Top 10 January 10 Birthdays

Dishonorable Mention: January 10, 1981: Jared Kushner. He may have been "the real President" under his father-in-law, Donald Trump. Screw him.

10. January 10, 1883: Francis X. Bushman. Yes, a man with that name actually existed. In the silent film era, he played both heroes and villains.

9, January 10, 1922: Billy Liddell. The Scottish winger was the 1st superstar for Liverpool F.C., helping them win the 1947 Football League title.

8. January 10, 1904: Ray Bolger. He had only 1 role that anybody remembers. But it was the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz.

7. January 10, 1908: Paul Heinreid. He had only 1 role that anybody remembers. But it was Victor Laszlo in Casablanca.

6. January 10, 1939: Sal Mineo. Was James Dean's co-star in Rebel Without a Cause and Giant, and followed that with Exodus and The Longest Day. His career took a downturn before the 1970s, when he became "one of those actors who's on every show." But he was murdered in 1976. He had more to do.

5. January 10, 1973: Félix Trinidad. "Tito" won his 1st boxing World Championship in 1993, the IBF Welterweight title. He last held a title in 2001, the WBA Middleweight title. He won his 1st 40 pro fights, including wins over Hector "Macho" Camacho, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker and Oscar "Golden Boy" de la Hoya.

But he's not the highest-ranking boxer on this list.

4. January 10, 1938: Frank Mahovlich. "The Big M" was the big star of the Toronto Maple Leafs' dynasty of the 1960s. He was only the 5th player to score 500 goals in NHL play, and later served in the Canadian Senate.

3. January 10, 1938: Willie McCovey. "Stretch" could also have been called the Big M. He was only the 12th player to hit 500 home runs.

2. January 10, 1945: Rod Stewart. There are better singers in rock and roll, but nobody sings a rock and roll song better than Rod Stewart. I could have done a Top 10 just with music figures, including Johann Zumsteeg (1760), Jerry Wexler (1917), Johnnie Ray (1927), Scott McKenzie (1939), Jim Croce (1943), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Pat Benatar (1953), Shawn Colvin (1956), and, if you count "If I Only Had a Brain," Bolger.

1. January 10, 1949: George Foreman. F. Scott Fitzgerald said there are no second acts in American life. He wasn't the only guy that Big George proved wrong.

Still alive as of this writing: Kushner, Trinidad, Mahovlich, Stewart, Benatar, Colvin and Foreman. 

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