January Birthdays

It's January! Time to say Happy Birthday!

Jenson Button

-Birth Name: Jenson Alexander Lyons Button

-DOB: 1/19/1980

-Where: Frome, United Kingdon

-He raced in Formula 1 from 2000-2017

Regina King

-Birth Name: Regina Renee King

-DOB: 1/15/1971

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-Her mother, Gloria, was a special education teacher while her father, Thomas, was an electrician

Dolly Parton

-Birth Name: Dolly Rebecca Parton

-DOB: 1/19/1946

-Where: Pittman Center, Tennessee

-She has over 50 albums credited to her name

Elijah Wood

-Birth Name: Elijah Jordan Wood

-DOB: 1/28/1981

-Where: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

-His parents ran a deli shop, which they sold to fund their move to California

Lewis Hamilton

-Birth Name: Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton

-DOB: 1/7/1985

-Where: Stevenage, United Kingdom

-Has has been open about his ADHD and dyslexia

Karun Chandhok

-DOB: 1/19/1984

-Where: Chennai, India

-He competed for the Mahindra Racing team in Formula E and Hispania Racing in 2010 for Formula One

Sergio Perez

-Birth Name: Sergio Michel Perez Mendoza

-DOB: 1/26/1990

-Where: Guadalajara, Mexico

-He won six Grand Prix across at least 14 seasons of Formula One

Peter Steele

-Birth Name: Petrus Thomas Ratajczyk

-DOB: 1/4/1962

-Where: Red Hook, New York

-DOD: 4/14/2010

-Where: Scranton, Pennsylvania

-He was known for his slightly vampiric look and being self conscious about his 6'8'' height, especially when photos were involved. He requested the photo to be taken in such a way that not make his height obvious

Janick Gers

-Birth Name: Janick Robert Gers

-DOB: 1/27/1957

-Where: Hartlepool, England

-His father was Polish and his mother was English

Ian Hill

-Birth Name: Ian Frank Hill

-DOB: 1/20/1951

-Where: West Bromwich, England

-One of the founding members of Judas Priest

Richie Faulkner

-Birth Name: Richard Ian Faulkner

-DOB: 1/1/1980

-Where: London, England

-He played guitar for Lauren Harris prior to joining Judas Priest

Rod Stewart

-Birth Name: Roderick David Stewart

-DOB: 1/10/1945

-Where: Highgate, London, England

-He was the singer for The Faces prior to going solo

David Bowie

-Birth Name: David Robert Jones

-DOB: 1/8/1947

-Where: Brixton, London, England

-DOD: 1/10/2016

-Where: New York City, New York

-He had different personas, representing different eras of his music, such as The Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust

James May

-Birth Name: James Daniel May

-DOB: 1/16/1963

-Where: Bristol, England

-He can successfully play the piano, flute and saxophone

Kate Middleton

-DOB: 1/9/1982

-Where: Reading, United Kingdom

-She's a strong advocate for mental health, early childhood development and sports

Phil Collins

-Birth Name: Philip David Charles Collins

-DOB: 1/30/1951

-Where: Chiswick, London, England

-He started playing drums at age 5

Malcolm Young

-Birth Name: Malcolm Mitchell Young

-DOB: 1/6/1953

-Where: Glasgow, Scotland

-DOD: 11/18/2017

-Where: Sydney, Australia

-His brother George Young died four weeks after Malcolm