50+ Celebrities Born on January 16

Jules Burke
May 13, 2024 60 items

January 16 is more than just another day on the calendar—it's a day that has given the world some of its most intriguing celebrities and historical figures both living and deceased. From actors, like Eva Habermann, and singers, such as Aaliyah, to influential personalities, like the model Kate Moss, this list celebrates those famous faces who share this special birthday.

 

Why focus on celebrities born on January 16? It's fascinating to see how these individuals have used their talents and platforms, shaping their industries and influencing popular culture. Whether you're a fan of sports, and the basedball player Albert Pujols, cinema, music, or television, discovering who shares this birthday might just give you a new reason to celebrate!

 

  • Kate Moss
    Kate Moss, born on January 16, 1974, in London, England, is an iconic figure in the world of fashion. Her journey into modeling began at the age of 14 when she was discovered by Sarah Doukas, founder of Storm Model Management, at JFK Airport in New York. Despite her unconventional height for a model, standing at just 5'7, her waifish figure and striking features quickly made her one of the most sought-after faces in the industry. Moss's career catapulted to new heights after her collaboration with Calvin Klein in the early 1990s. The black and white images of a young, fresh-faced Moss in the brand's underwear campaign were groundbreaking, introducing a new aesthetic, later termed heroin chic, which starkly contrasted with the voluptuous supermodels of the time. This campaign solidified Moss's status as a global fashion icon and ushered in a new era of modeling. Beyond modeling, Moss has also ventured into the realms of design and business. In 2007, she launched a highly successful clothing line with British retailer Topshop, showcasing her keen fashion sense. This partnership lasted until 2010, but she returned for a one-off collection in 2014. Moreover, Moss established her own talent agency in 2016, named 'Kate Moss Agency', which doesn't only focus on modeling talents but also nurtures emerging actors, singers, and artists. Despite the highs and lows of her personal life being well-documented in the press, Moss remains an enduring symbol of style and continues to have a significant impact on the fashion industry.
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  • Aaliyah
    Aaliyah Dana Haughton, known mononymously as Aaliyah, was a trailblazer in the world of music and film. Born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York, she displayed an affinity for the performing arts from an early age. By the time she turned ten, she had already performed on the television show Star Search and sang in concert alongside Gladys Knight. Aaliyah's career took off in earnest when she signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records at the age of 12. Her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number, released when she was just 15, was a commercial success and established her as a rising star in R&B. The album spawned two hit singles and was certified double Platinum by the RIAA. Her subsequent albums, One in a Million and Aaliyah, further cemented her status in the industry, with each garnering critical acclaim and commercial success. However, Aaliyah's blossoming career was not limited to music. She made her acting debut in the 2000 film Romeo Must Die, where her performance received positive reviews. This led to more film roles, including the lead in Queen of the Damned. Tragically, Aaliyah's life and career were cut short when she died in a plane crash in the Bahamas on August 25, 2001. Despite her untimely death, Aaliyah's innovative blend of R&B, pop, and hip-hop has influenced countless artists and her legacy continues to resonate with fans around the world.
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  • Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980) is an American composer, lyricist, rapper, singer, actor, playwright and producer, widely known for creating and starring in the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton. His awards include a Pulitzer Prize, three Tony Awards, three Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2018. Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for the 2008 Broadway musical In the Heights. His work won the Tony Award for Best Original Score, the show's cast album won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and the show won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Miranda was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his lead role. He gained wider recognition for writing the book, music and lyrics for Hamilton, which has been acclaimed as a pop culture phenomenon since its Broadway premiere in 2015. The show earned the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and was nominated for a record-setting 16 Tony Awards, of which it won 11, including Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book. For portraying the titular role, Miranda was nominated for another Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. The Hamilton cast recording spent ten weeks atop Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart in 2015, while The Hamilton Mixtape, an album of covers of songs from the musical, developed by and featuring Miranda, reached number one on the Billboard 200. Miranda's television work includes recurring roles on The Electric Company (2009–2010) and Do No Harm (2013). He hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time in 2016 and earned his first Emmy award nomination for acting. Among other film work, Miranda contributed music and vocals for a scene in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015); wrote music and songs in the animated musical Moana (2016), which gained him nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for the song "How Far I'll Go"; and starred as Jack in the musical fantasy Mary Poppins Returns (2018), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Miranda has been politically active, most notably on behalf of Puerto Rico. He met with politicians in 2016 to speak out in favor of debt relief for Puerto Rico, and raised funds for rescue efforts and disaster relief after Hurricane Maria struck the island in 2017.
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  • Alyssa Edwards

    Alyssa Edwards

    Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson (January 16, 1980), best known by the stage name Alyssa Edwards, is an American drag performer, choreographer, and businessperson. Edwards was known for competing in drag pageantry (notably Miss Gay America 2010) before rising to international attention as a contestant on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, becoming a fan favorite during and after her time on the show.
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  • Sade Adu
    Sade Adu, a British-Nigerian singer and songwriter, is best known as the lead vocalist of her self-titled band, Sade. Born Helen Folasade Adu on January 16, 1959, in Ibadan, Nigeria, she moved to England at a young age following her parents' separation. This cross-cultural upbringing significantly influenced her musical journey, leading her to blend diverse genres such as soul, jazz, and R&B into her unique sound. Adu's music career took off in the early 1980s when she joined the band Pride as a background vocalist. However, her distinctive voice quickly caught attention, paving the way for her to become the group's lead singer. The band later reformed as Sade, releasing their debut album Diamond Life in 1984. The album was a global hit, charting in several countries and winning the Brit Award for Best British Album in 1985. Adu's sultry voice coupled with her enigmatic persona captivated audiences worldwide, making her a household name in the music industry. Over the years, Adu's talent and dedication have earned her numerous accolades, including four Grammy Awards. Her timeless hits, such as "Smooth Operator" and "No Ordinary Love," continue to resonate with fans across generations. Despite her fame, Adu is known for her reclusive nature, choosing to live a relatively private life away from the public eye. Her profound impact on music and her ability to maintain her authenticity amidst the pressures of fame underscore Adu's status as an iconic figure in the entertainment world.
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  • Caroline Munro
    Caroline Munro (born 16 January 1949) is an English actress and model known for her many appearances in horror, science fiction and action films of the 1970s and 1980s.
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  • Albert Pujols
    José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican-American professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played 11 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, with whom he was a three-time National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) (2005, 2008, 2009) and nine-time All-Star (2001, 2003–2010). He then was a one-time All-Star additionally with the Angels in 2015. A right-handed batter and thrower, Pujols stands 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighs 235 pounds (107 kg).Pujols was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the United States in 1996. After one season of college baseball, he was selected by the Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1999 MLB draft. As a rookie for the Cardinals in 2001, he was unanimously voted the NL Rookie of the Year. Pujols played for the Cardinals, contributing to two World Series championships in 2006 and 2011.
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  • Eva Habermann
    Eva Felicitas Habermann (born 16 January 1976) is a German actress who has appeared in numerous films and TV series. She is best known for playing the role of Zev Bellringer in the television series Lexx. She was succeeded in her role by Xenia Seeberg. While studying for (the German equivalent of) her Senior High School diploma ("Advanced Placement" courses only), Eva received singing and dancing lessons. Soon after graduation, she obtained her first television role in Lexx. She also moderated the children Pumuckl TV broadcast on German TV (1995/1996). Lexx was on a two year hiatus between seasons 1 and 2. During this time Eva appeared in the ZDF series Rosa Roth and the ARD series Gegen den Wind as well as appearing in the Rosamunde Pilcher film Two Sisters. Due to scheduling conflicts, she was ultimately unable to commit to the second season of the show, although she was able to free up enough time in her schedule to appear in the first two episodes, allowing the writers to deal with her character properly. In 1999, she took drama lessons and played in such German TV series as Tatort, Der Ermittler, Die Kommissarin and Wilde Engel. In 2005, she was in the new episodes of the twenty-year-old series The Black Forest Clinic and in 2006 she was seen in the TV movie In Heaven You Write Love Differently alongside Erol Sander. In 2008, she played again with Sander the role of Olivia O'Rourke in the film Olivia and Jai by Rebecca Ryman. Her comedy roles included Angel Express (1997), Feuer, Eis & Dosenbier (2001), and Angst (2002). In The Clown: Payday (2005) she played the role of Leah Diehl. In 2003 she was ranked No. 17 in FHM-Germany's 100 Sexiest Women. In August 2014, Habermann helped to raise awareness of the disease ALS by participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge. [1]
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  • Ethel Merman
    Ethel Merman, born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann on January 16, 1908, was an exceptional American actress and singer primarily recognized for her outstanding contributions to musical theater. Raised in Astoria, Queens, New York City, she demonstrated an early passion for performing arts. After a brief tenure as a secretary, Merman rose to prominence in the mid-1920s with her powerful mezzo-soprano voice that became her signature in the world of Broadway. Despite having no formal training in music or acting, she quickly stole the limelight, setting unprecedented standards in the industry. Merman's career spanned over five decades, during which time she starred in numerous stage productions and films. Her breakthrough role came in 1930 when she was cast in the George & Ira Gershwin's musical Girl Crazy where she sang the hit song "I Got Rhythm". This performance catapulted her to stardom, making her one of the most sought-after performers in Broadway history. She also featured prominently in the works of renowned composers like Cole Porter and Irving Berlin, starring in several of their shows including Anything Goes and Annie Get Your Gun, respectively, that further solidified her position in the industry. Beyond stage performances, Merman also made a significant mark in film and television. Although she considered the stage as her true home, she accepted roles in over a dozen films such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and Airplane!, showcasing her versatility as an artist. She even ventured into television, recording several albums, and making guest appearances on various shows. Furthermore, despite personal trials, including four unsuccessful marriages and the loss of her daughter, Merman continued to perform and entertain audiences until her retirement in the late 1970s. Ethel Merman passed away on February 15, 1984, leaving behind a legacy that still resonates in the world of musical theater.
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  • FKA twigs
    Tahliah Debrett Barnett, known by the stage name FKA twigs, is a British singer, songwriter, producer and dancer. She was born and raised in Gloucestershire, and became a backup dancer after moving to London when she was 17 years old. Barnett first entered the music industry with the release of her extended plays EP1 and EP2. Her debut studio album LP1 peaked at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart and number 30 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
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  • Susan Sontag
    Susan Sontag (; January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer, filmmaker, philosopher, teacher, and political activist. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964. Her best-known works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, Styles of Radical Will, The Way We Live Now, Illness as Metaphor, Regarding the Pain of Others, The Volcano Lover, and In America. Sontag was active in writing and speaking about, or travelling to, areas of conflict, including during the Vietnam War and the Siege of Sarajevo. She wrote extensively about photography, culture and media, AIDS and illness, human rights, and communism and leftist ideology. Although her essays and speeches sometimes drew controversy, she has been described as "one of the most influential critics of her generation."
  • Debbie Allen
    Debbie Allen, born on January 16, 1950, has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry as a multi-faceted talent. Raised in Houston, Texas, Allen's journey began with an early interest in dance. Over time, she honed her craft at Howard University and later, under the mentorship of legendary choreographer George Faison. This immersive training laid the groundwork for Allen's thriving career in dance, acting, choreography, directing, and producing. She earned critical recognition for her work, including three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Allen's breakthrough in acting came when she joined the cast of the Broadway musical Raisin. Her stellar performance led to more roles in productions such as West Side Story, Sweet Charity, and Purlie. Her portrayal of dance teacher Lydia Grant in both the movie and television series Fame remains one of her most recognized roles. Allen's passion for dance extended beyond performance; she also choreographed notable events like the 1991 Academy Awards and several episodes of The Cosby Show. In addition to her prowess in front of the camera and on stage, Allen has been influential behind the scenes. She directed and produced various television shows and movies, becoming one of the first Black women to do so on a large scale. Among her directorial credits are popular TV shows like Scandal, Grey's Anatomy, and How to Get Away with Murder. In the realm of education, Allen co-founded the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles, a comprehensive dance school dedicated to training young talents in various dance disciplines.
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  • John Carpenter
    John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and composer. Although Carpenter has worked with various movie genres, he is associated most commonly with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s.Most films of Carpenter's career were initially commercial and critical failures, with the notable exceptions of Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), and Starman (1984). However, many of Carpenter's films from the 1970s and the 1980s have come to be considered as cult classics, and he has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker. The cult classics that Carpenter has directed include Dark Star (1974), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), The Thing (1982), Christine (1983), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Prince of Darkness (1987), They Live (1988), and In the Mouth of Madness (1995). He returned to the Halloween franchise as both composer and executive producer for the horror sequel Halloween (2018). Carpenter composed or co-composed most of his films' music. He won a Saturn Award for Best Music for the film Vampires (1998). Carpenter has released three studio albums, titled Lost Themes (2015), Lost Themes II (2016), and Anthology: Movie Themes 1974–1998 (2017).
  • Edith Frank

    Edith Frank

    Edith Frank (née Holländer; 16 January 1900 – 6 January 1945) was the mother of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank, and her older sister Margot. She was a prisoner during the Holocaust at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, where she died from starvation.
  • Dian Fossey
    Dian Fossey (; January 16, 1932 – c. December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her 1985 murder. She studied them daily in the mountain forests of Rwanda, initially encouraged to work there by paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey. Gorillas in the Mist, a book published two years before her death, is Fossey's account of her scientific study of the gorillas at Karisoke Research Center and prior career. It was adapted into a 1988 film of the same name.Fossey was one of the foremost primatologists in the world, a member of the so-called "Trimates", a group formed of prominent female scientists originally sent by Leakey to study great apes in their natural environments, along with Jane Goodall who studied chimpanzees, and Birutė Galdikas, who studied orangutans. During her time in Rwanda, she actively supported conservation efforts, strongly opposed poaching and tourism in wildlife habitats, and made more people acknowledge sapient gorillas. Fossey and her gorillas were victims of mobbing; and, she was brutally murdered in her cabin at a remote camp in Rwanda in December 1985. It has been theorized that her murder was linked to her conservation efforts, probably by a poacher.
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  • Joe Flacco
    Joseph Vincent Flacco (born January 16, 1985) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Delaware after transferring from Pittsburgh, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Flacco was Baltimore's starting quarterback from 2008 until midway through the 2018 season, and helped lead the Ravens to the playoffs six times; during his tenure in Baltimore the Ravens won the AFC North twice, appeared in three AFC Championship Games, and defeated the San Francisco 49ers to win Super Bowl XLVII following the 2012 season. Flacco was named Super Bowl XLVII's MVP, concluding a postseason run in which he tied Joe Montana's single postseason record for touchdown passes (11) without an interception. That offseason, Flacco signed a six-year contract worth $120.6 million, a record high for a quarterback at the time.
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  • Dizzy Dean
    Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean, was an American professional baseball pitcher. During Dean's Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Browns. A brash and colorful personality, he is the last National League (NL) pitcher to win 30 games in one season (1934). After his playing career, “Ol’ Diz” became a popular television sports commentator. Dean was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. When the Cardinals reopened the team Hall of Fame in 2014, Dean was inducted among the inaugural class.
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  • Roy Jones Jr.
    Roy Levesta Jones Jr. (born January 16, 1969) is an American former professional boxer, boxing commentator, boxing trainer, rapper, and actor who holds dual American and Russian citizenship. He competed in boxing from 1989 to 2018, and held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including titles at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight, and is the only boxer in history to start his professional career at junior middleweight and go on to win a heavyweight title. As an amateur he represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the junior middleweight division after most controversial decisions in boxing history.Jones is considered by many to be one of the best boxers of all time, pound for pound, and left his mark in the sport's history when he won the WBA heavyweight title in 2003, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years. Prior to that, in 1999, he became the undisputed light heavyweight champion by unifying the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles. During his prime, Jones was known for possessing exceptional hand speed, athleticism, movement and reflexes. As of February 2018, Jones holds the record for the most wins in unified light heavyweight title bouts in boxing history, at twelve. The Ring magazine named Jones the Fighter of the Year in 1994, and the World Boxing Hall of Fame named him the Fighter of the Year for 2003. He is also a three-time winner of the Best Boxer ESPY Award (1996, 2000, and 2003). The Boxing Writers Association of America named him as the Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s.
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  • Josie Davis

    Josie Davis

    Josie Rebecca Davis (born January 16, 1973) is an American actress, best known for her role as Sarah Powell in the television sitcom Charles in Charge from 1987 to 1990.
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  • Ronnie Lee Gardner
    Ronnie Lee Gardner (January 16, 1961 – June 18, 2010) was an American criminal who received the death penalty for shooting a man in the face and killing him during a robbery in 1984, and was executed by a firing squad by the state of Utah in 2010. Gardner's case spent nearly 25 years in the court system, prompting the Utah House of Representatives to introduce legislation to limit the number of appeals in capital cases.In October 1984, Gardner killed Melvyn John Otterstrom during a robbery in Salt Lake City. While being moved in April 1985 to a court hearing for the homicide, he fatally shot attorney Michael Burdell in an unsuccessful escape attempt. Convicted of two counts of murder, Gardner was sentenced to life imprisonment for the first count and received the death penalty for the second. The state adopted more stringent security measures as a result of the incident at the courthouse. While held at Utah State Prison, Gardner was charged with another capital crime for stabbing an inmate in 1994. However, that charge was thrown out by the Utah Supreme Court because the victim survived.In a series of appeals, defense attorneys presented mitigating evidence of the troubled upbringing of Gardner, who had spent nearly his entire adult life in incarceration. His request for commutation of his death sentence was denied in 2010 after the families of his victims testified against him. Gardner's legal team took the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to intervene.The execution of Gardner at Utah State Prison became the focus of media attention in June 2010, because it was the first to be carried out by firing squad in the United States in 14 years. Gardner stated that he sought this method of execution because of his Mormon background. On the day before his execution, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement clarifying its position on the issue of blood atonement of individuals. The case also attracted debate over capital punishment and whether Gardner had been destined for a life of violence since his difficult childhood.
  • A. J. Foyt
    Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American retired auto racing driver who has raced in numerous genres of motorsports. His open wheel racing includes United States Automobile Club Champ cars, sprint cars, and midget cars. He raced stock cars in NASCAR and USAC. He won several major sports car racing events. He holds the USAC career wins record with 159 victories, and the American championship racing career wins record with 67.He is the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500 (which he won four times), the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Foyt won the International Race of Champions all-star racing series in 1976 and 1977. In the NASCAR stock car circuit, he won the 1964 Firecracker 400 and the 1972 Daytona 500. Foyt survived three major crashes that caused serious injuries, and narrowly escaped a fourth. Foyt's success has led to induction in numerous motorsports halls of fame. In the mid-sixties, Foyt become a team owner, fielding cars for himself and other drivers. Since retiring from active race driving, he has owned A. J. Foyt Enterprises, which has fielded teams in the CART, IRL, and NASCAR. Foyt was the owner namesake of a Chevrolet Dealership in Houston Texas roughly mid to late 1960's to mid 1980's located at 10306 South Post Oak Houston TX 77081. This was located about a mile just south of the Meyerland Shopping Plaza off the Southeast corner of I 610 South Loop. The location is not too far from where Meyer Speedway was located on South Main. He was also the namesake of a A J Foyt Cycles, now Team Mancuso Powersports, located at 9650 North Fwy, Houston, TX 77037.
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  • Alex Gonzaga
    Alex Gonzaga (born Catherine "Cathy" Cruz Gonzaga; January 16, 1988) is a Filipina television host, singer, actress, comedienne, vlogger and author.
  • Jimmy Collins
    James Joseph Collins (January 16, 1870 – March 6, 1943) was an American professional baseball player. He played fourteen seasons in Major League Baseball. Collins was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. Collins was especially regarded for his defense. He was best known for his ability to field a bunt—prior to his debut, it was the shortstop who fielded bunts down the third base line—and is regarded as a pioneer of the modern defensive play of a third baseman. As of 2012, he is second all-time in putouts by a third baseman behind Brooks Robinson. At the plate, Collins finished his career with 65 home runs, 1055 runs scored, 983 RBI and a .294 batting average. Collins was also the first manager of the Boston Red Sox franchise, then known as the Boston Americans. He was the winning manager in the first-ever World Series, as Boston defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1903 World Series, five games to three.
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  • Katy Jurado
    María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), better known as Katy Jurado, was a Mexican actress of film, television, and theater. Jurado began her acting career in Mexico. She achieved some renown in her country's cinema during the period known as the Golden Age of Mexican cinema (1940s–1950s). In 1951 she was discovered by American filmmakers in Mexico and began her Hollywood career. She acted in notable Western films of the 1950s and 1960s. An exotic beauty, Jurado specialized in interpretations of complex, stereotyped and sexualized women. Her talent for playing a variety of characters helped pave the way for Mexican actresses in American cinema. She was the first Latin American actress nominated for an Academy Award, as Best Supporting Actress for her work in Broken Lance (1954), and was the first to win a Golden Globe Award, for her performance in High Noon (1952).
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  • John C. Breckinridge
    John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He was a member of the Democratic party. He served in the U.S. Senate during the outbreak of the American Civil War, but was expelled after joining the Confederate Army. He was appointed Confederate secretary of war in 1865. Breckinridge was born near Lexington, Kentucky to a prominent local family. After serving as a non-combatant during the Mexican–American War, he was elected as a Democrat to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1849, where he took a states' rights position against interference with slavery. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1850, he allied with Stephen A. Douglas in support of the Kansas–Nebraska Act. After reapportionment in 1854 made his re-election unlikely, he declined to run for another term. He was nominated for vice-president at the 1856 Democratic National Convention to balance a ticket headed by James Buchanan. The Democrats won the election, but Breckinridge had little influence with Buchanan and, as presiding officer of the Senate, could not express his opinions in debates. He joined Buchanan in supporting the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution for Kansas, which led to a split in the Democratic Party. In 1859, he was elected to succeed Senator John J. Crittenden at the end of Crittenden's term in 1861. After Southern Democrats walked out of the 1860 Democratic National Convention, the party's northern and southern factions held rival conventions in Baltimore that nominated Douglas and Breckinridge, respectively, for president. A third party, the Constitutional Union Party, nominated John Bell. These three men split the Southern vote, while more anti-slavery Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln won all but three electoral votes in the North, allowing him to win the election. Breckinridge carried most of the Southern states. Taking his seat in the Senate, Breckinridge urged compromise to preserve the Union. Unionists were in control of the state legislature, and gained more support when Confederate forces moved into Kentucky. Breckinridge fled behind Confederate lines. He was commissioned a brigadier general and then expelled from the Senate. Following the Battle of Shiloh in 1862, he was promoted to major general, and in October he was assigned to the Army of Mississippi under Braxton Bragg. After Bragg charged that Breckinridge's drunkenness had contributed to defeats at Stone River and Missionary Ridge, and after Breckinridge joined many other high-ranking officers in criticizing Bragg, he was transferred to the Trans-Allegheny Department, where he won his most significant victory in the 1864 Battle of New Market. After participating in Jubal Early's campaigns in the Shenandoah Valley, Breckinridge was charged with defending supplies in Tennessee and Virginia. In February 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed him Secretary of War. Concluding that the war was hopeless, he urged Davis to arrange a national surrender. After the fall of Richmond, Breckinridge ensured the preservation of Confederate records. He then escaped the country and lived abroad for more than three years. When President Andrew Johnson extended amnesty to all former Confederates in 1868, Breckinridge returned to Kentucky, but resisted all encouragement to resume his political career. War injuries sapped his health, and he died in 1875. Breckinridge is regarded as an effective military commander. Though well-liked in Kentucky, he was reviled by many in the North as a traitor.
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  • Jill Sobule
    Jill Sobule (born January 16, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless. Her folk-inflected compositions alternate between ironic, story-driven character studies and emotive ballads, a duality reminiscent of such 1970s American songwriters as Warren Zevon, Harry Nilsson, Loudon Wainwright III, Harry Chapin, and Randy Newman. Autobiographical elements, including Sobule's Jewish heritage and her adolescent battles with anorexia and depression, frequently occur in Sobule's writing. In 2009, she released an album funded entirely by fan donations, one of the early pioneers of crowdfunding.
  • Sergi Bruguera
    Sergi Bruguera i Torner (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsɛɾʒi βɾuˈɣeɾə i tuɾˈne]; born 16 January 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994, a silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in men's singles and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in August 1994. Bruguera is the only one of two players to have a winning record against both Federer and Sampras. The other is Leander Paes. He won three of their five matches against Sampras: Bruguera leads 1–0 on hard court, 2–1 on clay, and Sampras leads 1–0 on carpet. At the 2000 Barcelona Open, Bruguera defeated Federer 6–1, 6–1. By number of games won, the match remains Federer's worst ever loss in his entire career. Bruguera was selected to captain the Spain Davis Cup team in 2018.
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  • Apasra Hongsakula
    Apasra Hongsakula (Thai: อาภัสรา หงสกุล, RTGS: Aphatsara Hongsakun, pronounced [ʔàː.pʰát.sā.rāː hǒŋ.sā.kūn]; born in 1947 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai model and beauty queen who has held the title Miss Universe 1965. She is the daughter of Group Captain Perm and Kayoon Hongsakula. She was the first woman from Thailand to win the Miss Universe crown in history.
  • Andrea James
    Andrea Jean James (born January 16, 1967) is an American transgender rights activist, film producer, and blogger.
  • Robert Schimmel
    Robert George Schimmel (January 16, 1950 – September 3, 2010) was an American stand-up comedian who was known for his blue comedy. While the extremely profane nature of his act limited his commercial appeal, he had a reputation as a "comic's comic" due to his relentless touring, comedy albums and frequent appearances on HBO and The Howard Stern Show. Schimmel is number 76 on the 2004 program Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups Of All Time.
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