Famous birthdays on January 6
Famous people born on January 6, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
â Star sign
Capricorn
đ Birthstone
Garnet
đ¶ How common
No. 299 of 366
Born on January 6

Joan of Arc
born 1412 · French folk heroine (1412â1431), military leader who crowned Charles VII and Roman Catholic saint, canonized 500 years after her death

Heinrich Schliemann
born 1822 · German businessman and archaeologist (1822â1890)

Eduard Bernstein
born 1850 · German politician and theorist (1850â1932)

Kahlil Gibran
born 1883 · Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883â1931)

Rowan Atkinson
born 1955 · English actor, comedian, and screenwriter (born 1955)

Eddie Redmayne
born 1982 · English actor
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Syd Barrett
born 1946 · British musician (1946â2006)
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Irina Shayk
born 1986 · Russian model and television personality (born 1986)
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Anthony Minghella
born 1954 · British film director, playwright and screenwriter (1954-2008)

Lyudmila Ocheretnaya
born 1958 · Russian linguist and 1983â2013 wife of Russian president Vladimir Putin (born 1958)

DenĂs SuĂĄrez
born 1994 · Spanish association football player
Manfred Kaltz
born 1953 · German footballer and manager

JesĂșs Manuel Corona
born 1993 · Mexican association football player

Fiete Arp
born 2000 · German association football player
Fåtima Båñez
born 1967 · Spanish politician (1967â2026)

Ahmad al-Tayyeb
born 1946 · Imam of al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt

Elena Radionova
born 1999 · Russian figure skater
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Ahmad Jamil Madani
born 1970 · Saudi Arabian footballer
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Nasser Al-Johar
born 1946 · Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1946)
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Ayhan TaĆkın
born 1953 · Turkish wrestler (born 1953)

Jannat
born 1986 · Moroccan singer and actress

Nikita Bedrin
born 2006 · Russian racing driver

Adriano Celentano
born 1938 · Italian musician and actor (born 1938)

Valeriy Lobanovskyi
born 1939 · Ukrainian football manager (1939â2002)

Rolf M. Zinkernagel
born 1944 · Swiss immunologist (born 1944)

Ahron Daum
born 1951 · Modern-Orthodox rabbi and writer

Malcolm Young
born 1953 · Australian guitarist (1953â2017)
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Luis RamĂrez Zapata
born 1954 · Salvadoran footballer

A. R. Rahman
born 1966 · Indian composer and musician
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Daniel Chapo
born 1977 · President of Mozambique since 2025
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Genevieve O'Reilly
born 1977 · Irish actress (born 1977)
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Mihael MikiÄ
born 1980 · Croatian association football player

Steed Malbranque
born 1980 · French footballer (born 1980)

Jérémie Renier
born 1981 · Belgian actor

Abel Aguilar
born 1985 · Colombian association football player
Paul McShane
born 1986 · Irish association football player
Bongani Khumalo
born 1987 · South African footballer
Daniel Davari
born 1988 · Iranian-German goalkeeper

Nicky Romero
born 1989 · Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer

Taha Yassine Khenissi
born 1992 · Tunisian association football player
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Questions about January 6 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on January 6?
- Famous people born on January 6 include Joan of Arc (1412), Heinrich Schliemann (1822), Eduard Bernstein (1850), Kahlil Gibran (1883), Rowan Atkinson (1955).
- What star sign is someone born on January 6?
- Someone born on January 6 is a Capricorn.
- What is the birthstone for January 6?
- The birthstone for January is garnet.
- How common is a birthday on January 6?
- In the US, January 6 is the No. 299 most common birthday of the 366, with about 10,944 babies born on it on average (2000â2014).