January 22nd Birthdays

Sam Cooke, American singer and soul music pioneer, was born on this day in 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as Samuel Cook. One of the all-time great voices in many genres, Sam died on December 11, 1964 in suspicious circumstances that have never been satisfactorily resolved.

Also born on January 22nd:

• 1934
  Graham Kerr, British-born chef “The Galloping Gourmet”
• 1937
  Joseph Wambaugh, American author
• 1940
  George Seifert, American football coach
• 1949
  Mike Caldwell, American baseball player
  Phil Miller, English guitarist
  Steve Perry, American singer, musician
• 1951
  Leon Roberts, American baseball player
• 1952
  Teddy Gentry, American musician (Alabama)
• 1954
  Chris Lemmon, American actor
• 1955
  Thomas David Jones, American astronaut
• 1956
  Steve Riley, American drummer
  John Wesley Shipp, American actor
• 1957
  Brian Dayett, American baseball player
• 1959
  Linda Blair, American actress
• 1961
  Daniel Johnston, American singer, songwriter, artist
• 1963
  Javier Ortiz, American baseball player
  Jeff Treadway, American baseball player
• 1964
  Wayne Kirby, American baseball player
  Joe Dudek, American football player
• 1965
  Steven Adler, American drummer
  DJ Jazzy Jeff, American rapper and actor
  Diane Lane, American actress
  Brian McCardie, Scottish actor
  Andrew Roachford, English singer and songwriter
• 1967
  Eleanor McEvoy, Irish singer and songwriter
  Manabu Nakanishi, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1969
  Olivia d’Abo, English actress
  Keith Gordon, American baseball player
• 1972
  Gabriel Macht, American actor
• 1975
  Balthazar Getty, American actor
  Felipe Giaffone, Brazilian racing driver
• 1976
  Jimmy Anderson, American baseball player
  James Dearth, American football player
• 1977
  Matthew Newton, Australian actor
  Aaron Rakers, American baseball player
  Ben Taylor, American folk singer
• 1978
  Chone Figgins, American baseball player
• 1980
  Jake Grove, American football player
  Christopher Masterson, American actor
  Ben Moody, American guitarist (Evanescence)
• 1981
  Beverley Mitchell, American actress
• 1982
  Jason Peters, American football player
• 1983
  Shaun Cody, American football player
• 1984
  Ubaldo Jiménez, Dominican baseball player
  Leon Powe, American basketball player
• 1987
  Ray Rice, American football player
• 1988
  Greg Oden, American basketball player
  Asher Allen, American football player

January Birthday Calendar

Died on January 22nd:

• 1901
  Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 81)
• 1950
  Alan Hale, Sr., American actor, director (age 57)
• 1966
  Herbert Marshall, English actor (age 75)
• 1973
  Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th U.S> President (age 64)
• 1994
  Telly Savalas, American actor (age 72)
• 2004
  Ann Miller, American actress, singer (age 80)
• 2008
  Heath Ledger, Australian actor and director (age 28)
• 2010
  Jean Simmons, English-American actress (age 80)
• 2012
  Dick Tufeld, American actor, announcer (age 85)
• 2016
  Lois Ramsey, Australian actress (age 93)
• 2018
  Ursula K. Le Guin, American sci-fi novelist (age 88)
• 2021
  Hank Aaron. American baseball player (age 86)