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Famous January Birthdays
The following 7,519 famous people including celebrities were born in the month of January. A random sample was chosen for each day. Click the after the name to explore the birth date info. You might also want to browse the filtered celebrity birthdays in January.
Zodiac signs for January are Capricorn ♑ and Aquarius ♒. The modern birthstone for January is Garnet while the mystical gemstone (based on Tibetan origin) is Emerald.
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January 1
1905
Stanisław Mazur, Ukrainian-Polish mathematician and theorist (d. 1981)
1938
Robert Jankel, English businessman, founded Panther Westwinds (d. 2005)
1952
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatari ruler, 7th Emir of Qatar
1971
Phoebus, Greek songwriter and producer
1977
María de la Paz Hernández, Argentinian field hockey player
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January 2
1886
Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English explorer (d. 1959)
1924
Evgenios Spatharis, Greek puppeteer, actor, and director (d. 2009)
1925
Larry Harmon, American clown, actor, and producer (d. 2008)
1969
Glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer
1986
Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu, Turkish-Bosnian footballer (d. 2012)
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January 3
1887
August Macke, German-French painter (d. 1914)
1947
Zulema, American singer-songwriter (Faith Hope and Charity) (d. 2013)
1971
Cory Cross, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1974
Alessandro Petacchi, Italian cyclist
1989
Alex D. Linz, American actor
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January 4
1883
Johanna Westerdijk, Dutch plant pathologist (d. 1961)
1935
Walter Mahlendorf, German sprinter
1947
Marie-Thérèse Letablier, French sociologist
1948
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali
1991
Olivia Tennet, New Zealand actress and dancer
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January 5
1928
Walter Mondale, American soldier, lawyer, and politician; 42nd Vice President of the United States
1950
Chris Stein, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1958
Ron Kittle, American baseball player and manager
1969
Shea Whigham, American actor
1991
Daniel Pacheco, Spanish footballer
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January 6
1937
Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
1964
Mark O'Toole, English bass player
1964
Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan swimmer and sportscaster (d. 2005)
1976
Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor and martial artist
1980
Steed Malbranque, French footballer
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January 7
1879
John Bissinger, American gymnast (d. 1941)
1942
Danny Steinmann, American director and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1949
Anne Schedeen, American actress
1970
Todd Day, American basketball player and coach
1991
Caster Semenya, South African runner
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January 8
1928
Slade Gorton, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 14th Attorney General of Washington
1971
Mike Süsser, German chef and author
1981
Genevieve Cortese, American actress
1982
Emanuele Calaiò, Italian footballer
1987
Carmen Klaschka, German tennis player
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January 9
1778
Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, Turkish Ney player and composer (d. 1846)
1956
Lucyna Langer, Polish hurdler
1965
Farah Khan, Indian actress, director, and choreographer
1968
Jimmy Adams, Jamaican cricketer and coach
1971
Angie Martinez, American rapper, actress, and radio host
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January 10
1480
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1530)
1903
Voldemar Väli, Estonian-Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler (d. 1997)
1919
Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna (d. 1977)
1939
Jared Carter, American poet and author
1965
Yuji Tanaka, Japanese comedian
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January 11
1671
François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general and diplomat (d. 1745)
1890
Max Carey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)
1941
Abdullah the Butcher, Canadian-American wrestler
1949
Frederick "Dennis" Greene, American singer and actor (Sha Na Na) (d. 2015)
1989
Darko Bodul, Croatian footballer
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January 12
1884
Texas Guinan, Canadian-born American entertainer and businesswoman (d. 1933)
1936
Brajanath Ratha, Indian poet and activist (d. 2014)
1940
Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer and composer (d. 2013)
1986
Miguel Ángel Nieto, Spanish footballer
1987
Andi Muise, Canadian model
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January 13
1878
Geert Lotsij, Dutch rower (d. 1959)
1910
Yannis Tsarouchis, Greek painter and illustrator (d. 1989)
1921
Dachine Rainer, American-English author and poet (d. 2000)
1957
Mary Glindon, English politician
1966
Leo Visser, Dutch speed skater
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January 14
1920
R. K. Srikantan, Indian singer (d. 2014)
1952
Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Romanian engineer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Romania
1954
Vernee Watson-Johnson, American actress
1972
Dion Forster, South African minister, theologian, and author
1988
Jack P. Shepherd, English actor
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January 15
1872
Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (d. 1944)
1903
Paul A. Dever, American lieutenant and politician, 58th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)
1969
Delino DeShields, American baseball player and manager
1986
Mariya Abakumova, Russian javelin thrower
1990
Sophie Sumner, English model and actress
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January 16
1948
Ruth Reichl, American journalist and critic
1976
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Bahamian sprinter
1977
Jeff Foster, American basketball player
1982
Preston, English singer-songwriter (The Ordinary Boys)
1995
Mikaela Turik, Australian-Canadian cricketer
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January 17
1935
Ruth Ann Minner, American businesswoman and politician, 72nd Governor of Delaware
1962
Ari Up, German-English singer (d. 2010)
1970
James Wattana, Thai snooker player
1973
Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer and actor
1977
Kevin Thorn, American wrestler
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January 18
1782
Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (d. 1852)
1969
Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer
1971
Jonathan Davis, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1979
Brian Gionta, American ice hockey player
1991
Britt McKillip, Canadian singer and actress (One More Girl)
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January 19
1892
Ólafur Thors, Icelandic politician, 8th Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1964)
1936
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, American singer, harmonica player, and drummer (d. 2011)
1962
Chris Sabo, American baseball player and coach
1966
Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer-songwriter
1969
Steve Staunton, Irish footballer and manager
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January 20
1893
Georg Åberg, Swedish triple jumper (d. 1946)
1915
Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Pakistani businessman and politician, 7th President of Pakistan (d. 2006)
1927
Qurratulain Hyder, Indian-Pakistani journalist, author, and academic (d. 2007)
1938
Derek Dougan, Irish-English footballer and journalist (d. 2007)
1956
Maria Larsson, Swedish educator and politician, Swedish Minister of Health and Social Affairs
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January 21
1941
Stathis Giallelis, Greek actor
1943
Rosemary Butler, English-Welsh politician
1965
Jam Master Jay, American DJ, rapper, and producer (d. 2002)
1987
Maša Zec Peškirič, Slovenian tennis player
1994
Booboo Stewart, American actor, singer, and dancer
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January 22
1915
Heinrich Albertz, German theologian and politician, Mayor of Berlin (d. 1993)
1964
Nigel Benn, English-Australian boxer
1975
Balthazar Getty, American actor and producer
1977
Jono Gibbes, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1987
Shane Long, Irish footballer
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January 23
1924
Frank Lautenberg, American soldier and politician (d. 2013)
1946
Arnoldo Alemán, Nicaraguan lawyer and politician, President of Nicaragua
1953
Antonio Villaraigosa, American politician, 41st Mayor of Los Angeles
1958
Sergey Litvinov, Russian hammer thrower
1982
Wily Mo Peña, Dominican baseball player
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January 24
1913
Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008)
1924
Joe Albany, American pianist (d. 1988)
1928
Michel Serrault, French actor and singer (d. 2007)
1970
Maria Balshaw, British museum director
1980
Rebecca Romero, English cyclist and rower
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January 25
1615
Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (d. 1660)
1841
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, Sri Lankan-English admiral (d. 1920)
1937
Ange-Félix Patassé, Central African engineer and politician; President of the Central African Republic (d. 2011)
1951
Leonid Telyatnikov, Kazakhstani-Ukrainian firefighter (d. 2004)
1984
Robinho, Brazilian footballer
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January 26
1900
Karl Ristenpart, German conductor (d. 1967)
1904
Ancel Keys, American physiologist and nutritionist (d. 2004)
1925
Paul Newman, American actor, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own (d. 2008)
1946
Christopher Hampton, Portuguese-English director, screenwriter, and playwright
1982
Brahim Takioullah, Moroccan giant
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January 27
1832
Lewis Carroll, English mathematician, photographer, and author (d. 1898)
1885
Eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953)
1920
Helmut Zacharias, German violinist and composer (d. 2002)
1951
Cees van der Knaap, Dutch soldier and politician
1981
Tony Woodcock, New Zealand rugby player
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January 28
1918
Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (d. 2004)
1922
Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
1934
Mitr Chaibancha, Thai actor and producer (d. 1970)
1942
Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater
1991
Carl Klingberg, Swedish ice hockey player
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January 29
1905
Barnett Newman, American painter and etcher (d. 1970)
1923
Ivo Robić, Croatian singer-songwriter (d. 2000)
1955
Femi Pedro, Nigerian banker and politician
1968
Sora Jung, South Korean actress
1986
Simon Vukčević, Montenegrin footballer
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January 30
1864
James Mitchel, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1921)
1925
Dorothy Malone, American actress
1947
Małgorzata Braunek, Polish actress (d. 2014)
1965
Julie McCullough, American model and actress
1974
Alvin Elchico, Filipino journalist
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January 31
1881
Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
1894
Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1956)
1945
Joseph Kosuth, American photographer and illustrator
1964
Martha MacCallum, American journalist
1974
Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player
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