Famous People Born Today, Today's Famous Birthdays
Here is a list who born on date 7 January today. Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day. Today's famous birthdays list for January 7
Who Born Today, Famous Birthdays on January 7
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 889 | Li Bian, emperor of Southern Tang (d. 943) |
| 1355 | Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (d. 1397) |
| 1502 | Pope Gregory XIII (d. 1585) |
| 1634 | Adam Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1666) |
| 1647 | William Louis, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1677) |
| 1685 | Jonas Alströmer, Swedish agronomist and businessman (d. 1761) |
| 1706 | Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751) |
| 1713 | Giovanni Battista Locatelli, Italian opera director and manager (d. 1785) |
| 1718 | Israel Putnam, American general (d. 1790) |
| 1746 | George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1823) |
| 1768 | Joseph Bonaparte, Italian king (d. 1844) |
| 1797 | Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845-1846) (d. 1849) |
| 1800 | Millard Fillmore, American politician, 13th President of the United States (d. 1874) |
| 1814 | Robert Nicoll, Scottish poet (d.1837) |
| 1815 | Elizabeth Louisa Foster Mather, American writer (d.1882) |
| 1827 | Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer, created Universal Standard Time (d. 1915) |
| 1830 | Albert Bierstadt, American painter (d. 1902) |
| 1831 | Heinrich von Stephan, German postman, founded the Universal Postal Union (d. 1897) |
| 1832 | James Munro, Scottish-Australian publisher and politician, 15th Premier of Victoria (d. 1908) |
| 1834 | Johann Philipp Reis, German physicist and academic, invented the Reis telephone (d. 1874) |
| 1837 | Thomas Henry Ismay, English businessman, founded the White Star Line Shipping Company (d. 1899) |
| 1844 | Bernadette Soubirous, French nun and saint (d. 1879) |
| 1852 | Quianu Robinson, New Mexican Congressman and political ally of Conrad Hilton (d. 1919) |
| 1858 | Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Belarusian lexicographer and journalist (d. 1922) |
| 1863 | Anna Murray Vail, American botanist and first librarian of the New York Botanical Garden (d. 1955)[62] |
| 1871 | Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician (d. 1956) |
| 1873 | Charles Péguy, French poet and journalist (d. 1914) |
| 1873 | Adolph Zukor, Hungarian-American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures (d. 1976) |
| 1875 | Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1945) |
| 1876 | William Hurlstone, English pianist and composer (d. 1906) |
| 1877 | William Clarence Matthews, American baseball player, coach, and lawyer (d. 1928) |
| 1889 | Vera de Bosset, Russian-American ballerina (d. 1982) |
| 1891 | Zora Neale Hurston, American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist (d. 1960) |
| 1895 | Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas Airways Limited (d. 1974) |
| 1898 | Al Bowlly, Mozambican-English singer-songwriter (disputed; |
| 1899 | Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer (d. 1963) |
| 1900 | John Brownlee, Australian actor and singer (d. 1969) |
| 1908 | Red Allen, American trumpet player (d. 1967) |
| 1910 | Orval Faubus, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Arkansas (d. 1994) |
| 1912 | Charles Addams, American cartoonist, created The Addams Family (d. 1988) |
| 1913 | Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | W. L. Jeyasingham, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Babe Pratt, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1988) |
| 1920 | Vincent Gardenia, Italian-American actor (d. 1992) |
| 1921 | Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid, Colombian politician (d. 1997) |
| 1921 | Chester Kallman, American poet and translator (d. 1975) |
| 1922 | Alvin Dark, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014) |
| 1922 | Jean-Pierre Rampal, French flute player (d. 2000) |
| 1923 | Hugh Kenner, Canadian scholar and critic (d. 2003) |
| 1925 | Gerald Durrell, Indian-English zookeeper, conservationist and author, founded Durrell Wildlife Park (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Kim Jong-pil, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 11th Prime Minister of South Korea (d. 2018) |
| 1928 | William Peter Blatty, American author and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1929 | Robert Juniper, Australian painter and sculptor (d. 2012) |
| 1929 | Terry Moore, American actress |
| 1931 | Mirja Hietamies, Finnish skier (d. 2013) |
| 1933 | Elliott Kastner, American-English film producer (d. 2010) |
| 1934 | Jean Corbeil, Canadian lawyer and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 2002) |
| 1934 | Tassos Papadopoulos, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 5th President of Cyprus (d. 2008) |
| 1935 | Li Shengjiao, Chinese diplomat and international jurist (d. 2017) |
| 1935 | Kenny Davern, American clarinet player and saxophonist (d. 2006) |
| 1935 | Valeri Kubasov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Bob Boland, Australian rugby league player and coach |
| 1941 | Iona Brown, English violinist and conductor (d. 2004) |
| 1941 | John E. Walker, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1942 | Vasily Alekseyev, Russian-German weightlifter and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1943 | Sadako Sasaki, Japanese survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, known for one thousand origami cranes (d. 1955) |
| 1944 | Mike McGear, British performing artist and rock photographer |
| 1944 | Kotaro Suzumura, Japanese economist and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1945 | Raila Odinga, Kenyan engineer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Kenya |
| 1946 | Michele Elliott, author, psychologist and founder of child protection charity Kidscape |
| 1946 | Jann Wenner, American publisher, co-founded Rolling Stone |
| 1947 | Tony Elliott, English publisher, founded Time Out |
| 1948 | Kenny Loggins, American singer-songwriter |
| 1950 | Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1952 | Sammo Hung, Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and martial artist |
| 1953 | Robert Longo, American painter and sculptor |
| 1954 | Alan Butcher, English cricketer and coach |
| 1955 | Mamata Shankar, Indian-Bengali actress |
| 1956 | David Caruso, American actor |
| 1957 | Katie Couric, American television journalist, anchor, and author |
| 1959 | Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon, English accountant and politician |
| 1959 | Kathy Valentine, American bass player and songwriter |
| 1960 | Loretta Sanchez, American politician |
| 1961 | John Thune, American lawyer and politician |
| 1962 | Aleksandr Dugin, Russian political analyst and strategist known for his fascist views |
| 1962 | Ron Rivera, American football player and coach |
| 1964 | Nicolas Cage, American actor |
| 1965 | Alessandro Lambruschini, Italian runner |
| 1965 | Vladimir Ondrasik III (stage name: Five for Fighting), American singer-songwriter and pianist |
| 1967 | Nick Clegg, English academic and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| 1967 | Ricky Stuart, Australian rugby player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1969 | Marco Simone, Italian footballer and manager |
| 1970 | Andy Burnham, English politician |
| 1971 | Jeremy Renner, American actor |
| 1972 | Donald Brashear, American-Canadian ice hockey player and mixed martial artist |
| 1974 | Alenka Bikar, Slovenian sprinter and politician |
| 1976 | Vic Darchinyan, Armenian-Australian boxer |
| 1976 | Alfonso Soriano, Dominican baseball player |
| 1977 | Dustin Diamond, American actor and comedian (d. 2021) |
| 1977 | Sofi Oksanen, Finnish author and playwright |
| 1978 | Dean Cosker, English cricketer and umpire |
| 1979 | Aloe Blacc, American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist |
| 1980 | Reece Simmonds, Australian rugby league player |
| 1981 | Travis Friend, Zimbabwean cricketer |
| 1982 | Lauren Cohan, American-British actress |
| 1982 | Francisco Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player |
| 1982 | Hannah Stockbauer, German swimmer |
| 1983 | Edwin Encarnación, Dominican baseball player |
| 1984 | Jon Lester, American baseball player |
| 1985 | Lewis Hamilton, English racing driver |
| 1985 | Wayne Routledge, English footballer |
| 1987 | Stefan Babović, Serbian footballer |
| 1987 | Lyndsy Fonseca, American actress |
| 1987 | Davide Astori, Italian footballer (d. 2018) |
| 1988 | Scott Pendlebury, Australian footballer |
| 1990 | Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austrian ski jumper |
| 1991 | Eden Hazard, Belgian footballer |
| 1991 | Caster Semenya, South African sprinter |
| 1991 | Michael Walters, Australian footballer |
| 1992 | Tohu Harris, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1997 | Ozzie Albies, Curaçaoan baseball player |
| 1997 | Lamar Jackson, American football player |
| 1997 | Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstani tennis player |
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