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Famous People Born on January 6(215 people)
MattyBRaps, American rapper, singer, and YouTuber
Kwon Eun-bin, South Korean singer and actress
Jack McBain, Canadian ice hockey player
Mac McClung, American basketball player
Courtney Eaton, Australian model and actress
Catriona Gray, Filipino-Australian model, singer and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2018
Jameis Winston, American football player
Pat Connaughton, American basketball player
Jesús Manuel Corona, Mexican footballer
Jérôme Roussillon, French-Guadeloupean footballer
Corey Conners, Canadian professional golfer
Will Barton, American basketball player
Kevin Gausman, American baseball player
Sean Kilpatrick, American basketball player
Derrick Morgan, American football player
Bongani Khumalo, South African footballer
Ndamukong Suh, American football player
Alex Turner, English singer, songwriter, and musician
A. J. Hawk, American football player and analyst
Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian
Adam Burish, American ice hockey player
Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player
Roy Asotasi, New Zealand rugby league player
Tiffany Pollard, American television personality
Israel Damonte, Argentine footballer and manager
Asante Samuel, American football player
Bubba Franks, American football player
Johan Davidsson, Swedish ice hockey player
Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
James Farrior, American football player
Marlon Anderson, American baseball player and sportscaster
Paul Grant, American basketball player and coach
Vasso Karantasiou, Greek beach volleyball player
Leonardo Astrada, Argentine footballer and manager
Radoslav Látal, Czech footballer and manager
Aron Eisenberg, American actor and podcaster (died 2019)
A. R. Rahman, Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, and philanthropist
Sharon Cuneta, Filipino singer and actress
Attilio Lombardo, Italian footballer and manager
Bjørn Lomborg, Danish author and academic
Charles Haley, American football player
Jyrki Kasvi, Finnish journalist and politician (died 2021)
Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler and manager
Norm Charlton, American baseball player and coach
Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan runner (died 1995)
Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (died 2012)
Nigel Melville, English rugby player
Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster
Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
Nigella Lawson, English chef and author
Howie Long, American football player and sports commentator
Shlomo Glickstein, Israeli tennis player
Michael Foale, British-American astrophysicist and astronaut
Nancy Lopez, American golfer and sportscaster
Elizabeth Strout, American novelist and short story writer
Clive Woodward, English rugby player and coach
Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
Debbie Mathers, Mother of Eminem (died 2024)
Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (died 2008)
Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2017)
Don Gullett, American baseball player and coach (died 2024)
Kim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player
Louis Freeh, American lawyer and jurist, 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Carolyn D. Wright, American poet and academic (died 2016)
Guy Gardner, American colonel and astronaut
Dayle Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer
Sandy Denny, English folk-rock singer-songwriter (died 1978)
Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006)
Barry John, Welsh rugby player (died 2024)
Jayanthi (actress), Indian film actress (died 2021)
Bonnie Franklin, American actress and singer (died 2013)
Alan Stivell, French singer-songwriter and harp player
Terry Venables, English footballer and manager (died 2023)
Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1979)
Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and academic
Rajnikumar Pandya, Indian writer, journalist (died 2025)
Ludvík Daněk, Czech discus thrower (died 1998)
Lou Holtz, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (died 2004)
Darlene Hard, American tennis player (died 2021)
Julio María Sanguinetti, Uruguayan journalist, lawyer, and politician, 29th President of Uruguay
Nino Tempo, American musician, singer, and actor (died 2025)
Sylvia Syms, English actress (died 2023)
John Clive, English actor and author (died 2012)
Stuart A. Rice, American chemist and academic (died 2024)
Capucine, French actress and model (died 1990)
Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (died 2014)
Ralph Branca, American baseball player (died 2016)
Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (died 2002)
John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (died 2005)
Kim Dae-jung, South Korean soldier and politician, 8th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)
Earl Scruggs, American banjo player (died 2012)
Vladimir Kazantsev, Russian runner (died 2007)
Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1974)
Jacobo Timerman, Argentinian journalist and author (died 1999)
Cary Middlecoff, American golfer and sportscaster (died 1998)
Henry Corden, Canadian-born American actor (died 2005)
John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (died 2004)
Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader; founder of the Unification Church (died 2012)
Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (died 2005)
Park Mok-wol, influential Korean poet and academic (died 1978)
Alan Watts, English-American philosopher and author (died 1973)
Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (died 2001)
Loretta Young, American actress (died 2000)
Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic (died 1994)
Wright Morris, American author and photographer (died 1998)
Fan S. Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Albania (died 1965)
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💰 Richest People Born on January 6
Net worth of notable people who share this birthday. Tap a name for the full breakdown, including inflation-adjusted figures for those no longer living.
Who Was Born on January 6?
Our records list 215 notable people born on January 6, with confirmed birth years spanning from 1256 (Gertrude the Great, German mystic (died 1302)) to 2006 (Stefanos Tzimas, Greek footballer). At least 215 of them have no recorded death year.
Most Common Fields for January 6 Births
The people in our list for this date are concentrated in a handful of fields:
- Notable Figure — 49 people
- Athlete — 46 people
- Actor — 28 people
- Musician — 22 people
- Writer — 15 people
- Politician — 14 people
January 6 is also the birthday of 8 people tracked in our net-worth data, led by Nathan Kirsh. See the full breakdown in the “Richest People Born on This Day” section above.
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