1β10 January
- Paul Revere (January 1, 1735) β American patriot during the Revolutionary War.
- Betsy Ross (January 1, 1752) β Credited with sewing the first American flag.
- J. Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895) β First Director of the FBI.
- Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920) β Renowned science fiction author and biochemist.
- Cuba Gooding Jr. (January 2, 1968) β Award-winning actor.
- Lucretia Mott (January 3, 1793) β Abolitionist and womenβs rights activist.
- J.R.R. Tolkien (January 3, 1892) β Author of The Lord of the Rings.
- Isaac Newton (January 4, 1643) β Physicist and mathematician.
- Louis Braille (January 4, 1809) β Inventor of the Braille system.
- Diane Keaton (January 5, 1946) β Acclaimed actress and filmmaker.
11β20 January
- Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755/57) β Founding Father of the United States.
- John Hancock (January 12, 1737) β First signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
- Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729) β Irish statesman and philosopher.
- Joe Frazier (January 12, 1944) β Boxing world champion.
- Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929) β Civil rights leader.
- Jean Baptiste Lamarck (January 15, 1744) β Naturalist and early evolutionist.
- Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706) β Founding Father and polymath.
- Al Capone (January 17, 1899) β Infamous American gangster.
- Muhammad Ali (January 17, 1942) β Legendary boxer and activist.
- David Lynch (January 20, 1946) β Influential filmmaker and artist.
21β31 January
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756) β Classical music composer.
- Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882) β Modernist author and feminist icon.
- Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862) β Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 30, 1882) β U.S. President during the Great Depression and WWII.
- Nicolaus Copernicus (January 19, 1473) β Astronomer who proposed heliocentric theory.
- Etta James (January 25, 1938) β Blues and R&B singer.
- Oprah Winfrey (January 29, 1954) β Talk show host and media mogul.
- Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880) β American general during WWII.
- Boris Spassky (January 30, 1937) β World chess champion.
- Jackie Robinson (January 31, 1919) β First African American in MLB.
Political Figures
- Richard Nixon (January 9, 1913) β 37th U.S. President.
- Zhou Enlai (January 5, 1898) β First Premier of the People’s Republic of China.
- Justin Trudeau (January 25, 1971) β Canadian Prime Minister.
- Nicolas Sarkozy (January 28, 1955) β Former French President.
- Kim Jong-un (January 8, 1984) β Supreme Leader of North Korea.
- William Pitt the Younger (January 28, 1759) β Youngest British Prime Minister.
Scientists and Inventors
- Galileo Galilei (January 15, 1564) β Astronomer and physicist.
- Stephen Hawking (January 8, 1942) β Theoretical physicist.
- Charles Goodyear (January 29, 1800) β Inventor of vulcanized rubber.
- Sergey Korolev (January 12, 1907) β Soviet space program engineer.
- James Watt (January 19, 1736) β Inventor who improved the steam engine.
- Thomas Malthus (January 14, 1766) β Economist and demographer.
Authors and Poets
- Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809) β Writer and poet.
- Lord Byron (January 22, 1788) β Romantic poet.
- Lewis Carroll (January 27, 1832) β Author of Aliceβs Adventures in Wonderland.
- Haruki Murakami (January 12, 1949) β Renowned Japanese author.
Artists and Performers
- Pablo Casals (January 6, 1876) β Influential cellist.
- Elvis Presley (January 8, 1935) β King of Rock and Roll.
- David Bowie (January 8, 1947) β Musician and cultural icon.
- Joan Baez (January 9, 1941) β Folk musician and activist.
- A. A. Milne (January 18, 1882) β Author of Winnie-the-Pooh.
- Ellen DeGeneres (January 26, 1958) β Comedian and talk show host.
Activists and Leaders
- Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933) β Author and activist.
- Angela Davis (January 26, 1944) β Political activist and scholar.
- Harriet Tubman (January 29, 1822) β Abolitionist and Underground Railroad leader.
Athletes
- Michael Schumacher (January 3, 1969) β Formula One racing driver.
- LeBron James (January 30, 1984) β NBA star.
- Dwyane Wade (January 17, 1982) β Basketball champion.
59β70: Political Figures and Leaders
- SimΓ³n BolΓvar (January 4, 1783) β South American revolutionary leader.
- Catherine deβ Medici (January 13, 1519) β Queen of France and influential political figure.
- Jefferson Davis (January 3, 1808) β President of the Confederate States of America.
- Andrew Jackson (January 15, 1767) β 7th President of the United States.
- Kaiser Wilhelm II (January 27, 1859) β Last German Emperor.
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (January 12, 1768) β Last Holy Roman Emperor.
- Haakon VII of Norway (January 3, 1872) β King of Norway.
- Woodrow Wilson (January 3, 1856) β U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
- Hugo ChΓ‘vez (January 28, 1954) β Venezuelan president and revolutionary.
- Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (January 13, 1887) β U.S. general and son of President Roosevelt.
- Angela Merkel (January 17, 1954) β German Chancellor.
- Boris Yeltsin (January 1, 1931) β First President of Russia.
71β80: Scientists and Innovators
- Konrad Adenauer (January 5, 1876) β German post-WWII leader.
- John Harvard (January 26, 1607) β Benefactor of Harvard University.
- Wilhelm Canaris (January 1, 1887) β German military officer and anti-Nazi spy.
- Carl Rogers (January 8, 1902) β Psychologist and therapist.
- Joseph Lister (January 5, 1827) β Surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic methods.
- David Hilbert (January 23, 1862) β Mathematician who influenced modern mathematics.
- Francesco Cavalli (January 14, 1602) β Composer and pioneer of opera.
- Camille Saint-SaΓ«ns (January 9, 1835) β French composer and musician.
- John Hancock (January 23, 1737) β Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- NicΓ©phore NiΓ©pce (January 7, 1765) β Inventor of photography.
81β90: Artists, Writers, and Performers
- Cary Grant (January 18, 1904) β Hollywood actor and icon.
- Sade Adu (January 16, 1959) β British Nigerian singer and songwriter.
- Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891) β Author and anthropologist.
- Arthur Rubinstein (January 28, 1887) β Polish pianist and composer.
- James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931) β Acclaimed actor and voice artist.
- Justin Timberlake (January 31, 1981) β Singer, actor, and producer.
- Claude Monet (January 23, 1840) β Pioneer of Impressionism.
- EugΓ¨ne Delacroix (January 13, 1798) β French Romantic artist.
- Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882) β British modernist author and feminist.
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir (January 25, 1841) β French Impressionist painter.
91β100: Modern Figures and Pop Icons
- Michelle Obama (January 17, 1964) β Former First Lady and advocate.
- Dolly Parton (January 19, 1946) β Country music legend and philanthropist.
- Eddie Redmayne (January 6, 1982) β Oscar-winning actor.
- Kate Middleton (January 9, 1982) β Princess of Wales.
- Jim Carrey (January 17, 1962) β Comedian and actor.
- Ellen DeGeneres (January 26, 1958) β Comedian and talk show host.
- Jared Leto (January 26, 1971) β Actor and musician.
- Shakira (January 2, 1977) β Global pop star and philanthropist.
- Cristiano Ronaldo (January 31, 1985) β Legendary soccer player.
- Eliza Hamilton (January 9, 1757) β Philanthropist and co-founder of New Yorkβs first private orphanage.
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