Jean Glarner (84)
January 20th, 1940

Swiss field hockey player – Jean Glarner was born in Geneva (City in Switzerland and capital of its canton) on January 20th, 1940 and is 84 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 20

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

76

Alexander Bílek

Czech racewalker (1941-2017)

*January 20th, 1941, Dresden †April 20th, 2017, Prague

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

84

Patricia Neal

American stage and film actress (1926-2010)

*January 20th, 1926, Packard †August 8th, 2010, Edgartown

81

Herman Rouwé

Dutch rower

*January 20th, 1943, Grou

51

Peng Xingyong

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

46

Luciano Zauri

Italian association football player

*January 20th, 1978, Pescina

72

Ann Savoy

American musician, author, and record producer

*January 20th, 1952, Richmond

33

Sara Thygesen

Danish badminton player

*January 20th, 1991, Vejle

32

Deng Xuan

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1992, Guangzhou

77

Cyrille Guimard

French cyclist and commentator

*January 20th, 1947, Bouguenais

37

Luka Zdenjak

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1987, Zagreb

26

Xu Ya

Chinese badminton player

*January 20th, 1998, Dongguan

29

Josephine Wu

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1995, Edmonton

93

David Lee

Physicist and Nobel Prize winner from the United States

*January 20th, 1931, Rye

70

Ken Page

American actor

*January 20th, 1954, St. Louis

76

Nigel Williams

English novelist, screenwriter and playwright.

*January 20th, 1948, Cheadle

63

Josefina Vázquez Mota

Mexican politician

*January 20th, 1961, Mexico City

68

Bill Maher

American stand-up comedian and television host

*January 20th, 1956, New York City

85

François Hamon

French cyclist

*January 20th, 1939, Guerlesquin

75

Martin von Haselberg

American actor

*January 20th, 1949, Buenos Aires

62

Werner Schuster

German politician (1939-2001)

*January 20th, 1939, Moshi †May 9th, 2001, Wiesbaden

96

Marcos Ana

Spanish poet (1920-2016)

*January 20th, 1920, Alconada †November 24th, 2016, Madrid

69

Ingjerd Schou

Norwegian politician

*January 20th, 1955, Sarpsborg Municipality

51

Stephen Crabb

Welsh politician and MP (born 1973)

*January 20th, 1973, Inverness

80

José Luis Garci

Spanish film director

*January 20th, 1944, Madrid

81

Armando Guebuza

3rd President of Mozambique

*January 20th, 1943, Murrupula District

55

Nicky Wire

Welsh musician and songwriter

*January 20th, 1969, Blackwood

Also born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

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

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

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

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

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

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

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

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

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

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

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

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

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

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

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

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

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

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

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

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

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

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

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

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

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

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

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

83

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

Jean Glarner