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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
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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