January 21st Birthdays

Singer, songwriter Mac Davis was born on this day in 1942 in Lubbock, TX. Besides his own hit records, like “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked On Me” and “Hard to Be Humble,” Mac wrote many hits for other singers, including “In The Ghetto,” “Memories,” and “I Believe in Music.” He passed away on September 29, 2020 at the age of 78.

Also born on January 21st:

  • 1934
    Audrey Dalton, Irish actress
  • 1938
    John Savident, British actor
  • 1940
    Jack Nicklaus, American golfer
  • 1941
    Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor
  • 1945
    Martin Shaw, British actor
  • 1947
    Jill Eikenberry, American actress
    Pye Hastings, English singer, musician
  • 1952
    Cyril and Libbye Hellier, identical twin sopranos
    Louis Menand, American writer, critic
  • 1956
    Robby Benson, American actor
    Geena Davis, American actress
  • 1966
    Robert Del Naja, English musician
  • 1968
    Charlotte Ross, American actress
  • 1969
    Karina Lombard, American actress
  • 1970
    Ken Leung, American actor
    Mark Trojanowski, American musician
  • 1971
    Tweet, American singer
  • 1972
    Alan Benes, American baseball player
    Cat Power (Chan Marshall), American musician
  • 1973
    Duane Lee Chapman, II, American bounty hunter
  • 1976
    Emma Bunton, English singer
  • 1977
    Jerry Trainor, American comedic actor
  • 1978
    Bryan Gilmore, National Football League player
    Tamir “Nokio” Ruffin, American singer
  • 1979
    Spider Loc, American rapper, member of G-Unit
  • 1984
    Robert Ray, American baseball player
  • 1986
    Peyton Hillis, American football player
  • 1990
    Jacob Smith, American actor
  • 1994
    BooBoo Stewart, American actor, singer
  • 2001
    Jackson Brundage, American actor.
  • 2004
    Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

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Died on January 21st:

  • 1950
    George Orwell, British novelist, critic (age 46)
  • 1959
    Cecil B. DeMille, American director, producer (age 77)
    Carl Switzer, American child actor (Alfalfa) (age 31)
  • 1960
    Matt Moore, Irish-American actor, director (age xx)
  • 1967
    Ann Sheridan, American actress (age 51)
  • 1984
    Jackie Wilson, American singer (age 49)
  • 1985
    James Beard, American chef, author (age 81)
  • 1998
    Jack Lord, American actor, director (age 77)
  • 1999
    Susan Strasberg, American actress (age 60)
  • 2002
    Peggy Lee, American singer (age 81)
  • 2013
    Michael Winner, English director, screenwriter (age 77)
  • 2019
    Kaye Ballard, American actress (age 93)
  • 2022
    Louie Anderson, American comedian (68)
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