Famous Birthdays for January 1st

Pre-1600

• 766 – Ali al-Ridha (d. 818) 8th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam^[109]
• 1431 – Pope Alexander VI (d. 1503)^[110]
• 1449 – Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian politician (d. 1492)^[111]
• 1467 – Sigismund I the Old, Polish king (d. 1548)^[112]
• 1484 – Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss pastor and theologian (d. 1531)^[113]
• 1511 – Henry, Duke of Cornwall, first-born child of Henry VIII of England (d. 1511)^[114]
• 1557 – Stephen Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (d. 1606)^[115]
• 1600 – Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1649)^[116]

1601–1900

• 1628 – Christoph Bernhard, German composer and theorist (d. 1692)^[117]
• 1655 – Christian Thomasius, German jurist and philosopher (d. 1728)^[118]
• 1684 – Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch scholar and author (d. 1748)^[115]
• 1704 – Soame Jenyns, English author, poet, and politician (d. 1787)^[119]
• 1711 – Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (d. 1749)^[120]
• 1714 – Giovanni Battista Mancini, Italian soprano and author (d. 1800)^[121]
• 1714 – Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet (d. 1780)^[122]
• 1735 – Paul Revere, American silversmith and engraver (d. 1818)^[123]
• 1745 – Anthony Wayne, American general and politician (d. 1796)^[124]
• 1752 – Betsy Ross, American seamstress, sewed flags for the Pennsylvania Navy during the Revolutionary War (d. 1836)^[125]
• 1768 – Maria Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish author (d. 1849)^[126]
• 1769 – Marie-Louise Lachapelle, French obstetrician (d. 1821)^[127]
• 1774 – André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and academic (d. 1860)^[128]
• 1779 – William Clowes, English publisher (d. 1847)^[129]
• 1803 – Edward Dickinson, American politician and father of poet Emily Dickinson (d. 1874)^[130]
• 1806 – Lionel Kieseritzky, Estonian-French chess player (d. 1853)^[131]
• 1809 – Achille Guenée, French lawyer and entomologist (d. 1880)^[132]
• 1813 – George Bliss, American politician (d. 1868)^[133]
• 1814 – Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebellion leader and king (d. 1864)^[134]
• 1818 – William Gamble, Irish-born American general (d. 1866)^[135]
• 1819 – Arthur Hugh Clough, English-Italian poet and academic (d. 1861)^[136]
• 1819 – George Foster Shepley, American general (d. 1878)^[137]
• 1823 – Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian poet and activist (d. 1849)^[138]
• 1833 – Robert Lawson, Scottish-New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (d. 1902)^[139]
• 1834 – Ludovic Halévy, French author and playwright (d. 1908)^[140]
• 1839 – Ouida, English-Italian author and activist (d. 1908)^[141]
• 1848 – John W. Goff, Irish-American lawyer and politician (d. 1924)^[142]
• 1852 – Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist and academic (d. 1904)^[143]
• 1854 – James George Frazer, Scottish anthropologist and academic (d. 1941)^[144]
• 1854 – Thomas Waddell, Irish-Australian politician, 15th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1940)^[145]
• 1857 – Tim Keefe, American baseball player (d. 1933)^[146]
• 1858 – Heinrich Rauchinger, Kraków-born painter (d. 1942)^[147]
• 1859 – Michael Joseph Owens, American inventor (d. 1923)^[148]
• 1859 – Thibaw Min, Burmese king (d. 1916)^[149]
• 1860 – Michele Lega, Italian cardinal (d. 1935)^[150]
• 1863 – Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (d. 1937)^[151]
• 1864 – Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer and curator (d. 1946)^[152]
• 1864 – Qi Baishi, Chinese painter (d. 1957)^[153]
• 1867 – Mary Acworth Evershed, English astronomer and scholar (d. 1949)^[154]
• 1874 – Frank Knox, American publisher and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)^[155]
• 1874 – Gustave Whitehead, German-American pilot and engineer (d. 1927)^[156]
• 1877 – Alexander von Staël-Holstein, German sinologist and orientalist (d. 1937)^[157]
• 1878 – Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish mathematician, statistician, and engineer (d. 1929)^[158]
• 1879 – E. M. Forster, English author and playwright (d. 1970)^[159]
• 1879 – William Fox, Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer, founded the Fox Film Corporation and Fox Theatres (d. 1952)^[160]
• 1883 – William J. Donovan, American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1959)^[161]
• 1884 – Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant, engineer, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company (d. 1949)^[162]
• 1887 – Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral (d. 1945)^[163]
• 1888 – Georgios Stanotas, Greek general (d. 1965)^[164]
• 1888 – John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand rifle (d. 1974)^[165]
• 1889 – Charles Bickford, American actor (d. 1967)^[166]
• 1890 – Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer and academic (d. 1966)^[167]
• 1891 – Sampurnanand, Indian educator and politician, 3rd Governor of Rajasthan (d. 1969)^[168]
• 1892 – Mahadev Desai, Indian author and activist (d. 1942)^[169]
• 1892 – Artur Rodziński, Polish-American conductor (d. 1958)^[170]
• 1892 – Manuel Roxas, Filipino lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Philippines (d. 1948)^[171]
• 1893 – Mordechai Frizis, Greek colonel (d. 1940)^[172]
• 1894 – Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist and mathematician (d. 1974)^[173]
• 1894 – Edward Joseph Hunkeler, American clergyman (d. 1970)^[174]
• 1895 – J. Edgar Hoover, American law enforcement official; 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (d. 1972)^[175]
• 1900 – Chiune Sugihara, Japanese soldier and diplomat (d. 1986)^[176]
• 1900 – Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1990)^[177]

1901–present

• 1902 – Buster Nupen, Norwegian-South African cricketer and lawyer (d. 1977)^[178]
• 1902 – Hans von Dohnányi, German jurist and political dissident (d. 1945)^[179]
• 1904 – Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th President of Pakistan (d. 1982)^[180]
• 1905 – Stanisław Mazur, Ukrainian-Polish mathematician and theorist (d. 1981)^[181]
• 1906 – Manuel Silos, Filipino filmmaker and actor (d. 1988)^[182]
• 1907 – Kinue Hitomi, Japanese sprinter and long jumper (d. 1931)^[183]
• 1909 – Dana Andrews, American actor (d. 1992)^[184]
• 1909 – Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian soldier and politician (d. 1959)^[185]
• 1911 – Audrey Wurdemann, American poet and author (d. 1960)^[186]
• 1911 – Basil Dearden, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1971)^[187]
• 1911 – Hank Greenberg, American baseball player (d. 1986)^[188]
• 1911 – Roman Totenberg, Polish-American violinist and educator (d. 2012)^[189]
• 1912 – Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician and historian (d. 1995)^[190]
• 1912 – Kim Philby, British spy (d. 1988)^[191]
• 1912 – Nikiforos Vrettakos, Greek poet and academic (d. 1991)^[192]
• 1914 – Noor Inayat Khan, British SOE agent (d. 1944)^[193]
• 1917 – Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (d. 2016)^[194]
• 1918 – Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)^[195]
• 1918 – Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (d. 1997)^[196]
• 1919 – Rocky Graziano, American boxer and actor (d. 1990)^[197]
• 1919 – Carole Landis, American actress (d. 1948)^[198]
• 1919 – Sheila Mercier, British actress, Emmerdale Farm (d. 2019)^[199]
• 1919 – J. D. Salinger, American soldier and author (d. 2010)^[200]
• 1920 – Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist (d. 2007)^[201]
• 1921 – Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian-American philosopher and academic (d. 1986)^[202]
• 1921 – César Baldaccini, French sculptor and academic (d. 1998)^[203]
• 1921 – Regina Bianchi, Italian actress (d. 2013)^[204]
• 1922 – Ernest Hollings, American soldier and politician, 106th Governor of South Carolina (d. 2019)^[205]
• 1923 – Valentina Cortese, Italian actress (d. 2019)^[206]
• 1923 – Milt Jackson, American jazz vibraphonist and composer (d. 1999)^[207]
• 1924 – Francisco Macías Nguema, Equatorial Guinean politician, 1st President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (d. 1979)^[208]
• 1925 – Matthew Beard, American child actor (d. 1981)^[209]
• 1925 – Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and diplomat, 1st Tanzanian Minister of Finance (d. 2005)^[210]
• 1926 – Kazys Petkevičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (d. 2008)^[211]
• 1927 – Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2007)^[212]
• 1927 – James Reeb, American clergyman and political activist (d. 1965)^[213]
• 1927 – Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate^[214]
• 1927 – Doak Walker, American football player and businessman (d. 1998)^[215]
• 1928 – Ernest Tidyman, American author and screenwriter (d. 1984)^[216]
• 1928 – Gerhard Weinberg, German-American historian, author, and academic^[217]
• 1929 – Larry L. King, American journalist, author, and playwright (d. 2012)^[218]

• 1930 – Frederick Wiseman, American director and producer^[219]
• 1932 – Giuseppe Patanè, Italian conductor (d. 1989)^[220]
• 1933 – James Hormel, American philanthropist and diplomat (d. 2021)^[221]
• 1933 – Joe Orton, English dramatist (d. 1967)^[222]
• 1934 – Alan Berg, American lawyer and radio host (d. 1984)^[223]
• 1934 – Lakhdar Brahimi, Algerian politician, Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs^[224]
• 1935 – Om Prakash Chautala, Indian politician^[225]
• 1936 – James Sinegal, American businessman, co-founded Costco^[226]
• 1938 – Frank Langella, American actor^[227]
• 1939 – Michèle Mercier, French actress^[228]
• 1939 – Phil Read, English motorcycle racer and businessman^[229]
• 1939 – Senfronia Thompson, American politician^[230]
• 1939 – Younoussi Touré, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali^[231]
• 1942 – Dennis Archer, American lawyer and politician, 67th Mayor of Detroit^[232]
• 1942 – Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn, English dentist and politician^[233]
• 1942 – Country Joe McDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[234]
• 1942 – Alassane Ouattara, Ivorian economist and politician, President of the Ivory Coast^[235]
• 1942 – Gennadi Sarafanov, Russian pilot and cosmonaut (d. 2005)^[236]
• 1943 – Don Novello, American comedian, screenwriter and producer^[237]
• 1943 – Tony Knowles, American soldier and politician, 7th Governor of Alaska^[238]
• 1943 – Vladimir Šeks, Croatian lawyer and politician, 16th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament^[239]
• 1944 – Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese field marshal and politician, 7th President of Sudan
• 1944 – Barry Beath, Australian rugby league player^[240]
• 1944 – Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Pakistani field hockey player and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan^[241] (d.2020)
• 1944 – Teresa Torańska, Polish journalist and author (d. 2013)^[242]
• 1944 – Mati Unt, Estonian author, playwright, and director (d. 2005)^[243]
• 1945 – Jacky Ickx, Belgian racing driver^[244]
• 1945 – Victor Ashe, American politician and former United States Ambassador to Poland^[245]
• 1946 – Claude Steele, American social psychologist and academic^[246]
• 1946 – Rivellino, Brazilian footballer and manager^[247]
• 1947 – Jon Corzine, American sergeant and politician, 54th Governor of New Jersey^[248]
• 1948 – Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish economist, academic, and politician, 57th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey^[249]
• 1948 – Dick Quax, New Zealand runner and politician (d. 2018)^[250]
• 1948 – Pavel Grachev, Russian general and politician, 1st Russian Minister of Defence (d. 2012)^[251]
• 1949 – Borys Tarasyuk, Ukrainian politician and diplomat^[252]
• 1950 – Wayne Bennett, Australian rugby league player and coach^[253]
• 1950 – Tony Currie, English footballer^[254]
• 1952 – Shaji N. Karun, Indian director and cinematographer^[255]
• 1953 – Gary Johnson, American businessman and politician, 29th Governor of New Mexico^[256]
• 1954 – Bob Menendez, American lawyer and politician^[257]
• 1954 – Dennis O'Driscoll, Irish poet and critic (d. 2012)^[258]
• 1954 – Yannis Papathanasiou, Greek engineer and politician, Greek Minister of Finance^[259]
• 1955 – LaMarr Hoyt, American baseball player^[260]
• 1955 – Mary Beard, English classicist, academic and presenter^[261]
• 1956 – Sergei Avdeyev, Russian engineer and astronaut^[262]
• 1956 – Royce Ayliffe, Australian rugby league player^[263]
• 1956 – Christine Lagarde, French lawyer and politician; Managing Director, International Monetary Fund^[264]
• 1956 – Martin Plaza, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist^[265]
• 1957 – Evangelos Venizelos, Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece^[266]
• 1958 – Grandmaster Flash, Barbadian rapper and DJ ^[267]
• 1959 – Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghan colonel, pilot, and astronaut^[268]
• 1959 – Azali Assoumani, Comorian colonel and politician, President of the Comoros^[269]
• 1959 – Panagiotis Giannakis, Greek basketball player and coach^[270]
• 1961 – Sam Backo, Australian rugby league player^[271]
• 1962 – Anton Muscatelli, Italian-Scottish economist and academic^[272]
• 1963 – Jean-Marc Gounon, French racing driver^[273]
• 1964 – Dedee Pfeiffer, American actress^[274]
• 1966 – Anna Burke, Australian businesswoman and politician, 28th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives^[275]
• 1966 – Ivica Dačić, Serbian journalist and politician, 95th Prime Minister of Serbia^[276]
• 1966 – Tihomir Orešković, Croatian–Canadian businessman, 11th Prime Minister of Croatia^[277]
• 1967 – Tawera Nikau, New Zealand rugby league player^[278]
• 1968 – Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer^[279]
• 1969 – Verne Troyer, American actor (d. 2018)^[280]
• 1970 – Sergei Kiriakov, Russian footballer and coach^[281]
• 1971 – Bobby Holík, Czech-American ice hockey player and coach^[282]
• 1971 – Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, Indian politician^[283]
• 1971 – Sammie Henson, American wrestler and coach^[284]
• 1972 – Lilian Thuram, French footballer^[285]
• 1974 – Christian Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Industry^[286]
• 1975 – Chris Anstey, Australian basketball player and coach^[287]
• 1975 – Joe Cannon, American soccer player and sportscaster^[288]
• 1975 – Becky Kellar-Duke, Canadian ice hockey player^[289]
• 1975 – Fernando Tatís, Dominican baseball player^[290]
• 1979 – Vidya Balan, Indian actress ^[291]
• 1981 – Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian racing driver^[292]
• 1981 – Mladen Petrić, Croatian footballer^[293]
• 1982 – David Nalbandian, Argentinian tennis player^[294]
• 1982 – Egidio Arévalo Ríos, Uruguayan footballer^[295]
• 1983 – Melaine Walker, Jamaican hurdler^[296]
• 1983 – Park Sung-hyun, South Korean archer^[297]
• 1983 – Calum Davenport, English footballer^[298]
• 1984 – Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer^[299]
• 1984 – Michael Witt, Australian rugby league player^[300]
• 1985 – Steven Davis, Northern Irish footballer^[301]
• 1985 – Tiago Splitter, Brazilian basketball player^[302]
• 1986 – Pablo Cuevas, Uruguayan tennis player^[303]
• 1986 – Ramses Barden, American football player^[304]
• 1986 – Glen Davis, American Basketball player^[305]
• 1986 – Colin Morgan, Northern Irish actor^[306]
• 1987 – Meryl Davis, American ice dancer^[307]
• 1987 – Patric Hörnqvist, Swedish ice hockey player^[308]
• 1988 – Marcel Gecov, Czech footballer^[293]
• 1989 – Jason Pierre-Paul, American football player^[309]
• 1990 – Julia Glushko, Israeli tennis player^[310]
• 1991 – Darius Slay, American football player^[311]
• 1991 – Xavier Su'a-Filo, American football player^[312]
• 1992 – Nathaniel Peteru, New Zealand rugby league player^[313]
• 1994 – Brendan Elliot, Australian rugby league player^[314]
• 1995 – Poppy, American singer and YouTube personality^[315]
• 1997 – Keegan Hipgrave, Australian rugby league player^[316]
• 1998 – Cristina Bucșa, Moldovan-Spanish tennis player^[317]
• 2003 – Daria Trubnikova, Russian rhythmic gymnast^[318]