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Born in January

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

  1. Alerrandro

    association football player

    26 years old

    January 12 · 2000

    Source: Transfermarkt

  2. Jessica Penne

    mixed martial arts fighter, kickboxer

    43 years old

    January 30 · 1983

    No external source identified

  3. Kazeem Olaigbe

    association football player

    23 years old

    January 2 · 2003

    Source: fbref.com

  4. Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

    aristocrat

    1867–1909 · aged 42

    January 15 · 1867

    Source: The Peerage

  5. Walter Donaldson*

    snooker player

    Date disputed

    January 4 · 1907

    No external source identified

  6. Ernestine Rose

    social activist, writer

    1810–1892 · aged 82

    January 13 · 1810

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  7. Konrad Emil Bloch

    biochemist, university teacher

    1912–2000 · aged 88

    January 21 · 1912

    Source: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

  8. Ramiro de León Carpio

    lawyer, politician

    1942–2002 · aged 60

    January 12 · 1942

    No external source identified

  9. Mikhail Pavlovich Shishkin

    writer, journalist

    65 years old

    January 18 · 1961

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  10. Yoo Ho-jeong

    film actor, actor

    57 years old

    January 24 · 1969

    No external source identified

  11. NoB

    composer, lyricist

    1964–2025 · aged 61

    January 20 · 1964

    Source: bgm.tv

  12. Munjong of Goryeo

    ruler

    1020–1083 · aged 63

    January 4 · 1020

    No external source identified

  13. Ali Afif

    association football player

    38 years old

    January 20 · 1988

    Source: FBref

  14. Sebastian Rejman

    singer, guitarist

    48 years old

    January 13 · 1978

    Source: city.fi

  15. Adele Neuhauser

    actor, stage actor

    67 years old

    January 17 · 1959

    Source: Discogs

  16. Kim Hyun-soo

    baseball player

    38 years old

    January 12 · 1988

    No external source identified

  17. Khrystyna Soloviy

    singer-songwriter, singer

    33 years old

    January 17 · 1993

    No external source identified

  18. Iszmail Muszukajev

    amateur wrestler

    33 years old

    January 28 · 1993

    No external source identified

  19. Eero Hirvonen

    Nordic combined skier

    30 years old

    January 30 · 1996

    Source: International Ski and Snowboard Federation

  20. Michael Coats

    astronaut, aircraft pilot

    80 years old

    January 16 · 1946

    No external source identified

  21. Vera Molnár

    artist, painter

    1924–2023 · aged 99

    January 5 · 1924

    Source: cnap.fr

  22. Maximiliano Romero

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 9 · 1999

    Source: FBref

  23. Brooke Westcott

    Anglican priest, Anglican theologian

    1825–1901 · aged 76

    January 12 · 1825

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  24. William Williams Keen

    medical author, neurosurgeon

    1837–1932 · aged 95

    January 19 · 1837

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  25. Paula Taylor

    film actor, actor

    43 years old

    January 20 · 1983

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  26. Toshikazu Kase

    writer, diplomat

    1903–2004 · aged 101

    January 12 · 1903

    Source: SNAC

  27. Mykola Skrypnyk

    politician, statesperson

    1872–1933 · aged 61

    January 25 · 1872

    No external source identified

  28. Danny Steinmann

    film screenwriter, film director

    1942–2012 · aged 70

    January 7 · 1942

    Source: BnF authorities

  29. Kim Sang-kyum

    snowboarder

    37 years old

    January 30 · 1989

    No external source identified

  30. Ivan Kalyuzhnyi

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 21 · 1998

    No external source identified

  31. Arnold Genthe

    designer, journalist

    1869–1942 · aged 73

    January 8 · 1869

    Source: The Fine Art Archive

  32. Christian Friedrich Henrici

    poet, writer

    1700–1764 · aged 64

    January 14 · 1700

    Source: CERL Thesaurus

  33. Bernabé Zapata Miralles

    tennis player

    29 years old

    January 12 · 1997

    No external source identified

  34. Cristina Galbó

    film actor

    76 years old

    January 17 · 1950

    Source: filmportal.de

  35. Trine Michelsen

    film actor, model

    1966–2009 · aged 42

    January 21 · 1966

    Source: IMDb

  36. Cheikh Niasse

    association football player

    26 years old

    January 19 · 2000

    Source: FBref

  37. Ellis Paul

    singer, musician

    61 years old

    January 14 · 1965

    Source: SNAC

  38. Nischal Basnet*

    film producer, singer

    Date disputed

    January 17 · 1980

    No external source identified

  39. Kevin Yoder

    politician, lawyer

    50 years old

    January 8 · 1976

    No external source identified

  40. Boško Šutalo

    association football player

    26 years old

    January 1 · 2000

    Source: FBref

  41. Dino Islamovic

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 17 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  42. Sergio Cresto

    engineer, co-driver

    1956–1986 · aged 30

    January 19 · 1956

    No external source identified

  43. Tim Keefe

    baseball player

    1857–1933 · aged 76

    January 1 · 1857

    Source: Find a Grave

  44. Susumu Fujita

    actor

    1912–1991 · aged 79

    January 8 · 1912

    Source: BnF authorities

  45. Jimmy Bryan

    motorcycle racer, Formula One driver

    1926–1960 · aged 34

    January 28 · 1926

    Source: Find a Grave

  46. J. J. Sakurai

    physicist, university teacher

    1933–1982 · aged 49

    January 31 · 1933

    Source: SNAC

  47. Fabián Caballero

    association football coach, association football player

    1978–2024 · aged 46

    January 31 · 1978

    Source: Soccerway

  48. Anthony Mamo

    lawyer, judge

    1909–2008 · aged 99

    January 9 · 1909

    Source: GeneaStar

  49. Kamleshwar

    journalist, writer

    1932–2007 · aged 75

    January 6 · 1932

    Source: The Fine Art Archive Db

  50. Junior Ajayi

    association football player

    30 years old

    January 29 · 1996

    Source: FBref

  51. Ludwik Mierosławski

    politician, military historian

    1814–1878 · aged 64

    January 17 · 1814

    Source: Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny

  52. Luboš Kohoutek

    discoverer of asteroids, astronomer

    1935–2023 · aged 88

    January 29 · 1935

    Source: The Fine Art Archive

  53. Toyin Falola

    university teacher, historian

    73 years old

    January 1 · 1953

    Source: Contemporary Authors

  54. Robert Wexler

    lawyer, politician

    65 years old

    January 2 · 1961

    No external source identified

  55. Craig Davies

    association football player

    40 years old

    January 9 · 1986

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  56. Eduardo Bonvallet

    radio personality, sports commentator

    1955–2015 · aged 60

    January 13 · 1955

    Source: FBref

  57. Sedef Avcı

    actor, model

    44 years old

    January 22 · 1982

    No external source identified

  58. Gerzino Nyamsi

    association football player

    29 years old

    January 22 · 1997

    Source: Transfermarkt

  59. Josip Pivarić

    association football player

    37 years old

    January 30 · 1989

    Source: As

  60. Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa

    politician, professor

    1919–2006 · aged 87

    January 1 · 1919

    Source: munzinger.de

  61. Thomas Brezina

    novelist, television presenter

    63 years old

    January 30 · 1963

    Source: Babelio

  62. Ariadna Shengelaya

    actor, film actor

    89 years old

    January 13 · 1937

    Source: filmportal.de

  63. Issouf Sissokho

    association football player

    24 years old

    January 30 · 2002

    Source: fbref.com

  64. Eliakim Hastings Moore

    mathematician, university teacher

    1862–1932 · aged 70

    January 26 · 1862

    Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

  65. John Jackson Miller

    writer, comics artist

    58 years old

    January 12 · 1968

    Source: Babelio

  66. Horace Parlan

    jazz musician, musician

    1931–2017 · aged 86

    January 19 · 1931

    Source: MAK

  67. Camara Laye*

    writer

    Date disputed

    January 1 · 1928

    Source: BnF authorities

  68. Mathias Lauridsen

    model

    42 years old

    January 13 · 1984

    No external source identified

  69. François Rude

    sculptor

    1784–1855 · aged 71

    January 4 · 1784

    Source: BnF authorities

  70. Brunó Ferenc Straub

    university teacher, chemist

    1914–1996 · aged 82

    January 5 · 1914

    Source: BnF authorities

  71. Pauline Starke*

    actor, film actor

    Date disputed

    January 10 · 1901

    Source: IMDb

  72. Aniuar Geduev

    amateur wrestler

    39 years old

    January 26 · 1987

    No external source identified

  73. Youssef Safri

    association football player, association football coach

    49 years old

    January 3 · 1977

    No external source identified

  74. Gregorio Sablan

    politician

    71 years old

    January 19 · 1955

    No external source identified

  75. Wilson Reis

    mixed martial arts fighter

    41 years old

    January 6 · 1985

    No external source identified

  76. Chris Nilsen

    athletics competitor

    28 years old

    January 13 · 1998

    Source: World Athletics database

  77. Pierre Bellon

    businessperson, entrepreneur

    1930–2022 · aged 92

    January 24 · 1930

    Source: GeneaStar

  78. Divita Rai

    model

    28 years old

    January 10 · 1998

    No external source identified

  79. Samuel Alexander

    university teacher, philosopher

    1859–1938 · aged 79

    January 6 · 1859

    Source: Czech National Authority Database

  80. Maria Carolina of Savoy

    aristocrat

    1764–1782 · aged 18

    January 17 · 1764

    Source: Find a Grave

  81. Mike Mitchell

    basketball player

    1956–2011 · aged 55

    January 1 · 1956

    Source: FIBA database

  82. Andrea Consigli

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 27 · 1987

    Source: As

  83. Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg*

    aristocrat

    Date disputed

    January 23 · 1505

    Source: deutsche-biographie.de

  84. Gil Merrick

    association football coach, association football player

    1922–2010 · aged 88

    January 26 · 1922

    Source: FBref

  85. Akbar Ganji

    sociologist, journalist

    66 years old

    January 31 · 1960

    No external source identified

  86. Jill Stuart

    personal stylist, fashion designer

    61 years old

    January 5 · 1965

    No external source identified

  87. Martha Christina Tiahahu

    military personnel

    1800–1818 · aged 17

    January 4 · 1800

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  88. René Spitz

    psychoanalyst, psychiatrist

    1887–1974

    January 29 · 1887

    Source: SNAC

  89. Stefan Šćepović

    association football player

    36 years old

    January 10 · 1990

    Source: Transfermarkt

  90. Shinichi Shinohara

    judoka, seiyū

    53 years old

    January 23 · 1973

    Source: JudoInside.com

  91. John Robarts

    jurist, politician

    1917–1982 · aged 65

    January 11 · 1917

    Source: Find a Grave

  92. Alan van der Merwe

    racing driver, racing automobile driver

    46 years old

    January 31 · 1980

    No external source identified

  93. Juan Crisóstomo Falcón

    politician, soldier

    1820–1870 · aged 50

    January 27 · 1820

    No external source identified

  94. Karel Abraham

    motorcycle racer

    36 years old

    January 2 · 1990

    Source: As

  95. Alex Staropoli

    pianist, rock musician

    56 years old

    January 9 · 1970

    No external source identified

  96. Shakuntala Paranjpye

    writer, actor

    1906–2000 · aged 94

    January 17 · 1906

    Source: Sankshipt Marathi Vangmayakosh Khand 1 to 3

  97. Andrzej Piaseczny

    musician, recording artist

    55 years old

    January 6 · 1971

    Source: IMDb

  98. Will Butcher

    ice hockey player

    31 years old

    January 6 · 1995

    Source: iihf.com

  99. Giorgio Tozzi

    opera singer, singer

    1923–2011 · aged 88

    January 8 · 1923

    Source: Discogs

  100. Masachika Ichimura

    television actor, actor

    77 years old

    January 28 · 1949

    No external source identified

  101. Ronnie Lester

    basketball player

    67 years old

    January 1 · 1959

    Source: FIBA database

  102. Mohammad Bin Fahd

    philanthropist, politician

    1950–2025 · aged 75

    January 4 · 1950

    No external source identified

  103. Anthony Dexter

    film actor, stage actor

    1913–2001 · aged 88

    January 19 · 1913

    Source: Find a Grave

  104. Hollis B. Chenery

    economist

    1918–1994 · aged 76

    January 6 · 1918

    Source: SNAC

  105. Louis Zukofsky

    poet, writer

    1904–1978 · aged 74

    January 23 · 1904

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  106. Cyrus Chestnut

    musician, jazz musician

    63 years old

    January 17 · 1963

    Source: SNAC

  107. Thomas Greiss

    ice hockey player

    40 years old

    January 29 · 1986

    Source: iihf.com

  108. Teppei Koike

    tarento, actor

    40 years old

    January 5 · 1986

    No external source identified

  109. Muyiwa Ademola

    film director, screenwriter

    55 years old

    January 26 · 1971

    No external source identified

  110. Ederson Honorato Campos

    association football player

    40 years old

    January 13 · 1986

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  111. Joo Sae-hyuk

    table tennis player

    46 years old

    January 20 · 1980

    No external source identified

  112. Hwang Sok-yong

    journalist, writer

    83 years old

    January 4 · 1943

    Source: Babelio

  113. Daniel Alomía Robles

    composer, musicologist

    1871–1942

    January 3 · 1871

    Source: Musicalics

  114. Elliott Ward

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 19 · 1985

    Source: As

  115. Rafael Dudamel

    association football player, association football coach

    53 years old

    January 7 · 1973

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  116. Inna Afinogenova

    journalist

    37 years old

    January 14 · 1989

    No external source identified

  117. Kwoh-Ting Li

    minister, politician

    1910–2001 · aged 91

    January 28 · 1910

    No external source identified

  118. Alexander Milošević

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 30 · 1992

    Source: Transfermarkt

  119. Laura Wienroither

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 13 · 1999

    Source: Soccerdonna

  120. Myles Burnyeat

    classical scholar, philosophy historian

    1939–2019 · aged 80

    January 1 · 1939

    Source: BnF authorities

  121. Jeff Foster

    basketball player

    49 years old

    January 16 · 1977

    No external source identified

  122. Hubert Aiwanger

    engineer, politician

    55 years old

    January 26 · 1971

    Source: bayern.landtag.de

  123. Udo Ulfkotte

    opinion journalist, journalist

    1960–2017 · aged 56

    January 20 · 1960

    No external source identified

  124. Angelina

    association football player

    26 years old

    January 26 · 2000

    Source: Soccerdonna

  125. Sébastien Faure

    encyclopedist, anarchist

    1858–1942 · aged 84

    January 6 · 1858

    Source: BnF authorities

  126. Dejan Milovanović

    association football player

    1984–2025 · aged 41

    January 21 · 1984

    Source: Transfermarkt

  127. Talgat Musabayev

    astronaut, aircraft pilot

    1951–2025 · aged 74

    January 7 · 1951

    No external source identified

  128. Bob Hansen

    basketball player

    65 years old

    January 18 · 1961

    Source: FIBA database

  129. Gouramangi Singh*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 25 · 1985

    Source: worldfootball.net

  130. Jay McShann*

    conductor, composer

    Date disputed

    January 12 · 1916

    Source: Find a Grave

  131. Lauren Scruggs

    fencer

    23 years old

    January 27 · 2003

    Source: nbcolympics.com

  132. Maciej Skorża

    association football coach, association football player

    54 years old

    January 10 · 1972

    No external source identified

  133. Hans Vonk

    association football player

    56 years old

    January 30 · 1970

    Source: Transfermarkt

  134. Anthony Stewart*

    ice hockey player

    Date disputed

    January 5 · 1985

    No external source identified

  135. Melchor Múzquiz

    military personnel, politician

    1790–1844 · aged 54

    January 5 · 1790

    Source: SNAC

  136. Maxim Dlugy

    mind gamer, chess player

    60 years old

    January 29 · 1966

    No external source identified

  137. Alfredo Foni

    association football player, association football coach

    1911–1985 · aged 74

    January 20 · 1911

    Source: FBref

  138. Eugenio Garza Sada

    entrepreneur, businessperson

    1892–1973 · aged 81

    January 11 · 1892

    No external source identified

  139. Péter Eötvös

    university teacher, conductor

    1944–2024 · aged 80

    January 2 · 1944

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  140. Álvaro Mejía Pérez

    association football player, association football coach

    44 years old

    January 18 · 1982

    Source: As

  141. Boris Rhein

    politician

    54 years old

    January 2 · 1972

    Source: lagis-hessen.de

  142. Lucía Lapiedra

    celebrity, pornographic film actor

    45 years old

    January 31 · 1981

    Source: IMDb

  143. Rosa López

    singer

    45 years old

    January 14 · 1981

    No external source identified

  144. Nicolás Pareja

    association football player

    42 years old

    January 19 · 1984

    Source: FBref

  145. Hugh Porter

    track cyclist, sport cyclist

    86 years old

    January 27 · 1940

    No external source identified

  146. Dan Peterson

    basketball coach, journalist

    90 years old

    January 9 · 1936

    No external source identified

  147. Radosław Wojtaszek

    chess player

    39 years old

    January 13 · 1987

    No external source identified

  148. Huỳnh Phú Sổ

    religious leader

    1920–1947 · aged 27

    January 15 · 1920

    No external source identified

  149. Karl Möckel

    concentration camp guard

    1901–1948 · aged 47

    January 9 · 1901

    No external source identified

  150. Peter Hummelgaard Thomsen

    politician, jurist

    43 years old

    January 17 · 1983

    No external source identified

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