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Famous People Born on January 20(215 people)

Notable Figure

J. J. McCarthy, American football player

Athlete

Antonia Ružić, Croatian tennis player

Athlete

Arnaud Kalimuendo, French footballer

Athlete

Tyler Herro, American basketball player

Actor

Joey Badass, American rapper and actor

Athlete

Calum Chambers, English footballer

Athlete

José María Giménez, Uruguayan footballer

Athlete

Sergi Samper, Spanish footballer

Musician

Kim So-hee, South Korean singer

Athlete

Seán Kavanagh, Irish footballer

Notable Figure

Hampus Lindholm, Swedish ice hockey player

Athlete

Lucas Piazon, Brazilian footballer

Athlete

Lorenzo Crisetig, Italian footballer

Musician

Cat Janice, American singer-songwriter (died 2024)

Notable Figure

DeVante Parker, American football player

Athlete

Tom Cairney, Scottish footballer

Actor

Ciara Hanna, American actress and model

Athlete

Polona Hercog, Slovenian tennis player

Actor

Jumpol Adulkittiporn, Thai actor

Notable Figure

Nick Foles, American football player

Notable Figure

Alex Grant, Canadian ice hockey player

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Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, New Zealand rugby league player

Athlete

Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian footballer

Notable Figure

Jan Muršak, Slovenian ice hockey player

Actor

Evan Peters, American actor

Musician

Kevin Parker, Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and producer

Politician

Nabil Boukili, Belgian politician

Musician

Toni Gonzaga, Filipino singer and television personality

Musician

Bonnie McKee, American singer-songwriter

Athlete

Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican baseball player

Scientist

Ruchi Sanghvi, Indian computer engineer

Athlete

Fredrik Strømstad, Norwegian footballer

Athlete

Freddy Guzmán, Dominican baseball player

Athlete

Owen Hargreaves, English footballer

Athlete

Jason Richardson, American basketball player

Athlete

Karl Anderson, American wrestler

Writer

Philippe Cousteau, Jr., American-French oceanographer and journalist

Athlete

Philippe Gagnon, Canadian swimmer

Actor

Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean singer and actor

Musician

Rob Bourdon, American musician and songwriter

Actor

Will Young, English singer-songwriter and actor

Notable Figure

Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete

Athlete

Allan Søgaard, Danish footballer

Notable Figure

Paul Adams, South African cricketer and coach

Musician

Sid Wilson, American musician

TV/Radio

Kirsty Gallacher, Scottish television presenter

Notable Figure

Michael Myers, American football player

Notable Figure

Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater

Athlete

David Eckstein, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Norberto Fontana, Argentinian racing driver

Politician

Zac Goldsmith, English journalist and politician

Athlete

Ira Newble, American basketball player

Politician

Stephen Crabb, Scottish-Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales

Political Leader

Queen Mathilde of Belgium

Politician

Nikki Haley, American accountant and politician, 116th Governor of South Carolina

Musician

Gary Barlow, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Athlete

Wakanohana Masaru, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 66th Yokozuna

Musician

Questlove, American musician, record producer, and filmmaker

Actor

Skeet Ulrich, American actor

Activist

Patrick K. Kroupa, American computer hacker and activist, co-founded MindVox

Actor

Reno Wilson, American actor

Musician

Nicky Wire, Welsh singer-songwriter and bass player

Athlete

Nick Anderson, American basketball player and sportscaster

Notable Figure

Junior Murray, Grenadian cricketer

Notable Figure

Kellyanne Conway, American political strategist and pundit

Actor

Stacey Dash, American actress and television journalist

Athlete

Chris Morris, American basketball player

Actor

Rainn Wilson, American actor

Athlete

Colin Calderwood, Scottish footballer and manager

Athlete

Warren Joyce, English footballer and manager

Musician

Greg K., American musician and songwriter

Musician

John Michael Montgomery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Musician

Heather Small, English singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Sophie, Countess of Wessex

Athlete

Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer

Athlete

Ozzie Guillén, Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager

Athlete

Ron Harper, American basketball player and coach

Writer

Jack Lewis, American soldier and author

Musician

Kazushige Nojima, Japanese screenwriter and songwriter

Politician

Aquilino Pimentel III, Filipino lawyer and politician

Writer

Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American journalist and author

Actor

James Denton, American actor

Artist

Mark Ryden, American painter and illustrator

Actor

Janey Godley, Scottish actor, writer and comedian (died 2024)

Activist

Yolanda González (activist), Basque militant activist

Writer

Tami Hoag, American author

Writer

R. A. Salvatore, American author

Actor

Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, director, and producer

Musician

Andy Sheppard, English saxophonist and composer

Politician

Maria Larsson, Swedish educator and politician, Swedish Minister of Health and Social Affairs

Filmmaker

Bill Maher, American comedian, political commentator, media critic, television host, and producer

Writer

Richard Morecroft, English-Australian journalist and television host

Athlete

John Naber, American swimmer

Politician

McKeeva Bush, Caymanian politician, Premier of the Cayman Islands

Military

Mohammad Dawran, Afghan aviator and military officer

Actor

Ken Page, American actor and cabaret singer (died 2024)

Politician

Alison Seabeck, English lawyer and politician

Notable Figure

Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and convicted sex offender (died 2019)

Writer

Nikos Sideris, Greek psychiatrist and poet

Musician

Paul Stanley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Writer

John Witherow, South African-English journalist and author

Musician

Iván Fischer, Hungarian conductor and composer

Notable Figure

Ian Hill, English rock bassist

Actor

Daniel Benzali, Brazilian-American actor

Politician

William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th Tanzanian Minister of Finance (died 2014)

Political Leader

Mahamane Ousmane, Nigerien politician, President of Niger

Political Leader

Göran Persson, Swedish lawyer and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Sweden

Writer

Nancy Kress, American author and academic

Political Leader

Natan Sharansky, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel

Notable Figure

Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist and sportscaster

Filmmaker

David Lynch, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2025)

Musician

Vladimír Merta, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist

Writer

Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist and sportscaster (died 2013)

Musician

Eric Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Filmmaker

José Luis Garci, Spanish director and producer

Musician

Farhad Mehrad, Iranian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002)

Writer

Pat Parker, American poet (died 1989)

Filmmaker

Linda Moulton Howe, American journalist and producer

Actor

Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress

Politician

Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician (died 2022)

Political Leader

Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (died 2009)

Politician

Paul Coverdell, American captain and politician (died 2000)

Scientist

Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist

Writer

Derek Dougan, Irish-English footballer and journalist (died 2007)

Athlete

Bailey Howell, American basketball player

Actor

Dorothy Provine, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2010)

Writer

Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (died 2014)

Tom Baker, English actor(1934 - present)
Actor

Tom Baker, English actor

Notable Figure

Lou Fontinato, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2016)

Scientist

David Lee, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Musician

Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese pianist and composer (died 1992)

Astronaut

Buzz Aldrin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Actor

Arte Johnson, American actor and comedian (died 2019)

Scientist

Masaharu Kawakatsu, Japanese biologist

Notable Figure

Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (died 1964)

Musician

Antonio de Almeida, French conductor and musicologist (died 1997)

Writer

Qurratulain Hyder, Indian-Pakistani journalist and academic (died 2007)

Actor

Patricia Neal, American actress (died 2010)

Musician

David Tudor, American pianist and composer (died 1996)

Writer

Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (died 2015)

Politician

Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician (died 2020)

Musician

Yvonne Loriod, French pianist and composer (died 2010)

Musician

Slim Whitman, American country and western singer-songwriter and musician (died 2013)

Notable Figure

Ray Anthony, American trumpeter and bandleader

Filmmaker

Don Mankiewicz, American author and screenwriter (died 2015)

Athlete

Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (died 2006)

Filmmaker

Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1993)

Actor

DeForest Kelley, American actor (died 1999)

Writer

Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (died 2006)

Musician

Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2002)

Scientist

Nevin Scrimshaw, American scientist (died 2013)

Political Leader

Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Pakistani businessman and politician, 7th President of Pakistan (died 2006)

Artist

Joy Adamson, Austria-Kenyan painter and conservationist (died 1980)

Artist

Gōgen Yamaguchi, Japanese martial artist (died 1989)

Actor

Paula Wessely, Austrian actress and producer (died 2000)

Notable Figure

Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (died 1975)

Actor

Leon Ames, American actor (died 1993)

Notable Figure

Kevin Barry, Irish Republican Army volunteer (died 1920)

Artist

Dorothy Annan, English painter, potter, and muralist (died 1983)

Actor

Colin Clive, English actor (died 1937)

Notable Figure

Clarice Cliff, English potter (died 1972)

Scientist

Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (died 1990)

Politician

U Razak, Burmese educator and politician (died 1947)

Actor

George Burns, American actor, comedian, and producer (died 1996)

Scientist

Gábor Szegő, Hungarian mathematician and academic (died 1985)

Notable Figure

Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie (died 1968)

Musician

Walter Piston, American composer, theorist, and academic (died 1976)

Notable Figure

Georg Åberg, Swedish triple jumper (died 1946)

Musician

Mischa Elman, Ukrainian-American violinist (died 1967)

Scientist

Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer and businessman, founded the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company (died 1969)

Musician

Lead Belly, American folk/blues musician and songwriter (died 1949)

Notable Figure

Enoch L. Johnson, American mob boss (died 1968)

Writer

Forrest Wilson, American journalist and author (died 1942)

Notable Figure

Johnny Torrio, Italian-American mob boss (died 1957)

Politician

Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (died 1962)

Notable Figure

Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and educator (died 1968)

Actor

Finlay Currie, Scottish-English actor (died 1968)

Musician

Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (died 1957)

Athlete

Steve Bloomer, English footballer and coach (died 1938)

Writer

Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1950)

Musician

Guillaume Lekeu, Belgian pianist and composer (died 1894)

Actor

Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (died 1944)

Notable Figure

Wilhelm Ramsay, Finnish geologist and professor (died 1928)

Notable Figure

Harriot Stanton Blatch, American suffragist and organizer (died 1940)

Musician

Ernest Chausson, French composer (died 1899)

Politician

George D. Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 34th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1896)

Business

Göran Fredrik Göransson, Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist (died 1900)

Politician

David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso (died 1868)

Political Leader

William Fox, English-New Zealand politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1893)

Scientist

Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (died 1896)

Political Leader

Anson Jones, American physician and politician, 5th President of the Republic of Texas (died 1858)

Musician

Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (died 1860)

Politician

Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (died 1848)

Scientist

André-Marie Ampère, French physicist and mathematician (died 1836)

Musician

Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny, Belgian-French composer and theorist (died 1842)

Military

Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, English admiral (died 1824)

Writer

Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Swedish botanist and author (died 1783)

Political Leader

Richard Henry Lee, American lawyer and politician, President of the Continental Congress (died 1794)

Notable Figure

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and numismatist (died 1795)

Notable Figure

Charles III of Spain (died 1788)

Musician

Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer (died 1741)

Legal

Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (died 1718)

Musician

Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (died 1630)

Scientist

Simon Marius, German astronomer and academic (died 1624)

Notable Figure

Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer (died 1629)

Political Leader

Sebastian, King of Portugal (died 1578)

Scientist

Rafael Bombelli, Italian mathematician (died 1572)

Notable Figure

Sebastian de Aparicio, Spanish-Mexican rancher and missionary (died 1600)

Writer

Jean Quintin, French priest, knight and writer (died 1561)

Notable Figure

Sebastian Franck, German humanist (probable; (died 1543)

Notable Figure

Sebastian Münster, German scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer (died 1552)

Notable Figure

Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shōgun (died 1490)

Political Leader

Elizabeth of Bohemia, queen consort of Bohemia (died 1330)

Notable Figure

Alp Arslan, Seljuk sultan (probable; (died 1072)

Political Leader

Gordian III, Roman emperor (died 244)

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About Famous Birthdays on January 20

January 20 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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