Famous birthdays on January 4
Famous people born on January 4, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
💎 Birthstone
Garnet
👶 How common
No. 152 of 366
Born on January 4

Louis Braille
born 1809 · French organist and teacher (1809-1852), inventor of braille, a system for reading and writing text and music, used by people who are blind or visually impaired
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Gao Xingjian
born 1940 · Chinese novelist and playwright (1940- )

Toni Kroos
born 1990 · German former football player

Brian David Josephson
born 1940 · Welsh physicist
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James Milner
born 1986 · English association football player
Till Lindemann
born 1963 · German singer (born 1963)

Julia Ormond
born 1965 · British actress
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Emma Mackey
born 1996 · British-French actress and model (born 1996)
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Dafne Keen
born 2005 · Spanish-British actress (born 2005)
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Jaeden Martell
born 2003 · American actor

Victor Wembanyama
born 2004 · French basketball player (born 2004)

Marc Guiu Paz
born 2006 · Spanish association football player (born 2006)

August Diehl
born 1976 · German actor

Oleg Romantsev
born 1954 · Russian footballer and manager
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Gökhan Gönül
born 1985 · Turkish footballer and manager (born 1985)

Ünal Üstel
born 1955 · Turkish Cypriot statesperson (born 1955)

Irán Castillo
born 1977 · Mexican actress, singer

Mohammed Al-Fatil
born 1992 · Saudi Arabian footballer

Kariem Hussein
born 1989 · Swiss athlete
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Laila Elouy
born 1962 · Egyptian actress
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Salem bin Laden
born 1946 · Saudi Arabian businessman (1946-1988)
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Soheir Zaki
born 1945 · Egyptian belly dancer and actress
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Mohammad Bin Fahd
born 1950 · former Governor of Eastern Province and member of House of Saud

Kyllian Antonio
born 2008 · French association football player

Hussain Al-Hizam
born 1998 · Saudi Arabian pole vaulter

Hwang Sok-yong
born 1943 · South Korean writer

Vesa-Matti Loiri
born 1945 · Finnish actor, musician and comedian (1945–2022)
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May-Britt Moser
born 1963 · Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist
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Budimir Vujačić
born 1964 · Montenegrin association football player
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Christian Kern
born 1966 · Austrian politician and businessman
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Miguel Monteiro
born 1980 · Portuguese footballer

Yaroslav Popovych
born 1980 · Ukrainian cyclist

Jung Sung-ryong
born 1985 · South Korean association football player
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Hsieh Su-Wei
born 1986 · Taiwanese female tennis player

Younes Kaboul
born 1986 · French footballer (born 1986)

Przemysław Tytoń
born 1987 · Polish association football player

Julius Yego
born 1989 · Kenyan javelin thrower

Alberto Paloschi
born 1990 · Italian footballer (born 1990)

Quincy Promes
born 1992 · Dutch association football player (born 1992)
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Jasmine Paolini
born 1996 · Italian tennis player
January 4 in every year
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Questions about January 4 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on January 4?
- Famous people born on January 4 include Louis Braille (1809), Gao Xingjian (1940), Toni Kroos (1990), Brian David Josephson (1940), James Milner (1986).
- What star sign is someone born on January 4?
- Someone born on January 4 is a Capricorn.
- What is the birthstone for January 4?
- The birthstone for January is garnet.
- How common is a birthday on January 4?
- In the US, January 4 is the No. 152 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,444 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).