On this day · Capricorn

January 3 birthdays

293 notable historical figures were born on January 3, and 214 died on this day. Everyone born on January 3 is a Capricorn.

18% of January 3 birthdays work in Entertainment, more than any other field. More come from United States (66) than any other country.

Born on January 3

Greta Thunberg (born 2003. Swedish activist (born 2003))
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892 to 1973. English writer and philologist (1892–1973))
Michael Schumacher (born 1969. German racing driver (born 1969))
Florence Pugh (born 1996. English actress (born 1996))
Mel Gibson (born 1956. American actor and filmmaker (born 1956))
Clement Attlee (1883 to 1967. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951)
Danica McKellar (born 1975. American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate (born 1975))
George Martin (1926 to 2016. English record producer (1926–2016))
Thomas Bangalter (born 1975. French musician (born 1975))
Ngo Dinh Diem (1901 to 1963. President of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963)
Raegan Revord (born 2008. American actor (born 2008))
Savitribai Phule (1831 to 1897. Indian educater and social reformer (1831–1898))
Jaswant Singh (1938 to 2020. Indian politician (1938–2020))
Manuela Gómez (1897 to 1961. American actress (1897–1961))
Ferdowsi (940 to 1020. Persian poet (940–1025))
Victor Borge (1909 to 2000. Danish-American comedian and pianist (1909–2000))
Sakamoto Ryōma (1836 to 1867. Japanese samurai and politician (1836–1867))
Gordon Moore (1929 to 2023. American businessman (1929–2023))
Osip Mandelstam (1891 to 1938. Russian and Soviet poet (1891–1938))
Michel Siffre (1939 to 2024. French scientist (1939–2024))
Velu Nachiyar (1730 to 1796. Queen of Sivagangai, freedom fighter (1730–1796))
Lucretia Mott (1793 to 1880. American Quaker abolitionist and suffragist (1793–1880))
Sayyid Mir Muhammad Alim Khan (1880 to 1944. Last Emir of Bukhara from 1911 to 1920)
Elisa (1777 to 1820. Imperial French princess (1777–1820))
Eric Voegelin (1901 to 1985. American philosopher (1901–1985))
Jun Maeda (born 1975. Japanese screenwriter, lyricist, and composer (born 1975))
Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1760 to 1799. Palaiyakkarar of Tenkasi)
Pazhassi Raja (1753 to 1805. Head of the Kottayam Kingdom (1753–1805))
Archduchess Adelheid of Austria (1914 to 1971. Archduchess of Austria (1914–1971))
László Sólyom (1942 to 2023. President of Hungary from 2005 to 2010)
Jisoo (born 1995. South Korean singer and actress (born 1995))
Raewyn Connell (born 1944. Australian professor (born 1944))
Peter Farquhar (1946 to 2015. Scottish novelist, teacher and murder victim)
Vernon A. Walters (1917 to 2002. United States general)
Carla Anderson Hills (born 1934. American lawyer and public servant (born 1934))
Sugathakumari (1934 to 2020. Indian poet and activist (1934–2020))
Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196 to 1231. Emperor of Japan from 1198 to 1210)
Ross Hart (born 1960. Canadian professional wrestler (born 1960))
James Harrington (author) (1611 to 1677. English political theorist (1611–1677))
Ken Bruen (1951 to 2025. Irish crime fiction writer (1951–2025))
Charles W. Mills (1951 to 2021. Jamaican-American academic philosopher (1951–2021))
Ozoda Rahmon (born 1978. Tajik politician (born 1978))
Esperanza Aguirre (born 1952. Spanish politician (born 1952))
Long Boret (1933 to 1975. 26th Prime Minister of Cambodia)
Sergio Leone (1929 to 1989. Italian filmmaker (1929–1989))
Joseph Fesch (1763 to 1839. French priest and diplomat (1763–1839))
Jewel Shepard (born 1958. American actress)
Nguyễn Du (1765 to 1820. Vietnamese poet (1766–1820))
Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve (1756 to 1794. French politician (1756–1794))
Constance of Portugal (1290 to 1313. Queen of Castile and León from 1302 to 1312)
Ahmed Osman (politician) (born 1930. Prime Minister of Morocco from 1972 to 1979)
Giovanni Lajolo (born 1935. Italian cardinal (born 1935))
Daniel Alomía Robles (1871 to 1942. Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist)
Matthew Nathan (1862 to 1939. British colonial administrator (1862–1939))
Marie Clay (1926 to 2007. New Zealand academic, educator, researcher (1926–2007))
Henry Handel Richardson (1870 to 1946. Australian author (1870–1946))
Valentin de Boulogne (1591 to 1632. French painter (1591–1632))
Danièle Thompson (born 1942. French screenwriter and director (born 1942))
Jonathan Vance (born 1964. Canadian army general)
William S. Williams (1787 to 1849. American frontiersman (1787–1849))

Died on January 3

Qasem Soleimani (1957 to 2020. Iranian military officer (1957–2020))
Alois Hitler (1837 to 1903. Father of Adolf Hitler (1837–1903))
Edgar Cayce (1877 to 1945. American clairvoyant (1877–1945))
Catherine of Valois (1401 to 1437. Queen of England from 1420 to 1422)
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853 to 1907. Shah of Iran from 1896 to 1907)
Joseph Joffre (1852 to 1931. French general (1852–1931))
Odo of France (860 to 898. King of West Francia from 888 to 898)
Philip V (1293 to 1322. King of France and Navarre from 1316 to 1322)
Anterus (Head of the Catholic Church from 235 to 236)
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1497 to 1543. 16th-century Iberian maritime explorer of North America)
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608 to 1670. English military officer and politician (1608–1670))
Monique Wittig (1935 to 2003. French writer (1935–2003))
Elias Howe (1819 to 1866. American inventor (1819–1867))
Mary Daly (1928 to 2010. American feminist philosopher and theologian (1928–2010))
Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441 to 1501. Turkic poet and politician (1441–1501))
Carroll Quigley (1910 to 1977. American historian (1910–1977))
Beatrice d'Este (1475 to 1497. Duchess of Bari and Duchess of Milan)
John O'Donohue (1956 to 2008. Irish poet, author, priest, and philosopher)
Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805 to 1871. Indian Carmelite and religious founder)
William Harrison Ainsworth (1805 to 1882. English novelist (1805–1882))
Luca Giordano (1634 to 1705. Italian Baroque painter (1634–1705))
Marguerite Higgins (1920 to 1966. American journalist (1920–1966))
Heather Sears (1935 to 1994. British actress (1935–1994))
Fujiwara no Michinaga (966 to 1028. Japanese statesman)
Grenville M. Dodge (1831 to 1916. Union Army general during the American Civil War)
Wilhelm Cuno (1876 to 1933. Chancellor of Germany from 1922 to 1923)
Tom Gries (1922 to 1977. American film director)
Frank Belknap Long (1901 to 1994. American novelist, short story writer, and poet)
Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (1759 to 1838. Hereditary Prince of Saxony)
Gaston Eyskens (1905 to 1988. Belgian prime minister (1905–1988))

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