Famous people born in January - page 10

Theodore William Richards was an American scientist who was awarded the 1914 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Jose Ferrer or Jose Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintron was a Puert Rican actor, director and pianist

Mikhail Baryshnikov is a Russian-American ballet dancer, who is regarded as one of the best ballet dancers of all time

Anita Baker is an American singer and songwriter

John Curtin was an Australian politician and trade unionist, who rose from the grassroots to become the 14th Prime Minister of the country

Irving Langmuir was an American chemist who won the 1932 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in surface chemistry

Michel Jean-Pierre Debre was a French political leader who became the first Prime Minister of the French Fifth Republic

Michael Kevin Taylor more popular as Mick Taylor, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist

Bruce Steel Kingsbury was an Australian soldier who was awarded the ‘Victoria Cross’ (VC), for his gallant actions during the ‘Battle of Isurava’

Lawrence Hargrave was an Australian engineer, aviation pioneer, inventor, explorer, and astronomer