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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on January, 27, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,420 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,420 Celebrities
109 celebrities or events were found for January, 27. Add to favourites (277 fans)Biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, baptized Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. His output of over 600 compositions includes works widely acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. Mozart is among the most enduringly popular of European composers and many of his works are part of the standard concert repertoire. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest composers of classical music ever to have lived.... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Marat Safin
Marat Safin (b. January 27, 1980) is a Russian former World No. 1 tennis player of Tatar origins. Safin began his professional career in 1997 and held the No. 1 world ranking for 9 weeks in November and December of 2000. He is known for his large physical size, athleticism, controversial antics, and aggressive "power" style of play. He's fluent in Russian, English and Spanish. Safin's greatest accomplishments are winning the 2000 US Open and the 2005 Australian Open. He helped lead Russia to Davis Cup victory in 2002 and 2006.... Add to favourites (30 fans)Biography of Mike Patton
Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968, in Arcata, California) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist and voice actor, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Faith No More. He has also handled lead vocals for Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Lovage, Fantômas, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Peeping Tom. Patton has earned critical praise for his diverse vocals, which touch on crooning, falsetto, death growls, rapping, chanting, mouth music, beatboxing and scatting, among other techniques; critic Greg Prato writes, "Patton could very well be one of the most versatile and talented singers in rock music." He has many producer or co-producer credits with artists such as John Zorn, The Melvins, Melt-Banana, Kool Keith, and Björk. He co-founded Ipecac ... Add to favourites (27 fans)Biography of Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all considered to be within the genre of literary nonsense. His facility at word play, logic, and fantasy has delighted audiences ranging from children to the literary elite, and beyond this his work has become embedded deeply in modern culture, directly influencing many artists. There are societies dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life in many parts of the world including No... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Bridget Fonda
Bridget Jane Fonda (born January 27, 1964) is an American actress. Early life Fonda was born in Los Angeles, California, USA, into a family of actors, including her grandfather Henry Fonda, father Peter Fonda, and aunt Jane Fonda. Her mother, Susan Jane Brewer, is an artist. She was named after Bridget Hayward, with whom her father was in love at one time. Peter and Susan Brewer divorced and he married Portia Rebecca Crockett (aka Becky McGuane), who brought up Bridget and her brother, Justin, in the Coldwater Canyon section of Los Angeles. Fonda attended Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles. During this time, Bridget and Justin had little contact with their father or any of the Fonda family, recalling in an interview: When I was a kid, the most important thing for me was my hom... Biography of Georges Mathieu
Georges Mathieu (Born January 27th 1921 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France) - the father of lyrical abstraction. French painter, Georges Mathieu gained an international reputation in the 1950’s as a leading Abstract Expressionist. His large paintings are created very rapidly and impulsively. Despite his unconventional technique, he considers himself a historical painter working with abstract subject matter. His paintings are related to American Lyrical Abstraction as well. He is associated with Art informel as well.... Biography of Mimi Rogers
Mimi Rogers (born Miriam Spickler on January 27, 1956 in Coral Gables, Florida) is an American movie actress and competitive poker player. Her breakthrough role was opposite Tom Berenger in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987). Since then, her career has largely been focused on independent films, including the controversial The Rapture (1991). Although she continues to do independent films, Rogers is certainly not averse to Hollywood. She has appeared in sci-fi films such as Lost in Space (1998), as well as the cult television series The X-Files (1998-99). She also appeared as the mother of Elizabeth Hurley's character in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), and on The Geena Davis Show. Famous for her voluptuous physique (38D-26-36 according to Celebrity Sleuth magazine), s... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Rosamund Pike
Rosamund Pike (born 27 January 1979) is an English actress, best known for her portrayals of Bond villainess Miranda Frost in Die Another Day and Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Personal life Pike is the only child of Caroline and Julian Pike, both musical performers. She attended Badminton School in Bristol before studying English Literature at Wadham College, Oxford. While there, she became friends with Chelsea Clinton, and studied under both Bernard O'Donoghue, the Whitbread prize-winning poet, and Robert J.C. Young, the eminent post-colonial theorist. An able student, she achieved a First Class in her first year examinations (known as Moderations) and, after taking a year off to pursue her career, returned to complete her degree in 2001, gaining an Sec... Biography of Nicolas Fouquet
Nicolas Fouquet, marquis de Belle-Isle, viscomte de Melun et Vaux (January 27, 1615 — March 23, 1680) was the Superintendent of Finances in France under Louis XIV. Born in Paris, he belonged to an influential family of the noblesse de robe, and after some preliminary schooling with the Jesuits, at the age of thirteen was admitted as avocat at the Parlement of Paris. While still in his teens he held several responsible posts, and in 1636, when just twenty, he was able to buy the post of maître des requêtes. From 1642 to 1650 he held various intendancies at first in the provinces and then with the army of Mazarin, and, coming thus in touch with the court, was permitted in 1650 to buy the important position of procureur général to the parlement of Paris. During Mazarin's exile Fouquet shre... Biography of Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Nikolaevitch Baryshnikov (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Барышников) (b January 27, 1948) is a Russian dancer, choreographer, and actor. He is often called the world's greatest living male ballet dancer. Critic Clive Barnes once called him "the most perfect dancer I have ever seen" . Early life Baryshnikov (whose name is sometimes transliterated as Baryshinikov or Barishinikov) was born to Russian parents in Riga, in the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. His father was an engineer and his mother a seamstress. When he was twelve, his mother committed suicide leaving him to be raised by his father and his gran... Biography of Karen Velez
Karen Velez (born January 27, 1961 is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in December, 1984, and Playmate of the Year for 1985. She was the cover model for the maiden issue of Playmate Review. She was married to Lee Majors (The Six Million Dollar Man) from 1988 to 1994. This marriage produced one daughter, Nikki Majors, and twin sons, Dane Majors and Trey Majors. Appearances in Playboy Special Editions Playboy's Playmate Review Vol. 1 May 1985. Playboy's Girls of Summer '86 July 1986. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 2 March 1987. Playboy's Wet & Wild Women July 1987 - pages 10-11, 44-45, 111. Playboy's Bathing Beauties April 1989. Playboy's Girls of Summer '89 August 1989. Playboy's Nudes October 1990. Playboy's Playmates in Paradise ... Biography of Nick Mason
Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born January 27, 1944 in Birmingham, England) is the drummer for Pink Floyd. He has been the only consistent member of the band since its formation. He also competes in auto racing, e.g., the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was born in Birmingham but brought up in Hampstead, London (many online biographies mistakenly cite the street address, Downshire Hill - sometimes as "the Downshire Hills" - as a district of Birmingham) and attended Frensham Heights School, Surrey. He later studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic (now the University of Westminster), where he teamed up with Roger Waters, Bob Klose and Richard Wright in 1964 to form Sigma 6. Career Pink Floyd Mason has played on every Pink Floyd album since 1967, although it was later revealed that his ... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor best known for his film roles of Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United and on the stage with his Tony Award-winning performance as the Emcee in the highly successful revival of Cabaret. Cumming has directed, produced, and written films, TV series and plays, voiced several soundtracks, written a book, developed a stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe, and formed his own production company. Early life Cumming was born in Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, to Mary and Alex Cumming, a forester. He has one older brother, Tom. The boys endured a strict upbringing, and Cumming has described how he was beaten by his father if he didn't complete his chores. Alan reportedly maintains a good relation... Biography of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (27 January 1836 — 9 March 1895) was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown at his time for his stories of Galician life and romantic novels. The term masochism is derived from his name. During his life, Sacher-Masoch was well-known as a man of letters, who was seen by some as a potential successor to Goethe and was often compared to Turgenev. He was a utopian thinker who espoused socialist and humanist ideals in his fiction and non-fiction. Most of his works remain untranslated in English; the novel Venus in Furs is his only book commonly available in English. Galician Storyteller Von Sacher-Masoch was born in the capital of Galicia, Lemberg, Austrian Empire (now Lviv, Ukraine), into the familiy of an Austrian police director and Charl... Biography of Edith Cresson
Édith Cresson (born on 27 January 1934 as Édith Campion in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris) is a French politician. She is the only female Prime Minister of France. French Prime Minister Cresson was well known for making outspoken and often controversial comments. She was very critical of "Anglo-Saxon" nations and often condemned the culture and people of the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. She often described homosexuality as being a largely Anglo-Saxon "problem" that had little relevance in France. Her strong criticism of Japanese trade practices likewise prompted her to use harsh rhetoric that some considered borderline racist (going as far as to compare the Japanese to "yellow ants trying to take over the world"). Cresson was appointed to the prime ministerial po... Biography of Bobby Deol
Vijay Singh Deol (Punjabi: ਵਿਜੈ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿੳਲ, Hindi:विजय सिंह देओल, Urdu: وِجے سِںہ دِیول, born 27 January 1967) known as Bobby Deol, is an Indian actor. He was born in Mumbai, India. His father is the actor Dharmendra and his brother is actor Sunny Deol.He is now considered one of the best actors of bollywood. Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m) Acting career When he was 7 years old he made a very brief appearance in the 1977 movie Dharam Veer where he played the younger version of his father's character. He made his debut as a leading man in Rajkumar Santoshi's Barsaat, for w... Biography of Wilhelm II, German Emperor
William II or Wilhelm II (born Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm Albert Viktor von Preußen; English: Prince Frederick William Albert Victor of Prussia) (27 January 1859–4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia (German: Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen), ruling both the German Empire and Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. It continues to be unclear how large a role Kaiser Wilhelm had in leading Germany into the First World War. Kaiser Wilhelm is often referred to as Kaiser Bill in the United Kingdom. Family background William II was born in Berlin to Prince Frederick William of Prussia and his wife, Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, thus making him a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He was Queen Victoria's first grandchild. As... Biography of Lil Jon
Jonathan Smith (born January 27, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American hip-hop artist & producer. He is best known as a pioneer of the sub-genre of hip hop known as "crunk" (a combination of elements of Bounce Music, Southern hip hop and bass music). His group, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, which includes Big Sam and Lil Bo, is one of crunk's most notable acts. Lil Jon graduated from Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia in 1989 and went on to pursue a bachelors and masters degree. He hosted a radio show on BET and started doing remixes for artists like Matty-K, Jamaal, Too $hort, Kim Murdah, Xscape, and Total. He worked for So So Def between 1993 and 2000. Lil Jon is a big fan of the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL; he attends games regularly and is friends w... Biography of James Cromwell
James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940), sometimes credited as Jamie Cromwell, is an American film and television actor. He has been nominated for an Oscar, two Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards during his career. Early life Cromwell was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Manhattan, New York. His mother was actress Kay Johnson and his father was actor, director and producer John Cromwell, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. He was educated at The Hill School, Middlebury College and Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he studied engineering. Like both his parents, he was drawn to the theater, doing everything from Shakespeare to experimental plays. Career Early career His first television perfor... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Eliette Abécassis
Eliette Abécassis, born January 27, 1969 in Strasbourg (birth time source: Didier Geslin), is a French writer. Works Qumran, 1996 L'Or et la cendre, 1997 Petite Métaphysique du meurtre, 1998 La Répudiée, 2000 Le Trésor du temple, 2001 Mon père, 2002 Clandestin, 2003 La Dernière Tribu, 2004 Un heureux événement, 2005 Le Corset invisible, 2007... Biography of Eva Padberg
Eva Padberg (born 27 January 1980, in Bad Frankenhausen, Germany) is a German fashion model, singer, and actress. Height : 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Eva Padberg grew up in Rottleben, Germany. In 1995, she applied for the Bravo-Girl-and-Boy-Contest. Eva made it among the best ten models and gained the opportunity to do a test shooting for Louisa Models in Munich. In 1998, after having finished her Abitur, she started her professionel model career. Eva worked in Paris, Tokyo and New York, p.e. for Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein and walked for different Prêt-à-Porter-Shows. Besides the catwalk and the photo shootings, she became a frequently asked model for commercials and advertising campaigns: Since 2003 she has been the face of the world-known make-up-brand Astor. In May 2005, she appeared... Biography of Mohamed Al-Fayed
Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (Arabic: محمد الفايد) (born January 27, 1933) is a millionaire Egyptian businessman. Amongst his business interests is ownership of Harrods department store in Knightsbridge and the English Premiership football team Fulham Football Club. He relaunched the humour publication Punch in 1996 but it folded again in 2002. He has two brothers; Ali Fayed and Salah Fayed. Since 1985 he has been married to Finnish socialite and former model Heini Wathén, and has four living children: Jasmine (who has one child, Delilah), Karim, Camilla and Omar. A fifth child, Dodi, from Al Fayed's first marriage, died in a car accident in Paris in 1997, along with Diana, Princess of Wales and Henri Paul, the driver of t... Biography of Fann Wong
Fann Woon Fong (Chinese: 范文芳; pinyin: Fàn Wénfāng, Sino-Vietnamese: Phạm Văn Phương; born January 27, 1971), better known by her stage name Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer and model. Height: 5' 7¼" (1.71 m) At Singapore's Star Awards 1995, Fann became the first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in the same year. After gaining regional exposure and popularity in Asia through film and television productions, she became the first Singaporean actress to break into Hollywood, playing Chon Lin in the 2003 film Shanghai Knights. She was also the youngest actress to have earned an All-Time Favourite Award at the Star Awards. In late 2002, Fann became romantically attached to Malaysian actor Christopher ... Biography of Gabriele Galassi
Gabriele Galassi, born January 27, 1981 in Bologne, is an Italian musician, member of group Lunapop, with Nicola Giuliani, Nicola Balestri and Lillo de Simone.... Biography of Susanna Thompson
Susanna Thompson (born January 27, 1958 in San Diego, California) is an American television and film actress. She is skilled in Aikido and stage combat. Susanna received a Dramatic Award for her role as Luisa in A Shayna Maidel. She was also nominated for Best Actress by the San Diego Critics Circle for her role in Agnes of God. Susanna may be best known for her television work, which includes playing Karen Sammler on Once and Again, and a recurring role as the Borg Queen on Star Trek: Voyager from 1999-2000 (Alice Krige originated the role in the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact and in the Star Trek: Voyager series finale in 2001 when Thompson was not available to play the role due to her work schedule on Once and Again). One of Thompson's most controversial television appearan... Biography of Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik (born 27 January 1981) is a professional female tennis player from Australia. Molik was born in Adelaide, Australia, and currently lives in Melbourne. She attended Our Lady of Perpetual Succour West Pymble, before completing her schooling in Adelaide. Height 5 ft 11 3/4 in (182 cm) Weight 159 lb (72 kg) Career She won her first grand slam doubles title at the 2005 Australian Open with partner Svetlana Kuznetsova. She reached the top ten on the WTA tour for the first time in early 2005 following her first Grand Slam quarterfinal singles appearance, at the Australian Open, where she lost 9-7 in the final set to Lindsay Davenport. Molik won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the women's singles competition beating then, world no.3 Anastasia mys... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexander (magician)
Alexander, born January 27, 1951 in Torino, is an Italian magician and illusionist.... Biography of Donna Reed
Donna Reed (January 27, 1921 - January 14, 1986) was an Academy Award-winning American actress. Personal life Reed was born Donnabelle Mullenger on a farm near Denison, Iowa. The trees that Reed's father planted still stand and the route to their home, southeast of Denison, is named Donna Reed Drive. This route is now paved to the north corner of the old Mullenger farm. Reed is the daughter of Hazel Jane (née Shives) and William Richard Mullenger. She was the 1st born of five children. She was raised Methodist. Reed was the mother of four children with husband Tony Owen, two of whom the couple adopted at The Cradle in Evanston, Illinois. She was committed to both motherhood and gender equality. In 1967, in opposition to the Vietnam War, she co-founded Another Mother for Peace. Reed ... Biography of Renaud Capuçon
Renaud Capuçon, born Januaray 27, 1976 in Chambéry, is a French fiddler (violinist). He lives with French journalist Laurence Ferrari.... Biography of Friedrich Wilhelm Schelling
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (January 27, 1775 – August 20, 1854), later von Schelling, was a German philosopher. Standard histories of philosophy make him the midpoint in the development of German Idealism, situating him between Fichte, his mentor prior to 1800, and Hegel, his former university roommate and erstwhile friend. Interpreting Schelling's philosophy is often difficult because of its ever-changing nature. Some scholars characterize him as a protean thinker who, although brilliant, jumped from one subject to another and lacked the synthesizing power needed to arrive at a complete philosophical system. Others challenge the notion that Schelling's thought is marked by profound breaks, instead arguing that his philosophy always focused on a few common themes, especially human ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jack Haley
Jack Kevin Haley (born January 27, 1964 in Long Beach, California) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'10" forward/center from UCLA, Haley spent nine seasons (1988–1992; 1993–1998) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Bulls, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, and San Antonio Spurs. Haley is perhaps best remembered for his unusual contributions to the 1995-96 Bulls team which won a league-record 72 games and the NBA Championship. Haley only played in one game during the regular season and did not participate in the playoffs. He was kept on the roster for the entire year because of his friendship with the enigmatic Dennis Rodman, who rarely spoke to anyone else on the team (the two had become friends during their tenure with San Antonio... Biography of Brugh Joy
Brugh Joy, born January 27, 1939 in Salt Lake City, is an American author and teacher. He writes about occult phenomena and life after death.... Biography of Keith Olbermann
Keith Theodore Olbermann (born January 27, 1959) is an American news anchor, sportscaster, writer, and political commentator. He hosts Countdown with Keith Olbermann, an hour-long nightly news and commentary program on MSNBC. Starting with the 2007 NFL season, Olbermann also has served as a co-host of NBC's Football Night in America. Olbermann spent the first twenty years of his career in sports journalism. He was a sports correspondent for CNN in the 1980s, winning the Best Sportscaster award from the California Associated Press three times. He later co-hosted ESPN's SportsCenter from 1992 to 1997. After leaving ESPN amid controversy, Olbermann became a sports anchor and producer for Fox Sports Net from 1998 to 2001, during which time he hosted Fox's studio coverage of baseball. Aft... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Helmut Zacharias
Helmut Zacharias (January 27, 1920 - February 28, 2002) was a German violinist. He started having lessons at the age of 4. Being 6 he played at the cabaret Faun in Berlin and had his first radio broadcast five years later. In the 1950s he was considered to be one of the best jazz violinists of Europe. He played together with many other famous artists, including Yehudi Menuhin and had his own TV show from 1968 to 1973. He died in 2002 in Tessin, Switzerland.... Biography of Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence (born 27 January 1968) is an American country singer-songwriter. Signed to Atlantic Records in 1991, Lawrence made his debut on the country music charts that year with the single "Sticks and Stones", which reached the top of the Billboard country charts in early 1992. His debut album, also titled Sticks and Stones, was also a Number One album on the Top Country Albums charts, and was certified platinum. Throughout the 1990s, Lawrence continued to chart several Top Ten hits from his subsequent albums; in addition, two of his studio albums (1993's Alibis and 1996's Time Marches On) earned 2× Multi-Platinum certification, while 1994's I See It Now was certified platinum. Despite a decline in chart success in the latter half of the 1990s, Lawrence briefly rebounded in 2000 wi... Biography of Ingrid Thulin
Ingrid Thulin (Swedish IPA: ) (27 January 1926 – 7 January 2004) was a Swedish actress. Height: 5' 6¼" (1.68 m) She was born as a fisherman's daughter in Sollefteå, Ångermanland in northern Sweden. She took ballet lessons as a girl and was accepted by the Stockholm Royal Dramatic Theatre's School in 1948. For years she worked with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, where she developed her personal style, acting with neurotic intensity in Winter Light (1962), The Silence (1963) and Cries and Whispers (1972), making her the third actress of world fame coming from Sweden (after Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman). She shared the best actress award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival and received a Guldbagge Award as best actress in 1964, the first year the award was given out, for her perform... Biography of Jerome Kern
Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of popular music. He wrote around 700 songs, including such classics as Ol' Man River, A Fine Romance, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, All the Things You Are and The Way You Look Tonight. His career spanned dozens of Broadway musicals and Hollywood films from 1902 until his death. Although Kern wrote almost exclusively for musical theatre and musical film, the harmonic richness of his compositions lends them well to the jazz idiom (which typically emphasizes improvisation based on a harmonic structure) and many Kern melodies have been adopted by jazz musicians to become standard tunes. Early Life and Career Jerome Kern was born in New York City to Fanny and Henry Kern, both German Jews. They named him Jerome bec... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Eccles (neurophysiologist)
Sir John Carew Eccles, AC (January 27, 1903 – May 2, 1997) was an Australian neurophysiologist who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse. He shared the prize together with Andrew Fielding Huxley and Alan Lloyd Hodgkin. Eccles was born in Melbourne, Australia. He attended Melbourne High School and graduated from Melbourne University in 1925. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study under Charles Scott Sherrington at Oxford University, where he received his Doctor of Philosophy in 1929. In 1937 Eccles returned to Australia, where he worked on military research during World War II. After the war, he became a professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand. From 1952 to 1962 he worked as a professor at the Australian National University. H... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Labbé
Claude Labbé, born January 27, 1920, is a French politician.... Biography of John G. Roberts
John Glover Roberts, Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is the seventeenth and current Chief Justice of the United States. He has served since 2005, having been nominated by President George W. Bush after the death of former Chief Justice William Rehnquist. He is usually considered to be a judicial conservative and part of the constructionist wing of the Supreme Court, basing his rulings primarily on the founder's intent and originalist forms of judicial philosophy. He grew up in northern Indiana and was educated in a private boarding school before attending Harvard College and Harvard Law School where he was managing editor of the Harvard Law Review. After being admitted to the bar, Roberts became a clerk for William Rehnquist before taking a position in the Attorney General's office during t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marek Halter
Marek Halter is a French-Jewish novelist and painter. He was born in Poland in 1936. During World War II, he and his parents escaped from the Warsaw Ghetto and fled to the Soviet Union, spending the remainder of the war in Russia and later in Kokand, Uzbekistan. In 1946 he was chosen to travel to Moscow to present flowers to Stalin. In 1948 the family returned to Poland and later, in 1950, they emigrated to France and took up residence in Paris. Halter studied pantomime under Marcel Marceau and for a time earned a living as a painter; his work was featured in several international exhibitions. Halter began writing in the 1970s. His works include The Madman and the Kings (awarded the Prix Aujourd’hui in 1976), The Messiah, The Mysteries of Jerusalem, The Book of Abraham (1986) and its... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Willie Lamothe
William Joachim Lamothe (January 27, 1920, St-Hugues de Bagot, Canada), is a Canadian author, composer, interpreter and comedian. Discography Willie Lamothe et ses cavaliers des plaines (1955) Willie Lamothe et Rita Germain (1959) Willie Lamothe et ses cabalier des plaine avec Rita Germain (1960) 15e anniversaire (1961) Chansons d’hier et d’aujourd’hui (1962) Willie Lamothe (1963) Willie Lamothe (1963) Willie Lamothe (1964) Je crois en mon étoile (1967) Willie Lamothe (1969) À l’harmonica (1972) Le soleil lève avec papa Willie (1972) Un peu de tout (1973) 30 ans puis Nashville (1976) Je reviens (1983) Filmography On est loin du soleil (1970) Je chante à cheval avec Willie Lamothe (1971) La mort d’un bûcheron (1972) La vraie nature de Bernad... Biography of Daisy Lowe
Daisy Rebecca Lowe (born 27 January 1989 in London) is an English fashion model who has modelled for editorial photo shoots and commercial advertising campaigns and has worked as a runway model. She is the daughter of Pearl Lowe, the singer/songwriter turned textile and fashion designer, and Gavin Rossdale, the front man for the band Bush. Career Lowe began modelling at the age of two, and did some photoshoots when she was 12 and 14 years old. At 15 she was approached by a talent scout in Camden Town and, as a result, she signed with Select, a London modelling agency. In February 2006, Lowe was featured in Italian Vogue, shot by New York photographer Steven Klein, who also shot her in March 2007 for a W magazine pictorial called "Xurbia". In September 2006, Lowe modelled for the U... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Troy Donahue
Troy Donahue (January 27, 1936 – September 2, 2001) was an American actor, known for being a teen idol. Born Merle Johnson, Jr., Donahue was initially a journalism student at Columbia University before he decided to become an actor in Hollywood, where he was represented by Rock Hudson's agent, Henry Willson. According to Robert Hofler's 2005 biography, The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson, Willson tried out the name Troy on Rory Calhoun and James Darren, with no success, before it finally stuck to Donahue. The blond heartthrob established himself with uncredited roles in The Monolith Monsters and Man Afraid in 1957, leading to larger parts in several films. He starred in Monster on the Campus, Live Fast, Die Young, and The Tarnished Angel... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Quilès
Paul Quilès (born on 27 January 1942) is a French Socialist politician. Deputy of Tarn département, close to Laurent Fabius, he was Defense Minister from 1985 to 1986, after the Rainbow Warrior scandal. He was Interior Minister from 1992 to 1993, then chairman of the Defense commission in the French National Assembly from 1997 to 2002.... Biography of Edouard Lalo
Édouard Victor Antoine Lalo (January 27, 1823 – April 22, 1892) was a French composer of Spanish descent. Born in Lille, he studied first at that city's conservatoire, and then at the Paris Conservatoire under Berlioz's old enemy François Antoine Habeneck. For years, he worked as a viola player (specializing in chamber music) and teacher in Paris before gaining fame as a composer, which eventually arrived when he was in his late forties. He died in Paris. Although Lalo is not one of the most immediately recognized names in French music, his distinctive style has earned him some degree of popularity. The Symphonie Espagnole for violin and orchestra still enjoys a prominent place in violinists' repertoire. He is also known for other solo works, including his Cello Concerto in D minor, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fulgence Bienvenue
Fulgence Bienvenüe (January 27, 1852–August 3, 1936) was a French civil engineer, best known for his role in the construction of the Paris Métro. A native of Uzel in Brittany, he graduated as a civil engineer in 1872. His first assignment was the construction of various railway lines in the Mayenne area. In the course of this work, his left arm was crushed in a construction accident and had to be amputated. He relocated to Paris in 1886 and became chief engineer for the Paris Métro in 1896. He would supervise its construction for more than three decades, finally retiring on December 6, 1932. On June 30, 1933, Avenue du Maine station on the Metro was renamed Bienvenüe in his honor. The naming ceremony took place in his presence; there was a last-minute scramble to repaint the station'... Biography of Frank Miller
Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American writer, artist and film director best known for his dark, film noir-style comic book stories. Life and career Early career Miller spent his childhood in Montpelier, Vermont. Setting out to become an artist, he eventually received his first published work in The Twilight Zone for Gold Key Comics in 1978. This was followed by various pencilling work for anthology titles from DC Comics and his first work at Marvel Comics in Barsoom John Carter: Warlord of Mars #18. It was at Marvel that Miller would settle in as a regular fill in and cover artist, working on a variety of titles. One of these jobs was drawing Spectacular Spider-Man #27 and 28. These issues featured Daredevil as a supporting character. At this time Daredevil was a min... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Perruchot
Henri Perruchot, born January 27, 1917 in Montceau-les-Mines and died in 1967, was a French writer.... Biography of Katy Rose
Katy Rose (born January 27th, 1987, real name Kathryn Rosemary Bullard) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, musician and actress. Her music styles vary from indie rock, electro pop, grunge, pop, lounge music and even techno. Starting at just sixteen, Katy Rose began work on her debut album, Because I Can for V2 Records. On January 27th, 2004, Because I Can was released along with her first single Overdrive. Her album was released to mixed critical reception, and had only two singles off of the album, Overdrive and I Like. Rose also appeared on two successful movie soundtracks, Mean Girls and Thirteen. After parting from V2 Records in 2005 her second album, Candy Eyed was released more than three years after her debut album, and on a very independent record label River Jones ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Michel Damase
Jean-Michel Damase, born January 27, 1928 in Bordeaux, is a French composer.... Biography of Augusta Foss Heindel
Augusta Foss Heindel, born January 27, 1865, was the wife of Max Heindel, born Carl Louis von Grasshoff in Aarhus, Denmark on July 23, 1865 - a Christian occultist, astrologer, and mystic. In 1905, he met Augusta Foss who was also interested along similar lines of research and in astrology; she would become his future wife, August 1910.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gottfried Feder
Gottfried Feder (27 January 1883 – 24 September 1941) was an economist and one of the early key members of the Nazi party. He was their economic theoretician. Initially, it was his lecture in 1919 that drew Hitler into the party . Until World War I and the foundation of the DAP Feder was born in Würzburg, Germany on 27 January 1883 as the son of civil servant Hans Feder and Mathilde Feder (née Luz). After attending humanistic schools in Ansbach and Munich, he studied engineering in Berlin and Zürich (Switzerland); after graduating, he founded a construction company in 1908 that subsequently was particularly active in Bulgaria where it built a number of official buildings. From 1917 on, Feder studied financial politics and economics on his own; he developed a hostility towards wealth... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edward Smith
Captain Edward John Smith, RD, RNR (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was the captain of the RMS Titanic when it sank in 1912. He and his wife had a daughter named Helen Melville Smith. There is a statue to his legacy in Lichfield, England. Personal life Edward John Smith was born on 27 January 1850 in the town of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. His parents were Edward Smith, a potter, and Catherine Hancock née Marsh, who married in 1841 in Wolstanton. His parents later owned a shop. Smith attended the Etruria British School until the age of 13 when he went to Liverpool to begin a seafaring career. He apprenticed with Gibson & Co., Liverpool. On 12 July 1887, Smith married Sarah Eleanor Pennington. Their daughter, Helen Melville Smith, was born in Waterloo, Lancashire, in 1898. The family li... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frank Augustyn
Frank Joseph Augustyn (born 1953) is a Canadian ballet dancer. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he studied at the National Ballet School of Canada. From 1972 to 1989, he was the principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada. From 1980 to 1981, he was the principal dancer at the Berlin Opera Ballet. From 1985 to 1986, he was the principal guest artist at the Boston Ballet. From 1989 to 1994, he was the artistic director of the Ottawa Ballet. In 1979, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benay Venuta
Benay Venuta (January 27, 1911–September 1, 1995) was an American actress, singer and dancer. Born Benvenuta Rose Crooke in San Francisco, Venuta attended finishing school in Geneva and lived in London where she worked as a dancer before returning to the States. She made her first screen appearance in the silent Trail of '98 in 1928. She also appeared in Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister, and Bullets Over Broadway. Venuta made her Broadway debut when she replaced Ethel Merman in the lead role of Reno Sweeney in Cole Porter's Anything Goes in 1935. The two remained close friends and co-starred in a revival of Annie Get Your Gun in 1966. Additional Broadway credits included By Jupiter (1942), Hazel Flagg (1953), and Romantic Comedy (1979). In 1958, she was cast as private eye Bertha C... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Phil Cunningham
Phil Cunningham, MBE (born 1960) in Edinburgh, Scotland is a Scottish folk musician and composer. Phil played accordion and violin from a very young age. At the age of 16, he joined his older brother Johnny in the folk group Silly Wizard, where he played accordion, tin whistle, harmonium, guitar, synthesizer, and he sang. He also wrote many of the group's songs. After the breakup of Silly Wizard, Phil and Johnny recorded two albums and toured with Irish siblings Mícheál Ó Domhnaill and Triona Ni Domhnaill as the quartet Relativity. Phil has since had a successful solo career, releasing the albums Airs & Graces and The Palomino Waltz, and several collaborations with Scottish folk musician Aly Bain. He has produced several albums with American folk singer Connie Dover. In recent years, Ph... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Chevrier
Louis Chevrier, born January 27, 1877 in Fontenay-le-Comte, was a French doctor of medicine and member of Academie des Sciences.... Biography of Sabu (actor)
Sabu Dastagir (January 27, 1924 – December 2, 1963) was a film actor of Indian/South Asian origin—although he later took American citizenship. He was normally credited only by his first name, Sabu, and is primarily known for his work in film during the 1940s. Born in 1924 in Karapur, Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, then a Princely State of British India, Sabu was the son of an Indian mahout (elephant driver). While most reference books have his full name as "Sabu Dastagir", research by journalist Philip Leibfried suggests that was his brother's name, and that Sabu was in fact Selar Shaik Sabu or Sabu Francis. His brother managed his career. (His brother was killed in a robbery of his furniture store, a failing business jointly owned by the two men.) Sabu was discovered by documentary film... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mohammad Ali Abhati
Mohammad Ali Abhati, born January 27, 1958 in Mashhad, Khorasan Province, is an Iranian politician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jules-Emile Verschaffelt
Jules-Émile Verschaffelt (27 January 1870, Ghent – 22 December 1955) was a Belgian physicist. He worked at Kamerlingh Onnes’s laboratory in Leiden from 1894 to 1906 and once again from 1914 to 1923. From 1906 to 1914 he worked at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrei Pavel
Andrei Pavel (born January 27, 1974 in Constanţa) is a Romanian tennis player, who turned professional in 1990. He began playing tennis at age eight, and moved to Germany at age sixteen. Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 87 kg (190 lb/13.7 st) Pavel has won three singles titles, including the ATP Masters Series tournament in Montreal/Toronto in 2001. He has also won seven doubles titles, the latest title being the Open Seat Barcelona, in 2007. Pavel played what John McEnroe considers to be the best first round match at a Grand Slam he's ever seen at the U.S Open in August 2006, where he lost to Andre Agassi in four tough sets; 6–7(4), 7–6(10), 7–6(6), 6–2; taking three and half hours. Had Pavel won, it would have been Agassi's last match in a professional tournament. His ... Biography of Philip Caldwell
Philip Caldwell (born January 27, 1920) was the first person to run the Ford Motor Company who was not a member of the Ford family, orchestrated one of the most dramatically successful turnarounds in business history. Life and career Caldwell was born in Bourneville, Ohio, the son of Robert Clyde Caldwell (1882 – 1935), a farmer, and Wilhelmina Hemphill (1881 – 1966). He grew up in South Charleston, Ohio. Caldwell is a 1940 graduate of Muskingum College where he majored in economics and was a member of the school's championship debate team. In 1942 he earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University. Starting at Ford in 1953, he successively headed truck operations, the Philco division, and international operations; in the last of these positions he intro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raymond Boudon
Raymond Boudon (27 January 1934 (birth time source: Didier Geslain) – 10 April 2013) was a Professor in the Paris-Sorbonne University, and was a member of many important institutions: Académie des Sciences morales et politiques, Academia Europaea, British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, International Academy of Human Sciences of St Petersburg, Central European Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and an invited professor notably at Harvard, Oxford University, and the Universities of Geneva, Chicago, and Stockholm. A biographical study of him by Jean-Michel Morin was published in 2006. Selected publications Education, Opportunity and Social Inequality (1974) The Logic of Social Action (19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alex Norton
Alexander Hugh "Alex" Norton (born 27 January, 1950) is a Scottish actor and screenwriter. He is probably best known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in Taggart, and Eddie in the Renford Rejects. Norton was born in Glasgow (source: Imdb) and spent his childhood in Moffat Street in the Gorbals before moving to Pollokshaws. He discovered acting at the age of 14 via an out-of-school drama group. This led to his part in the TV series Dr. Finlay's Casebook and with it the decision that acting was what he wanted to concentrate on. Because of his background and his father's lack of approval of his chosen career, Alex decided to avoid the traditional route into acting and instead worked from part to part. Something which has really paid dividends for him. In 1973 he became one of the founder mem... Biography of Mark Owen
Mark Anthony Owen (born 27 January 1972) is an English singer-songwriter. He is a member of pop-rock band Take That. The band were successful during the early 1990s and have enjoyed more success since their reunion in 2005. Early life Owen was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England. He lived in a small council house with his mother Mary, his father Keith, brother Daniel and sister Tracy in Oldham, Lancashire. His father was a decorator, later getting a job at a police station. His mother was a supervisor in a bakery in Oldham. Owen was educated at the Holy Rosary Primary and St Augustine's Catholic School in Oldham. Owen's first ambition was to be a professional footballer; he starred in school plays but showed no interest in music at school, preferring football. He played for Chadderto... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Willy Fritsch
Willy Fritsch (27 January 1901 - 13 July 1973) was a popular leading man in German silent motion-pictures, and the father of actor Thomas Fritsch. Born Wilhelm Anton Frohs in Kattowitz in German Silesia, in 1912 he moved with his family to Berlin, where he planned to become a mechanic. In 1919 he debuted with a small role at prestigious Max Reinhardt Denkmal theatre, and made his feature debut in films as a supporting player in 1921's Miss Venus. Fritsch remained a popular juvenile figure in films and the theater, but his real success came after being paired with Lilian Harvey in 1928, and they appeared regularly together in movies released every year thereafter until 1937. He managed to survive the Hitler era without any loss of prestige, and continued to appear on stage and in films u... Biography of Giovanni Arpino
Giovanni Arpino (27 January 1927 – 10 December 1987) was a Italian writer and journalist. Life Born in Pola (in Istria, then part of Italy) to Piedmontese parents, Arpino moved to Bra in the Province of Cuneo. Here he married Caterina Brero before moving to Turin, where he would remain for the rest of his life. He graduated in 1951 with a thesis on the Russian poet Sergei Yesenin, and the following year made his literary debut with the novel Sei stato felice, Giovanni, published by Einaudi. He also took up sports journalism, writing for the daily papers La Stampa and Il Giornale; together with Gianni Brera at the La Gazzetta dello Sport he brought a new literary quality to Italian writing on sport. His most important work in this line was the 1977 football novel Azzurro tenebra. Arp... Biography of Lily Donaldson
Lily Monica Donaldson (born January 27, 1987) is a British model. She is the daughter of photographer Matthew Donaldson and wife Tiffany. Career Donaldson was educated at the Camden School for Girls and lived in Kentish Town with her parents. Since being scouted by Select Model Management in 2003 at the age of 16 while shopping in Camden, Donaldson has become one of Britain's most coveted models, landing campaigns for leading fashion houses such as Dior, Jil Sander, Burberry and Dolce & Gabbana. In 2005, Donaldson was nominated for the "Model of the Year" award at the British Fashion Awards, but was beaten by Karen Elson. In the May 2007 issue of American Vogue, she was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovaro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rico Barbès
Éric Gimenez, best known as Rico Barbès, born January 27, 1971 in Vichy, is a French singer. Discography 2003 "Couvre-feu" Sorti chez 2M.net... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Terrasse
Claude Terrasse (January 27, 1867 – June 30, 1923), was a French composer of operettas. Claude Terrasse was considered by some as the true successor to Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), one of the originators of the operetta form, a precursor of the modern musical comedy. Terrasse was born in L'Arbresle, Rhône. He became known by writing the music for the play Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry in 1896. In Paris his brother-in-law the painter Pierre Bonnard introduced him to the artistic world and the avant-garde literature and art of the time. Bonnard also did several portraits of him. Claude Terrasse died in Paris, and was buried in the cemetery of Montmartre. Works La petite femme de Loth - opera buffa in 3 acts - lyrics by Tristan Bernard (first presented at the Theater of the Mathurin... Biography of Ole Einar Bjorndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born 27 January 1974) is a Norwegian professional biathlete. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record four junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen made his Biathlon World Cup debut. His breakthrough came in 1994 when he featured on his first World Cup podium in a Sprint race held in Bad Gastein, Austria. Bjørndalen's first participation at the Olympic Games was during the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics, which were held in his home country of Norway. He obtained his first major victory on 11 January 1996 in an Individual competition held in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy. Bjørndalen occasionally competes in Cross-Country Skiing and in 2006 he won an FIS Cross-Country World Cup race, in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Nikonoff
Jacques Nikonoff, born January 27, 1952 in Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine), is a French teacher, activist anti-liberal and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Aimé-Henry Resal
Aimé Henry Resal, born January 27, 1828 in Plombières-les-Bains in les Vosges, died August 22, 1896 in Annemasse, was a French engineer, professor and mathematician. He is the father of French engineer Jean Résal. He was a member of French Academy of Sciences.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles de Ruyter
Charles de Ruyter, born January 27, 1890 in Wattrelos, is a French cyclist.... Biography of Léon Frapié
Léon Eugène Frapié (born January 27, 1863 Paris - 1949 Paris) was a French novelist. He first contributed to magazines and newspapers, then a few novels. He is most known for the 1904 Prix Goncourt winning novel La Maternelle. It is a moving picture of disillusioned manners of children in poor neighborhood schools. It was successfully adapted to film in 1933 as La Maternelle and in 1935 was ranked among the best foreign language films by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. In general, his work is connected with the tradition of the realistic novel. Works * L’Institutrice de province (1897) * Marcelin Gayard (1902) * La Maternelle (prix Goncourt 1904; film La Maternelle 1933) * Les Obsédés (1904) * L’Écolière (1905), recueil de contes * La... Biography of Jean-Philippe Collard
Jean-Philippe Collard, born January 27, 1948 in Mareuil-sur-Ay, is a French pianist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jozef Israels
Jozef Israëls (27 January 1824, Groningen – 12 August 1911, Scheveningen) was a Dutch painter, and "the most respected Dutch artist of the second half of the nineteenth century". Youth He was born in Groningen, of Jewish parents. His father intended for him to be a man of business, and it was only after a determined struggle that he was allowed to enter on an artistic career. However, the attempts he made under the guidance of two second-rate painters in his native town Buys and van Wicheren while still working under his father as a stock-broker's clerk, led to his being sent to Amsterdam, where he became a pupil of Jan Kruseman and attended the drawing class at the academy. He then spent two years in Paris, working in Picot's studio, and returned to Amsterdam. There he remained till... Biography of Dominique Davray
Dominique Davray, born in Paris on January 27 1919, was a French actress. She was maried Lucien Létot in 1938 and divorded in 1943.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles-Marie de La Condamine
Charles Marie de La Condamine, born January 27, 1701 (baptism January 28, 1701), died February 13, 1774, was a French explorer, geographer, and mathematician. La Condamine was born in Paris. He was trained for the military profession, but turned his attention to science and geographical exploration. Before his journey to South America, he took part in a scientific expedition in the Levant in 1731. South America exploration La Condamine became a member of the expedition that was sent to Peru in 1735 to determine the length of a degree of the meridian in the neighborhood of the equator; this work laid the basis for the determination of the length of the meter. The group was led by Louis Godin and included Pierre Bouguer, Antonio de Ulloa, and Jorge Juan y Santacilia. His association... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Bourdin
Roger Bourdin, born January 27, 1923 in Mulhouse, died September 23 1976 (cerebral hemorrhage), was a French musician, flautist and pianist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brian Rix
Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, CBE (born 27 January 1924) is an English actor and charity worker. He is the younger brother of British actress Sheila Mercier (Emmerdale). Early years Born in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, the son of a Hull shipowner, Brian Rix was educated at Bootham School, York. He became a professional actor, briefly, when he was 17, playing with Donald Wolfit in Cardiff. His wartime National Service began in the Royal Air Force, but he soon after volunteered to become a Bevin Boy, working instead as a coal miner. Career After the war, Rix returned to the stage and in 1947 formed his own theatre company. He ran rep companies at Ilkley, Bridlington and Margate, and at only 26 years old was a highly successful actor and manager. Rix was associated wi... Biography of Janick Gers
Janick Robert Gers (pronounced /ˈjænɪk ˈɡɛərz/) (born 27 January 1957, Hartlepool, England) is an English musician, best known for his work with Gillan and as one of three current guitarists in Iron Maiden and a songwriter for the band. Janick lives in Yarm, Teesside. His father, Bolesłav (known as Bob), was an officer of the Polish Navy. Career Gers was the lead guitarist of the band White Spirit before joining Gillan, a group formed by former Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. After Gillan disbanded, he joined Gogmagog which included former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno and drummer Clive Burr. Gers also performed with other artists including former Marillion vocalist Fish. In 1990, he played guitar on the first solo album of Iron Maiden vocalist... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri de Nesmond
Henri de Nesmond, born January 27, 1655 in Bordeaux, died May 27, 1727 in Toulouse, is a French catholic priest, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Montauban and archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Albi and Toulouse.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Meylan
Michel Meylan, born Janauary 27, 1939 in Ferney-Voltaire, Ain, is a French politician, a former member of UDF, a French centrist political party.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Federico Mayor Zaragoza
Federico Mayor Zaragoza (born janurary 27, 1934 in Barcelona) is a Spanish scholar and politician. He served as Director-General of UNESCO from 1987 to 1999. Mayor obtained a doctorate in pharmacy from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1958. In 1963 he became professor of biochemistry at the School of Pharmacy of the University of Granada, and in 1968 was elected rector of that university, a post he held until 1972. The following year he was appointed professor in biochemistry at the Community of Madrid. In 1974 he co-founded the Severo Ochoa Centre of Molecular Biology at the Autonomous University of Madrid and of the High Council for Scientific Research. Political posts Mayor's political postings have included: undersecretary of Education and Science in the Spanish Gover... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thomas Willis
Thomas Willis (27 January 1621 – 11 November 1675) was an English doctor who played an important part in the history of anatomy, neurology and psychiatry. He was a founding member of the Royal Society. Life Willis was born on his parents' farm in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, where his father held the stewardship of the Manor. He was a kinsman of the Willys Baronets of Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire. He graduated M.A. from Christ Church, Oxford in 1642. In the Civil War years he was a royalist, dispossessed of the family farm at North Hinksey by Parliamentary forces. In the 1640s Willis was one of the royal physicians to Charles I of England. Less grandly, once qualified B. Med. in 1646, he began as an active physician by regularly attending the market at Abingdon. He maintained an Anglica... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernst Schröder (actor)
Ernst Schröder (27 January 1915 (birth time source: Lescaut) – 26 July 1994) was a popular German theatre, film and TV actor. Life Born in Herne, Schröder began his acting career at the nearby Bochum Theatre in 1934, under the legendary director Saladin Schmitt. He worked there until 1936, also working as Assistant Director and Stage Designer. After working at Bielefeld and Wuppertal, he moved to the Schiller Theatre in Berlin in 1938, which became his artistic home and the location of his greatest triumphs, particularly after World War II. During the war he served briefly in the army, was wounded, and returned to the Schiller Theatre in 1942. When in 1944 the theatre was closed, he returned to serve in the army, and ended the war in Italy as a prisoner. He returned to the theatre i... Biography of Lionel Delplanque
Lionel Delplanque, born on January 27, 1972 in Pontoise, is a French film director and screenwriter. Filmography (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0217803/) Director (4 titles) 2006 Président 2000 Promenons-nous dans les bois 1998 Opus 66 (short) 1997 Silver Shadow (short) Writer (4 titles) 2006 Président (written by) 2000 Promenons-nous dans les bois (adaptation) 1998 Opus 66 (short) (writer) 1997 Silver Shadow (short) Self (3 titles) 2010 Cinémas (TV series) Himself – Episode dated 6 November 2010 (2010) … Himself 2006 Ce soir (ou jamais!) (TV series) Himself – Episode dated 28 September 2006 (2006) … Himself 2000 Comme au cinéma (TV series documentary) Himself – Episode dated 24 February 2000 (2000) … Himself... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marie Daëms
Marie Daëms, born January 27, 1928 in Paris, is a French actress. Filmography 1999 : Le Créateur d'Albert Dupontel : Odette 1998 : Les Grands Enfants de Denys Granier-Deferre : Bérangère (TV) 1998 : Les Filles de Vincennes de Thierry Binisti : Germaine 1998 : Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train de Patrice Chéreau : Lucie 1990 : Un week-end sur deux de Nicole Garcia : Graziella Jacquet 1989 : À corps et à cris de Josée Dayan (TV) : rédacteur en chef à Paris 1988 : Cinéma de Philippe Lefebvre (TV) 1988 : Le Chevalier de Pardaillan de Josée Dayan : Jeanne d'Albret 1987 : Les Passions de Céline de Josée Dayan (TV) : Mme Mère 1986 : Catherine de Marion Sarraut (TV) : Anne de Sillé 1986 : Deux enfoirés à Saint-Tropez de Max Pécas : Mme Erickson 1982 : Ce fut un bel é... Biography of Wen Liu
Liu Wen (simplified Chinese: 刘雯; traditional Chinese: 劉雯; pinyin: Liú Wén, and this is a Chinese name; the family name is Liu (刘). ), (born January 27, 1988) is a Chinese fashion model, best known for her appearance in China's New Silk Road World Model Contest of 2005, and her immediate international breakthrough with the help of Chinese Marie Claire and Jean Paul Gaultier. In 2010, she became one of the faces and also the first Asian model for cosmetics giant Estée Lauder since Ling Tan in the 90's. Early life Liu Wen was born on January 27, 1988, in Yongzhou, a city in the Hunan Province of China. Before modelling full time she was working as a Tour Guide. Early Career and success Liu started her modeling career in 2005, when she entere... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thomas Finneran
Thomas M. Finneran (b. January 27, 1950), is a Massachusetts Democratic politician, and former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, having served in that capacity from April 1996 to September 2004. After serving the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester, Mattapan, and Hyde Park, as well as the town of Milton as state representative for 26 years, he resigned his seat and accepted the position of President of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, which he subsequently resigned from in 2007 after a guilty plea to criminal obstruction of justice, in a court case about his testimony about his influence and participation in the redistricting process following the 2000 census. He continues to reside in Mattapan in his former district. Early life and family Finneran's paren... Biography of Alice Burdeu
Alice Burdeu (born 27 January 1988) is an Australian supermodel and winner of the third cycle of the reality television show Australia's Next Top Model. Early life Alice Burdeu was born in Melbourne, Victoria. Prior to auditioning for Australia's Next Top Model, she worked as customer service trainee with Telstra. Australia's Next Top Model Burdeu first came to the spotlight as a contestant on third cycle of Australia's Next Top Model. Burdeu's height, looks, and runway walk garnered praise from the judges, especially Alex Perry, however her low body mass index was a source of great concern for the judging panel. Burdeu received some criticism from judges and fellow competitors on the frequency with which she voiced complaints. In a live finale broadcast on 5 June 2007, Burdeu w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Steve Wynn (entrepreneur)
Stephen Alan "Steve" Wynn (born January 27, 1942) is an American business magnate who played a pivotal role in the 1990s resurgence and expansion of the Las Vegas Strip. His companies refurbished or built what are now widely recognized resorts in Las Vegas, including the Golden Nugget, The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio, Wynn, and Encore. As of 2011, Wynn is the 512th richest man in the world with a net worth of $2.3 billion (up from $1.5 billion). Early life, Frontier, and the Golden Nugget Wynn was born Stephen Alan Weinberg in New Haven, Connecticut. His father, Michael, changed the family's last name in 1946 from "Weinberg" to "Wynn" when Steve was six months old "to avoid anti-Jewish discrimination" according to several sources. Wynn was raised in Utica, New York, and gradua... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Texier
Henri Texier (born 27 January 1945 in Paris) is a French jazz double bassist born in Paris. He is perhaps best-known for his 1960s work with Don Cherry and for his 1980s band the "Transatlantik Quartet", which featured Joe Lovano, Steve Swallow and Aldo Romano. He also worked with several other American musicians in Paris jazz clubs, including Johnny Griffin, Phil Woods, Bill Coleman and Bud Powell. Texier is a self-taught jazz bassist, crediting Wilbur Ware most as an influence. Throughout the 1970s Texier remained active in Europe on the jazz scene, performing with musicians such as Gordon Beck, John Abercrombie and Didier Lockwood, among others. In 1982 he formed a quartet with Louis Sclavis and others. Select discography 1972 - Total Issue 1976 - Henri Texier - Amir... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Craig
Michael Craig (born Michael Francis Gregson; 27 January 1928) is a British actor, known for his work in film and television in both the United Kingdom and Australia. Film credits include: Sapphire, Doctor in Love, The Iron Maiden, Modesty Blaise, Turkey Shoot and Appointment with Death. TV credits include: Arthur of the Britons, The Emigrants, Rush, The Professionals, Shoestring, Triangle, Tales of the Unexpected, Robin of Sherwood, Doctor Who (in the serial Terror of the Vervoids), G.P., Brides of Christ, Grass Roots and Always Greener. Craig was born in Poona, Maharashtra, British India, the son of Donald Gregson, a captain in the 3rd Indian Cavalry. He is the father of Jessica Gregson, brother of Richard Gregson and thus uncle of Natasha Gregson Wagner . Selected filmograph... Biography of Tamlyn Tomita
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27, 1966) is a Japanese-born American actress. She has appeared in many Hollywood films and television series. Early life Tomita was born in Okinawa, the daughter of Shiro and Asako Tomita. Her father then later became a Los Angeles Police Officer, rising to the rank of sergeant. He succumbed to cancer in 1990. Tomita is a graduate of Granada Hills High School in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. She is one-quarter Filipino (her mother is Filipino mestizo: half Filipina, half Japanese). Before becoming an actress, she won the title of Queen at the Nisei Week Pageant in Los Angeles in 1984, and Miss Nikkei International in 1985. Acting career In 1986, Tomita made her acting debut in The Karate Kid, Part II, playing Ralph Macchio's character's... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dave Manson
David Manson (born January 27, 1967) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with several teams. He is currently an assistant coach with the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Playing career Manson played junior hockey with his hometown Prince Albert Raiders in the Western Hockey League. He was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and joined the team a year later. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs. He retired in 2002 with 390 points and 2792 penalty minutes in 1103 career NHL games. Since his retirement he has worked as an assistant coach with the Prince Albert Raiders. Manson is... Biography of Tricky
Tricky (born Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, 27 January 1968) is an English musician and actor. As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound and a whispering sprechgesang lyrical style. Culturally, Tricky blends different styles, particularly in his musical fusion of rock and hip hop, high art and pop culture. His debut album Maxinquaye was nominated for the Mercury Prize and voted Album of the Year by NME Magazine. Early life Tricky was born in Knowle West, Bristol, England to a Jamaican father and a mixed-race Ghanaian-English mother. His father left the family before he was born and his mother, Maxine Quaye, committed suicide when he was only four. He named his solo album after her - Maxinquaye - and once said that though he hardly knew her, he feels ... Biography of Heather Nauert
Heather Nauert (born January 27, 1970) is an American news anchor for Fox News Channel. She is the co-host of Fox and Friends First early morning news hour. Career On February 1, 2009, Nauert began co-anchoring the newscasts Good Day Early Call and Good Day New York Wake Up with co-anchor Steve Lacy from 4:30-7 a.m. weekday mornings, for Fox owned-and-operated station WNYW in New York City. In October 2012, Nauert left Good Day Wake Up. She continues to anchor on Fox News Channel, as well as for The Strategy Room on FoxNews.com. Nauert was the co-host of the weekday edition of The Big Story, alongside John Gibson, on the Fox News Channel. She has worked previously as a government affairs consultant on health insurance, tax and Social Security issues. Rejoining the network in 2007... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jonathan Byrd (golfer)
Jonathan Currie Byrd (born January 27, 1978) is an American professional golfer. He was the 2002 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, and has won five times on the PGA Tour. Biography Byrd was born in Anderson, South Carolina. He attended Clemson University from 1997 to 2000. During his Clemson career, Byrd was the first four-time First Team All-ACC player in Clemson history and was named a First Team All-America in 1999. He represented the United States on the Walker Cup team in 1999. Byrd turned professional in 2000 and played on the Buy.Com Tour (now Nationwide Tour), winning the BUY.COM Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs and finishing eighth on the money list. In his first season on the PGA Tour in 2002, Byrd won the Buick Challenge and was named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. Byrd won the B... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Princess Sophie of Bavaria
Sophie Friederike Dorothee Wilhelmine, Princess of Bavaria (27 January 1805 – 28 May 1872) was born to King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife Caroline of Baden. She was the identical twin sister of Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria, Queen of Saxony as wife of Frederick Augustus II of Saxony. Her eldest son Franz Joseph reined as Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Croatia, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Galicia and Lodomeria and Grand Duke of Cracow; her second son Maximilian reigned as Emperor of Mexico. Life On 4 November 1824, she married Franz Karl, Archduke of Austria. They had six children. Her ambition to place her oldest son on the Austrian throne was a constant theme in Austrian politics. At the time she was called "the only man at court". During ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gillian Gilbert
Gillian Lesley Gilbert (born 27 January 1961) is an English musician, keyboardist, guitarist and singer, best known as a member of New Order and a founding member of The Other Two. Biography Gilbert's family moved from her birthplace Manchester to the nearby market town of Macclesfield when she was young. She has two sisters: Kim and Julie. In a 1987 New Order interview, Gilbert says that she disliked living in Cheshire as a teenager and wanted to live in Manchester. In the late 1970s, Gilbert was in a punk band with three girls who happened to rehearse next to Joy Division, which included singer Ian Curtis, guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris. In a 1987 interview with Option, Gilbert reflected on the first time she became familiar with Joy Divis... Biography of Susanne Blakeslee
Susanne Blakeslee (born January 27, 1956) is an American voice and musical theatre actress, also known as Susan Blakeslee and Suzanne Blakeslee. Among her notable roles are Wanda and Mrs. Turner on The Fairly OddParents. Filmography Anime roles Vampire Princess Miyu - Machiko (ep. 8), Ja-Ka (ep. 10) Animated roles Danny Phantom - Dora Mattingly (Dorethea the Dragon Ghost) American Dragon: Jake Long - Principal Dercerto Channel Umptee-3 - Brandy & Mr. Whiskers - Rodent in Stands Cow and Chicken - Additional Voices Crash Nebula - Princess Galaxandra Disney's House of Mouse - Cruella de Vil, Evil Queen, Maleficent The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy - Crabina (in My Fair Mandy) Oh Yeah! Cartoons - Mrs. Turner, Wanda I Am Weasel ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jake Pavelka
Jacob Lynn "Jake" Pavelka (born January 27, 1978) is an American pilot who appeared on four reality TV programs, most notably The Bachelor. Early life and career Jacob Lynn Pavelka was born in Dallas, Texas to Sallie Lanell (née Mack) and James Lynn Pavelka. He has two brothers, Jason and Matthew, both of whom are married. Pavelka attended University of North Texas and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, Florida. Pavelka began taking flying lessons at the age of 12 and became an airline captain flight instructor at 23. He worked as a pilot for Atlantic Southeast Airlines and, under the name of Jake Landrum, acted in several television commercials and programs produced in the Dallas area. Reality television Pavelka first appeared as a contestant in the fifth season o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cornelius (musician)
Cornelius (born Keigo Oyamada (小山田 圭吾 Oyamada Keigo?) January 27, 1969 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese recording artist and producer. Career Oyamada's first claim to fame was as a member of the pop duo Flipper's Guitar, one of the key groups of the Tokyo Shibuya-kei scene. Following the disbandment of Flipper's Guitar in 1991, Oyamada donned the "Cornelius" moniker and embarked on a successful solo career. American music journalists often describe Cornelius's musical style as being similar to Beck Hansen's, whom he acknowledges as an influence along with The Beach Boys, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream and the Brazilian band Kassin + 2, among others. The music of Cornelius could be described as experimental and exploratory, and... Biography of Matt Stover
John Matthew "Matt" Stover (born January 27, 1968) is a former American Football placekicker. As of the start of the 2009 NFL season, he was the third most accurate kicker in the history of the National Football League. He is of Greek descent. He has played for the New York Giants, the Cleveland Browns, and the Baltimore Ravens, with whom he played for 13 seasons. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts in October 2009 to replace injured kicker Adam Vinatieri. Early years Stover attended Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas (Class of 1986), the alma mater of fellow NFL placekicker Phil Dawson (Cleveland Browns). Stover won All-District honors as both a wide receiver and kicker. During the 1985-86 LHHS season he kicked a 53-yard field goal. College career Prior to his NFL car... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Deb Talan
Deborah Ruth "Deb" Talan (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for being part of the folk-pop duo The Weepies. Early life and career Born in suburban Massachusetts outside of Boston, Talan grew up in the small town of Pelham, Massachusetts and attended Amherst Regional High School (ARHS). She later attended Brown University, where she was a member of the Chattertocks, Brown's oldest all-female a cappella group, before moving to Oregon, where she was a member of Hummingfish, a Portland band, for six years. Talan's recurring lyrical motifs include celestial objects, birds, nature, and various historical figures (e.g., Marc Chagall in "Painting By Chagall," Amelia Earhart in "Thinking Amelia," and Vincent van Gogh in "Vincent"). Jonathan Lethem’... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frédéric Caudron
Frédéric Caudron (born 27 January 1968 in Mons, Belgium (birth time source: acte n°168, André Dekoster)) is a Belgian professional three-cushion billiards player, nicknamed "L'Extraterrestre" ("The Extraterrestrial"). He won the UMB World Three-cushion Championship in 1999. He also won the Sang Lee International Open two consecutive times (2006 and 2007), the CEB European Championship twice (2002 and 2006), as well as 53 Belgian national titles. His highest run is 27 and his best game average is 6.666 (40 points in 6 innings).... |
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