January 29th Birthdays

Singer and actor, Adam Lambert, 2nd place winner of American Idol Season 8, was born on this day in 1982 in Indianapolis, IN.

Also born on January 29th:

• 1940
  Katharine Ross, American actress
• 1942
  Claudine Longet, French singer and dancer
• 1943
  Bob Random, Canadian actor
• 1944
  Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda
• 1945
  Tom Selleck, American actor, screenwriter
• 1950
  Ann Jillian, American actress
• 1953
  Paul Fusco, American actor, puppeteer
  Charlie Wilson, American singer, songwriter
• 1954
  Terry Kinney, American actor
  Richard Manitoba, American singer
• 1954
  Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress
• 1955
  Eddie Jordan, American basketball player, coach
• 1960
  Matthew Ashford, American actor
  Greg Louganis, American diver
  Steve Sax, American baseball player
• 1962
  Nicholas Turturro, American actor
• 1963
  Monica Horan, American actress
• 1964
  Andre Reed, American football player
• 1967
  Stacey King, American basketball player
• 1968
  Edward Burns, American actor
• 1970
  Heather Graham, American actress
• 1973
  Jason Schmidt, American baseball player
• 1975
  Sara Gilbert, American actress
• 1976
  Chris Castle, American singer, songwriter
  Charles Divins, American model, actor
• 1977
  Justin Hartley, American actor
• 1978
  Rob Bironas, American football player
• 1979
  Andrew Keegan, American actor
• 1981
  Jonny Lang, American musician
• 1982
  Heidi Mueller, American actress
  Riff Raff, American rapper
• 1985
  Mikey Hachey, American musician
  Isabel Lucas, Australian actress
  Athina Onassis, French heiress
• 1986
  Drew Tyler Bell, American actor

January Birthday Calendar

Died on January 29th:

• 1888
  Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (age 75)
• 1933
  Sara Teasdale, American poet (age 48)
• 1963
  Robert Frost, American poet, playwright (age 88)
• 1964
  Alan Ladd, American actor (age 50)
• 1977
  Freddie Prinze, American comedian, actor (age 22)
• 1980
  Jimmy Durante, American entertainer (age 86)
• 1986
  Leif Erickson, American actor (age 74)
• 1992
  Willie Dixon, American singer, songwriter (age 76)
• 2008
  Margaret Truman, American singer, author (age 83)
• 2012
  Camilla Williams, American soprano, educator (age 92)
• 2015
  Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist, author (age 77)
  Rod McKuen, American singer, songwriter, poet (age 81)
• 2019
  James Ingram, American singer (age 66)
• 2022
  Howard Hesseman, American actor (age 81)
• 2023
  Barrett Strong, American singer, songwriter (age 81)
  Annie Wersching, American actress (age 45)