Born on January 1
– 1431 – Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) – Pope (1492-1503).
– 1449 – Lorenzo de’ Medici (1492) – ruler of Florence, patron of artists and writers.
– 1467 – Sigismund I the Old (1548) – Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of Poland.
– 1484 – Ulrich Zwingli (1531) – Swiss Reformer, founder of Zwinglianism.
– 1557 – Stephen Bocskai (1606) – Prince of Transylvania.
– 1618 – Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1682) – Spanish painter.
– 1714 – Kristionas Donelaitis (1780) – one of the founders of Lithuanian fiction, poet, Lutheran pastor.
– 1767 – Maria Edgeworth (1849) – Irish writer, author of didactic stories for children.
– 1819 – Arthur Hugh Clough (1861) – English poet.
– 1823 – Sándor Petőfi (1849) – Hungarian poet.
– 1854 – James George Frazer (1941) – English scholar, researcher of the history of religion.
– 1863 – Pierre de Coubertin (1937) – baron, founder of the modern Olympic movement.
– 1863 – Rudolf Blaumanis (1908) – Latvian writer.
– 1864 – Alfred Stieglitz (1946) – American photographer.
– 1879 – Edward Morgan Forster – English writer.
– 1895 – Edgar Hoover (1972) – American criminalist, lawyer, politician, founder of the FBI.
– 1898 – Viktor Ullmann (1944) – Czech composer, conductor.
– 1900 – Hikmat Latipov – Famous theater and cinema actor, “People’s Artist of Uzbekistan” (1950).
– 1902 – Muzaffar Muhamedov
(1995) – One of the organizers of the Uzbek National Theater, talented director “People’s Artist of Uzbekistan” (1959).
– 1910 – Narimonov Hamidulla (1982) – People’s Artist of Uzbekistan (1967).
– 1910 – Sodiqov Zohid (1962) – People’s Artist of Uzbekistan (1950).
– 1918 – Ahmedov Murodjon (1988) – actor and singer (dramatic baritone), People’s Artist of Uzbekistan (1967).
– 1921 – Muhammadjonov Zikir – People’s Artist of Uzbekistan (1962), Hero of Uzbekistan (2003).
– 1931 – Boymatov Abdumo’min – sculptor, People’s Artist of Uzbekistan (1989).
– 1933 – Mambetova Suluvkhon – Karakalpak actress and singer, People’s Artist of Karakalpakstan (1963), Uzbekistan (1969).
– 1936 – Claude Ajej – French linguist, orientalist.
– 1939 – Tursunboy Adashboyev – People’s Writer of Uzbekistan.
– 1942 – Alassane Ouattara – 5th President of Côte d’Ivoire (since 2011).
– 1944 – Muhammad Abdul Hamid – Bangladeshi statesman and politician, President of Bangladesh (since 2013).
– 1948 – Mannopov Sultanali – singer, conductor, People’s Artist of Uzbekistan (1999).
– 1956 – Christiane Lagarde – Director of the International Monetary Fund.
– 1986 – Colin Morgan – Northern Irish actor, best known for his role as Merlin in the TV series “The Wizards”.
– 1987 – Meryl Davis – American figure skater, Olympic (2004) and world (2011, 2013) champion.
– 1995 – Serdar Azmoun – Iranian footballer of Turkmen origin.
