Famous People Born in January
Actors, musicians, athletes, politicians, and more — all born in January. Click any person to read their full biography.
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Aaron Wiggins
b. January 2, 1999
Adelbert von Chamisso
b. January 30, 1781
Adrian Hall
b. January 1, 1959
Alan Lomax
b. January 31, 1915
Anselme Payen
b. January 6, 1795
August Strindberg
b. January 22, 1849 — d. 1912
Benedict Arnold
b. January 14, 1741 — d. 1801
Bernadette Soubirous
b. January 7, 1844
Deebo Samuel
b. January 15, 1996
Dennis Kelly
b. January 16, 1990
Desi Arnaz Jr.
b. January 19, 1953
Dion Forster
b. January 14, 1972
Douglas MacArthur
b. January 26, 1880 — d. 1964
Edwidge Danticat
b. January 19, 1969
François Habeneck
b. January 22, 1781
Frederick Delius
b. January 29, 1862
Gavin Bryars
b. January 16, 1943
Gennady Sarafanov
b. January 1, 1942
Georg Elser
b. January 4, 1903
George Jackson Churchward
b. January 31, 1857
Hannah Stockbauer
b. January 7, 1982
Harun Farocki
b. January 9, 1944
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
b. January 21, 1612
Igor Moiseyev
b. January 21, 1906
Irrfan Khan
b. January 7, 1967 — d. 2020
Jaakko Mäki
b. January 2, 1878
Jake Choi
b. January 14, 1985
Jake Delhomme
b. January 10, 1975
John H. Johnson
b. January 19, 1918
José Martí
b. January 28, 1853 — d. 1895
Kyle Calder
b. January 5, 1979
Manuel Gomes da Costa
b. January 14, 1863
Mark Alexander Boyd
b. January 13, 1562
Mark Cameron
b. January 31, 1981
Martin Luther King Jr.
b. January 15, 1929 — d. 1968
Max Nonne
b. January 13, 1861
Mihai Eminescu
b. January 15, 1850 — d. 1889
Naomi Judd
b. January 11, 1946 — d. 2022
Nguyễn Mạnh Tường
b. January 1, 1909
Pascal Zuberbühler
b. January 8, 1971
Petter Northug
b. January 6, 1986
Richard de Bury
b. January 24, 1287
Ron Stevens
b. January 1, 1949
Ryuichi Sakamoto
b. January 17, 1952 — d. 2023
Seán Flanagan
b. January 26, 1922
Sir John Morden, 1st Baronet
b. January 1, 1623
Tanya Savicheva
b. January 23, 1930
Thant Myint-U
b. January 31, 1966