Born on Jan. 6th

So, out of morbid curiosity upon becoming a semi-centurion (and not, the dreaded AARP mailing hasn’t shown up yet!), I wondered what other music types were born on Twelfth Night: This is what I found, mostly thanks to the so-called “intelligence aggegator” NNBD.com:

Maurice Abravanel

Conductor

6-Jan-1903

22-Sept.-1993

Music Director, Utah Symphony 1947-1979

Syd Barrett

Singer, songwriter, guitarist

6-Jan-1946

7-Jul-2006

Pink Floyd

Max Bruch

Composer

6-Jan-1838

2-Oct-1920

Kol Nidrei

Earl Kim

Composer

6-Jan-1915

19-Nov-1998

Violin Concerto

Van McCoy

Musician

6-Jan-1940

6-Jul-1979

The Hustle

Johnny O’Keefe

Musician

6-Jan-1935

6-Oct-1978

King of Australian rock and roll

Earl Scruggs

Musician

6-Jan-1924

Bluegrass banjo pioneer

Don Sickler

trumpet, arranger, composer, record producer

6-Jan-1944

Nightwatch

Alan Stivell

Musician

06-Jan-1944

Breton/Celtic harpist

Alex Turner

Singer

6-Jan-1986

Lead singer, Arctic Monkeys

Jack Varney

Banjoist, Guitarist

6-Jan-1918

Aussie Jazz pioneer

Kim Wilson

Harmonica, bass, vocals

6-Jan-1951

Fabulous Thunderbirds

Malcolm Young

Guitarist

6-Jan-1953

Rhythm guitar for AC/DC

Beyond music, a few other famous names jumped out at me, including (so some sources claim) the Benjamin that It’s All About:

Gilbert Arenas	Basketball	6-Jan-1982		Washington Wizards
Rowan Atkinson	Actor	6-Jan-1955		Blackadder, Mr. Bean

John DeLorean

Business

6-Jan-1925

19-Mar-2005

Automobile designer and entepreneur

E. L. Doctorow

Author

6-Jan-1931

Ragtime, The Book of Daniel

Benjamin Franklin

Diplomat

6-Jan-1706

17-Apr-1790

American founding father

Khalil Gibran

Poet

6-Jan-1883

10-Apr-1931

The Prophet

Louis Harris	Business	6-Jan-1921		Pollster, Louis Harris and Associates
Lou Holtz	Football	6-Jan-1937		Head Coach, South Carolina, 1999-2004
Victor Horta	Architect	6-Jan-1861	9-Sep-1947	Art Nouveau architect
Joan of Arc	Religion	6-Jan-1412	30-May-1431	Visionary burned at the stake

Nigella Lawson

Chef

6-Jan-1960

UK’s domestic goddess

Anthony Minghella	Film Director	6-Jan-1954		The English Patient
Tom Mix	Actor	6-Jan-1880	12-Oct-1940	Old-time silent movie cowboy
Sun Myung Moon	Religion	6-Jan-1920		Head Moonie

Sam Rayburn

Politician

6-Jan-1882

16-Nov-1961

Speaker of the US House, 1940-61

King Richard II	Royalty	6-Jan-1367	14-Feb-1400	King of England 1377-99
Carl Sandburg	Author	6-Jan-1878	22-Jul-1967	Illinois poet, Lincoln biographer

John Singleton

Film Director

6-Jan-1968

Boyz N the Hood

Charles “Cane” Sumner

Politician

6-Jan-1811

11-Mar-1874

Anti-slavery Senator from Massachusetts

Danny Thomas

Actor

6-Jan-1914

6-Feb-1991

Make Room For Daddy

Alan Watts

Philosopher

6-Jan-1915

16-Nov-1973

Zen beat counterculture sage

Bob Wise

Politician

6-Jan-1948

Governor of West Virginia, 2001-05