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Born in January

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

Viktors Dobrecovs
association football coach, association football player
49 years old
January 9 · 1977
Source: Transfermarkt
Flore Revalles
entertainer, singer
1889–1966 · aged 77
January 25 · 1889
Source: IMDb
Adrián Martínez
association football player
56 years old
January 7 · 1970
Source: FBref
Eduard Mammadov
kickboxer
48 years old
January 2 · 1978
No external source identified
Manuel Jesús Vázquez Florido
association football player
35 years old
January 25 · 1991
Source: Transfermarkt
Ilka Van de Vyver
volleyball player
33 years old
January 26 · 1993
Source: volleyball-bundesliga.de
Leonid Alfonsovich Ostrovski
association football player, association football coach
1936–2001 · aged 65
January 17 · 1936
Source: FBref
Vita Pavlysh
athletics competitor
57 years old
January 15 · 1969
No external source identified
Lee Jae-jin
Olympic competitor, badminton player
43 years old
January 26 · 1983
No external source identified
Hiroto Goya
association football player
32 years old
January 2 · 1994
Source: Transfermarkt
Rahim Zafer
association football player, association football coach
55 years old
January 25 · 1971
Source: Transfermarkt
Lotte Stein
film actor, stage actor
1894–1982 · aged 88
January 12 · 1894
Source: IMDb
José María Valverde
writer, translator
1926–1996 · aged 70
January 26 · 1926
Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary
Laxmirani Majhi
archer
37 years old
January 26 · 1989
No external source identified
Michael Streiter
association football player, association football coach
60 years old
January 19 · 1966
Source: Salzburgwiki
Tanel Tein
basketball player, politician
48 years old
January 10 · 1978
Source: FIBA database
Ștefan Grigorie*
association football player
Date disputed
January 31 · 1982
Source: As
Alberto Crespo
engineer, Formula One driver
1920–1991 · aged 71
January 16 · 1920
No external source identified
Serhiy Atelkin
association football player
1972–2020 · aged 48
January 8 · 1972
Source: FBref
Rudolf Escher
composer, painter
1912–1980 · aged 68
January 8 · 1912
Source: BnF authorities
Maurice Ballerstedt
sport cyclist
25 years old
January 16 · 2001
No external source identified
Regina Pacini
opera singer
1871–1965 · aged 94
January 6 · 1871
Source: BnF authorities
Sándor Schwartz
association football player
1909–1994
January 18 · 1909
No external source identified
Alois Beranek
association football coach, association football referee
1900–1983 · aged 83
January 15 · 1900
No external source identified
Carina Bär
rower
36 years old
January 23 · 1990
Source: Sports-Reference.com
Branka Raunig
archaeologist, prehistorian
1935–2008 · aged 73
January 1 · 1935
No external source identified
Alejandro Casañas
sprinter
72 years old
January 29 · 1954
Source: World Athletics database
Gregoire Maertens
Esperantist
102 years old
January 1 · 1924
Source: Nia diligenta kolegaro
Valdir Azevedo
musician, composer
1923–1980 · aged 57
January 27 · 1923
Source: Integrated Authority File
Svetlana Grozdova
gymnast, artistic gymnast
67 years old
January 29 · 1959
No external source identified
Robert Henry Goldsborough
politician
1779–1836 · aged 57
January 4 · 1779
Source: SNAC
Ismael López
association football player
36 years old
January 29 · 1990
Source: As
Sara Ashurbeyli
orientalist, historian
1906–2001 · aged 95
January 27 · 1906
Source: AlKindi
Konrad Niedźwiedzki
speed skater
41 years old
January 2 · 1985
No external source identified
Gian-Franco Kasper
sports official
1944–2021 · aged 77
January 24 · 1944
Source: Olympedia
Jamal Shuler
basketball player
40 years old
January 11 · 1986
Source: FIBA database
Mahir Sağlık
association football player
43 years old
January 18 · 1983
Source: As
Gisela Januszewska
physician, obstetrician
1867–1943 · aged 76
January 22 · 1867
Source: The Database of Victims of the Nazi Persecution
Santi Duangsawang
actor, singer
1968–2016 · aged 48
January 10 · 1968
No external source identified
Dan Kinsey
athletics competitor
1902–1970 · aged 68
January 22 · 1902
Source: BnF authorities
Agata Zubel
opera singer, musician
48 years old
January 25 · 1978
Source: Integrated Authority File
Jappe Nilssen
journalist, writer
1870–1931 · aged 61
January 25 · 1870
Source: 1910 census of Norway
Anton Lehmden
painter, graphic artist
1929–2018 · aged 89
January 2 · 1929
Source: RKDartists
Ibrahim Shams
weightlifter
1917–2001 · aged 84
January 16 · 1917
No external source identified
John Mosquera
association football player
38 years old
January 15 · 1988
Source: As
Zuzana Roithová
physician, politician
73 years old
January 30 · 1953
Source: Czech National Authority Database
Frank Hall Crane
screenwriter, film director
1873–1948 · aged 75
January 1 · 1873
Source: BnF authorities
Ismail Rafat*
association football player
Date disputed
January 1 · 1908
No external source identified
Eskil Ervik
speed skater
51 years old
January 11 · 1975
Source: Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
Fátima Báñez
economist, politician
59 years old
January 6 · 1967
No external source identified
Zygmunt Kukla
association football player
1948–2016 · aged 68
January 21 · 1948
No external source identified
Gaspare Diziani
painter
1689–1767 · aged 78
January 24 · 1689
Source: The Fine Art Archive Db
Mona Mitterwallner
sport cyclist
24 years old
January 9 · 2002
Source: firstcycling.com
Vasil Metodiev*
association football coach, association football player
Date disputed
January 6 · 1935
Source: FBref
Jessica Wik
association football player
34 years old
January 30 · 1992
Source: Soccerdonna
Shelley Sandie
basketball player
57 years old
January 22 · 1969
Source: FIBA database
Billy McClure
association football player
68 years old
January 4 · 1958
Source: Transfermarkt
Aleksandar Kitinov
tennis player
55 years old
January 13 · 1971
Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website
Baltasar Albéniz
association football player, association football coach
1905–1978 · aged 73
January 6 · 1905
Source: Catalan Sport Encyclopedia
Géza Frid
musician, composer
1904–1989 · aged 85
January 25 · 1904
Source: SNAC
Josef Melichar
ice hockey player
47 years old
January 20 · 1979
No external source identified
Eva Repková
chess player
51 years old
January 16 · 1975
No external source identified
Paul Melchers
Catholic priest, archbishop
1813–1895 · aged 82
January 6 · 1813
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
John Hill
journalist, association football player
76 years old
January 7 · 1950
Source: Transfermarkt
Elijah Paine
lawyer, judge
1757–1842 · aged 85
January 21 · 1757
Source: Find a Grave
Charles Austin Gardner
botanical collector, botanist
1896–1970 · aged 74
January 6 · 1896
Source: SNAC
Celso Emilio Ferreiro*
journalist, writer
Date disputed
January 6 · 1912
Source: Find a Grave
Ingemund Bengtsson
politician
1919–2000 · aged 81
January 30 · 1919
Source: Sveriges dödbok 1800–2024
Lucas Lessio
ice hockey player
33 years old
January 23 · 1993
Source: mountfieldhk.cz
Crispin Duenas
archer
40 years old
January 5 · 1986
No external source identified
Angelina Shkatova
rhythmic gymnast, gymnast
25 years old
January 25 · 2001
Source: olympics.com
Erwin Axer
theatre manager, Theaterintendant
1917–2012 · aged 95
January 1 · 1917
Source: e-teatr.pl
Adelaide Cabete
physician, gynecologist
1867–1935 · aged 68
January 25 · 1867
No external source identified
Beto Acosta
association football player
49 years old
January 13 · 1977
Source: Argentine Soccer Database
Theresa Edem
actor
40 years old
January 6 · 1986
No external source identified
Jakkit Wechpirom
association football player
29 years old
January 26 · 1997
Source: Transfermarkt
Brent Van Moer
sport cyclist
28 years old
January 12 · 1998
Source: uci.org
Ignatz Urban
botanist, botanical collector
1848–1931 · aged 83
January 7 · 1848
Source: SNAC
Ursula Herking
stage actor, cabaret performer
1912–1974 · aged 62
January 28 · 1912
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Mari Rantasila
film actor, singer
63 years old
January 7 · 1963
Source: IMDb
Laima Liucija Andrikienė
politician, university teacher
68 years old
January 1 · 1958
No external source identified
Jesús Bermúdez
association football coach, association football player
1902–1945 · aged 42
January 24 · 1902
Source: FBref
Eugénie de Guérin
writer, diarist
1805–1848 · aged 43
January 29 · 1805
Source: The Fine Art Archive
Leen Kullman
spy
1920–1943 · aged 23
January 31 · 1920
No external source identified
Roberto Guana
association football player
45 years old
January 21 · 1981
Source: Transfermarkt
Mariana de Jesús
nun
1565–1624 · aged 59
January 17 · 1565
Source: GCatholic.org
Hiraç Yagan
association football player
37 years old
January 3 · 1989
Source: Transfermarkt
Dragutin Tomašević*
marathon runner
Date disputed
January 17 · 1891
Source: World Athletics database
Aleksandr Kurosh
mathematician, teacher
1908–1971 · aged 63
January 19 · 1908
Source: Encyclopedia of Brno History
Jumabek Ibraimov
politician
1944–1999 · aged 55
January 1 · 1944
No external source identified
Wilhelm von Diez
illustrator, university teacher
1839–1907 · aged 68
January 17 · 1839
Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists
Yuri Chesnokov
volleyball player, association football coach
1933–2010 · aged 77
January 22 · 1933
Source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Li Fang
tennis player
53 years old
January 1 · 1973
Source: WTA website
Giuseppe Pisanu
politician
89 years old
January 2 · 1937
Source: Munzinger Personen
Sergei Svetlov
ice hockey coach, ice hockey player
65 years old
January 17 · 1961
No external source identified
Marcel Perez
film actor, film director
1884–1929 · aged 45
January 29 · 1884
No external source identified
Tora Teje*
actor
Date disputed
January 7 · 1893
Source: BnF authorities
Leonardo Rolón
association football player
31 years old
January 19 · 1995
Source: FBref
Sainey Nyassi
association football player
37 years old
January 31 · 1989
Source: Transfermarkt
Paavo Heininen
composer, composition teacher
1938–2022 · aged 84
January 13 · 1938
Source: Operone
Alfred Urbański
economist, politician
1899–1983 · aged 84
January 13 · 1899
No external source identified
Ernst Feßmann
military personnel
1881–1962 · aged 81
January 6 · 1881
No external source identified
Nemanja Nikolić
association football player
38 years old
January 1 · 1988
Source: Transfermarkt
Ricardo Pedriel
association football player
39 years old
January 19 · 1987
Source: Transfermarkt
Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg*
ruler
Date disputed
January 10 · 1470
No external source identified
Håkon Bleken
painter
1929–2025 · aged 96
January 9 · 1929
Source: Merkedager : fødselsdager, stiftelsesdatoer, begivenheter
Predrag Ristić
architect
1931–2019 · aged 88
January 17 · 1931
No external source identified
Edevaldo de Freitas
association football coach, association football player
68 years old
January 28 · 1958
Source: Transfermarkt
Loes Geurts
association football player
40 years old
January 12 · 1986
Source: Soccerdonna
Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf al-Kindi*
historian
Date disputed
January 17 · 897
Source: BnF authorities
Murphy Akanji*
association football player
Date disputed
January 1 · 1977
No external source identified
Alexei Smirnov
ice hockey player
44 years old
January 28 · 1982
No external source identified
Heinrich Albers-Schönberg
physician, radiologist
1865–1921 · aged 56
January 21 · 1865
Source: Who Named It?
Livio Wenger
speed skater
33 years old
January 20 · 1993
Source: SpeedSkatingStats
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir
journalist, writer
77 years old
January 21 · 1949
Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
Matija Antun Relković*
translator, writer
Date disputed
January 6 · 1732
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Anette Sagen
ski jumper, actor
41 years old
January 10 · 1985
Source: snl.no
Freda James*
badminton player, tennis player
Date disputed
January 11 · 1911
Source: Tennis Abstract
Mauricio Rueda Beltz
diplomat, Catholic priest
56 years old
January 8 · 1970
No external source identified
Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt
jurist, judge
1901–1986
January 7 · 1901
Source: Frankfurter Personenlexikon
Jocelyn Delecour
sprinter
91 years old
January 2 · 1935
No external source identified
Ernesto Chaparro
association football player
1901–1958
January 4 · 1901
Source: static.fifa.com
Aleksandr Lomovitskiy
association football player
28 years old
January 27 · 1998
Source: Transfermarkt
Zhang Qingpeng
basketball player
41 years old
January 23 · 1985
Source: basketball.realgm.com
Alfred Jermaniš
association football player, association football coach
59 years old
January 21 · 1967
Source: Transfermarkt
Bernard Hislaire
comics writer, penciller
69 years old
January 11 · 1957
Source: BD Gest'
Yamato Wakatsuki
association football player
24 years old
January 18 · 2002
No external source identified
Laurent Di Lorto
association football player
1909–1989 · aged 80
January 1 · 1909
No external source identified
Lemuel J. Bowden
lawyer, politician
1815–1864 · aged 48
January 16 · 1815
Source: Find a Grave
Ricardo Acuña
tennis player
68 years old
January 13 · 1958
Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website
Giuseppe Placido Nicolini
Catholic bishop, bishop
1877–1973 · aged 96
January 6 · 1877
Source: Catholic-Hierarchy.org
Vladimir Shcherbachov
composer
1887–1952 · aged 65
January 24 · 1887
No external source identified
João Luiz Gomes Júnior
swimmer
40 years old
January 21 · 1986
No external source identified
Lasha Bugadze*
playwright, radio personality
Date disputed
January 1 · 1977
Source: Integrated Authority File
Percy Lowe
surgeon, ornithologist
1870–1948 · aged 78
January 2 · 1870
No external source identified
Georgy Yakulov
artist, painter
1884–1928 · aged 44
January 14 · 1884
Source: RKDartists
Mario de las Casas
lawyer, association football player
1901–2002 · aged 101
January 31 · 1901
No external source identified
Patrik Ingelsten
association football coach, association football player
44 years old
January 25 · 1982
Source: FBref
Kanō Yasunobu
painter
1614–1685 · aged 71
January 10 · 1614
Source: Google Arts & Culture
Daniel Rossi
association football player
45 years old
January 4 · 1981
Source: Argentine Soccer Database
Jacques Godechot
research fellow, university teacher
1907–1989 · aged 82
January 3 · 1907
Source: general catalog of BnF
Lucien Herr
political activist, philosopher
1864–1926 · aged 62
January 17 · 1864
Source: Roglo
Maria Müller
opera singer
1889–1958 · aged 69
January 29 · 1889
Source: Integrated Authority File
Robert Mateusiak
badminton player, Olympic competitor
50 years old
January 13 · 1976
Source: bwf.tournamentsoftware.com
Herman Johannes Lam
university teacher, botanist
1892–1977 · aged 85
January 3 · 1892
Source: SNAC
Olav Nilsen
association football player, association football coach
1942–2021 · aged 79
January 24 · 1942
Source: Transfermarkt
Leslie Peltier
astronomer
1900–1980 · aged 80
January 2 · 1900
Source: SNAC
Todor Skrimow
volleyball player
36 years old
January 9 · 1990
No external source identified
Gleb Lozino-Lozinskiy
military flight engineer
1910–2001 · aged 91
January 7 · 1910
No external source identified
Filip Valenčič
association football player
34 years old
January 7 · 1992
Source: Transfermarkt

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