January birthdays

 Since it's January, it's time to say Happy Birthday!

Peter Steele

-Birth name: Petrus Thomas Ratajczyk

-DOB: 1/4/1962

-Where: Brooklyn, New York

-DOD: 4/14/2010

-Where: New York City, New York (heart failure)

-He was incredibly self-conscious about his height. Being 6'8'', he often sat down in photos with the band or had the photos taken at an angle where people couldn't tell how tall he was or how much he towered over his band mates

Paul Stanley

-Birth name: Stanley Bert Eisen

-DOB: 1/20/1952

-Where: Queens, New York

-He's a fan of classical opera

Ian Hill

-Birth name: Ian Frank Hill

-DOB: 1/20/1952

-Where: Birmingham, England

-Joined the band Judas Priest that guitarist K.K. Downing and then vocalist Al Atkins had formed

Janick Gers

-Birth name: Janick Robert Gers

-DOB: 1/27/1957

-Where: Hartlepool, England

-His father, Boleslaw Gers, was in the Polish Navy

Richie Faulkner

-Birth name: Richard Ian Faulkner

-DOB: 1/1/1980

-Where: London, England

-Played guitar for hard rock singer Lauren Harris' backing band prior to joining Judas Priest

Rod Stewart
-Birth name: Roderick David Stewart
-DOB: 1/10/1945
-Where: Highgate, London, England

-Despite having English in his heritage on his mother's side, he also has Scottish heritage on his dad's side and considers himself a Scotsman and supports Glasgow Celtic FC

Jimmy Page

-Birth name: James Patrick Page

-DOB: 1/9/1944

-Where: Heston, Middlesex, England

-His trademark instrument is a Gibson Les Paul

David Bowie

-Birth name: David Robert Haywood Jones

-DOB: 1/8/1947

-Where: Brixton, London, England

-DOD: 1/10/2016

-Where: Manhattan, New York City, New York (liver cancer)

-He has what looks like two different colored eyes as a result of getting punched in the face by a friend when he was 15

James May

-Birth name: James Daniel May

-DOB: 1/16/1963

-Where: Bristol, England

-He plays flute, piano and saxophone quite well

Georgia May Jagger

-Birth name: Georgia May Ayeesha Jagger

-DOB: 1/12/1992

-Where: London, England

-Her sister, Elizabeth Jagger, is also a model

Rowan Atkinson

-Birth name: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson

-DOB: 1/6/1955

-Where: Consett, County Durham, England

-Has degrees in electrical engineering from Newcastle University and Oxford University

Kate Middleton

-DOB: 1/9/1982

-Where: Reading, Berkshire, England

-Is a distant relative of actress Dakota Fanning and her sister Elle Fanning

Malcolm Young

-Birth name: Malcolm Mitchell Young

-DOB: 1/6/1953

-Where: Glasgow, Scotland

-DOD: 11/18/2017

-Where: Elizabeth Bay, Australia

-He died four weeks after his brother George Young

Phil Collins

-Birth name: Phillip David Charles Collins

-DOB: 1/30/1951

-Where: Chiswick, London, England

-He started playing drums at age 5

John Paul Jones

-Birth name: John Richard Baldwin

-DOB: 1/3/1946

-Where: Sidcup, Kent, England

-Before and after being in Led Zeppelin, he worked as a studio manager and arranger