January 10th Birthdays
If you were born on on this day January 10th, you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Frank Mahovlich
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian WHA and NHL left wing hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens), 1958 Calder Memorial Trophy winner, 1972 Team Canada player, born January 10, 1938. (Frank Mahovlich 1960s Toronto Maple Leafs Photo)
Rod Stewart (nee Roderick David Stewart; married Penny Lancaster)
Grammy-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame British singer-songwriter (Maggie May; You Wear It Well; Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?; The First Cut is the Deepest; You’re in My Heart; Hot Legs), born January 10, 1945. Ex of Alana Collins, Rachel Hunter; ex-partner of Britt Ekland, etc. (Rod Stewart 1972: Allan warren)
Donald Fagen (cousin of Alan Rosenberg)
American keyboardist and lead singer of 1970s rock band Steely Dan (Rikki Don’t Lose That Number; Hey Nineteen; Reelin’ in the Years; Do It Again; Peg; FM [No Static at All]; Deacon Blues; Time Out of Mind; Josie; Black Friday), born January 10, 1948. (Donald Fagen 2016 Photo: Amd27999)
George Foreman (“Big George“)
International & World Boxing Hall of Fame American pro & amateur boxer, 1968 Olympics heavyweight boxing gold medalist, 1973 World Heavyweight Champion, and businessman (George Foreman Grill), born January 10, 1949. (George Foreman 1973: Bert Verhoeff / Dutch National Archives)
Pat Benatar (nee Patricia Mae Andrzejewski)
Grammy Award-winning American rock & roll singer and songwriter (Fire and Ice; Heartbreaker; Hit Me With Your Best Shot; I Need a Lover; We Belong; Love is a Battlefield; Invincible; Sex as a Weapon; All Fired Up), born January 10, 1953. (Pat Benatar 2011 Photo: Staff Sgt. Joseph McKee / U.S.A.F.)
Bobby Rahal (nee Robert Woodward Rahal)
International Motorsports Hall of Fame American senior, NASCAR & CART race car driver (1986 Indianapolis 500 winner), CART racing team manager (Jaguar Formula One) and owner (2005 Indianapolis 500 winner), born January 10, 1953. (Bobby Rahal 2010 Photo: Legends of Motorsports)
Janet Jones (married Wayne Gretzky; ex-fiance of Vitas Gerulaitis)
American dancer-actress of TV & movies (The Flamingo Kid; A Chorus Line; Staying Alive; Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Bech; American Anthem; Two Tickets to Paradise; The Sound and the Fury), married to Wayne Gretzky, born January 10, 1961. (Janet Jones 2014 Photo: -nickon-)
(Francis X. Bushman 1915: Leo Sielke Jr. | Rod Stewart 1972: Allen Warren)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on January 10!
Remember These January 10th Famous Birthdays
“Rompin” Ronnie Hawkins (nee Ronald Hawkins; “The Hawk“)
American-Canadian rockabilly, country, and rock & roll singer (Mary Lou; Bluebirds over the Mountain; Down in the Alley; Forty Days; Susie Q; Bo Diddley; Who Do You Love; Ruby Baby; Dizzy Miss Lizzy; My Gal is Red Hot), mentor to Canadian musicians (The Band; Crowbar; Pat Travers) (born Jan. 10, 1935 – died May 29, 2022; age 87). (Ronnie Hawkins 1970: Journal Library Photo)
Ron Galella (nee Ronald Edward Galella)
Controversial pioneering American paparazzo celebrity photographer (Elizabeth Taylor; Michael Jackson; Marlon Brando; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; Elvis Presley; Richard Burton; Brigitte Bardot) Time called “the Godfather of the U.S. paparazzi culture” (born Jan. 10, 1931 – died Apr. 30, 2022; age 91). (Ron Galella 1988 Photo: Alan Light)
Ray Bolger (nee Raymond Wallace Bolger)
American singer-dancer-actor of stage (George White’s Scandals), films (The Wizard of Oz; April in Paris; Four Jacks and a Jill; Babes in Toyland; The Harvey Girls; Stage Door Canteen) & TV (Where’s Raymond?; The Ray Bolger Show; The Partridge Family; The Love Boat) (born Jan. 10, 1904 – died Jan. 15, 1987; age 83). Ray Bolger died of bladder cancer. (Ray Bolger 1942: Marcus Blechman)
Frank Sinatra Jr. (son of Frank Sinatra; brother of Tina & Nancy Sinatra)
American singer-songwriter (Black Night; Spice), actor & guest host of TV (Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers; The Joey Bishop Show) and movies (A Man Called Adam; The Walking Major), brother of Tina & Nancy Sinatra (born Jan. 10, 1944 – died Mar. 16, 2016; age 72). Frank Sinatra Jr. died of cardiac arrest. (Frank Sinatra Jr 1967 Photo: William Morris Agency Inc.)
Paul Henreid (nee Paul Georg Julius Hernreid von Wasel Waldingau)
Austria-Hungarian American blacklisted movie actor (Casablanca; Of Human Bondage; Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Night Train to Munich; Between Two Worlds; Deception; Last of the Buccaneers; Deep in My Heart), producer & director (A Woman’s Devotion) (born Jan. 10, 1908 – died Mar. 29, 1992; age 84). Cause of death for Paul Henreid is unknown. (Paul Henreid 1940s Photo)
Johnnie Ray (nee John Alvin Ray; “Mr. Emotion“)
American pianist, songwriter, partially-deaf singer (Cry; Just Walking in the Rain; The Little White Cloud That Cried; Please, Mr. Sun; Paths of Paradise; Walkin’ My Baby Back Home), and actor (There’s No Business Like Show Business) (born Jan. 10, 1927 – died Feb. 24, 1990; age 63). Johnnie Ray had liver failure and died of hepatic encephalopathy. (Johnnie Ray 1952 Photo)
Claudia Dell (nee Claudia Dell Smith)
American columnist, John Robert Powers School of Charm and Modeling director, showgirl & singer-actress of stage (Ziegfeld Follies), radio (The Claudia Dell Show), TV, & films (Destry Rides Again; Boots of Destiny; Big Boy; The Woman Who Dared; Left Over Ladies; Sweet Kitty Bellairs; Lady in Scarlet) (born Jan. 10, 1910 – died Sept. 5, 1977; age 67). (Claudia Dell 1931)
Virginia Valli (nee Virginia McSweeney; married Charles Farrell)
American actress of stage & films (Mister Antonio; East Side, West Side; Wild Oranges; The Signal Tower; The Shock; Paid to Love; Up the Ladder; The Pleasure Garden; Watch Your Wife; Flames; The Devil Within; K: The Unknown; The Price of Pleasure; The Lost Zeppelin) (born Jan. 10, 1896 – died Sept. 24, 1968; age 72). Ex of Demarest Lamson. (Virginia Valli 1927: Melbourne Spurr)
Francis X. Bushman (ex of Beverly Bayne)
American silent film star (Ben-Hur; Richard Carvel; Romeo and Juliet; Modern Marriage; The Masked Bride), actor of radio (Those We Love), TV (Batman; Perry Mason) & other movies (Dick Tracy; Hollywood Story; Sabrina; The Bad and the Beautiful), related to Francis X. Bushman Jr., Jack Conway, Pat Conway (born Jan. 10, 1883 – died Aug. 23, 1966; age 83). (Francis X. Bushman 1914)
Jim Croce (nee James Joseph Croce; father of A.J. Croce)
Songwriters Hall of Fame American folk-rock guitarist (Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown; Time in a Bottle; You Don’t Mess Around with Jim; I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song; I Got a Name; Operator [That’s Not the Way It Feels]; One Less Set of Footsteps; Lover’s Cross) (born Jan. 10, 1943 – died Sept. 20, 1973; age 30). Jim Croce died in a plane crash. (Jim Croce 1968: Ingrid Croce)
Sal Mineo (nee Salvatore Mineo Jr.; ex-fiance of Jill Haworth)
American singer (Start Movin’ [In My Direction]), actor of TV & films (Rebel Without a Cause; The Gene Krupa Story; Exodus; Giant; The Longest Day; Crime in the Streets; Tonka; Cheyenne Autumn; Rock, Pretty Baby; Escape From the Planet of the Apes) (born Jan. 10, 1939 – died Feb. 12, 1976; age 37). Sal Mineo died of a stab wound incurred when he was mugged. (Sal Mineo 1956)
Georges Marchal (nee Georges Louis Lucot; ex of Dany Robin)
French actor of TV and movies (The French Way; The Contessa’s Secret; The Colossus of Rhodes; The Secret Agents; The Unexpected Voyager; Death in the Garden; The Secret Mark of D’Artagnan; The Dam on the Yellow River) (born Jan. 10, 1920 – died Nov. 28, 1997; age 77). Cause of death for Georges Marchal is unknown. (Georges Marchal 1959 Sheba and the Gladiator)
Joseph Santley (nee Joseph Ishmael Mansfield; married Ivy Sawyer)
American actor, writer, and director of stage, TV (The Mickey Rooney Show), and films (The Cocoanuts; Million Dollar Baby; Her Master’s Voice; Swing, Sister, Swing; Melody Ranch; Down Mexico Way; Remember Pearl Harbor; Rosie the Riveter; When You’re Smiling; Joan of Ozark) (born Jan. 10, 1890 – died Aug. 8, 1971; age 81). (Joseph Santley 1929 Photo: Exhibitor’s Herald)
American actor of Vitagraph silent films (We Must Do Our Best; Jean Goes Fishing; The Child Crusoes; The Clown’s Best Performance; Captain Jenks’ Dilemma; Barriers Burned Away; A Tin-Type Romance; The Adventurer), and songwriter (Sweet Georgia Brown) (born Jan. 10, 1899 – died Aug. 10, 1965; age 66). (Kenneth Casey 1911 Photo: Vitagraph / Motion Picture Story Magazine)
Gisèle MacKenzie (nee Gisèle Marie Louise Marguerite La Flèche)
Canadian-American violinist, singer (Hard to Get; Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes; Seven Lonely Days) & actress of radio (Your Hit Parade; Meet Gisèle; Gisele and Mr. Cable; Club Fifteen; Coke Time; Airtime), stage, and TV (The Gisele MacKenzie Show; The Sid Caesar Show; The Young and the Restless) (born Jan. 10, 1927 – died Sept. 5, 2003; age 76). (Gisèle MacKenzie 1955)
Shelly Novack (nee Sheldon Lennard Novack)
American college football player, actor of TV (Charlie Benson on Most Wanted; Chris Daniels on The F.B.I.; Police Story; The Virginian; Ironside; Medical Center) & films (Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here; Vigilante Force) (born Jan. 10, 1944 – died May 27, 1978; age 34). Shelly Novack died of a heart attack. (Shelly Novack 1968 A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer: NBC TV)
Bernard Lee (nee John Bernard Lee; grandfather of Jonny Lee Miller)
British actor of TV (General Hospital) and movies (M in Dr. No, Goldfinger, Live and Let Die, Thunderball, Moonraker, & other James Bond films; Kidnapped; The Terror; Breakout; The Man Upstairs; High Flight; Dunkirk; Murder in the Night; The Third Man; The Detective) (born Jan. 10, 1908 – died Jan. 16, 1981; age 73). Bernard Lee died of stomach cancer. (Bernard Lee 1953 Beat the Devil)
Jerry Wexler (nee Gerald Wexler)
American “rhythm and blues” writer & editor (Billboard Magazine), Rock & Roll Hall of Fame record producer and partner at Atlantic Records (Led Zeppelin; Aretha Franklin; Bob Dylan; Wilson Pickett; Ray Charles; Lulu) (born Jan. 10, 1917 – died Aug. 15, 2008; age 91). Jerry Wexler died of congestive heart failure. (Jerry Wexler 1967 Photo: Las Vegas News Bureau)
Scott McKenzie (nee Philip Wallach Blondheim III)
American singer-songwriter with The Journeymen, The Abstracts, The Smoothies, and as a solo performer (San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair; Like an Old Time Movie; Hey! What About Me; Kokomo) (born Jan. 10, 1939 – died Aug. 18, 2012; age 73). Scott McKenzie had Guillain–Barré syndrome since 2010. (Scott McKenzie 1960s Painting: A. Hamilton)
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