People born on January 25 162
Leo IV the Khazar
b. 750 – d. 780
Leo IV the Khazar, Byzantine emperor (b. 750)
Paul Hofhaimer
b. 1459 – d. 1537
Paul Hofhaimer, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1537)
Anne of Brittany
b. 1477 – d. 1514
Anne of Brittany (d. 1514)
Johannes Oporinus
b. 1507 – d. 1568
Johannes Oporinus, Swiss printer (d. 1568)
Giovanni Morone
b. 1509 – d. 1580
Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (d. 1580)
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
b. 1526 – d. 1586
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (d. 1586)
Govert Flinck
b. 1615 – d. 1660
Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (d. 1660)
Robert Boyle
b. 1627 – d. 1691
Robert Boyle, Irish-English chemist and physicist (d. 1691)
Gaspar Fagel
b. 1634 – d. 1688
Gaspar Fagel, Dutch politician and diplomat (d. 1688)
Daniel Casper von Lohenstein
b. 1635 – d. 1683
Daniel Casper von Lohenstein, German writer, diplomat and lawyer (d. 1683)
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
b. 1640 – d. 1707
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire (b. 1640)
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
b. 1736 – d. 1813
Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1736)
Charles François Dumouriez
b. 1739 – d. 1823
Charles François Dumouriez, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (d. 1823)
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
b. 1743 – d. 1819
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher and author (d. 1819)
Johann Gottfried Vierling
b. 1750 – d. 1813
Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer (d. 1813)
Paolo Mascagni
b. 1755 – d. 1815
Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (d. 1815)
Robert Burns
b. 1759 – d. 1796
Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1759)
William Colgate
b. 1783 – d. 1857
William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive (d. 1857)
François-Vincent Raspail
b. 1794 – d. 1878
François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist, physician, physiologist, and lawyer (d. 1878)
William MacGillivray
b. 1796 – d. 1852
William MacGillivray, Scottish biologist and ornithologist (b. 1796)
J. Marion Sims
b. 1813 – d. 1883
J. Marion Sims, American gynecologist and physician (d. 1883)
Charles Reed Bishop
b. 1822 – d. 1915
Charles Reed Bishop, American banker and politician, founded the First Hawaiian Bank (b. 1822)
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William McDougall (politician)
b. 1822 – d. 1905
William McDougall, Canadian lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories (d. 1905)
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
b. 1824 – d. 1873
Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1824)
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
b. 1841 – d. 1920
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, British admiral (b. 1841)
Mikimoto Kōkichi
b. 1858 – d. 1954
Mikimoto Kōkichi, Japanese businessman (b. 1858)
Charles Curtis
b. 1860 – d. 1936
Charles Curtis, American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (b. 1860)
Julije Kempf
b. 1864 – d. 1934
Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and author (b. 1864)
Juventino Rosas
b. 1868 – d. 1894
Juventino Rosas, Mexican violinist and composer (d. 1894)
W. Somerset Maugham
b. 1874 – d. 1965
W. Somerset Maugham, British playwright, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1965)
Ernst Alexanderson
b. 1878 – d. 1975
Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-American engineer (d. 1975)
Virginia Woolf
b. 1882 – d. 1941
Virginia Woolf, English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic (d. 1941)
Kitahara Hakushū
b. 1885 – d. 1942
Kitahara Hakushū, Japanese poet and author (d. 1942)
Wilhelm Furtwängler
b. 1886 – d. 1954
Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor and composer (d. 1954)
Florence Mills
b. 1895 – d. 1927
Florence Mills, American singer, dancer, and actress (d. 1927)
Sleepy John Estes
b. 1899 – d. 1977
Sleepy John Estes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977)
Paul-Henri Spaak
b. 1899 – d. 1972
Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1899)
István Fekete
b. 1900 – d. 1970
István Fekete, Hungarian author (d. 1970)
Yōjirō Ishizaka
b. 1900 – d. 1986
Yōjirō Ishizaka, Japanese author and educator (d. 1986)
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Martín de Álzaga (racing driver)
b. 1901 – d. 1982
Martín de Álzaga, Argentinian race car driver and pilot (d. 1982)
Mildred Dunnock
b. 1901 – d. 1991
Mildred Dunnock, American actress (d. 1991)
Maurice Roy
b. 1905 – d. 1985
Maurice Roy, Canadian cardinal (d. 1985)
Margery Sharp
b. 1905 – d. 1991
Margery Sharp, English author and educator (d. 1991)
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Toni Ulmen
b. 1906 – d. 1976
Toni Ulmen, German race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1976)
Hsieh Tung-min
b. 1908 – d. 2001
Hsieh Tung-min, Taiwanese politicians and Vice President of the Republic of China (d. 2001)
Edgar V. Saks
b. 1910 – d. 1984
Edgar V. Saks, Estonian historian and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1910)
Huang Hua (politician)
b. 1913 – d. 2010
Huang Hua, Chinese translator and politician, 5th Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (d. 2010)
Witold Lutosławski
b. 1913 – d. 1994
Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (b. 1913)
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Luis Marden
b. 1913 – d. 2003
Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (d. 2003)
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William Strickland (conductor)
b. 1914 – d. 1991
William Strickland, American conductor and organist (d. 1991)
Ewan MacColl
b. 1915 – d. 1989
Ewan MacColl, English singer-songwriter, actor and producer (d. 1989)
Pop Ivy
b. 1916 – d. 2003
Pop Ivy, American football player and coach (d. 2003)
Ilya Prigogine
b. 1917 – d. 2003
Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
Jânio Quadros
b. 1917 – d. 1992
Jânio Quadros, Brazilian politician, 22nd President of Brazil (b. 1917)
Edwin Newman
b. 1919 – d. 2010
Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (b. 1919)
Samuel T. Cohen
b. 1921 – d. 2010
Samuel T. Cohen, American physicist and academic (d. 2010)
Raymond Baxter
b. 1922 – d. 2006
Raymond Baxter, English television host and author (b. 1922)
Arvid Carlsson
b. 1923
Arvid Carlsson, Swedish pharmacologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
Shirley Ardell Mason
b. 1923 – d. 1998
Shirley Ardell Mason, American psychiatric patient (d. 1998)
Sally Starr (TV hostess)
b. 1923 – d. 2013
Sally Starr, American actress and television host (d. 2013)
Jean Taittinger
b. 1923 – d. 2012
Jean Taittinger, French politician, French Minister of Justice (d. 2012)
Lou Groza
b. 1924 – d. 2000
Lou Groza, American football player and coach (d. 2000)
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Husein Mehmedov
b. 1924 – d. 2014
Husein Mehmedov, Bulgarian-Turkish wrestler and coach (d. 2014)
Speedy West
b. 1924 – d. 2003
Speedy West, American guitarist and producer (d. 2003)
Gordy Soltau
b. 1925 – d. 2014
Gordy Soltau, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2014)
Giorgos Zampetas
b. 1925 – d. 1992
Giorgos Zampetas, Greek bouzouki player and songwriter (d. 1992)
Antônio Carlos Jobim
b. 1927 – d. 1994
Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1994)
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Jérôme Choquette
b. 1928
Jérôme Choquette, Canadian lawyer and politician
Eduard Shevardnadze
b. 1928 – d. 2014
Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian general and politician, 2nd President of Georgia (b. 1928)
Cor van der Hart
b. 1928 – d. 2006
Cor van der Hart, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2006)
Elizabeth Allen (actress)
b. 1929 – d. 2006
Elizabeth Allen, American actress (b. 1929)
Robert Faurisson
b. 1929
Robert Faurisson, English-French author and academic
Benny Golson
b. 1929
Benny Golson, American saxophonist and composer
Tanya Savicheva
b. 1930 – d. 1944
Tanya Savicheva, Russian author (b. 1930)
Dean Jones (actor)
b. 1931 – d. 2015
Dean Jones, American actor and singer (b. 1931)
Corazon Aquino
b. 1933 – d. 2009
Corazon Aquino, Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines (b. 1933)
Conrad Burns
b. 1935 – d. 2016
Conrad Burns, American soldier, journalist, and politician (d. 2016)
António Ramalho Eanes
b. 1935
António Ramalho Eanes, Portuguese general and politician, 16th President of Portugal
Diana Hyland
b. 1936 – d. 1977
Diana Hyland, American actress (d. 1977)
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Onat Kutlar
b. 1936 – d. 1995
Onat Kutlar, Turkish author and poet (d. 1995)
Ange-Félix Patassé
b. 1937 – d. 2011
Ange-Félix Patassé, Central African engineer and politician, President of the Central African Republic (d. 2011)
Shotaro Ishinomori
b. 1938 – d. 1998
Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1938)
Etta James
b. 1938 – d. 2012
Etta James, American singer (d. 2012)
Leiji Matsumoto
b. 1938
Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese author, illustrator, and animator
Vladimir Vysotsky
b. 1938 – d. 1980
Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1938)
Buddy Baker
b. 1941 – d. 2015
Buddy Baker, American race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1941)
Carl Eller
b. 1942
Carl Eller, American football player and sportscaster
Eusébio
b. 1942 – d. 2014
Eusébio, Mozambican-Portuguese footballer (d. 2014)
Tobe Hooper
b. 1943 – d. 2017
Tobe Hooper, American film director (b. 1943)
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Anita Pallenberg
b. 1944
Anita Pallenberg, Italian-English model, actress, and fashion designer
Leigh Taylor-Young
b. 1945
Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress
Dave Walker
b. 1945
Dave Walker, English singer and guitarist
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Doc Bundy
b. 1946
Doc Bundy, American race car driver and technician
Ángel Nieto
b. 1947
Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer
Tostão
b. 1947
Tostão, Brazilian footballer, journalist, and physician
Ros Kelly
b. 1948
Ros Kelly, Australian educator and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
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Georgy Shishkin
b. 1948
Georgy Shishkin, Russian painter and illustrator
John Cooper Clarke
b. 1949
John Cooper Clarke, English poet and critic
Paul Nurse
b. 1949
Paul Nurse, English geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
Gloria Naylor
b. 1950 – d. 2016
Gloria Naylor, American novelist (b. 1950)
Steve Prefontaine
b. 1951 – d. 1975
Steve Prefontaine, American runner (b. 1951)
Peter Tatchell
b. 1952
Peter Tatchell, Australian-English journalist and activist
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Timothy White (editor)
b. 1952 – d. 2002
Timothy White, American journalist, author, and critic (d. 2002)
Ricardo Bochini
b. 1954
Ricardo Bochini, Argentinian footballer and manager
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Kay Cottee
b. 1954
Kay Cottee, Australian sailor
Renate Dorrestein
b. 1954
Renate Dorrestein, Dutch journalist and author
Andy Cox
b. 1956
Andy Cox, English guitarist
Eskil Erlandsson
b. 1957
Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish technologist and politician, Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs
Andy Harris (politician)
b. 1957
Andrew Harris, American commander, physician, and politician
Jenifer Lewis
b. 1957
Jenifer Lewis, American actress
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Dinah Manoff
b. 1958
Dinah Manoff, American actress
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Franco Pancheri
b. 1958
Franco Pancheri, Italian footballer and manager
Vivian Balakrishnan
b. 1961
Vivian Balakrishnan, Singaporean ophthalmologist and politician, Singaporean Ministry of National Development
Chris Chelios
b. 1962
Chris Chelios, American ice hockey player and manager
Fernando Haddad
b. 1963
Fernando Haddad, Brazilian academic and politician, 61st Mayor of São Paulo
Molly Holzschlag
b. 1963
Molly Holzschlag, American computer scientist and author
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Billy Andrade
b. 1964
Billy Andrade, American golfer
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Stephen Pate
b. 1964
Stephen Pate, Australian cyclist
Esa Tikkanen
b. 1965
Esa Tikkanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
Chet Culver
b. 1966
Chet Culver, American educator and politician, 41st Governor of Iowa
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Yiannos Ioannou
b. 1966
Yiannos Ioannou, Cypriot footballer and manager
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Nelson Asaytono
b. 1967
Nelson Asaytono, Filipino basketball player
David Ginola
b. 1967
David Ginola, French footballer
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Randy McKay
b. 1967
Randy McKay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Eric Orie
b. 1968
Eric Orie, Dutch footballer and manager
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Sergei Ovchinnikov (volleyball)
b. 1969 – d. 2012
Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1969)
Stephen Chbosky
b. 1970
Stephen Chbosky, American author, screenwriter, and director
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Chris Mills (basketball)
b. 1970
Chris Mills, American basketball player
Milt Stegall
b. 1970
Milt Stegall, American football player and sportscaster
Luca Badoer
b. 1971
Luca Badoer, Italian race car driver
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Philip Coppens (author)
b. 1971 – d. 2012
Philip Coppens, Belgian journalist and author (d. 2012)
Ana Ortiz
b. 1971
Ana Ortiz, American actress
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Shinji Takehara
b. 1972
Shinji Takehara, Japanese boxer
Geoff Johns
b. 1973
Geoff Johns, American author, screenwriter, and producer
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Robert Budreau
b. 1974
Robert Budreau, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
Emily Haines
b. 1974
Emily Haines, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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Attilio Nicodemo
b. 1974
Attilio Nicodemo, Italian footballer
Mia Kirshner
b. 1975
Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress
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Stephanie Bellars
b. 1976
Stephanie Bellars, American wrestler and manager
Mário Haberfeld
b. 1976
Mário Haberfeld, Brazilian race car driver
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Dimitris Nalitzis
b. 1976
Dimitris Nalitzis, Greek footballer
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Ahmet Dursun
b. 1978
Ahmet Dursun, Turkish footballer
Denis Menchov
b. 1978
Denis Menchov, Russian cyclist
Derrick Turnbow
b. 1978
Derrick Turnbow, American baseball player
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Rodrigo Ribeiro
b. 1979
Rodrigo Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
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Efstathios Tavlaridis
b. 1980
Efstathios Tavlaridis, Greek footballer
Francis Jeffers
b. 1981
Francis Jeffers, English footballer
Alicia Keys
b. 1981
Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
Robinho
b. 1984
Robinho, Brazilian footballer
Fara Williams
b. 1984
Fara Williams, English footballer
Brent Celek
b. 1985
Brent Celek, American football player
Patrick Willis
b. 1985
Patrick Willis, American football player
Hwang Jung-eum
b. 1985
Hwang Jung-eum, South Korean actress
Chris O'Grady
b. 1986
Chris O'Grady, English footballer
Japeth Aguilar
b. 1987
Japeth Aguilar, Filipino basketball player
Maria Kirilenko
b. 1987
Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player
Tatiana Golovin
b. 1988
Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player
Ryota Ozawa
b. 1988
Ryota Ozawa, Japanese actor
Apostolos Giannou
b. 1990
Apostolos Giannou, Greek-Australian footballer
Jared Cowen
b. 1991
Jared Cowen, Canadian ice hockey player
Nigel Melker
b. 1991
Nigel Melker, Dutch race car driver
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Kasper Larsen
b. 1993
Kasper Larsen, Danish footballer