4 January Births

January 4 is the fourth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 361 days remaining until the end of the year (362 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).

Births

1076 – Emperor Zhezong of China (d. 1100)
1334 – Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (d. 1383)
1467 – Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode (d. 1538)
1567 – François d'Aguilon, Belgian Jesuit mathematician (d. 1617)
1581 – James Ussher, Irish archbishop and historian (d. 1656)
1643 – Isaac Newton, English mathematician and physicist (d. 1727)
1664 – Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic (d. 1742)
1672 – Hugh Boulter, English-Irish archbishop (d. 1742)
1710 – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer, violinist, and organist (d. 1736)
1720 – Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer (d. 1774)
1785 – Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist (d. 1863)
1809 – Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (d. 1852)
1813 – Isaac Pitman, English linguist and educator (d. 1897)
1832 – George Tryon, English admiral (d. 1893)
1838 – General Tom Thumb, American circus performer (d. 1883)
1839 – Carl Humann, German archaeologist, architect, and engineer (d. 1896)
1848 – Katsura Tarō, Japanese general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)
1858 – Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1946)
1864 – Clara Emilia Smitt, Swedish author (d. 1928)
1869 – Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and umpire (d. 1960)
1872 – Ottilie Sutro, American pianist (d. 1970)
1872 – Albert Tyler, American pole vaulter and educator (d. 1945)
1874 – Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1935)
1877 – Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (d. 1943)
1878 – A. E. Coppard, English poet and short story writer (d. 1957)
1878 – Rosa Grünberg, Swedish actress and soprano (d. 1960)
1878 – Augustus John, Welsh painter and illustrator (d. 1961)
1881 – Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor (d. 1919)
1882 – Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian painter and set designer (d. 1943)
1883 – Max Eastman, American author and poet (d. 1969)
1883 – Johanna Westerdijk, Dutch pathologist and academic (d. 1961)
1884 – Guy Pène du Bois, American painter, critic, and educator (d. 1958)
1889 – M. Patanjali Sastri, Indian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of India (d. 1963)
1890 – Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, American publisher, founded DC Comics (d. 1965)
1891 – Edward Brooker, English-Australian sergeant and politician, 31st Premier of Tasmania (d. 1948)
1894 – Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician and poet (d. 1962)
1895 – Leroy Grumman, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co. (d. 1982)
1896 – Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)
1896 – Jørgen Løvset, Norwegian gynecologist and academic (d. 1981)
1896 – André Masson, French painter and illustrator (d. 1987)
1896 – Arnold Susi, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (d. 1968)
1897 – Chen Cheng, Chinese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China (d. 1965)
1900 – James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1989)
1901 – C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist (d. 1989)
1902 – John McCone, American businessman and politician, 6th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1991)
1905 – Sterling Holloway, American actor (d. 1992)
1909 – J.R. Simplot, American businessman (d. 2008)
1910 – Arthur Villeneuve, Canadian painter (d. 1990)
1912 – Noro Morales, Puerto Rican-American pianist and bandleader (d. 1964)
1913 – Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007)
1914 – Herman Franks, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2009)
1916 – Slim Gaillard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991)
1916 – Lionel Newman, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
1916 – Robert Parrish, American actor and director (d. 1995)
1919 – Lester L. Wolff, American politician
1920 – William Colby, American intelligence officer, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1996)
1922 – Mart Port, Estonian architect (d. 2012)
1922 – Frank Wess, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 2013)
1923 – Tito Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and television host (d. 1973)
1924 – Sebastian Kappen, Indian priest and theologian (d. 1993)
1924 – Marianne Werner, German shot putter
1925 – Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician (d. 2003)
1927 – Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
1927 – Barbara Rush, American actress
1929 – Günter Schabowski, German journalist and politician (d. 2015)
1930 – Sorrell Booke, American actor and director (d. 1994)
1930 – Don Shula, American football player and coach
1931 – William Deane, Australian judge and politician, 22nd Governor-General of Australia
1931 – Coşkun Özarı, Turkish footballer and coach (d. 2011)
1932 – Clint Hill, American secret service agent and author
1932 – Roman Personov, Russian physicist and academic (d. 2002)
1932 – Carlos Saura, Spanish director and screenwriter
1933 – Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, American author
1934 – Hellmuth Karasek, Czech-German journalist, author, and critic (d. 2015)
1934 – Rudolf Schuster, Slovak politician, 2nd President of Slovakia
1935 – Walter Mahlendorf, German sprinter
1935 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer (d. 2006)
1937 – Grace Bumbry, American operatic soprano
1937 – Dyan Cannon, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1940 – Gao Xingjian, Chinese novelist, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate
1940 – Helmut Jahn, German-American architect
1940 – Brian Josephson, Welsh physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – George P. Cosmatos, Italian-Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 2005)
1941 – Kalpnath Rai, Indian politician (d. 1999)
1941 – K. Thurairetnasingam, Sri Lankan civil servant and politician
1942 – Bolaji Akinyemi, Nigerian political scientist, academic, and politician
1942 – John McLaughlin, English guitarist and songwriter
1943 – Doris Kearns Goodwin, American historian and author
1943 – Hwang Sok-yong, South Korean author and educator
1943 – Priit Vesilind, Estonian-American author and photographer
1944 – Angela Harris, Baroness Harris of Richmond, English politician
1944 – Alan Sutherland, New Zealand rugby player
1945 – Richard R. Schrock, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1946 – Arthur Conley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
1947 – Chris Cutler, American-English drummer and songwriter
1947 – Marie-Thérèse Letablier, French sociologist and academic
1947 – Rick Stein, English chef and author
1948 – Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (d. 1992)
1948 – Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Malian civil servant and politician, Prime Minister of Mali
1949 – Mick Mills, English footballer and manager
1950 – Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic (d. 2013)
1951 – Bob Black, American author and activist
1951 – Barbara Cochran, American skier
1953 – Norberto Alonso, Argentinian footballer
1954 – Tina Knowles, American fashion designer, founded House of Deréon
1955 – Cecilia Conrad, American economist and academic
1956 – Ann Magnuson, American actress and performance artist
1956 – Zehava Gal-On, Israeli politician
1956 – Sarojini Sahoo, Indian journalist, author, and poet
1956 – Bernard Sumner, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1957 – Patty Loveless, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958 – Matt Frewer, American-Canadian actor
1958 – James J. Greco, American businessman
1958 – Julian Sands, English actor
1959 – Vanity, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (d. 2016)
1960 – Gavin Miller, Australian rugby league player
1960 – Art Paul Schlosser, American singer-songwriter
1960 – Michael Stipe, American singer-songwriter and producer
1961 – Sidney Green, American basketball player and coach
1962 – André Rouvoet, Dutch educator and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1962 – Peter Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2010)
1963 – Dave Foley, Canadian comedian, actor, director, and producer
1963 – Till Lindemann, German singer-songwriter
1964 – Susan Devoy, New Zealand squash player
1964 – Dot Jones, American shot putter and actress
1965 – Yvan Attal, French actor and director
1965 – Guy Forget, French tennis player
1965 – Beth Gibbons, British singer and songwriter
1965 – Craig Revel Horwood, Australian-English dancer, choreographer, and director
1965 – Julia Ormond, English actress and producer
1966 – Deana Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1967 – David Berman, American singer-songwriter
1967 – Johnny Nelson, English boxer and sportscaster
1967 – David Toms, American golfer and philanthropist
1967 – David Wilson, Australian rugby player
1969 – Kees van Wonderen, Dutch footballer and manager
1971 – Junichi Kakizaki, Japanese botanist and sculptor
1973 – Frank Høj, Danish cyclist
1973 – Harmony Korine, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1974 – Danilo Hondo, German cyclist
1976 – Ted Lilly, American baseball player
1975 – Shane Carwin, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
1978 – Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player
1978 – Mai Meneses, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979 – Shergo Biran, German footballer
1979 – Tristan Gommendy, French race car driver
1980 – Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer
1980 – Justin Ontong, South African cricketer
1980 – Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian cyclist
1981 – Alicia Garza, American activist
1982 – Kang Hye-jung, South Korean actress and singer
1982 – Richard Logan, English footballer
1982 – Lucie Škrobáková, Czech hurdler
1985 – Gökhan Gönül, Turkish footballer
1985 – Al Jefferson, American basketball player
1986 – Younès Kaboul, French footballer
1986 – Andrei Krauchanka, Belarusian decathlete
1986 – James Milner, English footballer
1986 – Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwanese tennis player
1987 – Kay Voser, Swiss footballer
1988 – Anestis Argyriou, Greek footballer
1988 – Maximilian Riedmüller, German footballer
1989 – Graham Rahal, American race car driver
1990 – Iago Falque, Spanish footballer
1990 – Toni Kroos, German footballer
1990 – Alberto Paloschi, Italian footballer
1992 – Kris Bryant, American baseball player
1996 – Jackson Hastings, Australian rugby league player
1999 – Nico Hischier, Swiss hockey player

Source: wikipedia