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)
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