January 5: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is January 5th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on January 5th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.

January 5th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

January 5th Birthdays: Famous Artists

American choreographer Alvin Ailey (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) was born on January 5, 1931.

Constantin (Stanislavsky) Sergeyevich Alekseyev, Russian actor, theatrical director and Moscow Art Theater co-founder (with Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko), was born on January 5, 1863.

Japanese animator, filmmaker (Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away) and Academy Award winner (2002) Hayao Miyazaki was born on January 5, 1941.

French Surrealist painter Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy (Indefinite Divisibility, Mama - Papa Is Wounded, Multiplication of the Arcs, Promontory Palace and Reply to Red) was born on January 5, 1900.

January 5th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Earl Jesse Battey, American professional baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins and Washington Senators), was born on January 5, 1935.

American professional football player Al Blozis (New York Giants) was born on January 5, 1919.

Walter Davis, American high jumper and Olympic gold medalist (1952), was born on January 5, 1931.

Warren De'Mon Dunn, American professional football player (Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers), was born on January 5, 1975.

American professional basketball player Alexander (Alex) English (Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks) was born on January 5, 1954.

Jeffrey Joseph (Jeff) Fassero, American professional baseball player (Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers), was born on January 5, 1963.

Arthur (Art) Fletcher, American professional baseball player (New York Giants, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies) was born on January 5, 1885.

Canadian professional hockey player Frederick Austin (Fred) Glover (Chicago Blackhawks, Cleveland Barons and Detroit Red Wings) was born on January 5, 1928.

Charles Oliver (Charlie) Hough, American professional baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas Rangers), was born on January 5, 1948.

Canadian professional hockey player Joe Juneau (Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes and Washington Capitals) was born on January 5, 1968.

American professional baseball player Benjamin Michael (Benny) Kauff (Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Indianapolis Hoosiers, New York Giants and New York Highlanders) was born on January 5, 1890.

Ronald Dale (Ron) Kittle, American professional baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees), was born on January 5, 1958.

Charles Robert (Chuck) McKinley, Jr., American professional tennis star, was born on January 5, 1941.

American professional football player Eugene (Mercury) Morris (Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers) was born on January 5, 1947.

James Edwin (Jim) Otto, American professional football player (Oakland Raiders), was born on January 5, 1938.

Hungarian boxer and Olympic gold medalist (1948, 1952 and 1956) Laszlo Papp was born on January 5, 1905.

Bridget Parker, British equestrian and Olympic gold medalist (1972), was born on January 5, 1939.

Jeannette Ridlon Piccard, American balloonist and Episcopalian priest, was born on January 5, 1895.

American professional baseball player James Luther (Luke) Sewell (Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Washington Nationals) was born on January 5, 1901.

Sam Wyche, American professional football player (Washington Redskins), coach (Cincinnati Bengals) and television sportscaster (CBS Sports and NBC Sports), was born on January 5, 1945.

Buddy Young, American professional football player (Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans and New York Yankees), was born on January 5, 1926.

January 5th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

Henry Sloane Coffin, American clergyman and author (Some Christian Convictions - A Practical Restatement in Terms of Present-Day Thinking), was born on January 5, 1877.

Italian author Umberto Eco (Baudolino, Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana and The Name of the Rose) was born on January 5, 1932.

Stella Gibbons, British poet and author (Cold Comfort Farm), was born on January 5, 1902.

American astrologer, psychic, newspaper columnist and author Lydia Emma (Jeane Dixon) Pinckert (Jeane Dixon: My Life and Prophecies) was born on January 5, 1904.

American farmer and publisher (Farmer's Register) Edmund Ruffin was born on January 5, 1794. According to popular legend, Edmund Ruffin was the first Confederate soldier to fire a shot at Fort Sumter in the U.S. Civil War.

William DeWitt (W.D.) Snodgrass, American author (April Inventory, The Complete Cycle, The Fuhrer Bunker and Heart's Needle), was born on January 5, 1926.

Herbert Bayard Swope, American editor and journalist, was born on January 5, 1882.

January 5th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

Hubert Beuve-Mery, French publisher (Le Monde), was born on January 5, 1902.

American businessman and safety razor inventor King Camp Gillette (The Gillette Company) was born on January 5, 1855.

Sam Phillips, American music producer (Sun Records), was born on January 5, 1923. Sam Phillips recorded albums for Johnny Cash, The Memphis Million Dollar Quartet, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich and other recording artists.

January 5th Birthdays: Famous Performers

Suzy Amis, American actress (Blame It on Rio, Blown Away, Nadja, The Usual Suspects and Where the Heart Is), was born on January 5, 1962.

French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont (Becoming Colette, Cat and Mouse, The Happy Hooker, Maria-Chapdelaine, Napoleon and Windmills of the Gods) was born on January 5, 1911.

George (Reeves) Keefer Brewer, American actor (The Adventures of Superman, Blood and Sand, Forever Female, Gone With the Wind, Knute Rockne All-American, Rancho Notorious and Westward Ho the Wagons), was born on January 5, 1914.

Clancy Brown, American actor (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, Bad Boys, The Burrowers, Carnivale, Dead Man Walking, The Guardian, Highlander, The Hurricane, The Shawshank Redemption and Starship Troopers) and voice-over artist (A.T.O.M., All Grown Up, American Dragon: Jake Long, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Batman, Catscratch, Jackie Chan Adventures, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Recess: School's Out, The Spectacular Spider-Man, SpongeBob SquarePants, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go, Superman: The Animated Series and Wolverine and the X-Men), was born on January 5, 1959.

George (Funky) Brown, American funk-rock drummer (Kool and the Gang), was born on January 5, 1949.

American actor Bradley Cooper (Alias, Failure to Launch, Kitchen Confidential, Sex and the City, Treks in a Wild World and The Wedding Crashers) was born on January 5, 1975

Lindsay Harry Crosby, American singer and actor (Big Foot and Out of This World), was born on January 5, 1938. Lindsay Crosby's father was singer Bing Crosby.

American country music singer Iris Dement ("Big City," "Let the Mystery Be," "Our Town" and "Wasteland of the Free") was born on January 5, 1961.

Italian actor George Dolenz (The Count of Monte Cristo) was born on January 5, 1908.

Robert Duvall, American actor (Apocalypse Now, The Apostle, Bullitt, Colors, The Conversation, Countdown, Days of Thunder, A Family Thing, Lonesome Dove, The Godfather, The Great Santini, M*A*S*H, Naked City, The Natural, Network, Taxi Driver, Tender Mercies, A Show of Force, Stalin, To Kill a Mockingbird, True Confessions, True Grit and We're Not the Jet Set) and Academy Award winner (1983), was born on January 5, 1931.

American actor Carl T. Evans (Frame of Mind, The Guiding Light and Kicking the Dog) was born on January 5, 1968.

Richard (Ricky) Paull Goldin, American actor (All My Children and The Guiding Light), was born on January 5, 1965.

American actress (Annie Hall, Baby Boom, Because I Said So, Father of the Bride, The First Wives Club, The Godfather, Hair, The Little Drummer Girl, Looking For Mr. Goodbar, Love and Death, Mrs. Soffel, Play It Again Sam, Reds, Shoot the Moon, Sleeper and Something's Gotta Give) and Academy Award winner (1977) Diane Keaton Hall was born on January 5, 1946.

Bryan Keith Hitt, American rock drummer (REO Speedwagon), was born on January 5, 1954.

January Jones, American actress (American Wedding, Anger Management, The Boat That Rocked, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Love Actually, Love's Enduring Promise, Mad Men, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada and We Are Marshall), was born on January 5, 1978.

British actor (The Condemned, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and She's the Man), television personality (The Friday Night Project and Vinnie Jones' Toughest Cops) and rugby (football) player Vincent Peter (Vinnie) Jones was born on January 5, 1965.

Heather Paige Kent, American actress (That's Life), was born on January 5, 1969.

American actor Ted Lange (The Love Boat, Mr. T and Tina, Perfume and Terminal Exposure) was born on January 5, 1948.

Pamela Sue Martin, American actress (Dynasty, The Nancy Drew Mysteries and The Poseidon Adventure) was born on January 5, 1953.

Austrian concert violinist Erika Morini was born on January 5, 1904.

John Drew Nichols, American pop singer (PC Quest), was born on January 5, 1974.

American rock drummer and singer Ted Harris Poley (Danger Danger) was born on January 5, 1964.

Cliff Potts, American actor (Big Hawaii, Little Women, The Name of the Game and Silent Running), was born on January 5, 1942.

Garette Patrick Ratliff, American actor (Captain America, Casper, The Charmings, NCIS, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, Radio Flyer and Return to the Blue Lagoon), was born on January 5, 1980.

French actress Danielle Nadine Suzanne (Dany) Savalle (Boeing Boeing and Moon Pilot) was born on January 5, 1942.

Kate Schellenbach, American rock drummer (The Beastie Boys, Lunachicks and Luscious Jackson), was born

American rock guitarist Chris Stein (Blondie) was born on January 5, 1950.

Brooklyn Sudano, American actress (My Wife and Kids and Rain), was born on January 5, 1981. Brooklyn Sudano's mother is singer Donna Summer.

American rock singer Grady Thomas (Brain, Funkadelic, Maggot and The Parliaments,) was born on January 5, 1941.

Philip (Phil Joel) Urry, New Zealand Christian rock bassist and singer (Drinkwater and Newsboys), was born on January 5, 1973.

American rock singer Brian Hugh (Marilyn Manson) Warner was born on January 5, 1969.

January 5th Birthdays: Famous Scientists

Joseph Erlanger, American physician, physiologist and Nobel Prize winner (1944), was born on January 5, 1874.

British archaeologist Dame Kathleen Kenyon was born on January 5, 1906.

Zebulon Montgomery Pike, American explorer, was born on January 5, 1779. Colorado's Pike's Peak was named for him.

January 5th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

West Germany's 1^st Chancellor Konrad Adenauer was born on January 5, 1876.

Zulfikar Ali Khan Bhutto, Premier of Pakistan, was born on January 5, 1928.

Juan Carlos, King of Spain, was born on January 5, 1938.

American naval officer and War of 1812 hero Stephen Decatur was born on January 5, 1779.

Raisa Maximovna Titorenko Gorbachev, Russian First Lady (to U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbechev), was born

Walter Frederick (Fritz) Mondale, U.S. Senator (D-MN), U.S. Vice President (to 29^th U.S. President Jimmy Carter) and Democratic nominee for the U.S. Presidential election (1984), was born on January 5, 1928.

Italian Premier Mario Scelba was born on January 5, 1901.

Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on January 5th?

If you know additional notable people (including yourself) who may be celebrating a birthday on January 5th, please indicate so in a comment below. Thank you!

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