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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
1893
Mordehai Frizis, Greek colonel (d. 1940)
1936
Don Nehlen, American football player and coach
1944
Jimmy Hart, American wrestling manager and singer (The Gentrys)
1963
Lina Kačiušytė, Lithuanian swimmer
1971
Chris Potter, American saxophonist and composer
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January 2
1895
Folke Bernadotte, Swedish lieutenant and diplomat (d. 1948)
1949
Iris Marion Young, American feminist philosopher (d. 2006)
1979
Tim Cruz, American singer
1987
Jocelyn Oxlade, Filipino-British singer and model
1990
Maurício Alves Peruchi, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)
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January 3
1775
Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont (d. 1863)
1876
Wilhelm Pieck, German carpenter and politician; 1st President of the German Democratic Republic (d. 1960)
1939
Ruben Reyes, Filipino lawyer and jurist
1952
Jim Ross, American wrestler and sportscaster
1975
Thomas Bangalter, French DJ and producer
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January 4
1896
Arnold Susi, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (d. 1968)
1937
Grace Bumbry, American soprano and actress
1963
Dave Foley, Canadian comedian, actor, director, and producer
1966
Deana Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989
Graham Rahal, American race car driver
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January 5
1945
Chuck McKinley, American tennis player (d. 1986)
1962
Suzy Amis, American actress and model
1971
Jayne Middlemiss, English radio and television host
1975
Bradley Cooper, American actor and producer
1979
Kyle Calder, Canadian ice hockey player
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January 6
1367
Richard II of England (d. 1400)
1670
Alexander Gordon, Scottish-Russian general (d. 1752)
1812
Melchora Aquino, Filipino activist (d. 1919)
1926
Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)
1966
A. R. Rahman, Indian singer-songwriter and producer
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January 7
1796
Princess Charlotte of Wales (d. 1817)
1922
Alvin Dark, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014)
1949
Anne Schedeen, American actress
1957
Katie Couric, American journalist and author
1966
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, American publicist (d. 1999)
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January 8
1824
Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet and composer (d. 1861)
1925
Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (d. 1972)
1934
Alexandra Ripley, American author (d. 2004)
1971
Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer and coach
2011
Princess Josephine of Denmark
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January 9
1923
Suh Yun-bok, South Korean runner
1929
Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (d. 2015)
1972
Jay Powell, American baseball player
1977
Beth Troutman, American television host
1989
Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress and singer
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January 10
1914
Pierre Cogan, French cyclist (d. 2013)
1918
Harry Merkel, German racing driver (d. 1995)
1930
Roy E. Disney, American businessman (d. 2009)
1974
Davide Dionigi, Italian footballer and manager
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January 11
1815
John A. Macdonald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1891)
1907
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1972)
1926
Lev Dyomin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1998)
1966
Marc Acito, American author and screenwriter
1993
Will Keane, English footballer
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January 12
1889
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani spiritual leader (d. 1965)
1947
Richard Carwardine, English historian and academic
1950
Bob McEwen, American politician
1965
Mark Moore, English DJ and producer
1981
Kristin Eubanks, American wrestler and model
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January 13
1610
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1665)
1957
Mark O'Meara, American golfer
1971
John Mallory Asher, American actor and director
1976
Michael Peña, American actor
1977
James Posey, American basketball player and coach
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January 14
1684
Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (d. 1745)
1904
Emily Hahn, American journalist and author (d. 1997)
1943
Shannon Lucid, American biochemist and astronaut
1953
David Clary, English chemist and academic
1965
Ellis Paul, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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January 15
1859
Archibald Peake, English-Australian politician, 25th Premier of South Australia (d. 1920)
1913
Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (d. 2002)
1929
Martin Luther King, Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
1935
Malcolm Frager, American pianist (d. 1991)
1956
Marc Trestman, American football player and coach
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January 16
1923
Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg (d. 2014)
1940
Lepa Lukić, Serbian singer
1949
Caroline Munro, English actress and singer
1988
Li Xiaoxia, Chinese table tennis player
1994
Charlotte Best, Australian model and actress
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January 17
1789
August Neander, German historian and theologian (d. 1850)
1886
Glenn L. Martin, American pilot, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (d. 1955)
1903
Warren Hull, American actor, singer, and game show host (d. 1974)
1922
Luis Echeverría, Mexican politician, 50th President of Mexico
1929
Tan Boon Teik, Malaysian-Singaporean lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Singapore (d. 2012)
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January 18
1782
Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (d. 1852)
1850
Seth Low, American academic and politician, 92nd Mayor of New York City (d. 1916)
1944
Paul Keating, Australian economist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia
1954
Kiki Smith, American artist
1971
Seamus O'Regan, Canadian journalist
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January 19
1863
Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (d. 1941)
1969
Casey Sherman, American journalist and author
1972
Elena Kaliská, Slovak canoe racer
1977
Nicole, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981
Lucho González, Argentinian footballer
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January 20
1937
Dorothy Provine, American singer, dancer, and actress (d. 2010)
1954
Alison Seabeck, English politician
1980
Matthew Tuck, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980
Philippe Gagnon, Canadian swimmer
1981
Brendan Fevola, Australian footballer
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January 21
1738
Ethan Allen, American general (d. 1789)
1980
Dave Kitson, English footballer
1981
Ivan Ergić, Serbian footballer
1985
Salvatore Giunta, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient
1986
Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor
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January 22
1561
Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1626)
1908
Prince Oana, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)
1960
Michael Hutchence, Australian singer-songwriter and actor (INXS and Max Q) (d. 1997)
1962
Eric Schaeffer, American actor and director
1975
Felipe Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver
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January 23
1745
William Jessop, English engineer, built the Cromford Canal (d. 1814)
1916
Airey Neave, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (d. 1979)
1929
John Polanyi, German-Canadian chemist and academic; Nobel Prize laureate
1968
Petr Korda, Czech-Monacan tennis player
1994
Wesley Jobello, French footballer
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January 24
1918
Gottfried von Einem, Austrian composer (d. 1996)
1953
Matthew Wilder, American singer-songwriter and producer
1959
Nils Mathisen, Norwegian keyboardist
1980
Rebecca Romero, English cyclist and rower
1986
Vieirinha, Portuguese footballer
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January 25
1858
Mikimoto Kōkichi, Japanese businessman (d. 1954)
1934
Mimi Kok, Dutch actress and singer (d. 2014)
1942
Kenichi Shinoda, Japanese mobster
1971
Ana Ortiz, American actress and singer
1978
B.J. Whitmer, American wrestler
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January 26
1945
Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987)
1970
Tracy Middendorf, American actress
1973
Mayu Shinjo, Japanese author and illustrator
1996
Tyger Drew-Honey, English actor and singer
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January 27
1869
Will Marion Cook, American violinist and composer (d. 1944)
1915
Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 1985)
1939
Julius Lester, American author and academic
1940
Petru Lucinschi, Romanian politician, 2nd President of Moldova
1968
Mike Patton, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk, and Lovage)
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January 28
1903
Aleksander Kamiński, Polish author and educator (d. 1978)
1922
Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
1956
Richard Danielpour, American composer
1976
Emiko Kado, Japanese wrestler (d. 1999)
1989
Siem de Jong, Dutch footballer
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January 29
1761
Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1849)
1931
Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 2nd President of Hungary (d. 2011)
1945
Tom Selleck, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1984
Safee Sali, Malaysian footballer
1996
Juho Lammikko, Finnish ice hockey player
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January 30
1915
Joachim Peiper, German SS officer (d. 1976)
1925
Dorothy Malone, American actress
1950
Leili Pärnpuu, Estonian chess player
1987
Arda Turan, Turkish footballer
1990
Joe Colborne, Canadian ice hockey player
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January 31
1906
Roosevelt Sykes, American singer and pianist (d. 1983)
1937
Regimantas Adomaitis, Lithuanian actor
1961
Fatih Kısaparmak, Turkish singer-songwriter
1983
Fabio Quagliarella, Italian footballer
1987
Raúl Richter, German actor
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