On this day · Aquarius

January 20 birthdays

305 notable historical figures were born on January 20, and 174 died on this day. Everyone born on January 20 is a Aquarius.

19% of January 20 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (80) than any other country.

Born on January 20

• David Lynch (1946 to 2025. American filmmaker (1946–2025))
• Jeffrey Epstein (1953 to 2019. American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019))
• Buzz Aldrin (born 1930. American astronaut (born 1930))
• Paul Stanley (born 1952. American musician and frontman of Kiss (born 1952))
• Charles III of Spain (1716 to 1788. King of Spain from 1759 to 1788)
• Gordian III (225 to 244. Roman emperor from 238 to 244)
• Queen Mathilde of Belgium (born 1973. Queen of the Belgians since 2013)
• André-Marie Ampère (1775 to 1836. French physicist and mathematician (1775–1836))
• Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884 to 1937. Russian author (1884–1937))
• Richard Henry Lee (1732 to 1794. American statesman and Founding Father (1732–1794))
• Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915 to 2006. President of Pakistan from 1988 to 1993)
• Nikki Haley (born 1972. American politician and diplomat (born 1972))
• Volodymyr Groysman (born 1978. Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2016 to 2019)
• Julia Morgan (1872 to 1957. American architect and engineer (1872–1957))
• Bonnie McKee (born 1984. American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1984))
• Leon Ames (1902 to 1993. American actor (1902–1993))
• Sebastian of Portugal (1554 to 1578. King of Portugal from 1557 to 1578)
• Archduke John of Austria (1782 to 1859. Austrian soldier; imperial regent of the German Empire (1848 to 1849))
• Göran Persson (born 1949. Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006)
• David J. Peterson (born 1981. American language creator (born 1981))
• Jean-Jacques Perrey (1929 to 2016. French composer (1929–2016))
• Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier (1758 to 1836. French chemist and noblewoman (1758–1836))
• Federico Fellini (1920 to 1993. Italian filmmaker (1920–1993))
• Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734 to 1802. French statesman (1734–1802))
• Ferdinand (1751 to 1802. Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from 1765 to 1802)
• Ernesto Cardenal (1925 to 2020. Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician (1925-2020))
• Sifi Ghrieb (born 1971. Algerian politician)
• Josef Hofmann (1876 to 1957. Polish-American pianist (1876–1957))
• Nina Arsenault (born 1974. Canadian actress)
• Yasser Al-Habib (born 1979. Kuwaiti Shia Cleric (born 1979))
• Armando Guebuza (born 1943. President of Mozambique from 2005 to 2015)
• Vladimir Bekhterev (1857 to 1927. Russian neurologist (1857–1927))
• Ernest Chausson (1855 to 1899. French composer (1855–1899))
• Yoshimasa (1435 to 1490. Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military ruler of Japan from 1436 to 1490)
• John Hick (1922 to 2012. English philosopher of religion and theologian (1922–2012))
• Fabian Ver (1920 to 1998. Filipino general)
• Manfred von Ardenne (1907 to 1997. German researcher and applied physicist (1907–1997))
• Agnes of Bohemia (1211 to 1282. Christian saint)
• Prince Friedrich (1865 to 1946. German prince (1865–1946))
• Fantastic Negrito (born 1968. American singer-songwriter)
• Qurratulain Hyder (1927 to 2007. Indian Urdu writer (1928-2007))
• Elizabeth of Bohemia (1292 to 1330. Queen consort of Bohemia)
• Edward Feigenbaum (born 1936. American computer scientist)
• Alexandru Munteanu (born 1964. Prime Minister of Moldova since 2025)
• Henry Cromwell (1628 to 1674. Lord Deputy of Ireland (1628–1674))
• Mahamane Ousmane (born 1950. President of Niger from 1993 to 1996)
• Carlos Delgado Chalbaud (1909 to 1950. President of Venezuela from 1948 to 1950)
• Rocky Gerung (born 1959. Indonesian philosopher and academic (born 1959))
• Edward Lawrence Logan (1875 to 1939. American politician)
• Hakeem Muhammad Saeed (1920 to 1998. Pakistani medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist and governor of Sindh Province)
• David Tudor (1926 to 1996. American pianist and composer (1926–1996))
• Iván Fischer (born 1951. Hungarian conductor and composer)
• Ajahn Mun (1870 to 1949. Buddhist monk of Thai Forest Tradition (1870–1949))
• Chandra Wickramasinghe (born 1939. British astronomer (born 1939))
• Bill Maher (born 1956. American comedian and television host (born 1956))
• Christopher Martin-Jenkins (1945 to 2013. English cricketer, broadcaster and journalist)
• Fahrettin Altay (1880 to 1974. Turkish Army general)
• David Lee (physicist) (born 1931. Physicist and Nobel Prize winner from the United States)
• Mustafizur Rahman (general) (1941 to 2008. Former (9th) Army chief of Bangladesh)
• Hassiba Ben Bouali (1938 to 1957. Algerian independence leader and fighter)

Died on January 20

• Audrey Hepburn (1929 to 1993. British actress (1929–1993))
• George V (1865 to 1936. King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936)
• John Ruskin (1819 to 1900. English polymath (1819–1900))
• Dmitri Mendeleev (1834 to 1907. Russian chemist (1834–1907))
• Saint Sebastian (255 to 287. 3rd-century Christian saint and martyr)
• Anne of Austria (1601 to 1666. Queen of France from 1615 to 1644)
• Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890 to 1988. Indian independence activist (1890–1988))
• Charles IV of Spain (1748 to 1819. King of Spain from 1788 to 1808)
• Rudolf II (1552 to 1612. Holy Roman Emperor from 1576 to 1612)
• Mustafa I (1591 to 1639. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1617–1618, 1622–1623))
• Kalākaua (1836 to 1891. King of Hawaii from 1874 to 1891)
• Fabian (200 to 250. Head of the Catholic Church from 236 to 250)
• Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697 to 1745. Holy Roman Emperor from 1742 to 1745)
• Al-Shafi'i (767 to 820. Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionist (767–820))
• Mehdi Bazargan (1907 to 1995. Iranian politician and activist (1907–1995))
• Amílcar Cabral (1924 to 1973. Bissau-Guinean politician (1924–1973))
• Rifaat al-Assad (1937 to 2026. Syrian vice president (1984–1998))
• Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858 to 1896. Member of the British royal family)
• Theophilos (813 to 842. Byzantine emperor from 829 to 842)
• David Garrick (1717 to 1779. English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer)
• John II the Great (1398 to 1479. King of Aragon from 1458 to 1479)
• Curt Flood (1938 to 1997. American baseball player (1938–1997))
• Christian VIII (1786 to 1848. King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848)
• Sadashivrao Bhau (1730 to 1761. Maratha general and minister (1730–1761))
• Jacob W. Davis (1831 to 1908. Russian-American tailor (1831–1908))
• Al Hirschfeld (1903 to 2003. American caricaturist (1903–2003))
• Cecile Richards (1957 to 2025. American activist (1957–2025))
• Philippicus (700 to 714. Byzantine emperor from 711 to 713)
• Robinson Jeffers (1887 to 1962. American poet (1887–1962))
• Adelaide, Queen of Sardinia (1822 to 1855. Queen of Sardinia from 1849 to 1855)

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