Famous birthdays for Jan. 23: Tiffani Thiessen, Mariska Hargitay

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

-- American patriot John Hancock in 1737

-- French author Stendhal, a pseudonym for Marie-Henri Beyle, in 1783

-- French Impressionist painter Edouard Manet in 1832

-- Actor Dan Duryea in 1907

-- Comedian Ernie Kovacs in 1919

-- Actor Jeanne Moreau in 1928

-- Actor Gil Gerard in 1943 (age 81)

-- Actor Rutger Hauer in 1944

-- Actor Richard Dean Anderson in 1950 (age 74)

-- Princess Caroline of Monaco in 1957 (age 67)

-- Actor Gail O'Grady in 1963 (age 62)

-- Actor Mariska Hargitay in 1964 (age 60)

-- Actor Tiffani Thiessen in 1974 (age 50)

-- Broadcast journalist Norah O'Donnell in 1974 (age 50)