Jack Nicklaus (86)
January 21st, 1940

American golfer – Jack Nicklaus was born in Columbus (Capital city of Ohio, United States of America) on January 21st, 1940 and is 86 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 21

85

Plácido Domingo

Spanish tenor and conductor

*January 21st, 1941, Madrid

33

Wincent Weiss

German pop singer

*January 21st, 1993, Bad Oldesloe

39

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

86

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

*January 21st, 1922, West Sussex †March 19th, 2008, Sussex

21

IShowSpeed

American YouTuber and online streamer

*January 21st, 2005, Cincinnati

88

Anatol Herzfeld

German sculptor and mixed media artist (1931-2019)

*January 21st, 1931, Chernyakhovsk †May 10th, 2019, Moers

72

Thomas de Maizière

German politician

*January 21st, 1954, Bonn

87

Anna Polony

Polish actress

*January 21st, 1939, Kraków

85

Steve Paxton

American experimental dancer and choreographer

*January 21st, 1939, Phoenix †February 20th, 2024, Vermont

42

Wes Morgan

Jamaican association football player (born 1984)

*January 21st, 1984, Nottingham

83

Romano Fogli

Italian footballer

*January 21st, 1938, Santa Maria a Monte †September 21st, 2021, Santa Maria a Monte

29

Mikkel Frølich Honoré

Danish cyclist, born 1997

*January 21st, 1997, Fredericia

67

Eduardo Marquina

Spanish writer (1879-1946)

*January 21st, 1879, Barcelona †November 21st, 1946, New York City

70

Omar Gutiérrez

Uruguayan radio host

*January 21st, 1948, San José de Mayo †September 12th, 2018

58

Clive Churchill

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

*January 21st, 1927, Newcastle †August 9th, 1985, Sydney

Also born in 1940

85

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality †February 18th, 2024, Røros Municipality

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi

76

Al Jarreau

American singer and songwriter (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

86

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

86

Klaus Schlappner

German association football player and manager

*May 22nd, 1940, Lampertheim

85

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

86

Nancy Pelosi

American politician

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Chinese-American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

86

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

86

Nūrsūltan Nazarbaev

President of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author (1940–2020)

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor (1940–2017)

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

86

Patrick Stewart

British actor

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

86

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

86

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

86

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

*June 1st, 1940, New York City †December 8th, 2019, Los Angeles

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

84

Denis Law

Scottish footballer (1940–2025)

*February 24th, 1940, Aberdeen †January 17th, 2025, Aberdeen

86

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

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