List of Famous people born on January 9th
Joely Richardson
Joely Kim Richardson is an English actress, known for her role as Julia McNamara in the FX drama series Nip/Tuck (2003–10), and Queen Catherine Parr in the Showtime series The Tudors (2010). She has also appeared in films such as 101 Dalmatians (1996), Event Horizon (1997), The Patriot (2000), Return to Me (2000), Anonymous (2011), the Hollywood film adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), the remake of Endless Love (2014), and the thriller Red Sparrow (2018). Richardson also recently starred as a supernaturally powered mutant and British government agent on the Starz series Rook (2019). She was the younger sister of actress Natasha Richardson (d.2009).
Silver King
César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón was a Mexican luchador enmascarado and actor. He was known best as Silver King, but also had an extensive stint as the third wrestler to portray the Black Tiger character. He was the son of luchador Dr. Wagner and the brother of Dr. Wagner Jr. González worked for many years with El Texano as the tag team "Los Cowboys," winning tag team championships in both Mexico and Japan.
Lee Kun-hee
Lee Kun-hee was a South Korean businessman who served as chairman of the Samsung Group from 1987 to 2008 and from 2010 to 2020, and is credited with the transformation of Samsung to the world's largest manufacturer of smartphones, televisions, and memory chips. He was also a member of the International Olympic Committee. He was the third son of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul. With an estimated net worth of US$21 billion at the time of his death, he was the richest person in South Korea, a position that he had held since 2007.
Robert-François Damiens
Robert-François Damiens was a French domestic servant whose attempted assassination of King Louis XV in 1757 culminated in his public execution. He was the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional form of death penalty reserved for regicides.
Jordi Cervós i Navarro
Jorge Cervós-Navarro was a Spanish pathologist, histologist, and neuroscientist.
Robert Jenrick
Robert Edward Jenrick is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since 2019. He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark since 2014.
Mirza Delibašić
Mirza Delibašić was a Bosnian professional basketball player and coach.
James Acaster
James William Acaster is an English comedian originally from Kettering, Northamptonshire, who now lives in London.
Kurt Tucholsky
Kurt Tucholsky was a German journalist, satirist, and writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Kaspar Hauser, Peter Panter, Theobald Tiger and Ignaz Wrobel. He was silent after 1932 and probably committed suicide.
Roy Head
Roy Head was an American singer, best known for his hit record "Treat Her Right".