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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

  • 1895
    J. Edgar Hoover, American 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (d. 1972)
  • 1921
    Regina Bianchi, Italian actress (d. 2013)  
  • 1927
    Calum MacKay, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2001)  
  • 1984
    Christian Eigler, German footballer  
  • 1984
    Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer  

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January 2

  • 1836
    Queen Emma of Hawaii (d. 1885)
  • 1897
    Jim Londos, Greek-American wrestler (d. 1975)
  • 1964
    Luis Moro, Cuban-American actor, producer, and screenwriter  
  • 1964
    Luis d'Antin, Spanish motorcycle racer  
  • 1971
    Taye Diggs, American actor, singer, and producer  

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January 3

  • 1775
    Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont (d. 1863)
  • 1856
    R. C. Lehmann, English journalist and politician (d. 1929)
  • 1935
    Raymond Garneau, Canadian businessman and politician  
  • 1971
    Sarah Alexander, English actress and screenwriter  
  • 1975
    Jason Marsden, American actor, director, and producer  

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January 4

  • 1858
    Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1946)
  • 1896
    Everett Dirksen, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1969)
  • 1957
    Brian Roy Goble, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2014)  
  • 1964
    Dot Jones, American actress  
  • 1989
    Graham Rahal, American race car driver  

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January 5

  • 1865
    Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer, mathematician, and engineer (d. 1920)
  • 1906
    Kathleen Kenyon, English archaeologist and academic (d. 1978)  
  • 1930
    Al Masini, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2010)  
  • 1966
    Kate Schellenbach, American drummer  
  • 1984
    Reinar Hallik, Estonian basketball player  

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January 6

  • 1902
    Helmut Poppendick, German physician (d. 1994)  
  • 1930
    W. Wallace Cleland, American biochemist and educator (d. 2013)  
  • 1938
    William E. Connolly, American political scientist, theorist, and academic  
  • 1976
    Daniel Tynell, Swedish skier  
  • 1983
    Adam Burish, American ice hockey player  

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January 7

  • 1941
    Manfred Schellscheidt, German-American soccer player and coach  
  • 1942
    Vasily Alekseyev, Russian-German weightlifter and coach (d. 2011)  
  • 1944
    Kotaro Suzumura, Japanese economist and academic  
  • 1958
    Donna Rice Hughes, American actress and activist  
  • 1989
    Emiliano Insúa, Argentinian footballer  

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January 8

  • 1556
    Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese daimyo (d. 1623)
  • 1830
    Albert Bierstadt, German-American painter (d. 1902)
  • 1891
    Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
  • 1955
    Joan Kingston, Canadian nurse, educator, and politician  
  • 1966
    Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2009)  

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January 9

  • 1897
    Karl Löwith, German philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1973)
  • 1935
    Dick Enberg, American game show host and sportscaster  
  • 1975
    Mattias Olsson, Swedish drummer  
  • 1980
    Sergio García, Spanish golfer  
  • 1991
    3LAU, American DJ and producer  

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January 10

  • 1842
    Luigi Pigorini, Italian palaeontologist, archaeologist, and ethnographer (d. 1925)
  • 1913
    Franco Bordoni, Italian aviator and racing driver (d. 1975)  
  • 1938
    Willie McCovey, American baseball player  
  • 1955
    Michael Schenker, German guitarist (UFO, Scorpions, Contraband, and McAuley Schenker Group)  
  • 1990
    Tao Li, Singaporean swimmer  

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January 11

  • 1842
    William James, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1910)
  • 1868
    Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 1940)
  • 1921
    Juanita M. Kreps, American economist and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 2010)  
  • 1952
    Ben Crenshaw, American golfer  
  • 1959
    Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player and coach  

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January 12

  • 1923
    Ira Hayes, American marine, who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima (d. 1955)  
  • 1924
    Grethe Holmer, Danish actress (d. 2004)  
  • 1934
    Alan Sharp, Scottish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)  
  • 1957
    Jeremy Sams, English director, playwright, and composer  
  • 1981
    Angus Macdonald, New Zealand rugby player  

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January 13

  • 1886
    Art Ross, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1964)
  • 1910
    Yannis Tsarouchis, Greek painter and illustrator (d. 1989)  
  • 1936
    Renato Bruson, Italian opera singer  
  • 1959
    Ernie Irvan, American race car driver  
  • 1972
    Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast  

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January 14

  • 1904
    Emily Hahn, American journalist and author (d. 1997)  
  • 1930
    Kenny Wheeler, Canadian-English trumpet player and composer (Azimuth) (d. 2014)  
  • 1937
    Sonny Siebert, American baseball player  
  • 1943
    José Luis Rodríguez, Venezuelan singer and actor  
  • 1986
    Kouhei Takeda, Japanese actor, entertainer, and model  

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January 15

  • 1891
    Osip Mandelstam, Russian poet and translator (d. 1938)
  • 1896
    Marjorie Bennett, Australian-American actress and singer (d. 1982)
  • 1943
    Stuart E. Eizenstat, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the European Union  
  • 1975
    9th Wonder, American rapper and producer (Little Brother)  
  • 1976
    Florentin Petre, Romanian footballer  

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January 16

  • 1908
    Ethel Merman, American actress and singer (d. 1984)  
  • 1943
    Gavin Bryars, English bassist and composer  
  • 1976
    Martina Moravcová, Slovak swimmer  
  • 1980
    Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor, playwright, and composer  
  • 1992
    Maja Keuc, Slovenian singer  

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January 17

  • 1865
    Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951)
  • 1948
    Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician, 21st Prime Minister of Iceland  
  • 1954
    Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer, radio host, and environmentalist  
  • 1969
    Lukas Moodysson, Swedish director, screenwriter, and author  
  • 1971
    Sylvie Testud, French actress, director, and screenwriter  

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January 18

  • 1918
    Gustave Gingras, Canadian-English physician and educator (d. 1996)  
  • 1926
    Randolph Bromery, American geologist and academic (d. 2013)  
  • 1933
    Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (d. 2013)  
  • 1968
    Dragana Mirković, Serbian singer  
  • 1983
    Katie White, English singer-songwriter (The Ting Tings)  

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January 19

  • 1848
    Matthew Webb, English swimmer and diver (d. 1883)
  • 1954
    Cindy Sherman, American photographer and director  
  • 1956
    Carman, American singer-songwriter, actor, and television host  
  • 1969
    Luc Longley, Australian basketball player and coach  
  • 1991
    Petra Martić, Croatian tennis player  

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January 20

  • 1895
    Gábor Szegő, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1985)
  • 1915
    Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Pakistani businessman and politician, 7th President of Pakistan (d. 2006)  
  • 1940
    Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (d. 2009)  
  • 1971
    Gary Barlow, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer  
  • 1981
    Jason Richardson, American basketball player  

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January 21

  • 1906
    Igor Moiseyev, Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 2007)  
  • 1941
    Stathis Giallelis, Greek actor  
  • 1974
    Alex Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver  
  • 1985
    Álex Pérez, Spanish footballer  
  • 1986
    Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor  

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January 22

  • 1440
    Ivan III of Russia (d. 1505)
  • 1908
    Edythe Kirchmaier, American centenarian (d. 2015)  
  • 1918
    Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)  
  • 1948
    Gilbert Levine, American conductor and academic  
  • 1963
    Javier Ortiz, American baseball player  

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January 23

  • 1913
    Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (d. 2007)  
  • 1918
    Florence Rush, American social worker (d. 2008)  
  • 1923
    Cot Deal, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013)  
  • 1974
    Sampsa Astala, Finnish singer-songwriter and drummer  
  • 1976
    Harmen Fraanje, Dutch pianist  

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January 24

  • 1742
    Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808)
  • 1967
    Phil LaMarr, American actor, singer, and screenwriter  
  • 1968
    Michael Kiske, German singer-songwriter  
  • 1986
    Ricky Ullman, Israeli-American actor and singer  
  • 1989
    Gong Lijiao, Chinese shot putter  

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January 25

  • 1864
    Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and author (d. 1934)
  • 1935
    J. G. Farrell, Anglo-Irish author (d. 1979)  
  • 1936
    Diana Hyland, American actress (d. 1977)  
  • 1942
    Eusébio, Mozambican-Portuguese footballer (d. 2014)  
  • 1979
    Rodrigo Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver  

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January 26

  • 1781
    Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (d. 1831)
  • 1926
    Joseph Bacon Fraser, Jr., American businessman, co-founded the Sea Pines Company (d. 2014)  
  • 1927
    Bob Nieman, American baseball player and scout (d. 1985)  
  • 1943
    Jack Warner, Trinidadian businessman and politician  
  • 1945
    Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987)  

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January 27

  • 1806
    Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer and educator (d. 1826)
  • 1850
    Edward Smith, English captain (d. 1912)
  • 1850
    Samuel Gompers, English-American labor leader (d. 1924)
  • 1902
    Carl Berner, German-American super-centenarian (d. 2013)  
  • 1986
    Giorgi Loria, Georgian footballer  

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January 28

  • 1900
    Alice Neel, American painter (d. 1984)
  • 1927
    Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)  
  • 1936
    Alan Alda, American actor, director, and screenwriter  
  • 1975
    Tanya Chua, Singaporean singer-songwriter and producer  
  • 1992
    Sergio Araujo, Argentinian footballer  

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January 29

  • 1895
    Muna Lee, American poet and author (d. 1965)
  • 1905
    Barnett Newman, American painter and etcher (d. 1970)  
  • 1922
    Gerda Steinhoff, German concentration camp guard (d. 1946)  
  • 1950
    Ann Jillian, American actress and singer  
  • 1964
    Roddy Frame, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist  

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January 30

  • 1924
    Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (d. 2007)  
  • 1928
    Harold Prince, American director and producer  
  • 1930
    Jānis Krūmiņš, Latvian basketball player (d. 1994)  
  • 1977
    Tom Malchow, American swimmer  
  • 1988
    Rob Pinkston, American actor and director  

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January 31

  • 1951
    Harry Wayne Casey, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer  
  • 1954
    Mark Slavin, Israeli wrestler (d. 1972)  
  • 1961
    Lloyd Cole, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions)  
  • 1971
    Lee Young-ae, South Korean actress  
  • 1976
    Buddy Rice, American race car driver  

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