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
Andrés Torres
b. January 26, 1978
Angela Davis
b. January 26, 1944
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
Brett Dalton
b. January 7, 1983
Chad Johnson
b. January 9, 1978
Charlie Wilson
b. January 18, 1943
Clive Churchill
b. January 21, 1927
Cody McKay
b. January 11, 1974
Dale Begg-Smith
b. January 18, 1985
Deebo Samuel
b. January 15, 1996
Denis Lunghi
b. January 21, 1977
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
Eduardo Escobar
b. January 5, 1989
Edwidge Danticat
b. January 19, 1969
Erkki Pohjanheimo
b. January 28, 1942
Francis L. Sullivan
b. January 6, 1903
François Habeneck
b. January 22, 1781
Frederick Delius
b. January 29, 1862
Gaspar Fagel
b. January 25, 1634
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
Jeremiah S. Black
b. January 10, 1810
John Fitzwilliam Stairs
b. January 19, 1848
John H. Johnson
b. January 19, 1918
John Steiner
b. January 7, 1941
José Martí
b. January 28, 1853 — d. 1895
Joseph Saidu Momoh
b. January 26, 1937
Karl Künstler
b. January 12, 1901