Bill Cole (87)
January 1st, 1937

American musician – Bill Cole was born in Pittsburgh (City and county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States) on January 1st, 1937 and is 87 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 1

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

71

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*January 1st, 1953, Duisburg

39

Michael Findlay

Film director, producer

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

84

Mieczysław Kalenik

Polish actor

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

82

Karl-Heinz Priese

German archaeologist and egyptologist

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

73

Raphaële Billetdoux

French novelist

*January 1st, 1951, Paris

28

Dawid Kwiatkowski

Polish singer-songwriter

*January 1st, 1996, Gorzów Wielkopolski

84

Bengt von zur Mühlen

German film director and film producer (1932–2016)

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

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

85

Frank Carroll

Figure skater

*January 1st, 1939, Worcester

75

Christopher Kriesa

American actor

*January 1st, 1949, Green Bay

24

Ice Spice

American rapper

*January 1st, 2000, The Bronx

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

82

Hartmut Röseler

German politician (CDU)

*January 1st, 1942, Berlin

25

Azmy Qowimuramadhoni‎

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1999, Indonesia

88

Nell Dunn

English playwright, screenwriter, and author

*January 1st, 1936, London

23

Arrigo Menicocci

Italian rower

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

71

Gary Johnson

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

*January 1st, 1953, Minot

75

Joe Mafela

South African actor, film director and singer

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

86

Norman Paech

German politician

*January 1st, 1938, Bremerhaven

82

Alassane Ouattara

President of Ivory Coast (2010–present)

*January 1st, 1942, Dimbokro

83

Martin Evans

English developmental biologist

*January 1st, 1941, Stroud

86

Raúl Barboza

Argentinian musician

*January 1st, 1938, Buenos Aires

67

Barbara Baxley

American actress (1923-1990)

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

56

Stymie Beard

Actor (1925-1981)

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

86

Fuad Masum

Seventh President of Iraq

*January 1st, 1938, Koy Sanjaq

66

Amy Morton

American actress

*January 1st, 1958, Oak Park

72

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Nobel prize winning American and British structural biologist

*January 1st, 1952, Chidambaram

34

Joe Orton

English playwright and author (1933–1967)

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

Also born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

86

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

86

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian (born 1937)

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

87

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1937, Balrampur †March 10th, 2015

86

Erich Ribbeck

German football player and coach

*June 13th, 1937, Wuppertal

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

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