People born on January 2 194
Emperor Yōzei
b. 869 – d. 949
Yōzei, Japanese emperor (d. 949)
Basilios Bessarion
b. 1403 – d. 1472
Basilios Bessarion, Greek cardinal and scholar (d. 1472)
Piero di Cosimo
b. 1462 – d. 1522
Piero di Cosimo, Italian painter (d. 1522)
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Henry of Stolberg
b. 1509 – d. 1572
Henry of Stolberg, German nobleman (d. 1572)
Mehmed IV
b. 1642 – d. 1693
Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan (b. 1642)
Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist and rebel)
b. 1647 – d. 1676
Nathaniel Bacon, English-American rebel leader (d. 1676)
Osman III
b. 1699 – d. 1757
Osman III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1757)
Marie Dumesnil
b. 1713 – d. 1803
Marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803)
James Wolfe
b. 1727 – d. 1759
James Wolfe, English general (b. 1727)
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František Brixi
b. 1732 – d. 1771
František Brixi, Czech organist and composer (d. 1771)
Christian Daniel Rauch
b. 1777 – d. 1857
Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor and educator (d. 1857)
Rudolf Clausius
b. 1822 – d. 1888
Rudolf Clausius, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1822)
Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
b. 1827 – d. 1914
Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Russian geographer and statistician (d. 1914)
Frederick A. Johnson
b. 1833 – d. 1893
Frederick A. Johnson, American banker and politician (b. 1833)
Queen Emma of Hawaii
b. 1836 – d. 1885
Queen Emma of Hawaii (d. 1885)
Mendele Mocher Sforim
b. 1836 – d. 1917
Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author (d. 1917)
Mily Balakirev
b. 1837 – d. 1910
Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
Ludwig von Graff
b. 1851 – d. 1924
Ludwig von Graff, Austrian zoologist (d. 1924)
Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan
b. 1852 – d. 1937
Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
M. Carey Thomas
b. 1857 – d. 1935
M. Carey Thomas, American educator and activist (d. 1935)
William Corless Mills
b. 1860 – d. 1928
William Corless Mills, American historian and curator (d. 1928)
Dugald Campbell Patterson
b. 1860 – d. 1931
Dugald Campbell Patterson, Canadian engineer (d. 1931)
Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky
b. 1862 – d. 1919
Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, Polish-Russian engineer, electrician, and inventor (d. 1919)
Gilbert Murray
b. 1866 – d. 1957
Gilbert Murray, Australian-English playwright and scholar (d. 1957)
Ernst Barlach
b. 1870 – d. 1938
Ernst Barlach, German sculptor and playwright (d. 1938)
Tex Rickard
b. 1870 – d. 1929
Tex Rickard, American boxing promoter and businessman (d. 1929)
Thérèse of Lisieux
b. 1873 – d. 1897
Thérèse of Lisieux, French nun and saint (b. 1873)
Antonie Pannekoek
b. 1873 – d. 1960
Antonie Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer and theorist (d. 1960)
Aquiles Serdán
b. 1876 – d. 1910
Aquiles Serdán, Mexican activist and politician (d. 1910)
Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai
b. 1878 – d. 1970
Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai, Indian activist, founded the Nair Service Society (d. 1970)
Rudolf Bauer (athlete)
b. 1879 – d. 1932
Rudolf Bauer, Hungarian discus thrower (d. 1932)
Ben-Zion Dinur
b. 1884 – d. 1973
Ben-Zion Dinur, Russian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Education Minister of Israel (b. 1884)
Gordon Flowerdew
b. 1885 – d. 1918
Gordon Flowerdew, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918)
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
b. 1886 – d. 1959
Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English explorer and author (d. 1959)
Florence Lawrence
b. 1886 – d. 1938
Florence Lawrence, Canadian-American actress (d. 1938)
Billy Zulch
b. 1886 – d. 1924
Billy Zulch, South African cricketer (d. 1924)
Bertram Stevens (politician)
b. 1889 – d. 1973
Bertram Stevens, Australian accountant and politician, 25th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1973)
Henrik Visnapuu
b. 1890 – d. 1951
Henrik Visnapuu, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1890)
Giovanni Michelucci
b. 1891 – d. 1990
Giovanni Michelucci, Italian architect and urban planner, designed the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station (d. 1990)
Seiichiro Kashio
b. 1892 – d. 1962
Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (b. 1892)
Lillian Leitzel
b. 1893 – d. 1931
Lillian Leitzel, German acrobat and strongwoman (d. 1931)
Folke Bernadotte
b. 1895 – d. 1948
Folke Bernadotte, Swedish soldier and diplomat (b. 1895)
Dziga Vertov
b. 1896 – d. 1954
Dziga Vertov, Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
Lawrence Wackett
b. 1896 – d. 1982
Lawrence Wackett, Australian commander and engineer (d. 1982)
Jim Londos
b. 1897 – d. 1975
Jim Londos, Greek-American wrestler (d. 1975)
Theodore Plucknett
b. 1897 – d. 1965
Theodore Plucknett, English legal historian (d. 1965)
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
b. 1898 – d. 1989
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, American economist and lawyer (d. 1989)
Burhan Asaf Belge
b. 1899 – d. 1967
Burhan Asaf Belge, Turkish diplomat (b. 1887)
William Haines
b. 1900 – d. 1973
William Haines, American actor and interior designer (d. 1973)
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Una Ledingham
b. 1900 – d. 1965
Una Ledingham, British physician, known for research on diabetes in pregnancy (d. 1965)
Bob Marshall (wilderness activist)
b. 1901 – d. 1939
Bob Marshall, American activist, co-founded The Wilderness Society (d. 1939)
Dan Keating
b. 1902 – d. 2007
Dan Keating, Irish Republican Army volunteer (b. 1902)
Truus Klapwijk
b. 1904 – d. 1991
Truus Klapwijk, Dutch diver and swimmer (d. 1991)
Jainendra Kumar
b. 1905 – d. 1988
Jainendra Kumar, Indian author and translator (d. 1988)
Lev Schnirelmann
b. 1905 – d. 1938
Lev Schnirelmann, Belarusian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
Michael Tippett
b. 1905 – d. 1998
Michael Tippett, English composer and conductor (b. 1905)
Luigi Zampa
b. 1905 – d. 1991
Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1905)
Riccardo Cassin
b. 1909 – d. 2009
Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (b. 1909)
Barry Goldwater
b. 1909 – d. 1998
Barry Goldwater, American general, activist, and politician (b. 1909)
Anna Lee
b. 1913 – d. 2004
Anna Lee, English-American actress (b. 1913)
Juanita Jackson Mitchell
b. 1913 – d. 1992
Juanita Jackson Mitchell, American lawyer and activist (d. 1992)
Kenny Clarke
b. 1914 – d. 1985
Kenny Clarke, American drummer and composer (d. 1985)
Noor Inayat Khan
b. 1914 – d. 1944
Noor Inayat Khan, British SOE agent (d. 1944)
Zypora Spaisman
b. 1916 – d. 2002
Zypora Spaisman, Polish-American midwife and actress and producer of the Yiddish stage (d. 2002)
Vera Zorina
b. 1917 – d. 2003
Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (d. 2003)
Willi Graf
b. 1918 – d. 1943
Willi Graf, German physician and activist (d. 1943)
Beatrice Hicks
b. 1918 – d. 1979
Beatrice Hicks, American engineer (d. 1979)
Isaac Asimov
b. 1920 – d. 1992
Isaac Asimov, American science fiction writer (b. 1920)
Glen Harmon
b. 1921 – d. 2007
Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
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Rachel Waterhouse
b. 1923
Rachel Waterhouse, English historian and author
Evgenios Spatharis
b. 1924 – d. 2009
Evgenios Spatharis, Greek puppeteer, actor, and director (d. 2009)
William J. Crowe
b. 1925 – d. 2007
William J. Crowe, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 2007)
Gino Marchetti
b. 1927
Gino Marchetti, American football player
Avie Bennett
b. 1928 – d. 2017
Avie Bennett, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2017)
Robert Goralski
b. 1928 – d. 1988
Robert Goralski, American journalist and author (d. 1988)
Kate Molale
b. 1928 – d. 1980
Kate Molale, South African activist (b. 1928)
Dan Rostenkowski
b. 1928 – d. 2010
Dan Rostenkowski, American Congressman (d. 2010)
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James D. Murray
b. 1931
James D. Murray, Scottish mathematician and academic
Toshiki Kaifu
b. 1931
Toshiki Kaifu, Japanese lawyer and politician, 76th Prime Minister of Japan
Peter Redgrove
b. 1932 – d. 2003
Peter Redgrove, English poet, author, and playwright (d. 2003)
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Ed Casey
b. 1933 – d. 2006
Ed Casey, Australian banker and politician (d. 2006)
Seiichi Morimura
b. 1933
Seiichi Morimura, Japanese author
Richard Riley
b. 1933
Richard Riley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of Education
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Keith Thomas (historian)
b. 1933
Keith Thomas, Welsh historian, author, and academic
David McKee
b. 1935
David McKee, English author and illustrator
Lolo Soetoro
b. 1935 – d. 1987
Lolo Soetoro, Indonesian geographer and academic (d. 1987)
Roger Miller
b. 1936 – d. 1992
Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (d. 1992)
David Bailey
b. 1938
David Bailey, English photographer and painter
Lynn Conway
b. 1938
Lynn Conway, American computer scientist and electrical engineer
Hans Herbjørnsrud
b. 1938
Hans Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian author and educator
Goh Kun
b. 1938
Goh Kun, South Korean politician, 31st Prime Minister of South Korea
Robert Smithson
b. 1938 – d. 1973
Robert Smithson, American photographer and sculptor (b. 1938)
Dana Ulery
b. 1938
Dana Ulery, American computer scientist
Jim Bakker
b. 1940
Jim Bakker, American televangelist
Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
b. 1940 – d. 2015
Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1940)
Thomas Hammarberg
b. 1942
Thomas Hammarberg, Swedish lawyer and diplomat
Dennis Hastert
b. 1942
Dennis Hastert, American educator and politician, 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Hugh Shelton
b. 1942
Hugh Shelton, American general
Janet Akyüz Mattei
b. 1943 – d. 2004
Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer (d. 2004)
Péter Eötvös
b. 1944
Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer and conductor
Norodom Ranariddh
b. 1944
Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian field marshal and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia
Sonny Ruberto
b. 1946 – d. 2014
Sonny Ruberto, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
Jack Hanna
b. 1947
Jack Hanna, American zoologist and author
Calvin Hill
b. 1947
Calvin Hill, American football player
David Shapiro (poet)
b. 1947
David Shapiro, American poet, historian, and critic
Judith Miller
b. 1948
Judith Miller, American journalist and author
Joyce Wadler
b. 1948
Joyce Wadler, American journalist and author
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Christopher Durang
b. 1949
Christopher Durang, American playwright and screenwriter
Jean Krier
b. 1949 – d. 2013
Jean Krier, Luxembourger poet (d. 2013)
Iris Marion Young
b. 1949 – d. 2006
Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and activist (b. 1949)
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Anatoli Ushanov
b. 1950
Anatoli Ushanov, Russian footballer and coach
Jim Essian
b. 1951
Jim Essian, American baseball player and coach
Alexander Pogrebinsky
b. 1951
Alexander Pogrebinsky, Ukrainian-American painter and educator
Indulis Emsis
b. 1952
Indulis Emsis, Latvian biologist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Latvia
Wendy Phillips
b. 1952
Wendy Phillips, American actress
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Graeme Strachan
b. 1952 – d. 2001
Graeme Strachan, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
Vincent Racaniello
b. 1953
Vincent Racaniello, American virologist, author, and academic
Jacques Tichelaar
b. 1953
Jacques Tichelaar, Dutch educator and politician
Henry Bonilla
b. 1954
Henry Bonilla, American broadcaster and politician
Lynda Barry
b. 1956
Lynda Barry, American cartoonist and author
Beppe Gabbiani
b. 1957
Beppe Gabbiani, Italian race car driver
Helen Goodman
b. 1958
Helen Goodman, English lawyer and politician
Vladimir Ovchinnikov (pianist)
b. 1958
Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist and educator
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Kirti Azad
b. 1959
Kirti Azad, Indian cricketer and politician
Raman Lamba
b. 1960 – d. 1998
Raman Lamba, Indian cricketer (d. 1998)
Gabrielle Carteris
b. 1961
Gabrielle Carteris, American actress
Todd Haynes
b. 1961
Todd Haynes, American director and screenwriter
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Craig James (American football)
b. 1961
Craig James, American football player and sportscaster
Robert Wexler
b. 1961
Robert Wexler, American lawyer and politician
David Cone
b. 1963
David Cone, American baseball player and sportscaster
Edgar Martínez
b. 1963
Edgar Martínez, American baseball player
Michael McCann (politician)
b. 1964
Michael McCann, Scottish lawyer and politician
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Rumesh Ratnayake
b. 1964
Rumesh Ratnayake, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Pernell Whitaker
b. 1964
Pernell Whitaker, American boxer
Greg Swindell
b. 1965
Greg Swindell, American baseball player and coach
Tia Carrere
b. 1967
Tia Carrere, American actress
Jón Gnarr
b. 1967
Jón Gnarr, Icelandic actor and politician; 20th Mayor of Reykjavik City
Francois Pienaar
b. 1967
Francois Pienaar, South African rugby player
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
b. 1968
Cuba Gooding, Jr., American actor and producer
Anky van Grunsven
b. 1968
Anky van Grunsven, Dutch horse rider
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István Bagyula
b. 1969
István Bagyula, Hungarian pole vaulter
William Fox-Pitt
b. 1969
William Fox-Pitt, English horse rider and journalist
Robby Gordon
b. 1969
Robby Gordon, American race car driver
Karl-Heinz Grasser
b. 1969
Karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian businessman and politician, 16th Finance Minister of Austria
Glen Johnson (boxer)
b. 1969
Glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer
Christy Turlington
b. 1969
Christy Turlington, American model
Eric Whitacre
b. 1970
Eric Whitacre, American composer and conductor
Taye Diggs
b. 1971
Taye Diggs, American actor
Renée Elise Goldsberry
b. 1971
Renée Elise Goldsberry, American actress
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Lisa Harrison
b. 1971
Lisa Harrison, American basketball player
Adam Elliot
b. 1972
Adam Elliot, Australian animator and screenwriter
Paweł Januszewski
b. 1972
Paweł Januszewski, Polish hurdler
Rodney MacDonald
b. 1972
Rodney MacDonald, Canadian educator and politician, 26th Premier of Nova Scotia
Mattias Norström
b. 1972
Mattias Norström, Swedish ice hockey player and manager
Lucy Davis
b. 1973
Lucy Davis, English actress
Jason de Vos
b. 1974
Jason de Vos, Canadian soccer player and sportscaster
Ludmila Formanová
b. 1974
Ludmila Formanová, Czech runner
Tomáš Řepka
b. 1974
Tomáš Řepka, Czech footballer
Chris Cheney
b. 1975
Chris Cheney, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
Dax Shepard
b. 1975
Dax Shepard, American actor
Jeff Suppan
b. 1975
Jeff Suppan, American baseball player
Reuben Thorne
b. 1975
Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby player
Hrysopiyi Devetzi
b. 1976
Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek jumper
Paz Vega
b. 1976
Paz Vega, Spanish actress
Brian Boucher
b. 1977
Brian Boucher, American ice hockey player and sportscaster
Stefan Koubek
b. 1977
Stefan Koubek, Austrian tennis player
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Aleš Píša
b. 1977
Aleš Píša, Czech ice hockey player
Karina Smirnoff
b. 1978
Karina Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American dancer
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Megumi Toyoguchi
b. 1978
Megumi Toyoguchi, Japanese voice actress and singer
Yoon Se-ah
b. 1978
Yoon Se-ah, South Korean actress
Jonathan Greening
b. 1979
Jonathan Greening, English footballer and coach
Georgios Dedas
b. 1980
Georgios Dedas, Greek basketball player
Melvin Holwijn
b. 1980
Melvin Holwijn, Dutch footballer
Jérôme Pineau
b. 1980
Jérôme Pineau, French cyclist
Hanno Balitsch
b. 1981
Hanno Balitsch, German footballer
Ryan Garko
b. 1981
Ryan Garko, American baseball player
Kirk Hinrich
b. 1981
Kirk Hinrich, American basketball player
Maxi Rodríguez
b. 1981
Maxi Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer
Kate Bosworth
b. 1983
Kate Bosworth, American actress
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Otacílio Jales
b. 1984
Otacílio Jales, Brazilian footballer
Ivan Dodig
b. 1985
Ivan Dodig, Croatian tennis player
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Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu
b. 1986 – d. 2012
Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu, Turkish-Bosnian footballer (b. 1986)
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Nicolás Bertolo
b. 1986
Nicolás Bertolo, Argentinian footballer
Trombone Shorty
b. 1986
Trombone Shorty, American trumpet player and composer
Joseph Paulo
b. 1988
Joseph Paulo, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
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Damien Tussac
b. 1988
Damien Tussac, French-German rugby player
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Mandy Harvey
b. 1988
Mandy Harvey, Deaf Jazz Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Karel Abraham
b. 1990
Karel Abraham, Czech motorcycle racer
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Maurício Alves Peruchi
b. 1990 – d. 2014
Maurício Alves Peruchi, Brazilian footballer (b. 1990)
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Chris Sabburg
b. 1990
Chris Sabburg, Australian cricketer
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Luis Pedro Cavanda
b. 1991
Luis Pedro Cavanda, Belgian footballer
Davide Santon
b. 1991
Davide Santon, Italian footballer
Korbin Sims
b. 1992
Korbin Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
Bryson Tiller
b. 1993
Bryson Tiller, American singer-songwriter