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January 7 birthdays

329 notable historical figures were born on January 7, and 203 died on this day. Everyone born on January 7 is a Capricorn.

17% of January 7 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (83) than any other country.

Born on January 7

• Lewis Hamilton (born 1985. British racing driver (born 1985))
• Eden Hazard (born 1991. Belgian footballer (born 1991))
• Nicolas Cage (born 1964. American actor (born 1964))
• Millard Fillmore (1800 to 1874. President of the United States from 1850 to 1853)
• Aleksandr Dugin (born 1962. Russian political philosopher (born 1962))
• Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796–1817) (1796 to 1817. British princess (1796–1817))
• Raila Odinga (1945 to 2025. Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013)
• Bernadette Soubirous (1844 to 1879. French Roman Catholic saint (1844–1879))
• Joseph Bonaparte (1768 to 1844. King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13))
• Zora Neale Hurston (1891 to 1960. American author, anthropologist, filmmaker (1891–1960))
• Elena Ceaușescu (1919 to 1989. Wife of Nicolae Ceaușescu (1919–1989))
• B. Saroja Devi (1938 to 2025. Indian actress (1938–2025))
• King Ludwig III (1845 to 1921. King of Bavaria from 1913 to 1918)
• Harris Jayaraj (born 1974. Indian music composer (born 1975))
• Francis Poulenc (1899 to 1963. French composer and pianist (1899–1963))
• Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723 to 1775. The Legendary King of Nepal (1723–1775))
• Jann Wenner (born 1946. American magazine founder (born 1946))
• Albert Bierstadt (1830 to 1902. German-American landscape painter (1830–1902))
• Abd al-Rahman III (891 to 961. Final Emir of Córdoba (r. 912–929); founder and 1st Caliph of Córdoba (r. 929–961))
• Joana III (1528 to 1572. Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572)
• Robert Duncan (poet) (1919 to 1988. American poet (1919–1988))
• Charles Péguy (1873 to 1914. French poet, essayist, and editor (1873–1914))
• Mamata Shankar (born 1955. Indian actress and dancer (born 1955))
• Jeremy Renner (born 1971. American actor (born 1971))
• Valentin Serov (1865 to 1911. Russian painter (1865–1911))
• Feng Guozhang (1859 to 1921. Chinese general and politician (1859–1919))
• Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester (1355 to 1397. English prince and nobleman (1355–1397))
• Tassos Papadopoulos (1934 to 2008. President of Cyprus from 2003 to 2008)
• Jamila Massey (born 1934. Indian actress and writer (born 1934))
• Johnny Mize (1913 to 1993. American baseball player (1913–1993))
• Kim Jong-pil (1926 to 2018. Prime Minister of South Korea (1971–1975, 1998–2000))
• Barry Eichengreen (born 1952. American economist (born 1952))
• Ian La Frenais (born 1936. English writer)
• Johann Philipp Reis (1834 to 1874. German scientist and inventor)
• Bipasha Basu (born 1979. Indian actress (born 1979))
• Johan Christian Fabricius (1745 to 1808. Danish zoologist (1745–1808))
• Ilya Varlamov (born 1984. Russian journalist (born 1984))
• Kevin A. Lynch (1918 to 1984. American urban planner and author (1918–1984))
• Patrick John (1938 to 2021. Dominican politician (1938–2021))
• O Kuk-ryol (1930 to 2023. North Korean politician and general (1930–2023))
• Sindiswa Dlamini (born 1995. Swazi royal and beauty pageant contestant (born 1995))
• Melly Goeslaw (born 1974. Indonesian singer and actress (born 1974))
• Amfilohije Radović (1938 to 2020. Metropolitan of Montenegro)
• Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (born 1962. Iranian women's rights activist and politician)
• John E. Walker (born 1941. British chemist (born 1941))
• Rand Paul (born 1963. American politician (born 1963))
• Albrecht Haushofer (1903 to 1945. German geographer and diplomat)
• Ali Soilih (1937 to 1978. President of the Comoros from 1976 to 1978)
• Dionne Brand (born 1953. Canadian writer (born 1953))
• Carlo Ratti (born 1971. Italian architect, engineer, inventor, educator and activist)
• Uroš Predić (1857 to 1953. Serbian artist (1857–1953))
• Irrfan Khan (1967 to 2020. Indian actor (1967–2020))
• Chester Kallman (1921 to 1975. American poet and librettist (1921–1975))
• Dana Schwartz (born 1993. American journalist and author)
• Obaid Siddiqi (1932 to 2013. Indian geneticist (1932–2013))
• John Augustine Collins (1899 to 1989. Royal Australian Navy officer (1899–1989))
• Natalia Kohen (1919 to 2022. Argentine artist and writer)
• Abdullah al-Theni (born 1954. Libyan politician)
• Orya Maqbool Jan (born 1952. Pakistani journalist)
• Lorenzo Bartolini (1777 to 1850. Italian sculptor (1777–1850))

Died on January 7

• Franz Beckenbauer (1945 to 2024. German footballer (1945–2024))
• Nikola Tesla (1856 to 1943. Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943))
• Hirohito (1901 to 1989. Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989)
• Catherine of Aragon (1485 to 1536. Queen of England from 1509 to 1533)
• Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928 to 2025. French politician (1928–2025))
• Murray Rothbard (1926 to 1995. American economist (1926–1995))
• Feodor (1557 to 1598. Tsar of Russia from 1584 to 1598)
• René Guénon (1886 to 1951. French intellectual (1886–1951))
• Heinrich Harrer (1912 to 2006. Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006))
• Tommy Lasorda (1927 to 2021. American baseball player and manager (1927–2021))
• Ashraf Pahlavi (1919 to 2016. Iranian princess (1919–2016))
• Charles I (1226 to 1285. King of Sicily from 1266 to 1285)
• Edmund Barton (1849 to 1920. Prime Minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903)
• Innocent X (1574 to 1655. Head of the Catholic Church from 1644 to 1655)
• Mário Soares (1924 to 2017. Portuguese statesman (1924–2017))
• Thomas Lawrence (1769 to 1830. English painter (1769–1830))
• Tewfik Pasha (1852 to 1892. Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1879 to 1892)
• Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811 to 1890. German Empress from 1871 to 1888)
• Denis I (1261 to 1325. King of Portugal from 1279 to 1325)
• Emperor Tenji (626 to 672. Emperor of Japan from 661 to 672)
• Carlota Joaquina of Spain (1775 to 1830. Queen of Portugal from 1816 to 1826)
• François Fénelon (1651 to 1715. French archbishop, theologian and writer (1651–1715))
• Felix V (1383 to 1451. Savoyard nobleman and antipope (1383–1451))
• Petru Groza (1884 to 1958. Romanian politician (1884–1958))
• Emperor Seiwa (850 to 881. Emperor of Japan from 858 to 876)
• Magnus Magnusson (1929 to 2007. Icelandic-born journalist (1929–2007))
• Jože Plečnik (1872 to 1957. Slovenian architect (1872-1957))
• Mohammad Hassan Mirza (1899 to 1943. Last Qajar Crown prince (1899–1943))
• Nicholas Hilliard (1547 to 1619. English miniaturist (1547–1619))
• Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864 to 1933. British artist (1864–1933))

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