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Famous January Birthdays

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Who was Born in January on Your Birthday?

Do you know who was born in January on your birthday? There are many famous January birthdays displayed below. We hope you find famous and historic people who share your special day.  See who was born in your birth month below.

Famous January Birthdays

January 1 Birthdays

Paul Revere, Revolutionary War. (1735)

Betsy Ross, designed the first U.S. flag. (1752)

J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director. (1895)

January 2 Birthdays

Isaac Asimov, Science Fiction Writer. (1920)

Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968)

January 3 Birthdays

J.R.R. Tolkien, Author of “Lord of the Rings”. (1892)

Victoria Principal, Actress. (1950)

Mel Gibson, actor, director. (1956)

January 4 Birthdays

Isaac Newton,  Astronomer, Physicist, Mathematician. (1643)

Don Shula, Miami Dolphins Football coach.(1930)

Dyan Cannon, Actress. (1937)

January 5 Birthdays

Jane Wyman, actress. (1917)

Robert Duvall, actor. (1931)

Diane Keaton, Actress. (1946)

Bradley Cooper, actor and filmmaker. (1975)

January 6 Birthdays

Joan of Arc. (1412)

Danny Thomas, actor and entertainer (1912)

Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump. (1984)

January 7 Birthdays

Millard Filmore, 13th U.S. President. President’s Day (1800)

Kenny Loggins, Singer/Songwriter. (1948)

Katie Couric, Today Show host. (1957)

Nicolas Cage, Oscar-winning Actor. (1964)

January 8 Birthdays

Edward Elijah Perkins, creator of Kool-Aid. See National Kool-Aid Day (1889)

Soupy Sales, TV Actor. (1926)

Elvis Presley, King of Rock ‘n Roll. (1935)

Stephen Hawking, world-renowned physicist, and author. (1942)

January 9 Birthdays

Richard M. Nixon, 37th President (1913)

Bob Denver, TV Actor “Gilligan”. (1935)

Crystal Gayle, Country Singer. (1951)

Dave Matthews, singer, band leader, songwriter – Dave Matthews Band. (1967)

January 10 Birthdays

Rod Stewart, rock singer. (1945)

George Foreman, Heavyweight boxing champion, and creator of the “George Foreman Grill” (1949)

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January 11 Birthdays

Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father, first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.  (1755)

Ben Crenshaw, golfing great. (1952)

January 12 Birthdays

Joe Frazier, heavyweight boxing champion. (1944)

Rush Limbaugh, Ultra-conservative radio talk show host. (1951)

Howard Stern, radio and television “shock jock”. (1954)

Kirstie Alley, TV actress. (1955)

Jeff Bezos, founder, and CEO of Amazon.com. (1964)

 

January 13 Birthdays

Robert Stack, Actor “Elliot Ness” on the Television show “Untouchables”. (1919)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, comedy actress “Elaine” on the “Seinfeld Show”. (1961)

Patrick Dempsey, “McDreamy” on the television drama “Grey’s Anatomy”. (1966)

January 14 Birthdays

Benedict Arnold, a traitor in American Revolutionary War. (1741)

Andy Rooney, author and commentator on “60 Minutes”. (1919)

Faye Dunaway, Actress. (1941)

LL Cool J, born James Todd Smith. singer, actor television series NCIS Los Angeles. (1968)

January 15 Birthdays

Aristotle Onassis, Greek Shipping tycoon, married Jackie Bouvier-Kennedy. (1906)

Lloyd Bridges, Actor, TV series “Sea Hunt”. (1913)

Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Activist. (1929)

Charo, Singer, dancer. (1951)

Bob Matthews, creator and owner of HolidayInsighs.com. (1953)

Drew Brees, NFL New Orleans Saints quarterback. (1979)

January 16 Birthdays

Andre Michelin, inflatable auto tire inventor. (1853)

Ethel Merman, Singer. (1909)

A.J. Foyt, race car driver. (1935)

January 17 Birthdays

Benjamin Franklin, inventor, statesman, writer. (1706)

Al Capone, notorious 1920s gangster. (1899)

Betty White, actress, television series “Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Golden Girls”. (1922)

Vidal Sassoon, British hair stylist, fashion designer. (1928)

Shari Lewis, TV children’s puppeteer. (1934)

Mohammad Ali, formerly “Cassius Clay”, arguably the best-ever heavyweight boxing champion. (1942)

Jim Carey, actor, comedian. (1962)

January 18 Birthdays

Peter Roget, author of Roget’s Thesaurus. (1779)

Daniel Webster, politician and speaker. (1782) 

A.A. Milne, author of Children’s storybooks. Created Winnie the Pooh and friends. (1882)

Oliver Hardy, “Ollie” in Stan and Laurel comedies. (1892)

Cary Grant, Actor. (1904)

Danny Kaye, comic actor. (1913)

Kevin Costner, Actor. (1955)

January 19 Birthdays

Robert E. Lee, Civil War Confederate Army General. (1807)

Edgar Allen Poe, Author, and Poet, most notably macabre and horror stories. (1809)

Janis Joplin, 1960’s rock singer. (1943)

Dolly Parton, buxom country western singer and actress. (1946)

Paula Deen, chef, cookbook author. (1947)

January 20 Birthdays

George Burns, comedian. (1896)

Deforrest Kelley, Doctor McCoy on Televion’s original “Star Trek”. (1920)

Edwin “Buzz Aldrin, Astronaut, walked on the moon. (1930)



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January 21 Birthdays

Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War Hero. (1738)

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Confederate Army general. (1824)

Telley Savalas, Tv’s “Kojak. (1924)”

Benny Hill, British comedian. (1925)

Jack Nicklaus, “The Golden Bear”, one of the greatest golfers of all time. (1940)

Emma Bunton, “Baby Spice” of The Spice Girls. (1976)

January 22 Birthdays

Bill Bixby, the “Incredible Hulk” Star. (1934)

John Belushi, comedian, actor, SNL, and Blues Brothers. (1949)

January 23 Birthdays

John Hancock, a politician, first to sign the Declaration of Independence. (1737)

January 24 Birthdays

Ernest Borgnine, Actor, most notably in TV’s “McHales’ Navy”. (1917)

Neil Diamond, Singer, composer. (1941)

Mary Lou Retton, won the gold medal in Gymnastics, at the 1984 Olympics. (1968)

January 25 Birthdays

Dean Jones, actor, “The Love Bug”. (1931)

Alicia Keys, singer, Grammy winner. (1981)

January 26 Birthdays

Douglas MacArthur, WWII General, Quote: “I shall return!”. (1880)

Paul Newman, Oscar-winning actor. (1925)

Eddie Van Halen, singer, rock band. (1955)

Ellen DeGeneres, actress, talk show hostess. (1958)

Wayne Gretzky, Hockey’s “Great One”. (1961)

January 27 Birthdays

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the greatest musical composers ever. (1756)

Lewis Carroll, wrote “Alice in Wonderland”. (1832)

Donna Reed, TV, and movie actress. (1921)

January 28 Birthdays

Arthur Rubenstein, classical pianist. (1887)

Alan Alda, played Hawkeye Pierce in TV series “M*A*S*H”. (1936)

January 29 Birthdays

William McKinley, 25th U.S. President, was assassinated while in office. (1843)

W. C. Fields, comedian, actor. (1880)

John Forsythe, actor, Charlie’s Angels, Dynasty. (1918)

Tom Selleck, actor, TV series “Magnum P.I., Blue Bloods. (1945

Oprah Winfrey, talk show hostess. (1954)

January 30 Birthdays

Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President, elected to four terms (1882)

Dick Martin, comedian, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In”. (1922)

Gene Hackman, Oscar-winning actor, The French Connection. (1930)

Boris Spassky, World Chess champion. (1937)

Phil Collins, singer. (1951)

January 31 Birthdays

Jackie Robinson, the first Afro-American to play in Major League Baseball. (1919)

 Carol Channing, actress, “Hello Dolly. (1923)”

 Suzanne Pleshette, actress. (1937)

Nolan Ryan, MLB pitcher for 27 years. (1947)

Justin Timberlake, singer, and member of NSYNC, Superbowl Halftime with Janet Jackson. (1981)

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