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Famous People Born on January 2(150 people)

Athlete

Claudio Echeverri, Argentine footballer

Athlete

CJ Egan-Riley, English footballer

Athlete

Elye Wahi, French footballer

Notable Figure

Cole Caufield, American ice hockey player

Athlete

Luiz Henrique, Brazilian footballer

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Spencer Arrighetti, American baseball player

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Georgios Kalaitzakis, Greek basketball player

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Fernando Tatís Jr., Dominican baseball player

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Aaron Wiggins, American professional basketball player

Notable Figure

Tfue, American online streamer

Athlete

Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Dutch footballer

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Carlos Soler, Spanish footballer

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Jonah Bolden, Australian-American basketball player

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Ronald Darby, American football player

Musician

Bryson Tiller, American singer and rapper

Athlete

Paulo Gazzaniga, Argentine footballer

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Alexey Marchenko, Russian ice hockey player

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Teemu Pulkkinen, Finnish ice hockey player

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Korbin Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player

Ben Hardy, English actor(1991 - present)
Actor

Ben Hardy, English actor

Athlete

Germán Cano, Argentine footballer

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Luke Harangody, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Damien Tussac, French-German rugby player

Actor

Shelley Hennig, American actress and model

Athlete

Robert Milsom, English footballer

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Loïc Rémy, French footballer

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Kate Bosworth, American actress

Actor

Anthony Carrigan, American actor

Athlete

Kirk Hinrich, American basketball player

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Maxi Rodríguez, Argentine footballer

Actor

David Gyasi, British actor

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Jonathan Greening, English footballer

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Brian Boucher, American ice hockey player and sportscaster

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Stefan Koubek, Austrian tennis player

Actor

Paz Vega, Spanish actress

Actor

Dax Shepard, American actor

Athlete

Jeff Suppan, American baseball player

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Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby player

Athlete

Ludmila Formanová, Czech runner

Notable Figure

Juha Lind, Finnish ice hockey player

Athlete

Tomáš Řepka, Czech footballer

Politician

Rodney MacDonald, Canadian educator and politician, 26th Premier of Nova Scotia

Scientist

Shiraz Minwalla, Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist

Notable Figure

Mattias Norström, Swedish ice hockey player and manager

Actor

Taye Diggs, American actor and singer

Actor

Renée Elise Goldsberry, American actress

Musician

Eric Whitacre, American composer and conductor

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István Bagyula, Hungarian pole vaulter

Writer

William Fox-Pitt, English horse rider and journalist

Activist

Elena Gorolová, Czech Romani activist

Notable Figure

Róbert Švehla, Slovak ice hockey player

Fashion

Christy Turlington, American model

Actor

Cuba Gooding, Jr., American actor and producer

Notable Figure

Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion

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Francois Pienaar, South African rugby player

Actor

Tia Carrere, American actress

Politician

Jón Gnarr, Icelandic actor and politician; 20th Mayor of Reykjavík

Athlete

Chris Welp, German-American basketball player (died 2015)

Athlete

Pernell Whitaker, American boxer (died 2019)

Athlete

David Cone, American baseball player and sportscaster

Athlete

Edgar Martínez, American baseball player

Actor

Gabrielle Carteris, American actress

Fashion

Paula Hamilton, English model

Filmmaker

Todd Haynes, American film director, screenwriter, and producer

Notable Figure

Craig James, American football player and sportscaster

Politician

Robert Wexler, American lawyer and politician

Politician

Henry Bonilla, American broadcaster and politician

Writer

Évelyne Trouillot, Haitian playwright and author

Political Leader

Indulis Emsis, Latvian biologist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Latvia

Actor

Wendy Phillips, American actress

Filmmaker

Christopher Durang, American playwright and screenwriter (died 2024)

Scientist

Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and academic (died 2006)

Writer

Judith Miller, American journalist

Actor

Deborah Watling, English actress (died 2017)

Writer

Jack Hanna, American zoologist and author

Notable Figure

Calvin Hill, American football player

Writer

David Shapiro, American poet, historian, and critic (died 2024)

Notable Figure

Charlie Davis, Trinidadian cricketer

Musician

Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer and conductor (died 2024)

Political Leader

Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian field marshal and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (died 2021)

Politician

Mohamed Ali Yusuf, Somali politician (died 2024)

Scientist

Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer (died 2004)

Politician

Thomas Hammarberg, Swedish lawyer and diplomat

Politician

Dennis Hastert, American educator and politician, 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Notable Figure

Jim Bakker, American televangelist

Politician

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2015)

Artist

David Bailey, English photographer and painter

Scientist

Lynn Conway, American computer scientist and electrical engineer (died 2024)

Artist

Robert Smithson, American sculptor and photographer (died 1973)

Actor

Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (died 1992)

Athlete

John Hollowbread, English footballer, goalkeeper (died 2007)

Political Leader

Toshiki Kaifu, Japanese lawyer and politician, 76th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2022)

Filmmaker

Charles Beaumont, screenwriter and American author of speculative fiction (died 1967)

Politician

Tellervo Koivisto, Finnish politician, former First Lady of Finland

Politician

Dan Rostenkowski, American politician (died 2010)

Notable Figure

Gino Marchetti, American football player (died 2019)

Notable Figure

Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2007)

Athlete

Bob Feerick, American basketball player and coach (died 1976)

Notable Figure

Ernest Bender, American Indologist (died 1996)

Scientist

Beatrice Hicks, American engineer (died 1979)

Medical

Willi Graf, German physician and activist (died 1943)

Actor

Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (died 2003)

Legal

Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer and activist (died 1992)

Actor

Anna Lee, English-American actress (died 2004)

Writer

Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (died 2009)

Politician

Barry Goldwater, American politician, businessman, and author (died 1998)

Musician

Michael Tippett, English composer and conductor (died 1998)

Filmmaker

Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1991)

Scientist

Walter Heitler, German physicist and chemist (died 1981)

Notable Figure

Kane Tanaka, Japanese Supercentenarian, Oldest Japanese person ever, Second oldest verified person in world history (died 2022)

Notable Figure

Dan Keating, Irish Republican Army volunteer (died 2007)

Activist

Bob Marshall, American activist, co-founded The Wilderness Society (died 1939)

Medical

Una Ledingham, British physician, known for research on diabetes in pregnancy (died 1965)

Notable Figure

Theodore Plucknett, English legal historian (died 1965)

Filmmaker

Dziga Vertov, Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (died 1954)

Scientist

Lawrence Wackett, Australian commander and engineer (died 1982)

Politician

Folke Bernadotte, Swedish diplomat (died 1948)

Athlete

Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (died 1962)

Architect

Giovanni Michelucci, Italian architect and urban planner, designed the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station (died 1990)

Politician

Bertram Stevens, Australian accountant and politician, 25th Premier of New South Wales (died 1973)

Writer

Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English explorer and author (died 1959)

Notable Figure

Gordon Flowerdew, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1918)

Politician

Ben-Zion Dinur, Russian-Israeli historian and politician, 4th Israeli Minister of Education (died 1973)

Politician

Jaakko Mäki, Finnish politician (died 1938)

Activist

Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai, Indian activist, founded the Nair Service Society (died 1970)

Scientist

Antonie Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer and theorist (died 1960)

Philosopher/Religious

Thérèse of Lisieux, French nun and saint (died 1897)

Writer

Ernst Barlach, German sculptor and playwright (died 1938)

Business

Tex Rickard, American boxing promoter and businessman (died 1929)

Writer

Gilbert Murray, Australian-English playwright and scholar (died 1957)

Scientist

Dugald Campbell Patterson, Canadian engineer (died 1931)

Notable Figure

William Corless Mills, American historian and curator (died 1928)

Activist

M. Carey Thomas, American educator and activist (died 1935)

Musician

Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist and composer (died 1910)

Writer

Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author (died 1917)

Political Leader

Queen Emma of Hawaii (died 1885)

Politician

Frederick A. Johnson, American banker and politician (died 1893)

Notable Figure

Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Russian geographer and statistician (died 1914)

Scientist

Rudolf Clausius, Polish-German physicist and mathematician (died 1888)

Scientist

Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja, Italian mathematician and academic (died 1869)

Artist

Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor and educator (died 1857)

Musician

František Brixi, Czech organist and composer (died 1771)

Military

James Wolfe, English general (died 1759)

Actor

Marie Dumesnil, French actress (died 1803)

Notable Figure

Osman III, Ottoman sultan (died 1757)

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Nathaniel Bacon, English-American rebel leader (died 1676)

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Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan (died 1693)

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Henry of Stolberg, German nobleman (died 1572)

Artist

Piero di Cosimo, Italian painter (died 1522)

Political Leader

Yōzei, Japanese emperor (died 949)

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About Famous Birthdays on January 2

January 2 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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People Born on January 2nd — 150+ Notable & Famous Birthdays