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

January Birthday Calendar

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)