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January 9 birthdays

312 notable historical figures were born on January 9, and 220 died on this day. Everyone born on January 9 is a Capricorn.

18% of January 9 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (75) than any other country.

Born on January 9

• Catherine, Princess of Wales (born 1982. Member of the British royal family (born 1982))
• Joan Baez (born 1941. American contemporary folk musician (born 1941))
• Richard Nixon (1913 to 1994. President of the United States from 1969 to 1974)
• Grigori Rasputin (1869 to 1916. Russian mystic (1869–1916))
• Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (born 1955. Indian diplomat and politician (born 1955))
• Simone de Beauvoir (1908 to 1986. French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986))
• Mehmet Ali Ağca (born 1958. Turkish assassin (born 1958))
• Zoya Akhtar (born 1974. Indian filmmaker (born 1972))
• Gypsy Rose Lee (1911 to 1970. American burlesque performer, actress and writer (1911–1970))
• Scott Walker (1943 to 2019. British-American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (1943–2019))
• Michel Barnier (born 1951. Prime Minister of France in 2024)
• Michel Aflaq (1910 to 1989. Syrian philosopher, sociologist and Arab nationalist (1910–1989))
• Rigoberta Menchú (born 1959. K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist (born 1959))
• Har Gobind Khorana (1922 to 2011. Indian-American molecular biologist (1922–2011))
• Sergei Parajanov (1924 to 1990. Soviet filmmaker (1924–1990))
• Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922 to 1984. President of Guinea from 1958 to 1984)
• Jimmy Page (born 1944. English guitarist (born 1944))
• Michael III (840 to 867. Byzantine emperor from 842 to 867)
• Matt Bevin (born 1967. Governor of Kentucky from 2015 to 2019)
• Carrie Chapman Catt (1859 to 1947. American social reformer and suffragist (1859–1947))
• Mashonda (born 1978. American R&B singer)
• Levon Ter-Petrosyan (born 1945. President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998)
• Empress Meishō (1624 to 1696. Emperor of Japan from 1629 to 1643)
• Lucian Truscott (1895 to 1965. United States Army general (1895–1965))
• Gregory XV (1554 to 1623. Head of the Catholic Church from 1621 to 1623)
• Mahendra Kapoor (1934 to 2008. Indian playback singer (1934–2008))
• Brian Friel (1929 to 2015. Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929–2015))
• Pavel Florensky (1882 to 1937. Russian priest and polymath (1882–1937))
• David Zini (born 1974. Israeli major general (b. 1974))
• Amir Kabir (1807 to 1852. Chancellor of Iran (1807–1852))
• Sunderlal Bahuguna (1927 to 2021. Indian environmental activist (1927–2021))
• Emperor Daizong of Tang (727 to 779. Emperor of China from 762 to 779)
• Nikki reed (born 1989. Canadian actress (born 1989))
• Princess Charlotte of Württemberg (1807 to 1873. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia)
• Gennaro Gattuso (born 1978. Italian football manager and former player (born 1978))
• Simon Vouet (1590 to 1649. French painter (1590–1649))
• Heiner Müller (1929 to 1995. German writer, poet, and theatre director (1929–1995))
• Kaushik Basu (born 1952. Indian economist and academic (born 1952))
• Abdullah al-Sallal (1917 to 1994. President of North Yemen from 1962 to 1967)
• Princess Frederica of Hanover (1848 to 1926. Hanoverian princess (1848–1926))
• Karl Löwith (1897 to 1973. German philosopher (1897–1973))
• John L. DeWitt (1880 to 1962. United States Army general (1880–1962))
• Imelda Staunton (born 1956. British actress (born 1956))
• Marek Belka (born 1952. 50th Prime minister of Poland from 2004 to 2005)
• Vladimir Paley (1897 to 1918. Russian nobleman and poet (1897–1918))
• Vic Mizzy (1916 to 2009. American composer (1916–2009))
• Elliot Aronson (born 1932. American psychologist (born 1932))
• Kiko Argüello (born 1939. Spanish painter)
• Ruth Dreifuss (born 1940. Swiss politician (born 1940))
• S. P. L. Sørensen (1868 to 1939. Danish chemist (1868–1939))
• Renata Salecl (born 1962. Slovene philosopher)
• Arkady Gaidar (1904 to 1941. Soviet children's writer (1904–1941))
• Stacey Dixon (born 1971. American government official (born 1971))
• Eugène Marais (1871 to 1936. South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer)
• Joep Beving (born 1976. Dutch composer and pianist)
• J. Franklin Bell (1856 to 1919. 4th Chief of Staff of the United States Army)
• Mogens Lykketoft (born 1946. Danish politician (born 1946))
• Massimiliano Fuksas (born 1944. Italian architect (born 1944))
• Stevan Mokranjac (1856 to 1914. Serbian composer and music educator (1856–1914))
• Anthony Mamo (1909 to 2008. President of Malta from 1974 to 1976)

Died on January 9

• Napoleon III (1808 to 1873. Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870)
• Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820 to 1878. King of Italy from 1861 to 1878)
• Peter Cook (1937 to 1995. British comedian, actor, satirist (1937–1995))
• Katherine Mansfield (1888 to 1923. New Zealand author (1888–1923))
• Anne of Brittany (1477 to 1514. Queen of France (1491–1498; 1499–1514) and Duchess of Brittany (1488–1514))
• Zygmunt Bauman (1925 to 2017. Polish sociologist and philosopher (1925–2017))
• Caroline Herschel (1750 to 1848. German-British astronomer (1750–1848))
• Alexander Herzen (1812 to 1870. Russian author and revolutionary (1812–1870))
• Souphanouvong (1909 to 1995. Laotian politician (1909–1995))
• Antanas Smetona (1874 to 1944. 1st President of Lithuania (1919–1920, 1926–1940))
• R. G. Collingwood (1889 to 1943. British historian and philosopher (1889–1943))
• Countee Cullen (1903 to 1946. American author (1903–1946))
• Nissim Ezekiel (1924 to 2004. Indian poet (1924–2004))
• Paul Vanden Boeynants (1919 to 2001. Belgian politician)
• Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718 to 1799. Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718–1799))
• Rashid Khan (musician) (1968 to 2024. Indian classical musician (1968–2024))
• Amir Kabir (1807 to 1852. Chancellor of Iran (1807–1852))
• Locusta (1 to 69. 1st century AD Roman woman known as a maker of poisons)
• Macario Sakay (1870 to 1907. Filipino general, merchant and revolutionary (1870–1907))
• Wilhelm Busch (1832 to 1908. German humorist, poet, illustrator, and painter (1832–1908))
• Satyendranath Tagore (1842 to 1923. First Indian ICS officer)
• Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929 to 1990. Ugandan President)
• Halide Edib Adıvar (1884 to 1964. Turkish novelist, teacher, and a nationalist and feminist intellectual (1884-1964))
• Michel de Certeau (1925 to 1986. French Jesuit priest and scholar (1925–1986))
• Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (1818 to 1907. Queen of Hanover from 1851 to 1866)
• Emperor Buretsu (489 to 507. Emperor of Japan from 499 to 507)
• Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657 to 1757. French writer and philosopher of the enlightenment (1657–1757))
• Abdullah al-Qasemi (1907 to 1996. Saudi Arabian writer and intellectual)
• Jorge Anaya (1926 to 2008. Argentine admiral (1926–2008))
• al-Mutawakkil ʿalā'llāh I (1330 to 1406. 7th Abbasid Caliph of Cairo)

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