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Hall of Fame Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for January 24

Last Updated 08-16-2025

🎭🎵Ray Stevens -- is 86 in the year 2025 and 87 in the year 2026; b.1/24/1939 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Actor, Comedian, Music Producer, Songwriter, Pianist, Country Music Singer
Names/Places: b. in Clarksdale, GA; RN:Harold Ray Ragsdale
Misc: many say b. in 1941
Song Titles: Ahab the Arab, The Streak, Santa Claus is Watching You, Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills, Gitarzan
TV Shows: The Andy Williams Show regular, The Ray Stevens Show (host)

⛪🎵Neil Diamond -- is 84 in the year 2025 and 85 in the year 2026; b.1/24/1941
Hall of Famer, Jewish, Composer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Adult-Pop Singer
Names/Places: b. in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Misc: spanned 4 decades with hits and over 14 gold albums
Song Titles: Cherry Cherry, Sweet Caroline, Holly Holly, Cracklin' Rosie, I Am...I Said, Song Sung Blue, Longfellow Serenade, You Don't Bring Me Flowers (with Barbra Streisand), Hello Again, America, Heartlight
Album Titles: Moods, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Serenade, Beautiful Noise, You Don't Bring Me Flowers

🏆⚽William "Willie" Henderson -- is 81 in the year 2025 and 82 in the year 2026; b.1/24/1944
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Scottish

🏆🏌Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki -- is 78 in the year 2025 and 79 in the year 2026; b.1/24/1947
Hall of Famer, Golfer, Japanese

🏆🏁🏊James Paul "Jim" Montgomery -- is 70 in the year 2025 and 71 in the year 2026; b.1/24/1955 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
Misc: 100m swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1976)

🎵Theopolis Peoples -- is 64 in the year 2025 and 65 in the year 2026; b.1/24/1961 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: aka: Theo Peoples
Group Names: The Four Tops, The Temptations

🏆🏁🏊Richard O. "Dick" Papenguth -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1903 N.S. d.4/13/1970 N.S. (67)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
Misc: Swimming Coach

💰🏆⚾Jean R. Yawkey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1909 d.2/26/1992 (83)
Hall of Famer, Philanthropist, MLB Owner
Sports Teams: Boston Red Sox (owner)

🎭Mark Goodson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1915 d.12/18/1992 (77)
Hall of Famer, TV Producer
Misc: Game Show producer sometimes co-produced with Bill Todman; over 10,000 hours
TV Shows: What's My Line?, Price Is Right, Match Game, To Tell The Truth, Password, Family Feud, Concentration, I've Got a Secret

🏆⚾Jack Brickhouse -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1916 d.8/6/1998 (82)
Hall of Famer, Baseball Announcer
Names/Places: RFMN:John Beasley
Misc: Ford C. Frick Award winner in 1983
Sports Teams: Chicaco Cubs, Chicago White Sox

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🏆🎾Constantine "Gene" Mako -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1916 N.S. d.6/14/2013 N.S. (97)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player

🏆⚽William Russell Logan "Willie" Bauld -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1928 N.S. d.3/11/1977 N.S. (49)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Scottish

🎵Zeke Carey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1933 d.12/24/1999 (66)
Hall of Famer, Soul Singer
Names/Places: RN: Ezekiel Carey
Group Names: The Flamingos

🎭Leonard Goldberg -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1934 N.S. d.12/4/2019 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, TV Producer
Misc: co-produced with Aaron Spelling
TV Shows: The Rookies, Family, Starsky and Hutch, S.W.A.T., T.J. Hooker, Paper Dolls, Gavilan, Fantasy Island, Blue Bloods, Unknown, Charlie's Angels, Hart to Hart

🏆⚽Werner Fricker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1936 d.5/30/2001 (65)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Yugoslav

🏆🏈Bobby Beathard -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1937 N.S. d.1/30/2023 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, NFL General Manager
Misc: 4x Super Bowl champ, 3x AFC champ, 3x NFC champ
Sports Teams: Kansas City Chiefs (1963, 1966-1967), Atlanta Falcons (1968-1971), Miami Dolphins (1972-1977 as Director of player personnel), Washington Redskins (1978-1989 as General manager), San Diego Chargers (1990-2000 as General manager)

🏆🥊Gary Hart -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1942 N.S. d.3/16/2008 N.S. (66)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Wrestling Manager
Names/Places: RN:Gary Richard Williams

🏆⚽Giorgio Chinaglia -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1947 d.4/1/2012 (65)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Italian
Sports Teams: Lazio of Italy, New York Cosmos

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🎭🎵John Belushi -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/24/1949 N.S. d.3/5/1982 N.S. (33)
Hall of Famer, TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Blues Singer
Names/Places: b. in Wheaton, IL; Jim's brother; d. of a drug overdose in Hollywood
Misc: Chicago's Second City Troupe, Lemmings
Group Names: The Blues Brothers (as Jake Blues)
TV Shows: Saturday Night Live (as Blues Brother Jake, Samarai, The Bees, & regular 1975-79)
Movie Titles: National Lampoon's Animal House (as Bluto), The Blues Brothers Movie, 1941, Continental Divide, Neighbors

🏆🥊Joseph Bartlett "Joe" Choynski -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/8/1868 d.1/24/1943 (74)
Hall of Famer, Boxer

🏆⚾Benjamin Harrison "Ben" Taylor -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/1/1888 N.S. d.1/24/1953 N.S. (64)
Hall of Famer, Baseball Figure
Misc: was an American first baseman and manager in baseball's Negro leagues.

🏆🥊Orville Brown -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/10/1908 d.1/24/1981 (72)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler

🏆🏀Sandra Kay Yow -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/14/1942 N.S. d.1/24/2009 N.S. (66)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Coach
Misc: in the Basketball and Women's Basketball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Elron (1971-1975), NC State (1975-2009)

🎵🎸Butch Trucks -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/11/1947 N.S. d.1/24/2017 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Drummer
Names/Places: RN:Claude Hudson Trucks
Group Names: The Allman Brothers Band

🏆🏒George Edward Armstrong -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/6/1930 N.S. d.1/24/2021 N.S. (90)
Hall of Famer, NHL Center, NHL Right Wing, Canadian
Misc: played 1949-1971
Sports Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs

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