On this day · Aquarius

January 29 birthdays

313 notable historical figures were born on January 29, and 199 died on this day. Everyone born on January 29 is a Aquarius.

18% of January 29 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (88) than any other country.

Born on January 29

• Oprah Winfrey (born 1954. American media personality and proprietor (born 1954))
• William McKinley (1843 to 1901. President of the United States from 1897 to 1901)
• Ismail Haniyeh (1962 to 2024. Palestinian politician (c.1962–2024))
• Boris Pasternak (1890 to 1960. Russian and Soviet writer (1890–1960))
• Germaine Greer (born 1939. Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939))
• Emanuel Swedenborg (1688 to 1772. Swedish scientist, philosopher, and theologian (1688–1772))
• Abdus Salam (1926 to 1996. Pakistani theoretical physicist (1926–1996))
• Clare Balding (born 1971. English broadcaster, journalist, TV presenter and author (born 1971))
• Andrew Keegan (born 1979. American actor)
• Paddy Chayefsky (1923 to 1981. American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923–1981))
• Romário (born 1966. Brazilian politician and footballer (born 1966))
• Henry Lee III (1756 to 1818. American politician (1756–1818))
• Christian VII (1749 to 1808. King of Denmark and Norway from 1766 to 1808)
• Jobst (1351 to 1411. 15th-century King of Germany)
• Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia (1887 to 1949. German prince and Nazi officer (1887–1949))
• Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292 to 1350. Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian (1292–1350))
• Jogendra Nath Mandal (1904 to 1968. Bengali politician and Dalit leader (1904–1968))
• Lateefah Simon (born 1977. American politician (born 1977))
• Wellington Koo (1888 to 1985. Republic of China diplomat and statesman (1888–1985))
• Leslie Bricusse (1931 to 2021. English composer, lyricist and playwright (1931–2021))
• Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717 to 1797. British Army general (1717–1797))
• Yeshayahu Leibowitz (1903 to 1994. Israeli Orthodox Jewish philosopher (1903–1994))
• Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945 to 2022. President of Mali from 2013 to 2020)
• Kitasato Shibasaburō (1853 to 1931. Japanese physician and bacteriologist (1853–1931))
• Robin Morgan (born 1941. American poet, writer and activist (born 1941))
• Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (1873 to 1933. Italian mountaineer and explorer (1873–1933))
• Ebenezer Howard (1850 to 1928. British writer, founder of the garden city movement (1850–1928))
• Ferenc Mádl (1931 to 2011. President of Hungary from 2000 to 2005)
• Mooji (born 1954. Jamaican spiritual teacher)
• Johann Reuchlin (1455 to 1522. German humanist and scholar (1455–1522))
• Hwang Woo-suk (born 1953. Discredited South Korean scientist (born 1953))
• George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster (1794 to 1842. British Army general (1794–1842))
• Luigi Nono (1924 to 1990. Italian composer (1924-1990))
• Linda B. Buck (born 1947. American biologist)
• Linda Smith (comedian) (1958 to 2006. English comedian)
• Mulatu Teshome (born 1957. President of Ethiopia from 2013 to 2018)
• James K. Galbraith (born 1952. American economist (born 1952))
• Dominic Lewis (born 1985. English film and television composer (born 1985))
• Havergal Brian (1876 to 1972. English composer (1876–1972))
• Veturi (1936 to 2010. Indian lyricist and poet (1936–2010))
• Adam Lambert (born 1982. American singer (born 1982))
• Paul Ryan (born 1970. American politician (born 1970))
• Philippe Besson (born 1967. French writer (born 1967))
• Jacob H. Smith (1840 to 1918. US Army general (1840–1918))
• Matthew Stover (born 1962. American fantasy and science fiction novelist)
• Michael Rectenwald (born 1956. American scholar (born 1959))
• Joseph Kruskal (1928 to 2010. American mathematician)
• Qu Qiubai (1899 to 1935. Chinese litterateur (1899–1935))
• Arnold Gehlen (1904 to 1976. German philosopher, sociologist and anthropologist (1904–1976))
• Ben Kiernan (born 1953. Australian-born American historian (born 1953))
• Rodney Rude (born 1943. Australian 'blue' stand-up comedian, poet and writer)
• Isidore Isou (1925 to 2007. Romanian-born French writer and artist (1925–2007))
• Victor J. Stenger (1935 to 2014. American particle physicist, author, and religious skeptic (1935–2014))
• Tigran Sargsyan (born 1960. Armenian politician (born 1960))
• A. N. Ray (1912 to 2010. 14th Chief Justice of India)
• Sydney Chapman (mathematician) (1888 to 1970. British mathematician and geophysicist)
• Teresa Teng (1953 to 1995. Taiwanese singer (1953–1995))
• Mohammed Rateb al-Nabulsi (born 1938. Syrian writer (born 1939))
• William F. Kernan (1946 to 2025. United States Army general (1946–2025))
• Elia Barceló (born 1957. Spanish academic and author)

Died on January 29

• George III (1738 to 1820. King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820)
• Alexander Pushkin (1799 to 1837. Russian poet and playwright (1799–1837))
• Robert Frost (1874 to 1963. American poet (1874–1963))
• Fritz Haber (1868 to 1934. German chemist (1868–1934))
• Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861 to 1928. British field marshal (1861–1928))
• Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784 to 1844. Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld)
• Christian IX (1818 to 1906. King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906)
• Alexis (1629 to 1676. Tsar of Russia from 1645 to 1676)
• Ioannis Metaxas (1871 to 1941. Greek military officer and politician (1871–1941))
• Ivan (1666 to 1696. Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1696)
• Margaret Truman (1924 to 2008. American writer and daughter of President Harry S. Truman (1924–2008))
• Edward Lear (1812 to 1888. British artist and writer (1812–1888))
• Colleen McCullough (1937 to 2015. Australian author (1937–2015))
• Paul Barras (1755 to 1829. French politician, nobleman and military officer (1755-1829))
• Palden Thondup Namgyal (1923 to 1982. Chogyal of Sikkim from 1963 to 1975)
• Felice Beato (1832 to 1909. Italian–British photographer (c.1832–1909))
• Gildas (500 to 570. British monk and saint (c. 450/500 – c. 570))
• Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (1900 to 1948. Italian prince and nominal king of Croatia (1900–1948))
• Milan Obrenović IV (1854 to 1901. Monarch of Serbia from 1868 to 1889)
• Leopold II (1797 to 1870. Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859)
• Fritz Kreisler (1875 to 1962. Austrian and American violinist and composer (1875–1962))
• Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (1918 to 2012. President of Italy from 1992 to 1999)
• Sara Teasdale (1884 to 1933. American writer and poet (1884–1933))
• Tsuguharu Foujita (1886 to 1968. Japanese-French painter (1886–1968))
• Sudirman (1916 to 1950. First commander-in-chief of the Indonesian armed forces)
• Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841 to 1917. British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (1841–1917))
• Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (13th and penultimate Umayyad caliph in 744)
• Louise of Lorraine (1553 to 1601. Queen of France from 1575 to 1589)
• William Allen White (1868 to 1944. American newspaper editor and Progressive leader (1868–1944))
• Lawren Harris (1885 to 1970. Canadian painter (1885–1970))

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