Famous January Birthdays
Who was Born in January on Your Birthday??
So, besides you, who was born in January? 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)
David Bowie, singer, musician. (1947)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress, producer. (1961)
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 HolidayInsights.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, 1960s 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 television series “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)
Famous 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)
Mariska Hargitay, actress. Played on television series “Law & Order”. (1964)
January 24 Birthdays
Ernest Borgnine, Actor, most notably in TV’s “McHale’s 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, television 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)
Famous 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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