Robert Drewe (81)
January 9th, 1943

Australian author – Robert Drewe was born in Melbourne (Capital city of Victoria, Australia) on January 9th, 1943 and is 81 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 9

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Jimmy Page

English guitarist (born 1944)

*January 9th, 1944, Heston

83

Joan Baez

American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)

*January 9th, 1941, Staten Island

54

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

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Richard Nixon

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

*January 9th, 1913, Yorba Linda †April 22nd, 1994, Manhattan

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

72

Susannah York

English film, stage and television actress (1939-2011)

*January 9th, 1939, Chelsea †January 15th, 2011, Chelsea

21

Sangiovanni

Italian singer (2003-)

*January 9th, 2003, Vicenza

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Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris

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Wakana Nagahara

Japanese badminton player

*January 9th, 1996, Hokkaido

54

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

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Susana Dosamantes

Mexican actress (1948-2022)

*January 9th, 1948, Guadalajara †July 2nd, 2022, Miami

66

Wolfgang Rohde

German musician and electrician

*January 9th, 1950, Kiel †April 25th, 2016, Düsseldorf

86

Brian Friel

Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929–2015)

*January 9th, 1929, Omagh †October 2nd, 2015, Greencastle

59

Joely Richardson

English actress

*January 9th, 1965, Marylebone

75

Robert Zahn

German classical archaeologist

*January 9th, 1870, Bruchsal †November 27th, 1945, Berlin

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Levon Ter-Petrosyan

First President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998

*January 9th, 1945, Aleppo

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Catherine, Princess of Wales

Member of the British Royal Family and Princess of Wales since 2022

*January 9th, 1982, Royal Berkshire Hospital

43

Julia Dietze

German actress

*January 9th, 1981, Marseille

78

Lee Kun-hee

4th and 6th Chairman of the Samsung Group

*January 9th, 1942, Uiryeong County †October 25th, 2020, Samsung Medical Center

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Fernando Lamas

Argentine-born actor

*January 9th, 1915, Buenos Aires †October 8th, 1982, Los Angeles

62

Cecilia Gabriela

Mexican actress

*January 9th, 1962, Mexico City

89

Har Gobind Khorana

Indian-American molecular biologist (1922-2011)

*January 9th, 1922, Raipur †November 9th, 2011, Concord

79

John Doman

American actor

*January 9th, 1945, Philadelphia

88

Wilbur Smith

South African novelist

*January 9th, 1933, Kabwe †November 13th, 2021, Cape Town

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Pierre Guyotat

French writer

*January 9th, 1940, Bourg-Argental †February 7th, 2020, 12th arrondissement of Paris

56

Steve Harwell

American musician (1967–2023)

*January 9th, 1967, Santa Clara †September 4th, 2023, Boise

35

Nina Dobrev

Bulgarian-born Canadian actress

*January 9th, 1989, Sofia

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Lee Van Cleef

American actor (1925–1989)

*January 9th, 1925, Somerville †December 16th, 1989, Oxnard

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Brian Bennett

British musician

*January 9th, 1940, London

32

Florian Eisenträger

German handball player

*January 9th, 1992, Erlenbach am Main

Also born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

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Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

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Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

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John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

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Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

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Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

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Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

81

Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

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Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

*March 8th, 1943, Marylebone †May 2nd, 2010, Kent

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Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

80

Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer (born 1943)

*September 21st, 1943, Detroit

81

Kay Granger

American politician

*January 18th, 1943, Greenville

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

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Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

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Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

Robert Drewe