Born on January 2
– 1642 – Mehmed IV (1693) – Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1648-1687).
– 1699 – Osman III (1757) – Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1754-1757).
– 1822 – Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (1888) – German physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics and the kinetic theory of gases.
– 1845 – Vasily Oshani (1917) – Russian entomologist and traveler, organized an expedition to the Pamirs in 1878 and discovered the Fedchenko Glacier.
– 1866 – Alikhan Bukeykhan (1937) – Chairman of the Alash Horde government (1917-1920).
– 1880 – Vasily Degtyarev (1949) – Russian inventor, Major General of the Engineering and Artillery Service (1944), Doctor of Technical Sciences.
– 1911 – Zhiganov Nozib (1988) – Tatar composer, teacher, public figure, one of the founders of the national composition school, People’s Artist (1957).
– 1920 – Isaac Asimov (1992) – American science fiction writer, science propagandist.
– 1929 – Latif Fayziyev (1994) – film director, People’s Artist of Uzbekistan (1979), Honored Artist of Uzbekistan (1964).
– 1933 – Mirvaliev Sobir – literary critic, Honored Artist of Uzbekistan (1983).
– 1947 – Mahmudov Mirkhalil – composer, Honored Artist of the Republic of Uzbekistan (2000).
– 1949 – Mustafayev Boritosh (2017) – lawyer, Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan (2006 – 2014).
– 1950 – Nurali Qobul – Uzbek writer.
– 1950 – Fayzulla Mullajonov (2017) – Chairman of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan – Chairman of the Board (1991-2017).
– 1963 – Oleg Deripaska – Russian businessman, billionaire.
– 1975 – Jahongir Ortiqhojayev – founder of the J-United Group, mayor of Tashkent from December 21, 2018 to January 16, 2023
– 1989 – Fozil Musayev – football player, member of the Uzbekistan national team, midfielder.
– 1999 – Shakhnoza Yunusova – Uzbek boxer, welterweight, member of the Uzbekistan national team.
