Famous birthdays for Jan. 12: Howard Stern, Jeff Bezos

Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.

-- French fairy tale writer Charles Perrault, author of the Mother Goose stories, in 1628

-- Painter John Singer Sargent in 1856

-- Novelist Jack London in 1876

-- Mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, born George Joseph Kresge, in 1935 (age 89)

-- Champion heavyweight boxer Joe Frazier in 1944

-- Author Haruki Murakami in 1949 (age 75)

-- Actor Kirstie Alley in 1951

-- Radio personality Howard Stern in 1954 (age 70)

-- Journalist Christiane Amanpour in 1958 (age 66)

-- Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos in 1964 (age 60)

-- Musician/film director Rob Zombie in 1965 (age 59)

-- Heather Mills, activist/former wife of Paul McCartney, in 1968 (age 56)

-- Actor Rachael Harris in 1968 (age 56)

-- Singer Melanie Chisholm in 1974 (age 50)

-- Actor Cynthia Addai-Robinson in 1985 (age 39)

-- Actor Naya Rivera in 1987

-- Singer Zayn Malik in 1993 (age 31)