Gerardo Chavez (87)
January 1st, 1937

Peruvian artist – Gerardo Chavez was born in Trujillo (City of Peru, capital of La Libertad region) 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

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

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

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

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

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

87

Valentina Tereshkova

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

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

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

Gerardo Chavez