Skip to content

Celebrity-Birthdays-Jan31

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 31: Composer Philip Glass is 88. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, the former queen regent, is 87. Quebec singer-songwriter Claude Gauthier is 86. Bluesman Charlie Musselwhite is 81.

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 31:

Composer Philip Glass is 88.

Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, the former queen regent, is 87.

Quebec singer-songwriter Claude Gauthier is 86.

Bluesman Charlie Musselwhite is 81.

Actor Glynn Turman (``The Wire,'' ''A Different World``) is 79.

Actor Jonathan Banks (``Better Call Saul,'' ''Breaking Bad``) is 78.

Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan is 78.

Singer Harry Wayne Casey of KC and the Sunshine Band is 74.

Phil Manzanera, guitarist with Roxy Music, is 74.

Singer Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols is 69.

Actor Anthony LaPaglia (``Without a Trace,'' ''Murder One``) is 66.

Actress Kelly Lynch is 66.

Singer-guitarist Lloyd Cole is 64.

Olympic champion diver Sylvie Bernier is 61.

Actress Paulette Braxton (``The Parkers,'' ''In The House``) is 60.

Cellist Ofra Harnoy is 60.

Bassist Al Doughty (a.k.a. Al Jaworski) of Jesus Jones is 59.

Cellist Shauna Rolston is 58.

Actress Minnie Driver is 55.

Actress Portia de Rossi (``Arrested Development,'' ''Ally McBeal``) is 52.

Comedian Bobby Moynihan (``Saturday Night Live'') is 48.

Actress Kerry Washington (``Scandal,'' ''Ray``) is 48.

Singer-actor Justin Timberlake is 44.

Actor Tyler Ritter (``The McCarthys'') is 40.

Singer Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line is 38.

Singer Marcus Mumford of Mumford And Sons is 38.

NHL All-star Tyler Seguin is 33.

Actor Joel Courtney is 29.

---

Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1797, composer Franz Schubert was born in Vienna. (Nov. 19, 1828)

In 1872, author Zane Grey. (Oct. 23, 1939)

In 1919, Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player. (Oct. 24, 1972)

In 1921, tenor Mario Lanza. (Oct. 7, 1959)

In 1921, actress Carol Channing. (Jan. 15, 2019)

In 1923, novelist Norman Mailer. (Nov. 10, 2007)

In 1928, musician Harold (Chuck) Willis. (April 10, 1958)

In 1929, actress Jean Simmons. (Jan. 22, 2010)

In 1931, Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks. (Jan. 23, 2015)

In 1934, actor James Franciscus. (July 8, 1991)

In 1937, actress Suzanne Pleshette. (Jan. 19, 2008)

In 1940, actor Stuart Margolin (``The Rockford Files''). (Dec. 12, 2022)

In 1941, actress Jessica Walter (``Arrested Development''). (Mar. 24, 2021)

In 1946, guitarist Terry Kath, founding member of Chicago. (Jan. 23, 1978)

In 1963, actor John Dye (``Touched By An Angel''). (Jan. 10, 2011)

In 1964, guitarist Jeff Hanneman (Slayer). (May 2, 2013)

The Canadian Press