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Born in January

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

  1. Ernst Klimt

    painter

    1864–1892 · aged 28

    January 3 · 1864

    Source: The Fine Art Archive

  2. Teitur Thordarson

    association football coach, association football player

    74 years old

    January 14 · 1952

    Source: Transfermarkt

  3. Jaan Poska

    mayor, jurist

    1866–1920 · aged 54

    January 24 · 1866

    Source: Q136556198

  4. Florian Siwicki

    diplomat, politician

    1925–2013 · aged 88

    January 10 · 1925

    Source: bs.sejm.gov.pl

  5. Ryosuke Irie

    swimmer

    36 years old

    January 24 · 1990

    No external source identified

  6. Kazimierz Nowak

    writer, photographer

    1897–1937 · aged 40

    January 11 · 1897

    Source: Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny

  7. Martin Frese

    association football player

    28 years old

    January 4 · 1998

    Source: FBref

  8. Ernesto Brambilla

    racing automobile driver, motorcycle racer

    1934–2020 · aged 86

    January 31 · 1934

    No external source identified

  9. Rayna Knyaginya

    teacher, midwife

    1856–1917 · aged 61

    January 18 · 1856

    No external source identified

  10. Niki Mäenpää

    association football player

    41 years old

    January 23 · 1985

    Source: FBref

  11. Carlos di Sarli

    composer, pianist

    1903–1960 · aged 57

    January 7 · 1903

    Source: todotango.com

  12. William Jessop

    engineer, civil engineer

    1745–1814 · aged 69

    January 23 · 1745

    Source: SNAC

  13. Liza Donnelly

    cartoonist, comics artist

    71 years old

    January 26 · 1955

    No external source identified

  14. Alexander Kazakov

    flying ace

    1889–1919 · aged 30

    January 14 · 1889

    No external source identified

  15. Peter Holland

    ice hockey player

    35 years old

    January 14 · 1991

    No external source identified

  16. Josef Jelínek

    association football player

    1941–2024 · aged 83

    January 9 · 1941

    Source: web.archive.org

  17. Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring*

    anatomist, anthropologist

    Date disputed

    January 28 · 1755

    Source: KNAW Past Members

  18. Svetlana Metkina

    actor, film actor

    52 years old

    January 7 · 1974

    Source: MAK

  19. Yasemin Güveli

    volleyball player

    27 years old

    January 5 · 1999

    No external source identified

  20. Lukas Rupp

    association football player

    35 years old

    January 8 · 1991

    Source: Transfermarkt

  21. André Ribeiro

    entrepreneur, engineer

    1966–2021 · aged 55

    January 18 · 1966

    No external source identified

  22. Joaquín Maurín

    trade unionist, politician

    1896–1973

    January 12 · 1896

    Source: BnF authorities

  23. Bernardino Drovetti

    anthropologist, soldier

    1776–1852 · aged 76

    January 4 · 1776

    Source: SNAC

  24. Martha Hildebrandt

    university teacher, politician

    1925–2022 · aged 97

    January 13 · 1925

    Source: SNAC

  25. Kurt Jooss

    dancer, dance teacher

    1901–1979 · aged 78

    January 12 · 1901

    Source: Internet Broadway Database

  26. Sinjai Plengpanich

    actor

    61 years old

    January 21 · 1965

    No external source identified

  27. Peter Van Petegem

    entrepreneur, sport cyclist

    56 years old

    January 18 · 1970

    No external source identified

  28. Alhassan Wakaso

    association football player

    34 years old

    January 7 · 1992

    Source: Transfermarkt

  29. Amaka Igwe*

    film director, film producer

    Date disputed

    January 2 · 1963

    Source: nigeriafilms.com

  30. Mukharby Kirzhinov

    weightlifter

    1949–2026 · aged 77

    January 1 · 1949

    No external source identified

  31. Vladica Kovačević

    association football coach, association football player

    1940–2016 · aged 76

    January 7 · 1940

    Source: Transfermarkt

  32. Teodoro Petkoff

    economist, journalist

    1932–2018 · aged 86

    January 3 · 1932

    Source: BnF authorities

  33. Adalberto Maria Merli

    dub actor, television actor

    88 years old

    January 14 · 1938

    Source: BnF authorities

  34. Jovan Ristić*

    writer, politician

    Date disputed

    January 4 · 1831

    Source: The Fine Art Archive

  35. François de Menthon

    judge, university teacher

    1900–1984 · aged 84

    January 8 · 1900

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  36. Chisu

    singer, composer

    44 years old

    January 3 · 1982

    No external source identified

  37. Mike van Diem

    screenwriter, film director

    67 years old

    January 12 · 1959

    Source: IMDb

  38. Richard de Bury

    writer, Catholic bishop

    1287–1345 · aged 58

    January 31 · 1287

    Source: The Fine Art Archive

  39. Pauline Parmentier

    tennis player

    40 years old

    January 31 · 1986

    Source: WTA website

  40. Dmitri Kirichenko

    association football player, association football coach

    49 years old

    January 17 · 1977

    Source: Transfermarkt

  41. Effie Achtsioglou

    lawyer, politician

    41 years old

    January 4 · 1985

    No external source identified

  42. Daciana Sârbu

    lawyer, politician

    49 years old

    January 15 · 1977

    No external source identified

  43. Helga Vlahović

    journalist, television presenter

    1945–2012 · aged 67

    January 28 · 1945

    Source: IMDb

  44. G. E. R. Lloyd

    classical philologist, university teacher

    93 years old

    January 25 · 1933

    Source: Babelio

  45. Kristina Sabaliauskaitė

    art historian, opinion journalist

    52 years old

    January 1 · 1974

    No external source identified

  46. Luis Paradela

    association football player

    29 years old

    January 21 · 1997

    Source: uslchampionship.com

  47. Dwight H. Green

    jurist, lawyer

    1897–1958 · aged 61

    January 9 · 1897

    Source: SNAC

  48. Ernesto Ruffini

    Catholic priest, Catholic theologian

    1888–1967 · aged 79

    January 19 · 1888

    Source: Find a Grave

  49. Migjen Basha

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 5 · 1987

    Source: lequipe.fr

  50. Heryanto Arbi

    Olympic competitor, badminton player

    54 years old

    January 21 · 1972

    Source: bwf.tournamentsoftware.com

  51. Sturla Gunnarsson*

    director, film director

    Date disputed

    January 1 · 1951

    Source: IMDb

  52. John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach

    1700–1733 · aged 33

    January 23 · 1700

    Source: The Peerage

  53. Stefan Themerson*

    writer, poet

    Date disputed

    January 25 · 1910

    Source: Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age

  54. László Endre

    politician

    1895–1946 · aged 51

    January 1 · 1895

    No external source identified

  55. Bandiougou Fadiga

    association football player

    25 years old

    January 15 · 2001

    No external source identified

  56. Simon Gustafson

    association football player

    31 years old

    January 11 · 1995

    Source: As

  57. Erika M. Anderson

    composer, singer-songwriter

    44 years old

    January 28 · 1982

    No external source identified

  58. Daniel Diges

    stage actor, singer

    45 years old

    January 17 · 1981

    Source: Discogs

  59. Jack Levine

    designer, artist

    1915–2010 · aged 95

    January 3 · 1915

    Source: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

  60. Frederick Low*

    politician, banker

    Date disputed

    January 30 · 1828

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  61. Pablo Ferro

    businessperson, graphic designer

    1935–2018 · aged 83

    January 15 · 1935

    Source: SNAC

  62. Falih Rıfkı Atay

    politician, writer

    1894–1971 · aged 77

    January 25 · 1894

    Source: tweet

  63. Vladimir Gardin

    film actor, theatre director

    1877–1965

    January 18 · 1877

    Source: BnF authorities

  64. Michael von Kienmayer

    military leader, military officer

    1756–1828

    January 17 · 1756

    Source: Österreichische Militärische Zeitschrift

  65. Marich Man Singh Shrestha

    politician

    1942–2013 · aged 71

    January 1 · 1942

    No external source identified

  66. Fahrettin Koca

    politician

    61 years old

    January 2 · 1965

    No external source identified

  67. Mauno Pekkala

    politician

    1890–1952 · aged 62

    January 27 · 1890

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  68. Åke Lindman

    association football player, film actor

    1928–2009 · aged 81

    January 11 · 1928

    Source: BnF authorities

  69. Dimitri Szarzewski

    rugby union player

    43 years old

    January 26 · 1983

    Source: ESPNscrum

  70. Genie Chuo

    singer, film actor

    40 years old

    January 20 · 1986

    Source: IMDb

  71. Marguerite Durand

    librarian, editor

    1864–1936 · aged 72

    January 24 · 1864

    Source: BnF authorities

  72. Götz Spielmann

    screenwriter, author

    65 years old

    January 11 · 1961

    No external source identified

  73. Øystein Pettersen

    cross-country skier, podcaster

    43 years old

    January 19 · 1983

    No external source identified

  74. Gavin Gunning

    association football coach, association football player

    35 years old

    January 26 · 1991

    No external source identified

  75. Patrik Rikl

    tennis player

    27 years old

    January 6 · 1999

    Source: ITF website

  76. Abu Bakr ash-Shatry

    imam, qāriʾ

    56 years old

    January 1 · 1970

    No external source identified

  77. Fidan Doğan

    lawyer, political activist

    1982–2013

    January 17 · 1982

    Source: BnF authorities

  78. Gimax

    racing automobile driver, racing driver

    1938–2021 · aged 83

    January 1 · 1938

    No external source identified

  79. Virginijus Šikšnys

    biochemist

    70 years old

    January 26 · 1956

    Source: Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija Online

  80. Pavle Savić

    political commissar, chemist

    1909–1994 · aged 85

    January 10 · 1909

    Source: BnF authorities

  81. Michel Jonasz

    recording artist, poet

    79 years old

    January 21 · 1947

    Source: Discogs

  82. Monir Morad

    actor, singer

    1922–1981 · aged 59

    January 13 · 1922

    Source: Catalog of the German National Library

  83. François Duquesnoy

    draftsperson, sculptor

    1597–1643 · aged 46

    January 12 · 1597

    Source: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana

  84. Monique Ohsan Bellepeau

    politician, journalist

    84 years old

    January 8 · 1942

    No external source identified

  85. Kayla Banwarth

    volleyball player, volleyball coach

    37 years old

    January 21 · 1989

    Source: Olympedia

  86. Jon Fisher

    economist, entrepreneur

    54 years old

    January 19 · 1972

    No external source identified

  87. Kinue Hitomi

    athletics competitor, journalist

    1907–1931 · aged 24

    January 1 · 1907

    No external source identified

  88. Adina Mandlová

    actor, film actor

    1910–1991 · aged 81

    January 28 · 1910

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  89. Mark Tan*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 5 · 1996

    No external source identified

  90. Khayala Aghayeva

    journalist, political prisoner

    29 years old

    January 18 · 1997

    No external source identified

  91. Paola Borboni

    actor, film actor

    1900–1995 · aged 95

    January 1 · 1900

    Source: BnF authorities

  92. Kenyon Hopkins

    film score composer, jazz musician

    1912–1983 · aged 71

    January 15 · 1912

    Source: BnF authorities

  93. Javier Guzmán

    association football player, association football coach

    1945–2014 · aged 69

    January 9 · 1945

    Source: Transfermarkt

  94. Ignacio Saavedra

    association football player

    27 years old

    January 12 · 1999

    Source: Transfermarkt

  95. Anastasios Soulis

    film actor, actor

    39 years old

    January 8 · 1987

    No external source identified

  96. Joe Bradford

    association football player

    1901–1980 · aged 79

    January 22 · 1901

    Source: Transfermarkt

  97. Ludwig Geyer

    artist, poet

    1779–1821 · aged 42

    January 21 · 1779

    Source: Geyer, Ludwig Heinrich Christian

  98. Ilya Smirin

    chess player

    58 years old

    January 12 · 1968

    Source: ruchess.ru

  99. Michael Schjønberg

    association football coach, association football player

    59 years old

    January 19 · 1967

    Source: FBref

  100. Peter Jones

    Bible translator, linguist

    1802–1856 · aged 54

    January 1 · 1802

    Source: SNAC

  101. Giuseppe Allamano

    missionary, presbyter

    1851–1926 · aged 75

    January 21 · 1851

    Source: BnF authorities

  102. Jay Chapman

    association football player

    32 years old

    January 1 · 1994

    Source: Transfermarkt

  103. Miguel Ángel Revilla

    politician, bank teller

    83 years old

    January 23 · 1943

    No external source identified

  104. Yukiko Horiguchi

    character designer, animator

    43 years old

    January 28 · 1983

    Source: bgm.tv

  105. Ary Fontoura

    actor, film actor

    93 years old

    January 27 · 1933

    Source: Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural

  106. Alexander Vladimirovich Fadeyev

    figure skater, figure skating coach

    62 years old

    January 4 · 1964

    No external source identified

  107. Pauline Schäfer

    military athlete, gymnast

    29 years old

    January 4 · 1997

    Source: Olympedia

  108. Mirjam Ott

    curler

    54 years old

    January 27 · 1972

    No external source identified

  109. George Reisman

    economist

    89 years old

    January 13 · 1937

    No external source identified

  110. Amelia Peláez

    painter, draftsperson

    1896–1968 · aged 72

    January 5 · 1896

    Source: Artists of the World Online

  111. Elluz Peraza

    actor, model

    68 years old

    January 26 · 1958

    Source: IMDb

  112. Tsanko Tsvetanov

    association football player, association football coach

    56 years old

    January 6 · 1970

    Source: FBref

  113. Jacob Matschenz

    television actor, film actor

    42 years old

    January 8 · 1984

    Source: filmportal.de

  114. Charlotte Bury

    lady-in-waiting, novelist

    1775–1861 · aged 86

    January 28 · 1775

    Source: The Peerage

  115. Daniel Larsson

    association football player

    39 years old

    January 25 · 1987

    Source: Transfermarkt

  116. Emanuele Calaiò

    association football player

    44 years old

    January 8 · 1982

    Source: Transfermarkt

  117. Igor Sartori

    association football player

    33 years old

    January 8 · 1993

    Source: Transfermarkt

  118. Mariya Abakumova

    athletics competitor, javelin thrower

    40 years old

    January 15 · 1986

    Source: World Athletics database

  119. Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster

    cricketer, politician

    1866–1936 · aged 69

    January 31 · 1866

    Source: The Peerage

  120. Nako Spiru

    economist, politician

    1918–1947

    January 4 · 1918

    No external source identified

  121. Roger Hammond

    cyclo-cross cyclist, sport cyclist

    52 years old

    January 30 · 1974

    No external source identified

  122. Moshe Kaplinsky

    military officer

    69 years old

    January 20 · 1957

    No external source identified

  123. Šaban Trstena

    amateur wrestler

    61 years old

    January 1 · 1965

    No external source identified

  124. Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi

    short story writer, novelist

    1936–1985 · aged 49

    January 4 · 1936

    No external source identified

  125. Ibinabo Fiberesima

    actor, beauty pageant contestant

    53 years old

    January 13 · 1973

    No external source identified

  126. Josef Altstötter

    jurist, judge

    1892–1979 · aged 87

    January 4 · 1892

    Source: SNAC

  127. Gleb Kotelnikov

    scientist, chinovnik

    1872–1944 · aged 72

    January 30 · 1872

    No external source identified

  128. Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar

    entrepreneur, politician

    1864–1930 · aged 66

    January 6 · 1864

    Source: BnF authorities

  129. Caterina Volpicelli

    nun

    1839–1894 · aged 55

    January 21 · 1839

    Source: GCatholic.org

  130. Elisabeth Hevelius

    astronomer

    1647–1693 · aged 46

    January 17 · 1647

    Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

  131. Proby Thomas Cautley

    engineer, soldier

    1802–1871 · aged 69

    January 3 · 1802

    Source: The Peerage

  132. James Morris

    opera singer

    79 years old

    January 10 · 1947

    Source: SNAC

  133. Matthias Seidl

    association football player

    25 years old

    January 24 · 2001

    No external source identified

  134. Tímea Szabó

    politician, journalist

    50 years old

    January 18 · 1976

    No external source identified

  135. Camille Little

    basketball coach, basketball player

    41 years old

    January 18 · 1985

    Source: FIBA database

  136. Concepcion Picciotto

    politician, peace activist

    1936–2016 · aged 80

    January 15 · 1936

    No external source identified

  137. Pyotr Demichev

    politician, military personnel

    1918–2010 · aged 92

    January 3 · 1918

    No external source identified

  138. Reşat Amet

    1975–2014 · aged 39

    January 24 · 1975

    No external source identified

  139. William Martínez

    association football player, association football coach

    1928–1997 · aged 69

    January 13 · 1928

    Source: Transfermarkt

  140. Hap Sharp

    racing automobile driver, Formula One driver

    1928–1993 · aged 65

    January 1 · 1928

    No external source identified

  141. Valentine Telegdi

    physicist, university teacher

    1922–2006 · aged 84

    January 11 · 1922

    Source: www.accademiadellescienze.it

  142. Anna Gandler

    biathlete

    25 years old

    January 5 · 2001

    Source: biathlonresults.com

  143. Kadri Roshi

    film actor, actor

    1924–2007 · aged 83

    January 4 · 1924

    No external source identified

  144. Filip Marchwiński

    association football player

    24 years old

    January 10 · 2002

    No external source identified

  145. Juan Garcia Oliver

    politician, anarcho-syndicalist

    1902–1980 · aged 78

    January 20 · 1902

    Source: vilaweb.cat

  146. Ivan Larionov

    conductor, poet

    1830–1889 · aged 59

    January 23 · 1830

    No external source identified

  147. Neto Volpi*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    January 8 · 1992

    No external source identified

  148. Federico Insúa

    association football player, association football coach

    46 years old

    January 3 · 1980

    Source: FBref

  149. Aloysius Ambrozic

    Catholic priest, archbishop

    1930–2011 · aged 81

    January 27 · 1930

    Source: Find a Grave

  150. Jaromír Weinberger

    music educator, composer

    1896–1967 · aged 71

    January 8 · 1896

    Source: SNAC

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