30 January Births

January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 335 days remaining until the end of the year (336 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Thursday or Friday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Sunday (56).

58 BC– Livia, Roman wife of Augustus (d. 29)
133 – Didius Julianus, Roman emperor (d. 193)
1563 – Franciscus Gomarus, Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1641)
1661 – Charles Rollin, French historian and educator (d. 1741)
1697 – Johann Joachim Quantz, German flute player and composer (d. 1773)
1703 – François Bigot, French politician (d. 1778)
1720 – Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist (d. 1778)
1754 – John Lansing, Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1829)
1775 – Walter Savage Landor, English poet and author (d. 1864)
1781 – Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet (d. 1838)
1816 – Nathaniel P. Banks, American general and politician, 24th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1894)
1822 – Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and curator (d. 1899)
1841 – Félix Faure, French politician, 7th President of France (d. 1899)
1844 – Richard Theodore Greener, American lawyer, academic, and diplomat (d. 1922)
1846 – Angela of the Cross, Spanish nun and saint (d. 1932)
1852 – Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian poet and playwright (d. 1912)
1859 – Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player and manager (d. 1944)
1861 – Charles Martin Loeffler, French-American violinist and composer (d. 1935)
1862 – Walter Damrosch, German-American conductor and composer (d. 1950)
1864 – James Mitchel, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1921)
1866 – Gelett Burgess, American author, poet, and critic (d. 1951)
1878 – Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (d. 1940)
1882 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (d. 1945)
1883 – Peeter Süda, Estonian organist and composer (d. 1920)
1889 – Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet and playwright (d. 1937)
1890 – Bruno Kastner, German actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1932)
1894 – Boris III of Bulgaria (d. 1943)
1899 – Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)
1901 – Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (d. 1959)
1902 – Nikolaus Pevsner, German-English historian and scholar (d. 1983)
1910 – Chidambaram Subramaniam, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence (d. 2000)
1911 – Roy Eldridge, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1989)
1912 – Werner Hartmann, German physicist and academic (d. 1988)
1912 – Francis Schaeffer, American pastor and theologian (d. 1984)
1912 – Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian and author (d. 1989)
1913 – Alfrēds Riekstiņš, Latvian soldier (d. 1952)
1914 – Luc-Marie Bayle, French commander and painter (d. 2000)
1914 – John Ireland, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1992)
1914 – David Wayne, American actor (d. 1995)
1915 – Joachim Peiper, German SS officer (d. 1976)
1915 – John Profumo, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for War (d. 2006)
1917 – Paul Frère, Belgian race car driver and journalist (d. 2008)
1918 – David Opatoshu, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1996)
1920 – Michael Anderson, English director and producer
1920 – Patrick Heron, British painter (d. 1999)
1920 – Carwood Lipton, American lieutenant (d. 2001)
1920 – Delbert Mann, American director and producer (d. 2007)
1922 – Dick Martin, American comedian, actor, and director (d. 2008)
1923 – Marianne Ferber, Czech-American economist and author (d. 2013)
1924 – S. N. Goenka, Burmese-Indian author and educator (d. 2013)
1924 – Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (d. 2007)
1925 – Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist, invented the computer mouse (d. 2013)
1925 – Dorothy Malone, American actress
1927 – Ahmed Abdul-Malik, American bassist and oud player (d. 1993)
1927 – Olof Palme, Swedish captain and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986)
1928 – Harold Prince, American director and producer
1929 – Lois Hole, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (d. 2005)
1929 – Hugh Tayfield, South African cricketer (d. 1994)
1929 – Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Canadian-Italian physician and humanitarian (d. 1996)
1930 – Gene Hackman, American actor
1930 – Magnus Malan, South African general and politician, South African Minister of Defence (d. 2011)
1931 – John Crosbie, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Canadian Minister of Justice
1931 – Shirley Hazzard, Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2016)
1932 – Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician (d. 2007)
1934 – Tammy Grimes, American actress and singer (d. 2016)
1935 – Richard Brautigan, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 1984)
1935 – Tubby Hayes, English saxophonist and composer (d. 1973)
1935 – Elsa Martinelli, Italian model and actress
1936 – Horst Jankowski, German pianist and composer (d. 1998)
1937 – Jeanne Pruett, American country singer
1937 – Vanessa Redgrave, English actress
1937 – Boris Spassky, Russian chess player and theoretician
1938 – Islam Karimov, Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (d. 2016)
1941 – Gregory Benford, American astrophysicist and author
1941 – Dick Cheney, American businessman and politician, 46th Vice President of the United States
1941 – Tineke Lagerberg, Dutch swimmer
1942 – Marty Balin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – Davey Johnson, American baseball player and manager
1944 – Lynn Harrell, American cellist and academic
1944 – Colin Rimer, English lawyer and judge
1945 – Meir Dagan, Israeli military officer and intelligence official, Director of Mossad (2002–11) (d. 2016)
1945 – Michael Dorris, American author and scholar (d. 1997)
1946 – John Bird, Baron Bird, English publisher, founded The Big Issue
1947 – Les Barker, English poet and author
1947 – Steve Marriott, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991)
1948 – Nick Broomfield, English director and producer
1948 – Miles Reid, English mathematician and academic
1949 – Peter Agre, American physician and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1950 – Jack Newton, Australian golfer
1951 – Phil Collins, English singer-songwriter, drummer, producer, and actor
1951 – Charles S. Dutton, American actor and director
1951 – Bobby Stokes, English footballer (d. 1995)
1952 – Doug Falconer, Canadian football player and producer
1953 – Fred Hembeck, American author and illustrator
1955 – John Baldacci, American politician, 73rd Governor of Maine
1955 – Tom Izzo, American basketball player and coach
1955 – Curtis Strange, American golfer and sportscaster
1957 – Payne Stewart, American golfer (d. 1999)
1958 – Derek White, Scottish rugby player
1959 – Cynthia Carter, Welsh journalist, author, and academic
1959 – Steve Folkes, Australian rugby league player and coach
1959 – Jody Watley, American singer-songwriter and producer
1962 – Abdullah II of Jordan
1964 – Otis Smith, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1965 – Kevin Moore, Australian rugby league player and coach
1966 – Neal Chase, American educator
1966 – Danielle Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1967 – Jay Gordon, American singer-songwriter and producer
1968 – Trevor Dunn, American bass player and songwriter
1968 – Felipe VI of Spain
1971 – Kimo von Oelhoffen, American football player
1972 – Jill McGill, American golfer
1972 – Lupillo Rivera, Mexican-American singer-songwriter
1972 – Chris Simon, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Jalen Rose, American basketball player and sportscaster
1974 – Christian Bale, British actor
1975 – Juninho Pernambucano, Brazilian footballer
1976 – Andy Milonakis, American actor and rapper
1977 – Dan Hinote, American ice hockey player and coach
1978 – Carmen Küng, Swiss curler
1978 – John Patterson, American baseball player
1979 – Trevor Gillies, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Jaak Urmet, Estonian author and poet
1979 – Nam Hyun-joon, South Korean dancer
1980 – João Soares de Almeida Neto, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Georgios Vakouftsis, Greek footballer
1980 – Wilmer Valderrama, American actor and producer
1981 – Jonathan Bender, American basketball player
1981 – Dimitar Berbatov, Bulgarian footballer
1981 – Peter Crouch, English footballer
1981 – Mathias Lauda, Austrian race car driver
1982 – Jorge Cantú, Mexican baseball player
1982 – Mark Nwokeji, English footballer
1984 – Kid Cudi, American rapper, producer, and actor
1984 – Jeremy Hermida, American baseball player
1984 – Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro, Japanese sumo wrestler
1985 – Torrey Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Trae Williams, American football player
1986 – Nick Evans, American baseball player
1986 – Asami Shimoda, Japanese voice actress and singer
1987 – Ben Cutting, Australian cricketer
1987 – Lance Franklin, Australian footballer
1987 – Becky Lynch, Irish wrestler
1987 – Renato Santos, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Arda Turan, Turkish footballer
1988 – Maksim Krychanov, Russian footballer
1988 – Rob Pinkston, American actor and director
1989 – Tomás Mejías, Spanish footballer
1989 – Baek Sung-hyun, South Korean actor
1990 – Joe Colborne, Canadian ice hockey player
1990 – Andrew McCullough, Australian rugby league player
1990 – Nils Miatke, German footballer
1990 – Luca Sbisa, Swiss ice hockey player
1990 – Mitchell Starc, Australian cricketer
1991 – Stefan Elliott, Canadian ice hockey player
1991 – Matthew Wright, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
1993 – Katy Marchant, English track cyclist
1995 – Jack Laugher, English diver
1995 – Víctor Sánchez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2015)

Source: Wikipedia