Who are famous people born on January 15?

Famous people born on January 15 include Shah Jahan (1592), Molière (1622), Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809), Ibn Saud (1876), Edward Teller (1908).

What star sign is someone born on January 15?

Someone born on January 15 is a Capricorn.

What is the birthstone for January 15?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

How common is a birthday on January 15?

In the US, January 15 is the No. 340 most common birthday of the 366, with about 10,753 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on January 15

Famous people born on January 15, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♑ Star sign
Capricorn
💎 Birthstone
Garnet
👶 How common
No. 340 of 366

Born on January 15

Shah Jahan
born 1592 · the fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658
Molière
born 1622 · French playwright and actor (1622–1673)
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
born 1809 · French politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist (1809-1865)
Ibn Saud
born 1876 · King of Saudi Arabia from 1932 to 1953
Edward Teller
born 1908 · Hungarian-American Jewish nuclear physicist (1908–2003)
Gamal Abdel Nasser
born 1918 · President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970
Martin Luther King Jr.
born 1929 · American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
Giorgia Meloni
born 1977 · Prime Minister of Italy since 2022
Dove Cameron
born 1996 · American actress and singer-songwriter
Eric Dier
born 1994 · English association football player
Marc Bartra
born 1991 · Spanish soccer player
Mary Pierce
born 1975 · French tennis player
Emina Jahoviç
born 1982 · Serbian-Turkish singer-songwriter (born 1982)
Essam El-Hadary
born 1973 · Egyptian association football player
René Adler
born 1985 · German footballer
Daler Kuzyayev
born 1993 · Russian footballer
Marius Trésor
born 1950 · French footballer (born 1950)
Andreas Gursky
born 1955 · German artist and photographer (born 1955)
Darya Klishina
born 1991 · Russian long jumper
Grace VanderWaal
born 2004 · American singer-songwriter (born 2004)
Mario Van Peebles
born 1957 · American actor and producer
Luis Chávez
born 1996 · Mexican association football player
Iñaki Urdangarin
born 1968 · Spanish handball player
Chloe Kelly
born 1998 · English association football player
Abdulelah Al-Amri
born 1997 · Saudi footballer
Kevin Álvarez
born 1999 · Mexican association football player
Emre Demir
born 2004 · Turkish association football player (born 2004)
Khalid al-Islambuli
born 1955 · Egyptian military officer (1955-1982)
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Semiha Yankı
born 1958 · Turkish singer (born 1958)
Osman Durali
born 1939 · Turkish wrestler (1939–2011)
Fahda bint Saud
born 1953 · Saudi Arabian princess
Choe Ryong-hae
born 1950 · Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea
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Tatsuhiko Seta
born 1952 · Japanese association football player
Rashad al-Alimi
born 1954 · Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen since 2022
Thierry Breton
born 1955 · French businessman and politician
Boris Tadić
born 1958 · 3rd President of the Republic of Serbia
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Mohamed Timoumi
born 1960 · Moroccan footballer
Margherita Buy
born 1962 · Italian actress
Daniel Borimirov
born 1970 · Bulgarian footballer
Tomáš Galásek
born 1973 · Czech footballer

January 15 in history

2023Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashes near Pokhara International Airport, killing all 72 people on board.
2019Somali militants attack the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi, Kenya killing at least 21 people and injuring 19.
2015The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the Swiss franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil in international financial markets.
2001Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, is launched (Wikipedia Day).
1977Linjeflyg Flight 618 crashes in Kälvesta near Stockholm Bromma Airport in Stockholm, Sweden, killing 22 people.
1970Nigerian Civil War: Biafran rebels surrender following an unsuccessful 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria.
1966The First Nigerian Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état.
1943World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.
1934The 8.0 Mw Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people.
1910Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 99 m (325 ft).
1876The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
1822Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis is elected president of the legislative assembly.
1777American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence.
1541King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith".

Holidays and observances

Arbor Day (Egypt)
Armed Forces Remembrance Day (Nigeria)
Army Day (India)
Christian feast day: Abeluzius (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
Christian feast day: Arnold Janssen
Christian feast day: Francis Ferdinand de Capillas (one of Martyr Saints of China)
Christian feast day: Ita
Christian feast day: Our Lady of the Poor
Christian feast day: Macarius of Egypt (Western Christianity)
Christian feast day: Maurus and Placidus (Order of Saint Benedict)

January 15 in every year

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Questions about January 15 birthdays

Who are famous people born on January 15?: Famous people born on January 15 include Shah Jahan (1592), Molière (1622), Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809), Ibn Saud (1876), Edward Teller (1908).
What star sign is someone born on January 15?: Someone born on January 15 is a Capricorn.
What is the birthstone for January 15?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
How common is a birthday on January 15?: In the US, January 15 is the No. 340 most common birthday of the 366, with about 10,753 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).