Famous birthdays on January 2
Famous people born on January 2, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
💎 Birthstone
Garnet
👶 How common
No. 361 of 366
Born on January 2

Mehmed IV
born 1642 · 19th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1648–1687)

Isaac Asimov
born 1920 · American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)
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Paz Vega
born 1976 · Spanish actress

Basile Boli
born 1967 · French footballer (born 1967)

Carlos Soler
born 1997 · Spanish association football player (born 1997)
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Oleg Deripaska
born 1968 · Russian businessman
Barış Manço
born 1943 · Turkish musician (1943–1999)

Alexander Tikhonov
born 1947 · Soviet biathlete

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
born 1950 · Saudi royal and foreign minister (1940–2015)

Elye Wahi
born 2003 · Ivorian association football player (born 2003)
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Rustam Kazakov
born 1947 · Olympic wrestler

Antón Lamazares
born 1954 · Spanish artist (born 1954)

Arif Erdem
born 1972 · Turkish association football player (born 1972)

Janet Akyüz Mattei
born 1943 · Turkish astronomer (1943–2004)
Filiz Akın
born 1943 · Turkish actor (1943–2025)

Fahrettin Koca
born 1965 · Turkish statesperson (born 1965)
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Khaled Al-Eid
born 1969 · Saudi Arabian equestrian
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Khalifah Al-Dawsari
born 1999 · association football player
Thomas Hammarberg
born 1942 · Swedish diplomat
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Yevhen Rudakov
born 1942 · Soviet footballer (1942-2011)
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Slobodan Praljak
born 1945 · Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)
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Jan Fischer
born 1951 · Czech politician (born 1951)
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Milovan Rajevac
born 1954 · Serbian footballer

Jón Gnarr
born 1967 · Icelandic actor, comedian, and politician

Domingos Paciência
born 1969 · Portuguese football player/manager
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Polad Hashimov
born 1975 · National Hero of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
born 1975 · Ukrainian footballer

Hrysopiyi Devetzi
born 1976 · Greek triple jumper
Davit Mujiri
born 1978 · Georgian footballer (born 1978)

Kemi Badenoch
born 1980 · British politician and Leader of the Opposition to the British Government (2024–present) and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2024 (born 1980)
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Maxi Rodriguez
born 1981 · Argentine association football player
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Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
born 1981 · Burkinabé military officer and president (January–September 2022)

Carla Juri
born 1985 · Swiss actress

Dioko Kaluyituka
born 1987 · DR Congo footballer (born 1987)
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Nadia Nadim
born 1988 · Danish footballer
Julian Baumgartlinger
born 1988 · Austrian association football player

Fozil Musaev
born 1989 · Uzbekistani association football player
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Luis Pedro Cavanda
born 1991 · Belgian footballer
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Viktor Claesson
born 1992 · Swedish association football player
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Paulo Gazzaniga
born 1992 · Argentine association football player
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Questions about January 2 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on January 2?
- Famous people born on January 2 include Mehmed IV (1642), Isaac Asimov (1920), Paz Vega (1976), Basile Boli (1967), Carlos Soler (1997).
- What star sign is someone born on January 2?
- Someone born on January 2 is a Capricorn.
- What is the birthstone for January 2?
- The birthstone for January is garnet.
- How common is a birthday on January 2?
- In the US, January 2 is the No. 361 most common birthday of the 366, with about 9,606 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).