| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| William Baffin |
Explorer |
c. 1584 |
23-Jan-1622 |
Tried to find North-West Passage |
| Samuel Barber |
Composer |
9-Mar-1910 |
23-Jan-1981 |
Adagio for Strings |
| Freddie Bartholomew |
Actor |
28-Mar-1924 |
23-Jan-1992 |
Little Lord Fauntleroy |
| James Beard |
Chef |
5-May-1903 |
23-Jan-1985 |
First prominent TV chef |
| Richard Berry |
Musician |
11-Apr-1935 |
23-Jan-1997 |
Louie, Louie |
| Joseph Beuys |
Artist |
12-May-1921 |
23-Jan-1986 |
German conceptual artist |
| Pierre Bonnard |
Artist |
3-Oct-1867 |
23-Jan-1947 |
Les Nabis painter and lithographer |
| Pierre Bourdieu |
Anthropologist |
1-Aug-1930 |
23-Jan-2002 |
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste |
| Johnny Carson |
Talk Show Host |
23-Oct-1925 |
23-Jan-2005 |
Longtime host of Tonight Show |
| Nell Carter |
Actor |
13-Sep-1948 |
23-Jan-2003 |
Housekeeper on Gimme A Break |
| William Caslon |
Typographer |
1692 |
23-Jan-1766 |
English type designer |
| John Cleland |
Novelist |
24-Sep-1709 |
23-Jan-1789 |
Fanny Hill |
| Marcus A. Coolidge |
Politician |
6-Oct-1865 |
23-Jan-1947 |
US Senator from Massachusetts, 1931-37 |
| George Cukor |
Film Director |
7-Jul-1899 |
23-Jan-1983 |
My Fair Lady |
| Joe D'Amato |
Film Director |
15-Dec-1936 |
23-Jan-1999 |
Ator the Invincible |
| Disco D |
Music Producer |
21-Sep-1980 |
23-Jan-2007 |
Ghetto-tech DJ |
| Salvador Dali |
Painter |
11-May-1904 |
23-Jan-1989 |
Surrealist painter |
| Dan Daniel |
Politician |
12-May-1914 |
23-Jan-1988 |
Congressman from Virginia, 1969-88 |
| Gustave Doré |
Engraver |
6-Jan-1832 |
23-Jan-1883 |
Book illustrator on steelplate |
| Thomas A. Dorsey |
Musician |
1-Jul-1899 |
23-Jan-1993 |
The father of gospel music |
| King Ferdinand II |
Royalty |
10-Mar-1452 |
23-Jan-1516 |
King of Spain, bankrolled Columbus |
| John Field |
Composer |
26-Jul-1782 |
23-Jan-1837 |
Irish composer of Nocturnes |
| Northrop Frye |
Author |
14-Jul-1912 |
23-Jan-1991 |
Fearful Symmetry |
| Arthur Guinness |
Business |
1725 |
23-Jan-1803 |
Invented stout, founded Guinness Brewery |
| Albertis S. Harrison, Jr. |
Politician |
11-Jan-1907 |
23-Jan-1995 |
Governor of Virginia, 1962-66 |
| John Hoppner |
Painter |
4-Apr-1758 |
23-Jan-1810 |
English portrait painter |
| E. Howard Hunt |
Criminal |
9-Oct-1918 |
23-Jan-2007 |
Coordinated Watergate break-in |
| Charley E. Johns |
Politician |
27-Feb-1905 |
23-Jan-1990 |
Governor of Florida, 1953-55 |
| Bob Keeshan |
Actor |
27-Jun-1927 |
23-Jan-2004 |
Captain Kangaroo |
| Alexander Korda |
Film Director |
16-Sep-1893 |
23-Jan-1956 |
The Private Life of Henry VIII |
| Jack La Lanne |
Fitness Guru |
26-Sep-1914 |
23-Jan-2011 |
Fitness guru |
| Lucius Q. C. Lamar |
Politician |
17-Sep-1825 |
23-Jan-1893 |
Senator, Interior Secretary, Justice |
| Larry Levenson |
Business |
c. 1936 |
23-Jan-1999 |
Founder of Plato's Retreat |
| Edward MacDowell |
Composer |
18-Dec-1860 |
23-Jan-1908 |
American piano composer |
| Thomas C. Mann |
Diplomat |
11-Nov-1912 |
23-Jan-1999 |
US Ambassador to Mexico, 1961-63 |
| Edvard Munch |
Painter |
12-Dec-1863 |
23-Jan-1944 |
Scream |
| Joseph M. Newman |
Film Director |
7-Aug-1909 |
23-Jan-2006 |
This Island Earth |
| Helmut Newton |
Photographer |
31-Oct-1920 |
23-Jan-2004 |
Celebrity photographer |
| Max Nordau |
Critic |
29-Jul-1849 |
23-Jan-1923 |
Zionist and cultural critic, Degeneration |
| Robert Nozick |
Philosopher |
16-Nov-1938 |
23-Jan-2002 |
Libertarian philosopher |
| Jack Oakie |
Actor |
12-Nov-1903 |
23-Jan-1978 |
The Great Dictator |
| Kid Ory |
Jazz Musician |
25-Dec-1886 |
23-Jan-1973 |
Trombonist, Ory's Creole Jazz Band |
| Otto III |
Royalty |
980 AD |
23-Jan-1002 |
Holy Roman Emperor, 996-1002 |
| Thomas Love Peacock |
Novelist |
18-Oct-1785 |
23-Jan-1866 |
Nightmare Abbey |
| William Pitt the Younger |
Head of State |
28-May-1759 |
23-Jan-1806 |
UK Prime Minister |
| Paul Robeson |
Singer |
9-Apr-1898 |
23-Jan-1976 |
20th Century renaissance man |
| Robert W. Scott |
Politician |
13-Jun-1929 |
23-Jan-2009 |
Governor of North Carolina, 1969-73 |
| Virginia Smith |
Politician |
30-Jun-1911 |
23-Jan-2006 |
Congresswoman from Nebraska, 1975-91 |
| Philip Sporn |
Engineer |
25-Nov-1896 |
23-Jan-1978 |
American Electric Power Company |
| John Sullivan |
Military |
18-Feb-1740 |
23-Jan-1795 |
Revolutionary War general |
| Ian Wolfe |
Actor |
4-Nov-1896 |
23-Jan-1992 |
Bedlam |
| Alexander Woollcott |
Critic |
18-Jan-1887 |
23-Jan-1943 |
The Man Who Came to Dinner |
