List of Famous people born on January 29th
Ken Duke
Kenneth Wootson Duke is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions.
Rajyavardhan Rathore
Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore,, is an Indian politician, Olympic medallist and retired Indian Army officer. Rathore is a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Jaipur Rural seat. He served as the Minister of State for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Government of India till May 2019.
Alexander Mamut
Alexander Leonidovich Mamut is a Russian billionaire lawyer, banker and investor.
Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Abdul Rashid was an Islamist Pakistani fundamentalist, activist and the former Chancellor of Jamia Faridia. son of Muhammad Abdullah Ghazi, and younger brother of Maulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi.
Megan Jossa
Megan Carmel Hollie Jossa is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Courtney Mitchell in BBC One soap opera EastEnders. She is the real life cousin of EastEnders actress Jacqueline Jossa, who played Lauren Branning.
Ernest Prakasa
Ernest Prakasa is an Indonesian comedian, stand up performer, writer, and actor. He became popular after receiving third place in Stand Up Comedy Indonesia (SUCI) in 2011. He is known as a Chinese-Indonesian comedian who often uses his ethnic background as a standup comedy subject. Ernest obtained his degree from Padjadjaran University, majoring in International Relations.
Uzi
Uzi is a popular Japanese hip-hop artist. He has released four major albums, most recently his “Natural 9” album released in March 2008. Uzi is one of the rappers to incorporate more overt elements of Japanese culture into his music and videos, specifically aspects referring to the samurai. He is a great example of an artist who maintains the localization of hip-hop music through his dependence on the incorporation of Japanese themes into his work. Such non-Americanization of his hip-hop music has been met with varying opinions; some view this as disrespectful of the origins of hip-hop culture, while there are those who appreciate Uzi’s apparent embracing of Japanese culture.
Paul Fusco
Paul Fusco is an American puppeteer, voice-over artist, and character actor. He is best known as the puppeteer and voice of the title character on the sitcom ALF, for which he also served as creator, writer, producer, and director. He formed the production company Alien Productions with Tom Patchett and Bernie Brillstein.
Amberley Snyder
Amberley Snyder is a championship barrel racer. She also competed in pole bending and breakaway roping. In 2010, Snyder suffered a car crash that paralyzed her from the waist down. She overcame the injury and kept competing. In 2015, she competed at a high level when she won a fan exemption to compete at the American Rodeo. Snyder is now a motivational speaker.
John Forsythe
John Forsythe was an American stage, film/television actor, producer, narrator, drama teacher and philanthropist whose career spanned six decades. He also appeared as a guest on several talk and variety shows and as a panelist on numerous game shows.