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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.
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January 1
1779
William Clowes, English publisher (d. 1847)
1941
Martin Evans, English-Welsh geneticist and academic
1942
Alassane Ouattara, Ivorian economist and politician, President of the Ivory Coast
1944
Teresa Torańska, Polish journalist (d. 2013)
1985
Steven Davis, Northern Irish footballer
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January 2
1642
Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan (d. 1693)
1933
Richard Riley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of Education
1938
Dana Ulery, American computer scientist
1948
Tony Woodley, English union leader
1976
Mahée Paiement, Canadian actress
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January 3
106 BC
Cicero, Roman politician and philosopher (d. 43 BC)
169
Lü Bu, Chinese general and warlord (d. 199)
1719
Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)
1917
Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American publisher; co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux (d. 2004)
1930
Barbara Stuart, American actress (d. 2011)
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January 4
1900
James Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989)
1909
J. R. Simplot, American businessman, founded the Simplot Company (d. 2008)
1932
Carlos Saura, Spanish director and screenwriter
1965
Rick Hearst, American actor
1975
Shane Carwin, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
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January 5
1808
Anton Füster, Austrian priest and activist (d. 1881)
1950
Krzysztof Wielicki, Polish mountaineer
1955
Mamata Banerjee, Indian politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal
1976
Shintarō Asanuma, Japanese voice actor and singer
1979
Masami Tanaka, Japanese swimmer
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January 6
1412
Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (d. 1431)
1883
Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (d. 1931)
1956
Clive Woodward, English rugby player and coach
1963
Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan runner (d. 1995)
1986
Mike Teel, American football player
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January 7
1634
Adam Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1666)
1647
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1677)
1910
Orval Faubus, American soldier and politician; 36th Governor of Arkansas (d. 1994)
1976
Tomas Ražanauskas, Lithuanian footballer and manager
1986
Grant Leadbitter, English footballer
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January 8
1805
John Bigler, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 3rd Governor of California (d. 1871)
1928
Gaston Miron, Canadian poet and author (d. 1996)
1931
Bill Graham, German-American businessman (d. 1991)
1942
Valya Balkanska, Bulgarian singer
1961
Keith Arkell, English chess player
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January 9
1935
Dick Enberg, American game show host and sportscaster
1978
Maggie Rizer, American model, actress, and activist
1984
Benjamin Danso, German rugby player
1986
Uwe Hünemeier, German footballer
1988
Marc Crosas, Spanish footballer
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January 10
1715
Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1775)
1802
Carl Ritter von Ghega, Italian-Austrian engineer, designed the Semmering railway (d. 1860)
1880
Manuel Azaña, Spanish jurist and politician, 7th President of Spain (d. 1940)
1933
Anton Rodgers, English actor and director (d. 2007)
1978
Tamina Snuka, American wrestler and actress
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January 11
1951
Willie Maddren, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
1953
John Sessions, Scottish actor and screenwriter
1973
Eri Fukatsu, Japanese actress
1975
Matteo Renzi, Italian politician; 56th Prime Minister of Italy
1982
Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress
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January 12
1562
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1630)
1907
Sergei Korolev, Russian colonel and engineer (d. 1966)
1953
Mary Harron, Canadian director and screenwriter
1975
Jason Freese, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
1985
Yohana Cobo, Spanish actress
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January 13
1926
Melba Liston, American trombonist and composer (d. 1999)
1938
Anna Home, English screenwriter and producer
1946
Ordal Demokan, Turkish physicist and academic (d. 2004)
1984
Kamghe Gaba, German sprinter
1995
Qaasim Middleton, American actor, singer, and guitarist
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January 14
1948
Valeri Kharlamov, Russian ice hockey player (d. 1981)
1971
Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier
1979
Karen Elson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and model
1984
Erick Aybar, American baseball player
1986
Cristina Aicardi, Peruvian badminton player
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January 15
1481
Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (d. 1511)
1972
Claudia Winkleman, English journalist and critic
1988
Daniel Caligiuri, German footballer
1991
Nicolai Jørgensen, Danish footballer
1992
Joshua King, Norwegian footballer
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January 16
1626
Lucas Achtschellinck, Belgian painter (d. 1699)
1925
Peter Hirsch, English metallurgist and academic
1968
Danni Ashe, American model, dancer, and businesswoman
1971
Sergi Bruguera, Spanish tennis player and coach
1983
Andriy Rusol, Ukrainian footballer
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January 17
1877
May Gibbs, English-Australian author and illustrator (d. 1969)
1886
Ronald Firbank, English-Italian author (d. 1926)
1927
Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer (d. 2008)
1973
Chris Bowen, Australian politician, 37th Treasurer of Australia
1986
Hale Appleman, American actor
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January 18
1881
Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (d. 1975)
1933
David Bellamy, English botanist, author and academic
1937
John Hume, Irish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate
1982
Joanna Newsom, American singer-songwriter and harp player (The Pleased)
1985
Minissha Lamba, Indian actress and model
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January 19
1889
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (d. 1943)
1907
Briggs Cunningham, American race car driver, sailor, and businessman (d. 2003)
1947
Frank Aarebrot, Norwegian political scientist and academic
1974
Jaime Moreno, Bolivian footballer and manager
1981
Kerby Raymundo, Filipino basketball player
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January 20
1878
Ruth St. Denis, American dancer (d. 1968)
1900
Colin Clive, French-English actor (d. 1937)
1964
Kazushige Nojima, Japanese screenwriter and songwriter
1964
Ron Harper, American basketball player and coach
1981
Jason Richardson, American basketball player
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January 21
1878
Vahan Tekeyan, Armenian poet and activist (d. 1948)
1935
Masamichi Noro, Japanese-French martial artist (d. 2013)
1953
Paul Allen, American businessman and philanthropist; co-founded Microsoft
1972
Cat Power, American singer-songwriter and actress
1987
Mulopo Kudimbana, Congolese footballer
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January 22
1874
Jay Hughes, American baseball player and coach (d. 1924)
1948
Gilbert Levine, American conductor and academic
1955
Timothy R. Ferguson, American politician
1974
Joseph Muscat, Maltese journalist and politician; 13th Prime Minister of Malta
1978
Chone Figgins, American baseball player
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January 23
1870
Ole Sæther, Norwegian target shooter (d. 1946)
1929
Phillip Knightley, Australian journalist, author, and critic
1938
Georg Baselitz, German painter and sculptor
1940
Alan Cheuse, American writer and critic (d. 2015)
1963
Gail O'Grady, American actress
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January 24
1287
Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1345)
1920
Jerry Maren, American actor and stuntman
1925
Gus Mortson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
1928
Michel Serrault, French actor and singer (d. 2007)
1970
Maria Balshaw, British museum director
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January 25
17
Messalina, Roman wife of Claudius (d. 48)
1743
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher and author (d. 1819)
1949
John Cooper Clarke, English poet and critic
1952
Peter Tatchell, Australian-English journalist and activist
1966
Yiannos Ioannou, Cypriot footballer and manager
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January 26
1842
François Coppée, French poet and author (d. 1908)
1892
Bessie Coleman, American pilot (d. 1926)
1942
Soad Hosny, Egyptian actress and singer (d. 2001)
1958
Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
1986
Kian Kazemi, Filipino-Persian actor
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January 27
1886
Radhabinod Pal, Indian academic and jurist (d. 1967)
1905
Howard McNear, American actor (d. 1969)
1944
Nick Mason, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (Pink Floyd)
1955
John Roberts, American lawyer and judge; 17th Chief Justice of the United States
1965
Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor, singer, director, and producer
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January 28
1853
José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and theorist (d. 1895)
1858
Tannatt William Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (d. 1934)
1938
Leonid Zhabotinsky, Ukrainian weightlifter
1941
King Tubby, Jamaican DJ, producer, and engineer (d. 1989)
1944
Bobby Ball, English comedian, actor, and singer
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January 29
1931
Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 2nd President of Hungary (d. 2011)
1943
Molly Meldrum, Australian journalist, critic, and producer
1949
Evgeny Lovchev, Russian footballer and manager
1960
J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-English singer-songwriter and producer
1985
Athina Onassis Roussel, French horse rider
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January 30
1720
Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist (d. 1778)
1945
Boots Anson-Roa, Filipino actress
1947
Małgorzata Braunek, Polish actress (d. 2014)
1964
Otis Smith, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1988
Rob Pinkston, American actor and director
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January 31
1835
Lunalilo of Hawaii (d. 1874)
1960
Grant Morrison, Scottish author and screenwriter
1979
Emmett J. Scanlan, Irish actor and producer
1983
James Sutton, English actor
1987
Marcus Mumford, American-English singer-songwriter
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