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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
1431
Pope Alexander VI (d. 1503)
1909
Dattaram Hindlekar, Indian cricketer (d. 1949)
1922
Ernest Hollings, American soldier and politician, 106th Governor of South Carolina
1946
Shelby Steele, American journalist, author, and director
1975
Bengt Sæternes, Norwegian footballer and manager
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January 2
1837
Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1910)
1914
Noor Inayat Khan, Russian-English SOE agent (d. 1944)
1924
Evgenios Spatharis, Greek puppeteer, actor, and director (d. 2009)
1967
Tia Carrere, American actress and singer
1968
Evan Parke, Jamaican-American actor
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January 3
1912
Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2002)
1916
Betty Furness, American actress and journalist (d. 1994)
1952
Gianfranco Fini, Italian journalist and politician; Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1973
Rory Stewart, Hong Kong-English academic and politician
1988
Matt Frattin, Canadian ice hockey player
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January 4
1900
James Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989)
1927
Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
1955
Mark Hollis, English singer-songwriter
1982
Paulo Ferrari, Argentinian footballer
1988
Maximilian Riedmüller, German footballer
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January 5
1950
Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith, English lawyer and politician; Attorney General for England and Wales
1962
Danny Jackson, American baseball player and manager
1970
Rick Campanelli, Canadian television host
1986
Deepika Padukone, Danish-Indian model and actress
1988
Pauline, French singer-songwriter
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January 6
1808
Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American oncologist and paleontologist (d. 1864)
1874
Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1948)
1923
Jacobo Timerman, Argentinian journalist and author (d. 1999)
1964
Konnan, Cuban-American wrestler and sportscaster
1978
Nikki Einfeld, Canadian soprano
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January 7
1870
Gordon Hewart, 1st Viscount Hewart, English judge and politician; 7th Lord Chief Justice of England (d. 1943)
1888
Vera de Bosset, Russian-American ballerina (d. 1982)
1946
Jann Wenner, American publisher, co-founded ''Rolling Stone''
1970
Andy Burnham, English politician, Secretary of State for Health
1970
João Ricardo, Angolan footballer
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January 8
1556
Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese daimyo (d. 1623)
1888
Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor and director (d. 1960)
1934
Gene Freese, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
1948
Jerzy Kaczmarek, Polish fencer
1957
Nacho Duato, Spanish dancer and choreographer
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January 9
1943
Freddie Starr, English actor and singer
1948
Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cowsills) (d. 2006)
1972
Warwick Saint, South African photographer
1978
Maggie Rizer, American model, actress, and activist
1995
Nicola Peltz, American actress
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January 10
1702
Johannes Zick, German painter (d. 1762)
1903
Violet Wilkey, American actress (d. 1976)
1914
Pierre Cogan, French cyclist (d. 2013)
1916
Don Metz, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
1972
Brian Christopher, American professional wrestler
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January 11
1870
Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor and educator (d. 1945)
1890
Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet and critic (d. 1954)
1895
Laurens Hammond, American engineer and businessman; founded the Hammond Clock Company (d. 1973)
1938
Alastair Morton, English businessman (d. 2004)
1964
Ralph Recto, Filipino politician
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January 12
1890
Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician (d. 1946)
1904
Mississippi Fred McDowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972)
1961
Simon Russell Beale, Malaysian-English actor
1972
Randy Sklar, American comedian and actor
1974
Claudia Conserva, Chilean model and actress
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January 13
1893
Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter (d. 1943)
1914
Ted Willis, Baron Willis, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
1923
Willem Slijkhuis, Dutch runner (d. 2003)
1977
Elliot Mason, English trombonist and keyboard player
1987
Alexandre Pliușchin, Moldovan cyclist
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January 14
1892
Hal Roach, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1992)
1920
R. K. Srikantan, Indian singer (d. 2014)
1965
Bob Essensa, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1966
Robert Flello, English politician
1998
Ai Moritaka, Japanese model and actress
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January 15
1879
Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author and playwright (d. 1961)
1890
Michiaki Kamada, Japanese Vice-Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy and convicted war criminal (d. 1947)
1921
Frank Thornton, English actor and singer (d. 2013)
1976
Scott Murray, Scottish rugby player
1990
Konstantinos Sloukas, Greek basketball player
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January 16
1923
Anthony Hecht, American soldier, poet, and academic (d. 2004)
1983
Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer
1984
Kurt Travis, American singer-songwriter
1992
Matt Doherty, Irish footballer
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January 17
1504
Pope Pius V (d. 1572)
1831
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903)
1921
Asghar Khan, Pakistani general and politician
1935
Ruth Ann Minner, American businesswoman and politician, 72nd Governor of Delaware
1987
Oleksandr Usyk, Ukrainian boxer
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January 18
1934
Raymond Briggs, English author and illustrator
1966
André Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
1978
Brian Falkenborg, American baseball player
1982
Tõnis Erm, Estonian cyclist and orienteerer
1984
Benji Schwimmer, American dancer and choreographer
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January 19
1752
James Morris III, American soldier (d. 1820)
1863
Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (d. 1941)
1876
Wakashima Gonshirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 21st Yokozuna (d. 1943)
1930
Tippi Hedren, American model and actress
1993
Gus Lewis, American-English actor
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January 20
1920
Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (d. 2006)
1940
Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress
1965
Sophie, Countess of Wessex
1966
Rainn Wilson, American actor, director, and producer
1986
Kevin Parker, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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January 21
1885
André Lagache, French racing driver (d. 1938)
1898
Avery Claflin, American banker and composer (d. 1979)
1971
Adia Chan, Indonesian-Hong Kong actress and singer
1979
Byung-hyun Kim, South Korean baseball player
1989
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Armenian footballer
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January 22
1874
Jay Hughes, American baseball player and coach (d. 1924)
1893
Conrad Veidt, German-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1943)
1908
Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
1946
Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter and manager (d. 2010)
1956
Steve Riley, American drummer
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January 23
1947
Tom Carper, American captain and politician, 71st Governor of Delaware
1960
Jean-François Sauvé, Canadian ice hockey player
1982
Patrick Levis, American actor
1986
Yukie Kawamura, Japanese model and actress
1994
Wesley Jobello, French footballer
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January 24
1754
Andrew Ellicott, American soldier and surveyor (d. 1820)
1912
Frederick Ashworth, American admiral (d. 2005)
1931
Leonard Baker, American historian and author (d. 1984)
1946
Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor
1976
Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian ice dancer, coach, and choreographer
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January 25
1938
Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 1998)
1943
Tobe Hooper, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1974
Attilio Nicodemo, Italian footballer
1985
Acie Law, American basketball player
1989
Mikako Tabe, Japanese actress and singer
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January 26
1911
Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
1931
Mary Murphy, American actress (d. 2011)
1941
Henry Jaglom, English-American director and screenwriter
1958
Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter
1987
Mia Rose, English singer-songwriter
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January 27
1795
Eli Whitney Blake, American engineer, invented the Mortise lock (d. 1886)
1915
Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 1985)
1919
Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (d. 1972)
1979
Rosamund Pike, English actress
1985
Gerard Aafjes, Dutch footballer
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January 28
1945
Karen Lynn Gorney, American actress and singer
1959
Frank Darabont, American director and producer
1975
Shark Boy, American wrestler
1975
Tanya Chua, Singaporean singer-songwriter and producer
1990
Kalifa Faifai Loa, New Zealand rugby player
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January 29
1858
Henry Ward Ranger, American artist (d. 1916)
1920
José Luis de Vilallonga, Spanish actor and author (d. 2007)
1933
Sacha Distel, French singer and guitarist (d. 2004)
1941
Robin Morgan, American actress, journalist, and author
1981
Rui En, Singaporean singer and actress
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January 30
1943
Davey Johnson, American baseball player and manager
1947
Małgorzata Braunek, Polish actress (d. 2014)
1956
Keiichi Tsuchiya, Japanese race car driver and radio host
1985
Yuuri Morishita, Japanese model
1989
Tomás Mejías, Spanish footballer
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January 31
1857
George Jackson Churchward, English engineer (d. 1933)
1929
Rudolf Mössbauer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
1944
Charlie Musselwhite, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player
1978
Brad Rutter, American game show contestant; highest winning champion in ''Jeopardy!'' history
1994
Kenneth Zohore, Danish footballer
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