Famous birthdays on January 3
Famous people born on January 3, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
💎 Birthstone
Garnet
👶 How common
No. 182 of 366
Born on January 3

Sofia Kovalevskaya
born 1850 · 19th-century Russian mathematician

Clement Attlee
born 1883 · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 (1883–1967)

J. R. R. Tolkien
born 1892 · English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

Michael Schumacher
born 1969 · German racing driver (born 1969)
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Greta Thunberg
born 2003 · Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

Mel Gibson
born 1956 · American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
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Florence Pugh
born 1996 · British actress (born 1996)
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Jonny Evans
born 1988 · Northern Irish association football player (born 1988)
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Nicolás González Iglesias
born 2002 · Spanish association football player (born 2002)

Fyodor Yurchikhin
born 1959 · Russian cosmonaut

Rosa Montero
born 1951 · Spanish writer

Habib Diarra
born 2004 · Senegalese footballer (born 2004)

Vladimir Potanin
born 1961 · Russian billionaire
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Esperanza Aguirre, Countess of Bornos
born 1952 · Spanish politician and peeress

Raegan Revord
born 2008 · American actress

Alfie Williams
born 2011 · British actor (born 2011)

Nelly
born 1951 · Egyptian actress
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Heriberto Jurado
born 2005 · Mexican footballer
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Alexéi Domínguez
born 2005 · Mexican association football player

Arik Einstein
born 1939 · Israeli singer (1939-2013)
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Derrick O'Connor
born 1941 · Irish actor (1941-2018)

László Sólyom
born 1942 · politician and former President of Hungary (1942–2023)

Vesna Vulović
born 1950 · Serbian former flight attendant who survived the highest fall without a parachute

Georgina Rizk
born 1953 · Lebanese model, socialite and beauty queen

Susanne Riess
born 1961 · Austrian politician
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Gavril Balint
born 1963 · Romanian association football player

Angelos Basinas
born 1976 · Greek executive and retired association football player

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
born 1976 · Prime Minister of Morocco since 2026

Claudio Maldonado
born 1980 · Chilean footballer
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Katie McGrath
born 1983 · Irish actress

Marko Tomas
born 1985 · Croatian basketball player (born 1985)
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Linas Kleiza
born 1985 · Lithuanian basketball player (born 1985)

Nejc Pečnik
born 1986 · Slovenian association football player

Nikola Peković
born 1986 · Montenegrin basketball player
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Yoichiro Kakitani
born 1990 · Japanese association football player
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Goo Hara
born 1991 · South Korean pop singer (1991–2019)
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Jisoo
born 1995 · South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and model (born 1995)

Tonny Vilhena
born 1995 · Dutch association football player (born 1995)

Kim Seolhyun
born 1995 · South Korean singer and actress
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
born 1995 · American-Jordanian basketball player
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Questions about January 3 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on January 3?
- Famous people born on January 3 include Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850), Clement Attlee (1883), J. R. R. Tolkien (1892), Michael Schumacher (1969), Greta Thunberg (2003).
- What star sign is someone born on January 3?
- Someone born on January 3 is a Capricorn.
- What is the birthstone for January 3?
- The birthstone for January is garnet.
- How common is a birthday on January 3?
- In the US, January 3 is the No. 182 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,341 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).