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Famous People Born on January 15(227 people)

Musician

Grace VanderWaal, American singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Tim Stützle, German ice hockey player

Athlete

Triston Casas, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Alexandra Eade, Australian artistic gymnast

Athlete

Ben Godfrey, English footballer

Athlete

Chloe Kelly, English footballer

Actor

Dove Cameron, American actress and singer

Notable Figure

Deebo Samuel, American football player

Athlete

Eric Dier, English footballer

Athlete

Kadeem Allen, American basketball player

Athlete

Joël Veltman, Dutch footballer

Political Leader

Joshua King, Norwegian footballer

Athlete

Marc Bartra, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Matt Duffy, American baseball player

Athlete

Mitch Garver, American baseball player

Athlete

Nicolai Jørgensen, Danish footballer

Notable Figure

Darya Klishina, Russian long jumper

Athlete

James Mitchell, Australian basketball player

Actor

Sidney Franklin, American actor and tap dancer

Athlete

Robert Trznadel, Polish footballer

Notable Figure

Slava Voynov, Russian ice hockey player

Actor

Chris Warren, American actor

Notable Figure

Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (died 2008)

Notable Figure

Nicole Ross, American Olympic foil fencer

Athlete

Martin Dúbravka, Slovakian footballer

Athlete

Daniel Caligiuri, German footballer

Filmmaker

Skrillex, American DJ and producer

Athlete

Donald Sloan, American basketball player

Musician

Jun. K, South Korean singer

Notable Figure

Greg Inglis, Australian rugby league player

Athlete

Tsegaye Kebede, Ethiopian runner

Athlete

Kelly Kelly, American wrestler and model

Athlete

David Knight, English footballer

Notable Figure

Kelleigh Ryan, Canadian fencer

Actor

Jessy Schram, American actress and model

Athlete

René Adler, German footballer

Athlete

Kenneth Emil Petersen, Danish footballer

Athlete

Pavel Podkolzin, Russian basketball player

Writer

Ben Shapiro, American author and commentator

Actor

Victor Rasuk, American actor

Athlete

Hugo Viana, Portuguese footballer

Athlete

Jermaine Pennant, English footballer

Athlete

Armando Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball player

Athlete

Francis Zé, Cameroonian footballer

Notable Figure

Dylan Armstrong, Canadian shot putter and hammer thrower

Athlete

Vanessa Henke, German tennis player

Musician

Pitbull, American rapper and producer

Athlete

El Hadji Diouf, Senegalese footballer

Athlete

Matt Holliday, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Drew Brees, American football player

Athlete

Michalis Morfis, Cypriot footballer

Athlete

Martin Petrov, Bulgarian footballer

Actor

Eddie Cahill, American actor

Notable Figure

Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist

Notable Figure

Ryan Sidebottom, English cricketer

Athlete

Doug Gottlieb, American basketball player and sportscaster

Notable Figure

Alexander Korolyuk, Russian ice hockey player

Athlete

Iryna Lishchynska, Ukrainian runner

Actor

Dorian Missick, American actor

Notable Figure

Scott Murray, Scottish rugby player

Athlete

Florentin Petre, Romanian footballer and manager

Athlete

Mary Pierce, Canadian-American tennis player and coach

Notable Figure

Martin Štrbák, Slovak ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Séverine Deneulin, international development academic

Athlete

Essam El Hadary, Egyptian footballer

Notable Figure

Shelia Burrell, American heptathlete

Athlete

Christos Kostis, Greek footballer

Writer

Claudia Winkleman, English journalist and critic

Political Leader

Regina King, American actress

Notable Figure

Michele Granger, American softball player

Athlete

Shane McMahon, American wrestler and businessman

Athlete

Delino DeShields, American baseball player and manager

Actor

Chad Lowe, American actor, director, and producer

Athlete

Ted Tryba, American golfer

Notable Figure

Maurizio Fondriest, Italian cyclist

Athlete

Bernard Hopkins, American boxer and coach

Musician

Adam Jones, American musician and songwriter

Actor

James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actor

Musician

Osmo Tapio Räihälä, Finnish composer

Actor

Craig Fairbrass, English actor, producer, and screenwriter

Athlete

Serhiy N. Morozov, Ukrainian footballer and coach

Actor

Yves Pelletier, Canadian actor and director

Notable Figure

Greg Dowling, Australian rugby league player

Artist

Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer and photographer (died 2008)

Athlete

Ken Judge, Australian footballer and coach (died 2016)

Political Leader

Boris Tadić, Serbian psychologist and politician, 16th President of Serbia

Politician

David Ige, American politician

Notable Figure

Marty Lyons, American football player and sportscaster

Politician

Andrew Tyrie, English journalist and politician

Actor

Mario Van Peebles, Mexican-American actor and director

Architect

Vitaly Kaloyev, Russian architect

Politician

Mayawati, Indian educator and politician, 23rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

Notable Figure

Marc Trestman, American football player and coach

Writer

Nigel Benson, English author and illustrator

Artist

Andreas Gursky, German photographer

Notable Figure

Khalid Islambouli, Egyptian lieutenant (died 1982)

Filmmaker

Jose Dalisay, Jr., Filipino poet, author, and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Randy White, American football player

Musician

Boris Blank, Swiss singer-songwriter

Athlete

Andrzej Fischer, Polish footballer (died 2018)

Notable Figure

Muhammad Wakkas, Bangladeshi teacher and parliamentarian (died 2021)

Athlete

Ernie DiGregorio, American basketball player

Athlete

Marius Trésor, French footballer and coach

Athlete

Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (died 2001)

Business

Alasdair Liddell, English businessman (died 2012)

Athlete

Ian Stewart, Scottish runner

Athlete

Howard Twitty, American golfer

Musician

Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (died 1977)

Legal

Mary Hogg, English lawyer and judge

Actor

Andrea Martin, American-Canadian actress, singer, and screenwriter

Actor

Charles Brown, American actor (died 2004)

Politician

Ko Chun-hsiung, Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (died 2015)

Legal

Vince Foster, American lawyer and political figure (died 1993)

Notable Figure

William R. Higgins, American colonel (died 1990)

Princess Michael of Kent(1945 - present)
Notable Figure

Princess Michael of Kent

Athlete

David Pleat, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster

Writer

Jenny Nimmo, English author

Notable Figure

George Ambrum, Australian rugby league player (died 1986)

Politician

Margaret Beckett, English metallurgist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Politician

Stuart E. Eizenstat, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the European Union

Athlete

Mike Marshall, American baseball player (died 2021)

Legal

Frank Joseph Polozola, American academic and judge (died 2013)

Musician

Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter, musician, and artist (died 2010)

Political Leader

Per Ahlmark, Swedish journalist and politician, first Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden (died 2018)

Notable Figure

Tony Bullimore, English sailor (died 2018)

Scientist

Ashraf Aman, Pakistani engineer and mountaineer

Athlete

Estrella Blanca, Mexican wrestler (died 2021)

Athlete

Chuni Goswami, Indian footballer and cricketer (died 2020)

Actor

Margaret O'Brien, American actress and singer

Actor

Richard Franklin, English actor, writer, director and political activist (died 2023)

Writer

Robert Silverberg, American author and editor

Politician

V. S. Ramadevi, Indian civil servant and politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (died 2013)

Writer

Frank Bough, English journalist and radio host (died 2020)

Writer

Ernest J. Gaines, American author and academic (died 2019)

Scientist

Peter Maitlis, English chemist and academic (died 2022)

Athlete

Lou Jones, American sprinter (died 2006)

Artist

Lee Bontecou, American painter and sculptor (died 2022)

Notable Figure

Derek Meddings, British special effects designer (died 1995)

Athlete

Eddie Graham, American professional wrestler and promoter (died 1985)

Musician

Earl Hooker, American guitarist (died 1970)

Political Leader

Martin Luther King Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968)

Actor

Joanne Linville, American actress (died 2021)

Writer

W. R. Mitchell, English journalist and author (died 2015)

Actor

Phyllis Coates, American actress (died 2023)

Actor

Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress (died 2005)

Musician

Ruth Slenczynska, American pianist and composer

Actor

Ignacio López Tarso, Mexican actor (died 2023)

Explorer

George Lowe, New Zealand-English mountaineer and explorer (died 2013)

Musician

Ivor Cutler, Scottish pianist, songwriter, and poet (died 2006)

Political Leader

Lee Teng-hui, Taiwanese economist and politician, fourth President of the Republic of China (died 2020)

Notable Figure

Sylvia Lawler, English geneticist (died 1996)

Politician

Eric Willis, Australian sergeant and politician, 34th Premier of New South Wales (died 1999)

Athlete

Cliff Barker, American basketball player (died 1998)

Politician

Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra (died 2007)

Actor

Frank Thornton, English actor (died 2013)

Athlete

Bob Davies, American basketball player and coach (died 1990)

Athlete

Steve Gromek, American baseball player (died 2002)

Notable Figure

John O'Connor, American cardinal (died 2000)

Politician

Maurice Herzog, French mountaineer and politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (died 2012)

Political Leader

George Cadle Price, Belizean politician, first Prime Minister of Belize (died 2011)

Political Leader

João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (died 1999)

Notable Figure

Édouard Gagnon, Canadian cardinal (died 2007)

Political Leader

Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, second President of Egypt (died 1970)

Actor

K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (died 1994)

Military

Stefan Bałuk, Polish general (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian and academic (died 2003)

Artist

Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (died 2002)

Actor

Lloyd Bridges, American actor (died 1998)

Musician

Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (died 2005)

Notable Figure

Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (died 1963)

Political Leader

Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1996)

Scientist

Jean Bugatti, German-French engineer (died 1939)

Actor

Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (died 1973)

Scientist

Edward Teller, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (died 2003)

Athlete

Janusz Kusociński, Polish runner and soldier (died 1940)

Actor

Torin Thatcher, British actor (died 1981)

Politician

Paul A. Dever, American lieutenant and politician, 58th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1958)

Writer

Nâzım Hikmet, Greek-Turkish author, poet, and playwright (died 1963)

Notable Figure

Saud of Saudi Arabia (died 1969)

Actor

Marjorie Bennett, Australian-American actress (died 1982)

Scientist

Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)

Actor

Rex Ingram, Irish film director, producer, writer, and actor (died 1950)

Actor

Ivor Novello, Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (died 1951)

Athlete

Ray Chapman, American baseball player (died 1920)

Military

Michiaki Kamada, Japanese admiral (died 1947)

Writer

Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician and author (died 1973)

Athlete

Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (died 1968)

Musician

Henry Burr, Canadian singer, radio performer, and producer (died 1941)

Notable Figure

Princess Margaret of Connaught (died 1920)

Writer

Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author and playwright (died 1961)

Actor

Ernest Thesiger, English actor (died 1961)

Musician

Johanna Müller-Hermann, Austrian composer (died 1941)

Medical

Lewis Terman, American psychologist, eugenicist, and academic (died 1956)

Writer

Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and journalist (died 1929)

Writer

Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (died 1944)

Business

Pierre S. du Pont, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1954)

Politician

Ruby Laffoon, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Kentucky (died 1941)

Writer

Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish poet, playwright, and painter (died 1907)

Notable Figure

Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1931)

Political Leader

Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (died 1946)

Politician

Archibald Peake, English-Australian politician, 25th Premier of South Australia (died 1920)

Artist

Giovanni Segantini, Italian painter (died 1899)

Actor

Jacques Damala, Greek-French soldier and actor (died 1889)

Politician

Leonard Darwin, English soldier, eugenicist, and politician (died 1943)

Writer

Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (died 1889)

Scientist

Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian-Swedish mathematician and physicist (died 1891)

Medical

Josef Breuer, Austrian physician and psychiatrist (died 1925)

Philosopher/Religious

Mary MacKillop, Australian nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (died 1909)

Politician

Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, English captain and politician, sixth Governor General of Canada (died 1908)

Politician

Jo Abbott, American judge, politician and Confederate army officer (died 1908)

Politician

Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician (died 1911)

Political Leader

William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, third President of the Church of Jesus Christ (died 1905)

Politician

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French economist and politician (died 1865)

Writer

Marjorie Fleming, Scottish poet and author (died 1811)

Musician

Alexander Griboyedov, Russian playwright, composer, and poet (died 1829)

Writer

Franz Grillparzer, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (died 1872)

Politician

Richard Martin, Irish activist and politician, co-founded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (died 1834)

Writer

John Aikin, English surgeon and author (died 1822)

Politician

Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (died 1778)

Notable Figure

Abraham de la Pryme, English archaeologist and historian (died 1704)

Philosopher/Religious

Algernon Sidney, British philosopher (probable) (died 1683)

Actor

Molière, French actor and playwright (died 1673)

Politician

Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, English politician (died 1661)

Military

Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (died 1599)

Notable Figure

Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shōgun (died 1511)[citation needed]

Notable Figure

Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (died 1528)

Notable Figure

Afonso V of Portugal (died 1481)

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About Famous Birthdays on January 15

January 15 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.

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