Guido Knopp (76)
January 29th, 1948

German journalist – Guido Knopp was born in Treysa (District of Schwalmstadt in Hesse, Germany) on January 29th, 1948 and is 76 years old today.

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Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

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Linda B. Buck

American biologist

*January 29th, 1947, Seattle

39

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

70

Oprah Winfrey

American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)

*January 29th, 1954, Kosciusko

82

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez

Cuban cosmonaut

*January 29th, 1942, Guantánamo

72

Larry Schuba

German country musician and radio personality

*January 29th, 1951, Landshut †July 23rd, 2023

70

Marián Varga

Slovak composer and organist

*January 29th, 1947, Skalica †August 9th, 2017, Bratislava

44

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

*January 29th, 1860, Taganrog †July 2nd, 1904, Badenweiler

80

Angela Davis

American political activist, scholar, and author

*January 29th, 1944, Birmingham

67

Manuela Groß

East German pair skater

*January 29th, 1957, Berlin

76

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

Malian politician

*January 29th, 1945, Koutiala †January 16th, 2022, Bamako

79

Tom Selleck

American actor (born 1945)

*January 29th, 1945, Detroit

55

Sam Trammell

American actor

*January 29th, 1969, New Orleans

78

Romain Rolland

French author (1866-1944)

*January 29th, 1866, Clamecy †December 30th, 1944, Vézelay

74

Jody Scheckter

South African racecar driver

*January 29th, 1950, East London

58

Romário

Senator from Rio de Janeiro and former footballer

*January 29th, 1966, Rio de Janeiro

65

Tommy Ramone

Hungarian-American drummer (1949–2014)

*January 29th, 1949, Budapest †July 11th, 2014, Ridgewood

42

Teresa Teng

Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)

*January 29th, 1953, Baozhong †May 8th, 1995, Chiang Mai

88

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

70

Terry Kinney

American actor

*January 29th, 1954, Lincoln

70

Abdus Salam

Theoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient

*January 29th, 1926, Jhang †November 21st, 1996, Oxford

48

Karsten Kroon

Dutch cyclist

*January 29th, 1976, Dalen

52

Engin Günaydın

Turkish actor

*January 29th, 1972, Erbaa

78

Bettye LaVette

American soul singer-songwriter

*January 29th, 1946, Muskegon

58

William McKinley

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

*January 29th, 1843, Niles †September 14th, 1901, Buffalo

70

Jerry Adriani

Brazilian singer and actor (1947-2017)

*January 29th, 1947, São Paulo †April 23rd, 2017, Rio de Janeiro

86

Victor Mature

American actor (1913–1999)

*January 29th, 1913, Louisville †August 4th, 1999, Rancho Santa Fe

75

Melvin Wong

Hong Kong actor

*January 29th, 1949, Oakland

73

Peter Cornelius

Austrian musician

*January 29th, 1951, Vienna

Also born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

75

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

76

Carl Weathers

American actor and football player (1948–2024)

*January 14th, 1948, New Orleans †February 1st, 2024, Los Angeles

75

Donna Karan

American fashion designer

*October 2nd, 1948, New York City

76

Bernadette Peters

American actress and singer

*February 28th, 1948, Queens

75

Ian McEwan

British author

*June 21st, 1948, Aldershot

76

Wolfgang Schomburg

Judge

*April 9th, 1948, Berlin

75

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

76

Féodor Atkine

French actor

*February 27th, 1948, Paris

75

Tony Gatlif

French film director, actor and screenwriter

*September 10th, 1948, Algiers

75

George R. R. Martin

American writer and television producer

*September 20th, 1948, Bayonne

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