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Famous People Born on January 6(215 people)

Athlete

Stefanos Tzimas, Greek footballer

Musician

MattyBRaps, American rapper, singer, and YouTuber

Athlete

Fiete Arp, German footballer

Athlete

Mohamed Camara, Malian footballer

Actor

Kwon Eun-bin, South Korean singer and actress

Notable Figure

Jack McBain, Canadian ice hockey player

Shuhua, Taiwanese singer(2000 - present)
Musician

Shuhua, Taiwanese singer

Notable Figure

Tyler Oliveira, American YouTuber

Polo G, American rapper(1999 - present)
Musician

Polo G, American rapper

Athlete

Mac McClung, American basketball player

Athlete

Michel Aebischer, Swiss footballer

Actor

Courtney Eaton, Australian model and actress

Political Leader

Catriona Gray, Filipino-Australian model, singer and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2018

Athlete

Denis Suárez, Spanish footballer

Notable Figure

Jameis Winston, American football player

Musician

Jay B, South Korean singer

Athlete

Pat Connaughton, American basketball player

Athlete

Jesús Manuel Corona, Mexican footballer

Athlete

Jérôme Roussillon, French-Guadeloupean footballer

Athlete

Corey Conners, Canadian professional golfer

Politician

Duarte Alves, Portuguese politician

Athlete

Will Barton, American basketball player

Athlete

Kevin Gausman, American baseball player

Athlete

Cristian Erbes, Argentine footballer

Athlete

Sean Kilpatrick, American basketball player

Athlete

Alex Teixeira, Brazilian footballer

Athlete

Andy Carroll, English footballer

Athlete

Sergio León, Spanish footballer

Notable Figure

Derrick Morgan, American football player

Notable Figure

Arin Hanson, American YouTuber

Athlete

Bongani Khumalo, South African footballer

Notable Figure

Ndamukong Suh, American football player

Athlete

Paul McShane, Irish footballer

Notable Figure

Petter Northug, Norwegian skier

Fashion

Irina Shayk, Russian fashion model

Musician

Alex Turner, English singer, songwriter, and musician

Notable Figure

A. J. Hawk, American football player and analyst

Actor

Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian

Business

Eric Trump, American businessman

Notable Figure

Adam Burish, American ice hockey player

Athlete

Chen Nan, Chinese basketball player

Athlete

Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Roy Asotasi, New Zealand rugby league player

TV/Radio

Tiffany Pollard, American television personality

Athlete

Israel Damonte, Argentine footballer and manager

Actor

Eddie Redmayne, English actor and model

Actor

Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress

Notable Figure

Asante Samuel, American football player

Athlete

Casey Fossum, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Bubba Franks, American football player

Notable Figure

Johan Davidsson, Swedish ice hockey player

Actor

Danny Pintauro, American actor

Notable Figure

Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player

Notable Figure

James Farrior, American football player

Athlete

Marlon Anderson, American baseball player and sportscaster

Athlete

Daniel Cordone, Argentinian footballer

Athlete

Paul Grant, American basketball player and coach

Notable Figure

Vasso Karantasiou, Greek beach volleyball player

Musician

Irwin Thomas, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Leonardo Astrada, Argentine footballer and manager

Filmmaker

Julie Chen Moonves, American television personality, presenter, and producer

Athlete

Radoslav Látal, Czech footballer and manager

Actor

Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player, sportscaster, and actress

Actor

Norman Reedus, American actor and model

Actor

Aron Eisenberg, American actor and podcaster (died 2019)

Filmmaker

John Singleton, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)

Musician

A. R. Rahman, Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, and philanthropist

Actor

Sharon Cuneta, Filipino singer and actress

Athlete

Attilio Lombardo, Italian footballer and manager

Writer

Bjørn Lomborg, Danish author and academic

Notable Figure

Charles Haley, American football player

Politician

Jyrki Kasvi, Finnish journalist and politician (died 2021)

Athlete

Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler and manager

Athlete

Norm Charlton, American baseball player and coach

Athlete

Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan runner (died 1995)

Notable Figure

Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (died 2012)

Notable Figure

Nigel Melville, English rugby player

Politician

Peter Whittle, British politician, author, journalist, and broadcaster (died 2025)

Athlete

Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster

Notable Figure

Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach

Writer

Nigella Lawson, English chef and author

Notable Figure

Howie Long, American football player and sports commentator

Notable Figure

Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer

Athlete

Shlomo Glickstein, Israeli tennis player

Astronaut

Michael Foale, British-American astrophysicist and astronaut

Athlete

Nancy Lopez, American golfer and sportscaster

Writer

Elizabeth Strout, American novelist and short story writer

Notable Figure

Justin Welby, English archbishop

Notable Figure

Clive Woodward, English rugby player and coach

Actor

Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Debbie Mathers, Mother of Eminem (died 2024)

Filmmaker

Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (died 2008)

Musician

Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2017)

Athlete

Don Gullett, American baseball player and coach (died 2024)

Musician

Kim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player

Filmmaker

Louis Freeh, American lawyer and jurist, 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Athlete

Mike Boit, Kenyan runner and academic

Writer

Carolyn D. Wright, American poet and academic (died 2016)

Astronaut

Guy Gardner, American colonel and astronaut

Notable Figure

Dayle Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer

Musician

Sandy Denny, English folk-rock singer-songwriter (died 1978)

Musician

Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006)

Notable Figure

Barry John, Welsh rugby player (died 2024)

Actor

Jayanthi (actress), Indian film actress (died 2021)

Actor

Bonnie Franklin, American actress and singer (died 2013)

Musician

Alan Stivell, French singer-songwriter and harp player

Notable Figure

Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Athlete

Terry Venables, English footballer and manager (died 2023)

Musician

Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1979)

Athlete

Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2002)

Athlete

Murray Rose, English-Australian swimmer and sportscaster (died 2012)

Actor

Adriano Celentano, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and director

Notable Figure

Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and academic

Writer

Rajnikumar Pandya, Indian writer, journalist (died 2025)

Actor

Larisa Shepitko, Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actress (died 1979)

Notable Figure

Ludvík Daněk, Czech discus thrower (died 1998)

Notable Figure

Lou Holtz, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

Musician

Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (died 2004)

Athlete

Darlene Hard, American tennis player (died 2021)

Political Leader

Julio María Sanguinetti, Uruguayan journalist, lawyer, and politician, 29th President of Uruguay

Notable Figure

Ian Meckiff, Australian cricketer

Actor

Nino Tempo, American musician, singer, and actor (died 2025)

Notable Figure

Harry M. Miller, New Zealand-Australian talent agent and publicist (died 2018)

Actor

Sylvia Syms, English actress (died 2023)

Actor

John Clive, English actor and author (died 2012)

Scientist

Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (died 2003)

Actor

Simon Oates, English actor (died 2009)

Scientist

Stuart A. Rice, American chemist and academic (died 2024)

Writer

E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (died 2015)

Actor

Vic Tayback, American actor (died 1990)

Actor

Capucine, French actress and model (died 1990)

Military

Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (died 2014)

Athlete

Ralph Branca, American baseball player (died 2016)

Notable Figure

Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (died 2002)

Actor

Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (died 2006)

Scientist

John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (died 2005)

Political Leader

Kim Dae-jung, South Korean soldier and politician, 8th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)

Notable Figure

Earl Scruggs, American banjo player (died 2012)

Athlete

Vladimir Kazantsev, Russian runner (died 2007)

Political Leader

Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1974)

Writer

Jacobo Timerman, Argentinian journalist and author (died 1999)

Notable Figure

Marianne Grunberg-Manago, Russian-French biochemist and academic (died 2013)

Athlete

Cary Middlecoff, American golfer and sportscaster (died 1998)

Actor

Henry Corden, Canadian-born American actor (died 2005)

Scientist

John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (died 2004)

Philosopher/Religious

Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader; founder of the Unification Church (died 2012)

Athlete

Early Wynn, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 1999)

Politician

Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (died 2005)

Writer

Park Mok-wol, influential Korean poet and academic (died 1978)

Politician

Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2015)

Philosopher/Religious

John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst, physician, and philosopher (died 2001)

Writer

Alan Watts, English-American philosopher and author (died 1973)

Medical

Godfrey Edward Arnold, Austrian-American physician and academic (died 1989)

Politician

Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (died 2001)

Actor

Loretta Young, American actress (died 2000)

Philosopher/Religious

Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic (died 1994)

Actor

Danny Thomas, American actor, comedian, producer, and humanitarian (died 1991)

Athlete

Kid Chocolate, Cuban boxer (died 1988)

Writer

Wright Morris, American author and photographer (died 1998)

Musician

Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor (died 1993)

Political Leader

Maria of Yugoslavia, Queen of Yugoslavia (died 1961)

Scientist

Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (died 1968)

Military

James Fitzmaurice, Irish soldier and pilot (died 1965)

Notable Figure

Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer (died 1937)

Writer

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (died 1931)

Political Leader

Fan S. Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Albania (died 1965)

Politician

Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1961)

Writer

Ion Minulescu, Romanian author, poet, and critic (died 1944)

Actor

Tom Mix, American cowboy and actor (died 1940)

Notable Figure

Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina (died 1970)

Writer

Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (died 1967)

Actor

Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer (died 1948)

Musician

Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (died 1915)

Political Leader

Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (died 1944)

Architect

Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde (died 1947)

Philosopher/Religious

George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (died 1940)

Actor

Morton Selten, British actor (died 1939)

Philosopher/Religious

Samuel Alexander, Australian-English philosopher and academic (died 1938)

Politician

Hugh Mahon, Irish-Australian publisher and politician, 10th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 1931)

Politician

William Russell, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Massachusetts (died 1896)

Musician

Giuseppe Martucci, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1909)

Political Leader

Clarence King, American geologist, mountaineer, and critic (died 1901)

Musician

Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (died 1920)

Artist

Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (died 1883)

Business

Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist and businessman (died 1890)

Politician

Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician (died 1874)

Notable Figure

Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American conchologist and paleontologist (died 1864)

Scientist

Joseph Petzval, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist (died 1891)

Musician

Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1888)

Writer

Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (died 1831)

Scientist

Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (died 1871)

Politician

James Madison Porter, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Secretary of War (died 1862)

Notable Figure

Andreas Moustoxydis, Greek historian and philologist (died 1860)

Politician

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, first dictator of Paraguay (died 1840)

Scientist

Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, French co-inventor of the hot air balloon (died 1799)

Medical

Percivall Pott, English surgeon (died 1788)

Musician

José de Nebra, Spanish composer (died 1768)

Musician

Giuseppe Sammartini, Italian oboe player and composer (died 1750)

Politician

James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (died 1744)

Notable Figure

Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (died 1720)

Notable Figure

Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton, Scottish peeress (died 1716)

Politician

Christoffer Gabel, Danish politician (died 1673)

Notable Figure

Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French educator and courtier (died 1650)

Notable Figure

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (died 1645)

Scientist

Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (died 1656)

Notable Figure

Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria (died 1612)

Medical

Caspar Peucer, German physician and scholar (died 1602)

Philosopher/Religious

John of Ávila, Spanish mystic and saint (died 1569)

Notable Figure

Olaus Petri, Swedish clergyman (died 1552)

Writer

Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (died 1540)

Musician

Martin Agricola, German composer and theorist (died 1556)

Philosopher/Religious

Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (died 1431)

Notable Figure

Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent (died 1408)

Notable Figure

Richard II of England (died 1400)

Notable Figure

Gertrude the Great, German mystic (died 1302)

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About Famous Birthdays on January 6

January 6 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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