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Born in January

25,206 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

  1. Lazare Lévy

    pianist, music teacher

    1882–1964 · aged 82

    January 18 · 1882

    Source: BnF authorities

  2. Choi Moon-sik

    association football coach, association football player

    55 years old

    January 6 · 1971

    Source: FBref

  3. Ismail Azzaoui

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 6 · 1998

    Source: FBref

  4. Alexander Moszkowski

    playwright, science fiction writer

    1851–1934 · aged 83

    January 15 · 1851

    Source: Discogs

  5. Dario Krešić

    association football player

    42 years old

    January 11 · 1984

    Source: As

  6. Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková

    sport shooter

    42 years old

    January 15 · 1984

    No external source identified

  7. Johann Georg Büsch

    opinion journalist, university teacher

    1728–1800 · aged 72

    January 3 · 1728

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  8. Gerald Tinker

    sprinter, American football player

    75 years old

    January 19 · 1951

    No external source identified

  9. Mary Gawthorpe

    suffragette, journalist

    1881–1973 · aged 92

    January 12 · 1881

    Source: WeChangEd

  10. Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

    aristocrat

    1638–1687 · aged 49

    January 7 · 1638

    Source: The Peerage

  11. Vitaly Anikeyenko

    ice hockey player

    1987–2011 · aged 24

    January 2 · 1987

    No external source identified

  12. Sebastian Lindholm

    rally driver

    65 years old

    January 30 · 1961

    No external source identified

  13. Dionisio Mejía

    association football player

    1907–1963 · aged 56

    January 6 · 1907

    Source: FBref

  14. Jose Romeo Lazo

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    77 years old

    January 23 · 1949

    No external source identified

  15. Alexander von Bournonville

    military personnel, viceroy

    1616–1690 · aged 74

    January 5 · 1616

    Source: GeneaStar

  16. Georgi Hristov

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 10 · 1985

    Source: uslchampionship.com

  17. Adolphe Monod

    preacher, university teacher

    1802–1856 · aged 54

    January 21 · 1802

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  18. Anja Meulenbelt

    politician, writer

    81 years old

    January 6 · 1945

    Source: Parlement.com

  19. Giovanni Visconti

    sport cyclist

    43 years old

    January 13 · 1983

    Source: As

  20. Nathalie Armbruster

    Nordic combined skier

    20 years old

    January 2 · 2006

    No external source identified

  21. William Thomas Brande

    inventor, scientist

    1788–1866 · aged 78

    January 11 · 1788

    Source: BnF authorities

  22. Louise Carver

    songwriter, singer

    47 years old

    January 10 · 1979

    No external source identified

  23. Miklós Vámos

    screenwriter, writer

    76 years old

    January 29 · 1950

    No external source identified

  24. Davor Bernardić

    politician

    46 years old

    January 5 · 1980

    No external source identified

  25. Marian Sarr

    association football player

    31 years old

    January 30 · 1995

    Source: Transfermarkt

  26. V. Mohini Giri

    writer, social worker

    1938–2023 · aged 85

    January 15 · 1938

    No external source identified

  27. Dani Mallo

    association football player

    47 years old

    January 25 · 1979

    Source: As

  28. Gao Jun

    table tennis player

    57 years old

    January 25 · 1969

    No external source identified

  29. Justin Huish

    archer

    51 years old

    January 9 · 1975

    No external source identified

  30. Costa Nhamoinesu

    association football player

    40 years old

    January 6 · 1986

    Source: Transfermarkt

  31. Mouna Noureddine

    film actor, actor

    87 years old

    January 23 · 1939

    Source: Africultures

  32. Oskars Bārtulis

    ice hockey player

    39 years old

    January 21 · 1987

    No external source identified

  33. Jean Debucourt

    soldier, stage actor

    1894–1958 · aged 64

    January 19 · 1894

    Source: archives.paris.fr

  34. Stefan Filipović

    singer

    39 years old

    January 18 · 1987

    No external source identified

  35. Greg Burgess

    swimmer, military officer

    54 years old

    January 11 · 1972

    No external source identified

  36. Paul Cohn

    mathematician, university teacher

    1924–2006 · aged 82

    January 8 · 1924

    Source: BnF authorities

  37. Yoshio Shiga

    politician

    1901–1989 · aged 88

    January 12 · 1901

    No external source identified

  38. Finlay Knox

    swimmer

    25 years old

    January 8 · 2001

    Source: olympedia.org

  39. Nicole Reinhardt

    canoeist

    40 years old

    January 2 · 1986

    No external source identified

  40. Joseph Rosati

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    1789–1843 · aged 54

    January 12 · 1789

    Source: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani

  41. Semiha Yankı

    singer, musician

    68 years old

    January 15 · 1958

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  42. Laddi

    singer, comedian

    79 years old

    January 20 · 1947

    Source: Freebase Data Dumps

  43. James Fenner

    politician

    1771–1846 · aged 75

    January 22 · 1771

    Source: SNAC

  44. František Brixi

    composer, bandleader

    1732–1771 · aged 39

    January 2 · 1732

    Source: Czech National Authority Database

  45. Ruslan Kambolov

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 1 · 1990

    Source: Transfermarkt

  46. Élodie Clouvel

    modern pentathlete

    37 years old

    January 14 · 1989

    Source: olympedia.org

  47. Menachem Magidor

    mathematician

    80 years old

    January 24 · 1946

    No external source identified

  48. Masashi Watanabe

    association football coach, association football player

    1936–1995 · aged 59

    January 11 · 1936

    Source: Transfermarkt

  49. Mao Yushi

    economist

    97 years old

    January 14 · 1929

    No external source identified

  50. Vladimir Golenishchev

    archaeologist, Egyptologist

    1856–1947 · aged 91

    January 29 · 1856

    No external source identified

  51. Chang Kai-chen

    tennis player

    35 years old

    January 13 · 1991

    Source: WTA website

  52. Fatima Abdel Mahmoud

    politician, pediatrician

    1944–2018 · aged 74

    January 1 · 1944

    No external source identified

  53. Pavel Roman

    ice dancer, figure skater

    1943–1972

    January 25 · 1943

    Source: The Fine Art Archive

  54. Lord Dudley Stuart

    politician, diplomat

    1803–1854 · aged 51

    January 11 · 1803

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  55. Fatos Kongoli

    writer, mathematician

    82 years old

    January 12 · 1944

    No external source identified

  56. Hinrich Schuldt

    military officer

    1901–1944 · aged 43

    January 14 · 1901

    No external source identified

  57. Eva-Maria Buch

    interpreter, language teacher

    1921–1943 · aged 22

    January 31 · 1921

    Source: stolpersteine-berlin.de

  58. Alexander Vedernikov

    conductor

    1964–2020 · aged 56

    January 11 · 1964

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  59. Joe Marsala

    jazz clarinetist, songwriter

    1907–1978 · aged 71

    January 4 · 1907

    Source: BnF authorities

  60. George Earle Chamberlain

    jurist, governor

    1854–1928 · aged 74

    January 1 · 1854

    Source: politicalgraveyard.com

  61. Julius Hübner

    draftsperson, art historian

    1806–1882 · aged 76

    January 27 · 1806

    Source: Geneological database Merkel-Zeller

  62. Johann Jakob Brucker

    historian, philosopher

    1696–1770 · aged 74

    January 22 · 1696

    Source: BnF authorities

  63. Lisa van Belle

    sport cyclist

    22 years old

    January 30 · 2004

    Source: procyclingstats.com

  64. Jean-Nicolas Bouilly

    librettist, playwright

    1763–1842 · aged 79

    January 24 · 1763

    Source: Discogs

  65. Veli-Matti Savinainen

    ice hockey player

    40 years old

    January 5 · 1986

    Source: iihf.com

  66. Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, 9th Baron of Claret

    politician, university teacher

    70 years old

    January 21 · 1956

    No external source identified

  67. Rüdiger Schleicher

    jurist, resistance fighter

    1895–1945

    January 14 · 1895

    Source: Find a Grave

  68. Erland Kops

    badminton player

    1937–2017 · aged 80

    January 14 · 1937

    No external source identified

  69. Halfdan Rasmussen

    poet, writer

    1915–2002 · aged 87

    January 29 · 1915

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  70. Harumi Takahashi

    politician

    72 years old

    January 6 · 1954

    No external source identified

  71. Patrick James Ryan*

    farmer, athletics competitor

    Date disputed

    January 4 · 1881

    Source: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com

  72. Hamma Hammami

    politician, writer

    74 years old

    January 8 · 1952

    No external source identified

  73. Fernando de Valenzuela, 1st Marquis of Villasierra

    politician

    1636–1692 · aged 56

    January 5 · 1636

    Source: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana

  74. Yassin Oukili

    association football player

    25 years old

    January 3 · 2001

    No external source identified

  75. Italo Zingarelli

    film director, screenwriter

    1930–2000 · aged 70

    January 15 · 1930

    Source: BnF authorities

  76. Brian Shawe-Taylor

    Formula One driver

    1915–1999 · aged 84

    January 28 · 1915

    No external source identified

  77. Fahad Khamees*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 24 · 1962

    No external source identified

  78. Mitsuki Saito

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 10 · 1999

    Source: Transfermarkt

  79. Borys Tarasyuk

    diplomat, politician

    77 years old

    January 1 · 1949

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  80. Alfred Vulpian

    anatomist, neurologist

    1826–1887 · aged 61

    January 5 · 1826

    Source: www.academie-medecine.fr

  81. Frans Verhaegen

    sport cyclist

    1948–2026 · aged 78

    January 22 · 1948

    Source: firstcycling.com

  82. Nikolas Ledgerwood

    association football coach, association football player

    41 years old

    January 16 · 1985

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  83. Brita Sigourney

    freestyle skier

    36 years old

    January 17 · 1990

    No external source identified

  84. Meliton Balanchivadze

    composer, singer

    1863–1937

    January 5 · 1863

    Source: SNAC

  85. Alfredo Rizzo

    stage actor, screenwriter

    1902–1991 · aged 89

    January 2 · 1902

    Source: mymovies.it

  86. Non Stanford

    triathlete, athletics competitor

    37 years old

    January 8 · 1989

    Source: World Athletics database

  87. Alegna González

    athletics competitor

    27 years old

    January 2 · 1999

    Source: World Athletics database

  88. Ismael Borrero

    amateur wrestler

    34 years old

    January 6 · 1992

    Source: pantheon.world

  89. Rita Renoir*

    choreographer, film actor

    Date disputed

    January 16 · 1934

    Source: IMDb

  90. Chinesinho*

    association football coach, association football player

    Date disputed

    January 1 · 1935

    No external source identified

  91. Franz Büchner

    military officer, fighter pilot

    1898–1920 · aged 22

    January 2 · 1898

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  92. Ulrich Franzen

    architect

    1921–2012 · aged 91

    January 15 · 1921

    Source: SNAC

  93. Margaret Wilson

    teacher, novelist

    1882–1973 · aged 91

    January 16 · 1882

    Source: BnF authorities

  94. Shawn Redhage

    basketball player

    45 years old

    January 21 · 1981

    Source: FIBA database

  95. Kelli Stack

    ice hockey player

    38 years old

    January 13 · 1988

    No external source identified

  96. Andrew Hjulsager

    association football player

    31 years old

    January 15 · 1995

    Source: Transfermarkt

  97. Simone Niggli-Luder

    athletics competitor, orienteer

    48 years old

    January 9 · 1978

    No external source identified

  98. Đorđije Ćetković

    association football player, association football coach

    43 years old

    January 3 · 1983

    Source: worldfootball.net

  99. Marcel Domingo

    association football coach, association football player

    1924–2010 · aged 86

    January 15 · 1924

    Source: Transfermarkt

  100. Séamus Hegarty

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    1940–2019 · aged 79

    January 26 · 1940

    No external source identified

  101. Nanae Aoyama

    novelist, writer

    43 years old

    January 20 · 1983

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  102. Carl Frode Tiller

    musician, writer

    56 years old

    January 4 · 1970

    Source: europa.eu

  103. Akil Gjakova

    judoka

    30 years old

    January 4 · 1996

    No external source identified

  104. Fulvio Tomizza

    writer, playwright

    1935–1999 · aged 64

    January 26 · 1935

    Source: Istrapedia

  105. Thomas Morris

    lawyer, judge

    1776–1844

    January 3 · 1776

    Source: Find a Grave

  106. Samuel Prideaux Tregelles

    philologist, theologian

    1813–1875 · aged 62

    January 30 · 1813

    Source: SNAC

  107. Ali Abu Eshrein*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 1 · 1987

    No external source identified

  108. Xiao Qin

    artistic gymnast

    41 years old

    January 12 · 1985

    No external source identified

  109. Chet Jastremski

    swimmer, physician

    1941–2014 · aged 73

    January 12 · 1941

    Source: Find a Grave

  110. Sima Ćirković

    historian, university teacher

    1929–2009 · aged 80

    January 29 · 1929

    Source: Croatian Encyclopedia

  111. Zoltán Pokorni

    politician

    64 years old

    January 10 · 1962

    No external source identified

  112. Mirjam Novak

    actor, screenwriter

    45 years old

    January 16 · 1981

    Source: neunkirchen-am-brand.de

  113. Alfredo Mantovano

    politician, magistrate

    68 years old

    January 14 · 1958

    No external source identified

  114. Francesco Bassano the Younger

    painter, designer

    1549–1592 · aged 43

    January 17 · 1549

    Source: BeWeB

  115. Emil Abaz

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 17 · 1998

    Source: Transfermarkt

  116. Silvina Moschini

    entrepreneur, journalist

    54 years old

    January 2 · 1972

    No external source identified

  117. Khosrow Sinai

    screenwriter, composer

    1941–2020 · aged 79

    January 19 · 1941

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  118. Mohamed Benaissa

    politician, journalist

    1937–2025 · aged 88

    January 3 · 1937

    No external source identified

  119. Mislav Rosandič

    ice hockey player

    31 years old

    January 26 · 1995

    Source: mountfieldhk.cz

  120. José Ángel Carrillo

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 7 · 1994

    Source: FBref

  121. Eladio Zárate

    association football player, association football coach

    1942–2026 · aged 84

    January 14 · 1942

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  122. Mady Rahl

    stage actor, singer

    1915–2009 · aged 94

    January 3 · 1915

    Source: Find a Grave

  123. Enrico Paoli

    non-fiction writer, chess player

    1908–2005 · aged 97

    January 13 · 1908

    No external source identified

  124. Amin Affane

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 21 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  125. Christine Wachtel

    athletics competitor, middle-distance runner

    61 years old

    January 6 · 1965

    Source: World Athletics database

  126. Carlos Sánchez García

    association football player

    48 years old

    January 19 · 1978

    No external source identified

  127. James Clark

    judge, lawyer

    1779–1839 · aged 60

    January 16 · 1779

    Source: SNAC

  128. Cibelle

    jazz musician, musician

    48 years old

    January 2 · 1978

    Source: MusicBrainz

  129. Hyun Soong-jong

    politician

    1919–2020 · aged 101

    January 26 · 1919

    No external source identified

  130. Alfred von Kropatschek

    military personnel, engineer

    1838–1911 · aged 73

    January 30 · 1838

    No external source identified

  131. Grigory Landsberg

    university teacher, physicist

    1890–1957 · aged 67

    January 22 · 1890

    No external source identified

  132. Francisco Ferrera

    lawyer, politician

    1794–1851 · aged 57

    January 29 · 1794

    No external source identified

  133. Jan Karol Opaliński

    1642–1695 · aged 53

    January 10 · 1642

    No external source identified

  134. Jorge Mautner

    autobiographer, screenwriter

    85 years old

    January 17 · 1941

    Source: MusicBrainz

  135. Casimiro de Abreu*

    poet

    Date disputed

    January 4 · 1839

    Source: BnF authorities

  136. Alexander Kolowrat

    film director, aircraft pilot

    1886–1927

    January 29 · 1886

    Source: filmportal.de

  137. Knud Knudsen

    pedagogue, philologist

    1812–1895 · aged 83

    January 6 · 1812

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  138. Juana Ramírez

    hero, military personnel

    1790–1851 · aged 61

    January 12 · 1790

    No external source identified

  139. Helmina von Chézy

    librettist, art critic

    1783–1856 · aged 73

    January 26 · 1783

    Source: SNAC

  140. Timothé Cognat

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 25 · 1998

    Source: Transfermarkt

  141. Asbjørn Sennels

    association football player, teacher

    1979–2023 · aged 44

    January 17 · 1979

    Source: FBref

  142. Kim Peyton

    swimmer

    1957–1986 · aged 29

    January 26 · 1957

    Source: munzinger.de

  143. Adas Juškevičius

    basketball player

    37 years old

    January 3 · 1989

    Source: FIBA database

  144. Vera Bazarova

    figure skater

    33 years old

    January 28 · 1993

    No external source identified

  145. Miklós Haraszti

    translator, journalist

    81 years old

    January 2 · 1945

    Source: Discogs

  146. Dylan Schmidt

    trampoline gymnast, artistic gymnast

    29 years old

    January 7 · 1997

    No external source identified

  147. Murray Chatlain

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    63 years old

    January 19 · 1963

    Source: GCatholic.org

  148. Lu Yong

    weightlifter

    40 years old

    January 1 · 1986

    No external source identified

  149. Eddie Gribbon

    film actor, actor

    1890–1965 · aged 75

    January 3 · 1890

    Source: Find a Grave

  150. Constance Naden

    poet, writer

    1858–1889 · aged 31

    January 24 · 1858

    No external source identified

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