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 — d. 1838
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 — d. 1871
August Strindberg
b. January 22, 1849 — d. 1912
Benedict Arnold
b. January 14, 1741 — d. 1801
Bernadette Soubirous
b. January 7, 1844 — d. 1879
Brett Dalton
b. January 7, 1983
Caspar Peucer
b. January 6, 1525 — d. 1602
Chad Johnson
b. January 9, 1978
Charlie Wilson
b. January 18, 1943 — d. 2013
Clive Churchill
b. January 21, 1927 — d. 1985
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
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 — d. 1956
François Habeneck
b. January 22, 1781 — d. 1849
Frederick Delius
b. January 29, 1862 — d. 1934
Gaspar Fagel
b. January 25, 1634 — d. 1688
Gavin Bryars
b. January 16, 1943
Gennady Sarafanov
b. January 1, 1942 — d. 2005
Georg Elser
b. January 4, 1903 — d. 1945
George Jackson Churchward
b. January 31, 1857 — d. 1933
Hannah Stockbauer
b. January 7, 1982
Harun Farocki
b. January 9, 1944 — d. 2014
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
b. January 21, 1612 — d. 1640
Igor Moiseyev
b. January 21, 1906 — d. 2007
Irrfan Khan
b. January 7, 1967 — d. 2020
Jaakko Mäki
b. January 2, 1878 — d. January 1938
Jake Choi
b. January 14, 1985
Jake Delhomme
b. January 10, 1975
Jeremiah S. Black
b. January 10, 1810 — d. 1883
John B. Watson
b. January 9, 1878 — d. 1958
John Fitzwilliam Stairs
b. January 19, 1848 — d. 1904
John H. Johnson
b. January 19, 1918 — d. 2005
John Steiner
b. January 7, 1941 — d. 2022
José Martí
b. January 28, 1853 — d. 1895