacher (Korean line)
• 1927 Fernie Flaman [Ferdinand], Dysart, SK, CAN, Hall of Fame NHL player (Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs), (d. 2012)
• 1928 Eduard Shevardnadze, Soviet Georgia, foreign minister of USSR (-91)
• 1928 Jérôme Choquette, Quebec lawyer and politician
• 1930 Tanya Savicheva, Russian diarist (d. 1944)
• 1931 Dean Jones, American actor (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, The Love Bug), born in Decatur, Alabama (d. 2015)
• 1931 Harold Lloyd Jr, American actor, singer and son of famous silent film actor Harold Lloyd sr (Frankenstein's Daughter), born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 1971)
• 1931 Paavo J Haavikko, finnish writer/poet/husband of Marja-Liisa Vartio
• 1931 "Stikkan" Stig Anderson, Swedish actor, music entrepreneur and co-founder of Polar Music (ABBA), born in Hova, Sweden (d. 1997)

• 1934 Elizabeth Allen, actress (Laura-Bracken's World), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
• 1935 António Ramalho Eanes, 17th President of Portugal
• 1935 Conrad Burns, US politician (Senate-R-Montana 1989-2007), born in Gallatin, Missouri (d. 2016)
• 1936 Dan Schaefer, (Rep-R-CO, 1983- )
• 1936 Diana Hyland, Cleve Hgts Ohio, actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough)
• 1937 Don Maynard, American Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (NY Jets: 633 receptions, 11,834 yards, 88 TDs), born in Crosbyton, Texas
• 1937 Kathleen Tynan Halton, writer
• 1937 Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic
• 1938 Betico Croes, Arubian politician (Status Aparte)
• 1938 Etta James [Jamesetta Hawkins], American singer (Roll with Me, At Last), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)
• 1938 Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese manga author (d. 1998)


• 1938 Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese creator of anime
• 1939 Gabriel Romanus, Swedish politician
• 1941 Elzie "Buddy" Baker, American NASCAR driver, born in Florence, South Carolina (d. 2015)
• 1941 Gregory Sierra, American actor
• 1942 Carl Eller, American football player
• 1943 Tobe Hooper, American film director
• 1945 Leigh Taylor-Young, actress (Peyton Place, Alice B Toklas), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1945 Walt Wesley, NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, LA Lakers), born in Fort Myers, Florida
• 1946 Ronnie Brandon, rocker (McCoys)
• 1946 Silvio Blatter, writer
• 1947 Tostão, Brazilian footballer
• 1947 Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer
• 1948 Gueorgui Chichkine, Russian painter
• 1948 Ros Kelly, Australian politician
• 1949 John Cooper Clarke, English punk-poet
• 1950 Gloria Naylor, American author (Women of Brewster Place), born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)
• 1950 Michael Cotten, American rock synthesizer (Tubes) and art designer, born in Kansas City, Missouri
• 1951 Steve Prefontaine, American runner (5K 1972 Olympic 4th), born in Coos Bay, Oregon (d. 1975)
• 1952 Sara Mandiano, French singer and songwriter
• 1952 Timothy White, American journalist (d. 2002)
• 1952 Peter Tatchell, Australian-born British politician, journalist and human rights campaigner (Peter Tatchell Foundation), born in Melbourne, Australia
• 1953 Malcolm Green, rocker (Split Enz-I Got You)
• 1953 The Honky Tonk Man, American professional wrestler
• 1953 Mark Weil, Uzbek theatre director (d. 2007)
• 1954 Condredge Holloway, Alabama, CFL quarterback (Ottawa, Toronto)
• 1954 Ricardo Bochini, Argentinian footballer
• 1954 Kim Gandy, American feminist
• 1956 Andy Cox, rock guitarist (Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy)
• 1957 Edmund Theodore Sylvers, rocker (Sylvers)
• 1957 Jeff Gossett, NFL punter (Oakland Raiders)
• 1957 Jenifer Lewis, actress (Girl 6, Meteor Man, Sister Act)
• 1957 Martha Elizabeth Thomsen, Moses Lake Wash, playmate (May, 1980)
• 1957 Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish politician
• 1957 Andrew P. Harris, American politician
• 1957 Luis Garavito [The Beast, Tribilín], Colombian serial killer described as "the world's worst serial killer" (138-300+ victims), born in Génova, Quindío, Colombia
• 1958 Dinah Manoff, American actress (Elaine-Soap, Carol Weston-Empty Nest), born in NYC, New York
• 1958 Gary Brian Tibbs, rock bassist (Adam & The Ants, Roxy Music), born in London, England
• 1958 Harti Weirather, Austrian alpine skier
• 1961 Michele Tobin, actress (Fitzpatricks), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1961 Vivian Balakrishnan, Singaporean politician


• 1962 Chris Chelios, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team USA), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1963 Carl Fysh, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret)
• 1963 Joe Lloyd, Highland Park Ill, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Space Coast)
• 1964 Bob Sweeney, American NHL center (NY Islanders, Calgary Flames), born in Concord, Massachusetts
• 1964 Chip Foster, actor (Chip & Pepper's Surf's Up Saturday)
• 1964 Pepper Foster, actress (Chip & Pepper's Surf's Up Saturday)
• 1964 William Thomas Andrade, Fall River MA, PGA golfer (1991 Kemper Open)
• 1965 Brian Holman, Winfield Ks, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners)
• 1965 Esa Tikkanen, Helsinki FI, NHL left wing (Panthers, Canucks, Olympic bronze 1998)
• 1966 John [Vo] Velyvis, North Adams Mass, rower (Olympics 1996)
• 1966 Mark Schlereth, NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
• 1966 Paul Ranheim, NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
• 1966 Pavel Torgajev, Nizhnij Novgorod, NHL left wing (Calgary Flames)
• 1966 Richie Lewis, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Muncie, Indiana
• 1966 Chet Culver, American politician, governor of Iowa
• 1967 Mario Brunetta, hockey goaltender (Team Italy 1998)
• 1967 Marty Calder, St Catharine ON, 62 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic 12-92,96)
• 1967 Randy Mckay, NHL right wing (NJ Devils), born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1967 Mark Bamford, American writer/director
• 1968 Lynette Brooky, New Zealand golfer (NZ Open 1993/94)
• 1968 Roosevelt Collins, WLAF DL (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1968 Tim De Leede, cricketer (Holland batsman 1996 World Cup)
• 1968 Heinrich "Haini" Wolfgramm, Polynesian-American actor and musician (The Jets), born in San Francisco, California
• 1969 Jesse Harte, Rome Ga, heavy metal vocalist (Southgang-Tainted Angel)
• 1969 Nolan Harrison, NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders, Pitt Steelers)
• 1969 Penny Moore, WNBA guard/forward (Charlotte Sting)
• 1969 Kina [Cosper], American singer, born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1970 Chris Mills, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, NY Knicks)
• 1970 Milt Stegall, CFL receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
• 1970 Pau Coll, WLAF kicker/safety (Barcelona Dragons)
• 1970 Scott Hendrickson, CFL guard (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
• 1971 Herman Smith, NFL/WLAF defensive end (Tampa Bay Bucs, London Monarchs)
• 1971 Jordan Young, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Purdue), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
• 1971 Kerry Taylor, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres)
• 1971 Kevin Williams, receiver/kick returner (Az Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys)
• 1971 Konstantin Matoussevich, Israel, Men's high jump (Olympic 7th-1996)
• 1971 Tommie Jones, WLAF cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals)
• 1971 Vincent Brisby, NFL wide receiver (New England Patriots)
• 1971 Luca Badoer, Italian race car driver
• 1971 China Kantner, American actress and daughter of Grace Slick, born in San Francisco, California
• 1971 Ana Ortiz, American actress and singer
• 1973 Anthony Harris, linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
• 1973 Elvis Presley Jr, alleged son of Elvis Presley
• 1973 Marco Battaglia, tight end (Cincinnati Bengals)
• 1973 Rodney Young, NFL safety (NY Giants)
• 1973 Terrell Wade, Rembert SC, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
• 1973 Scott Milanovich, Butler Pennsylvania, coach and quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
• 1973 Geoff Johns, American comic book writer
• 1973 Chris Guy, American professional wrestler

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