Ali Bani Hashemi (90)
January 1st, 1934

Iranian amateur wrestler – Ali Bani Hashemi was born in Tehran (Capital city of Iran) on January 1st, 1934 and is 90 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 1

84

Mieczysław Kalenik

Polish actor

*January 1st, 1933, Międzyrzec Podlaski †June 16th, 2017, Międzyrzec Podlaski

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

71

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*January 1st, 1953, Duisburg

82

Karl-Heinz Priese

German archaeologist and egyptologist

*January 1st, 1935, Ziesar †January 27th, 2017

84

Bengt von zur Mühlen

German film director and film producer (1932–2016)

*January 1st, 1932, Tartu †June 30th, 2016, Berlin

23

Arrigo Menicocci

Italian rower

*January 1st, 1933, Ariccia †December 1st, 1956, Melbourne

39

Michael Findlay

Film director, producer

*January 1st, 1938, United States of America †May 16th, 1977, New York City

28

Dawid Kwiatkowski

Polish singer-songwriter

*January 1st, 1996, Gorzów Wielkopolski

73

Raphaële Billetdoux

French novelist

*January 1st, 1951, Paris

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

24

Ice Spice

American rapper

*January 1st, 2000, The Bronx

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

34

Joe Orton

English playwright and author (1933–1967)

*January 1st, 1933, Leicester †August 9th, 1967, Islington

75

Christopher Kriesa

American actor

*January 1st, 1949, Green Bay

25

Azmy Qowimuramadhoni‎

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1999, Indonesia

87

Michael Knowles

British actor

*January 1st, 1937, Spondon

82

Hartmut Röseler

German politician (CDU)

*January 1st, 1942, Berlin

85

Frank Carroll

Figure skater

*January 1st, 1939, Worcester

89

Judith Roberts

American actress

*January 1st, 1935, United States of America

71

Gary Johnson

American politician, businessman, and 29th Governor of New Mexico

*January 1st, 1953, Minot

88

Nell Dunn

English playwright, screenwriter, and author

*January 1st, 1936, London

56

Stymie Beard

Actor (1925-1981)

*January 1st, 1925, Los Angeles †January 8th, 1981, Los Angeles

67

Barbara Baxley

American actress (1923-1990)

*January 1st, 1923, Porterville †June 7th, 1990, Manhattan

91

Jennifer Strauss

Australian poet and academic

*January 1st, 1933, Heywood

88

Ruth Schmidt-Wiegand

German legal historian and medievalist

*January 1st, 1926, Berlin †December 12th, 2014

86

Billy Apple

New Zealand artist

*January 1st, 1935, Auckland †September 6th, 2021, Auckland

92

Alain Mimoun

Algerian-born French long-distance runner

*January 1st, 1921, Telagh †June 27th, 2013, Saint-Mandé

75

Joe Mafela

South African actor, film director and singer

*January 1st, 1942, Sibasa †March 18th, 2017, Johannesburg

91

Ford Konno

American swimmer

*January 1st, 1933, Honolulu

Also born in 1934

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

83

Jörg Kuebart

German general (1934-2018)

*September 2nd, 1934, Olsztyn †February 14th, 2018, Bad Honnef

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

82

Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)

*September 21st, 1934, Montreal †November 7th, 2016, Los Angeles

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

62

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

*November 9th, 1934, Brooklyn †December 20th, 1996, Seattle

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

89

Sophia Loren

Italian actress

*September 20th, 1934, Rome

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

83

Norbert Kunisch

German classical archaeologist

*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, Oxford

83

Bernd Maydell

German jurist (1934-2018)

*July 19th, 1934, Tallinn †May 3rd, 2018, Sankt Augustin

89

Maggie Smith

English actress

*December 28th, 1934, Ilford

89

Judi Dench

English actress (born 1934)

*December 9th, 1934, York

90

Jane Goodall

English primatologist and anthropologist (*1934)

*April 3rd, 1934, Hampstead

69

Alan Bates

British actor

*February 17th, 1934, Allestree †December 27th, 2003, City of Westminster

89

Sylvia Syms

English actress (1934–2023)

*January 6th, 1934, Woolwich †January 27th, 2023, Denville Hall

80

Michael Graves

American architect and designer of consumer products

*July 9th, 1934, Indianapolis †March 12th, 2015, Princeton

89

Brigitte Bardot

French actress and singer

*September 28th, 1934, Paris

89

Pratibha Patil

President of India from 2007 to 2012

*December 19th, 1934, Nadgaon

90

Shirley MacLaine

American actress

*April 24th, 1934, Richmond

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