Famous birthdays for Jan. 9: J.K. Simmons, Joan Baez

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

They include:

-- Pope Gregory XV in 1554

-- Writer Simone de Beauvoir in 1908

-- Entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee in 1911

-- Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States, in 1913

-- Writer Judith Krantz in 1928

-- Football Hall of Fame member Bart Starr in 1934

-- Actor Bob Denver in 1935

-- Sportscaster Dick Enberg in 1935

-- Actor K Callan in 1936 (age 89)

-- Actor Susannah York in 1939

-- Musician Joan Baez in 1941 (age 84)

-- Musician Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin/Yardbirds) in 1944 (age 81)

-- Musician Crystal Gayle in 1951 (age 74)

-- Actor J.K. Simmons in 1955 (age 70)

-- Actor Imelda Staunton in 1956 (age 69)

-- Guatemalan activist/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu in 1959 (age 66)

-- Musician Eric Erlandson (Hole) in 1963 (age 62)

-- Actor Joely Richardson in 1965 (age 60)

-- Musician Dave Matthews in 1967 (age 58)

-- Musician Carl Bell (Fuel) in 1967 (age 58)

-- Actor David Costabile in 1967 (age 58)

-- Actor Joey Lauren Adams in 1968 (age 57)

-- Comedian/actor Deon Cole in 1972 (age 53)

-- Actor/filmmaker Angela Bettis in 1973 (age 52)

-- Musician Sean Paul in 1973 (age 52)

-- Actor Omari Hardwick in 1974 (age 51)

-- Musician AJ McLean (Backstreet Boys) in 1978 (age 47)

-- Golfer Sergio Garcia in 1980 (age 45)

-- Kate Middleton, duchess of Cambridge, in 1982 (age 43)

-- Musician Drew Brown (OneRepublic) in 1984 (age 41)

-- Actor Nicola Coughlan in 1987 (age 38)

-- Actor Nina Dobrev in 1989 (age 36)

-- Actor Nicola Peltz in 1995 (age 30)

-- Actor Kerris Dorsey in 1998 (age 27)