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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
1860
Michele Lega, Italian cardinal (d. 1935)
1909
Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian soldier and politician (d. 1959)
1921
John Strawson, English general (d. 2014)
1925
Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and diplomat, 1st Tanzanian Minister of Finance (d. 2005)
1993
Jon Flanagan, English footballer
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January 2
1925
William J. Crowe, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 2007)
1948
Joyce Wadler, American journalist and author
1968
Anky van Grunsven, Dutch horse rider
1968
Cuba Gooding, Jr., American actor and producer
1969
Tommy Morrison, American boxer and actor (d. 2013)
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January 3
1883
Duncan Gillis, Canadian discus thrower and hammer thrower (d. 1963)
1954
Ross the Boss, American guitarist and songwriter
1969
Gerda Weissensteiner, Italian bobsledder
1973
Rory Stewart, Hong Kong-English academic and politician
1975
Danica McKellar, American actress, producer, screenwriter, and mathematician
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January 4
1945
Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor and singer
1953
Vicki Bruce, English psychologist and academic
1969
Kostas Frantzeskos, Greek footballer
1970
Chris Kanyon, American wrestler (d. 2010)
1990
Toni Kroos, German footballer
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January 5
1908
George Dolenz, Italian-American actor (d. 1963)
1942
Charlie Rose, American journalist and talk show host
1962
Andrew Rawnsley, English journalist and author
1968
Joé Juneau, Canadian ice hockey player and engineer
1982
Vadims Vasiļevskis, Latvian javelin thrower
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January 6
1799
Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (d. 1831)
1882
Aleksandra Ekster, Polish-French painter and set designer (d. 1949)
1945
Barry John, Welsh rugby player
1963
Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan runner (d. 1995)
1975
James Farrior, American football player
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January 7
1928
William Peter Blatty, American author and screenwriter
1959
Kathy Valentine, American bass player and songwriter
1960
David Marciano, American actor
1970
Doug E. Doug, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1970
Todd Day, American basketball player and coach
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January 8
1870
Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1930)
1924
Ron Moody, English actor and singer (d. 2015)
1936
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Australian-English zoologist, ecologist, and academic
1938
Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens, English sociologist and academic
1952
Peter McCullagh, Irish mathematician and academic
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January 9
1848
Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)
1890
Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (d. 1938)
1950
Rio Reiser, German singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
1956
Kimberly Beck, American actress
1978
A. J. McLean, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Backstreet Boys)
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January 10
1780
Martin Lichtenstein, German physician and explorer (d. 1857)
1812
Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect and academic (d. 1881)
1883
Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Russian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1945)
1980
Sarah Shahi, American actress
1996
María Paulina Pérez, Colombian tennis player
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January 11
1907
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1972)
1948
Terry Williams, Welsh drummer
1957
Peter Moore, Australian footballer
1978
Vallo Allingu, Estonian basketball player
1982
Tony Allen, American basketball player
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January 12
1930
Jennifer Johnston, Irish author and playwright
1934
Mick Sullivan, English rugby player and coach
1950
Ricky Ray Rector, American murderer (d. 1992)
1978
Jeremy Camp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981
Angus Macdonald, New Zealand rugby player
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January 13
1926
Melba Liston, American trombonist and composer (d. 1999)
1938
Tord Grip, Swedish footballer and manager
1960
Matthew Bourne, English choreographer and director
1968
Mike Whitlow, English footballer and coach
1970
Shonda Rhimes, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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January 14
1806
Matthew Fontaine Maury American astronomer, oceanographer, and historian (d. 1873)
1917
Billy Butterfield, American trumpet player (d. 1988)
1923
Fred Beckey, American mountaineer and author
1950
Rambhadracharya, Indian religious leader, scholar, and author
1973
Katie Griffin, Canadian voice actress and singer
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January 15
1841
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, English captain and politician, 6th Governor General of Canada (d. 1908)
1903
Paul A. Dever, American lieutenant and politician, 58th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)
1950
Marius Trésor, French footballer
1953
Ta-Tanisha, American actress
1961
Yves Pelletier, Canadian actor and director
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January 16
1477
Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547)
1888
Osip Brik, Russian author and critic (d. 1945)
1903
William Grover-Williams, English-French race car driver (d. 1945)
1978
Alfredo Amézaga, Mexican baseball player
1988
Jorge Torres Nilo, Mexican footballer
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January 17
1659
Antonio Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1745)
1857
Eugene Augustin Lauste, French-American engineer (d. 1935)
1863
David Lloyd George, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1945)
1949
Anita Borg, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2003)
1971
Youki Kudoh, Japanese actress and singer
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January 18
1979
Brian Gionta, American ice hockey player
1980
Estelle, English singer-songwriter and producer
1983
Amir Blumenfeld, Israeli-American comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter
1986
Marya Roxx, Estonian-American singer-songwriter
1991
Britt McKillip, Canadian singer and actress (One More Girl)
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January 19
1833
Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician and academic (d. 1872)
1912
Leonid Kantorovich, Russian mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
1937
Giovanna Marini, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1973
Aaron Yonda, American comedian, actor, and director
1976
Tarso Marques, Brazilian race car driver
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January 20
1804
Eugène Sue, French author (d. 1857)
1968
Melissa Rivers, American actress, television host, and producer
1969
Nicky Wire, Welsh singer-songwriter and bass player (Manic Street Preachers)
1981
Jason Richardson, American basketball player
1991
Ciara Hanna, American actress and model
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January 21
1864
Paul Troje, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1942)
1942
Edwin Starr, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
1965
Jam Master Jay, American DJ, rapper, and producer (d. 2002)
1977
Kirsten Klose, German hammer thrower
1982
Go Shiozaki, Japanese wrestler
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January 22
1561
Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1626)
1690
Nicolas Lancret, French painter (d. 1743)
1892
Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (d. 1986)
1913
Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (d. 2012)
1919
Diomedes Olivo, Dominican baseball player and scout (d. 1977)
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January 23
1915
Potter Stewart, American lawyer and judge (d. 1985)
1930
Derek Walcott, Saint Lucian poet and playwright; Nobel Prize laureate
1943
Gil Gerard, American actor and producer
1979
Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player
1983
Irving Saladino, Panamanian long jumper
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January 24
1924
Joe Albany, American pianist (d. 1988)
1963
Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer
1983
Scott Speed, American race car driver
1986
Mischa Barton, English-American actress
1992
Becky Downie, English gymnast
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January 25
1477
Anne of Brittany (d. 1514)
1796
William MacGillivray, Scottish ornithologist and biologist (d. 1852)
1968
Eric Orie, Dutch footballer and manager
1978
B.J. Whitmer, American wrestler
1984
Robinho, Brazilian footballer
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January 26
1932
Coxsone Dodd, Jamaican record producer (d. 2004)
1947
Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, Irish peer, director, producer, and production manager
1958
Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer (d. 1982)
1962
Oscar Ruggeri, Argentinian footballer and manager
1989
MarShon Brooks, American basketball player
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January 27
1832
Lewis Carroll, English mathematician, photographer, and author (d. 1898)
1908
Hot Lips Page, American trumpet player, singer, and bandleader (d. 1954)
1919
Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (d. 1972)
1929
Mohamed Al-Fayed, Egyptian-Swiss businessman
1965
Oktay Kaynarca, Turkish actor and producer
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January 28
1927
Eşref Kolçak, Turkish actor
1955
Nicolas Sarkozy, French lawyer and politician, 23rd President of France
1976
Emiko Kado, Japanese wrestler (d. 1999)
1985
Lauris Dārziņš, Latvian ice hockey player
1986
Jessica Ennis-Hill, English heptathlete and hurdler
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January 29
1782
Daniel Auber, French composer (d. 1871)
1933
Hugo Herrestrup, Danish actor (d. 2009)
1943
Désiré Letort, French cyclist (d. 2012)
1953
Peter Baumann, German keyboard player and songwriter (Tangerine Dream)
1967
Cyril Suk, Czech-American tennis player
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January 30
1968
Trevor Dunn, American bass player and songwriter
1974
Olivia Colman, English actress and singer
1977
Tom Malchow, American swimmer
1985
Yuuri Morishita, Japanese model
1995
Misaki Iwasa, Japanese singer
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January 31
36 BC
Antonia Minor, Greek daughter of Mark Antony (d. 38 AD)
1512
Henry, King of Portugal (d. 1580)
1896
Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian (d. 1966)
1965
Giorgos Gasparis, Greek basketball player and coach
1968
Matt King, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
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