Famous people born on 29 January

• Anton ChekhovRussian dramatist and author · 1860–1904
  44 yrs
• William McKinleyPresident of the United States from 1897 to 1901 · 1843–1901
  58 yrs
• Romain RollandFrench author · 1866–1944
  78 yrs
• Ismail HaniyehHamas leader · 1962–2024
  62 yrs
• Abdus SalamTheoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient · 1926–1996
  70 yrs
• Teresa TengTaiwanese ROC singer · 1953–1995
  42 yrs
• Ibn TaymiyyahIslamic scholar, jurist and philosopher · 1263–1328
  65 yrs
• Charles V of FranceKing of France from 1364 to 1380 · 1338–1380
  42 yrs
• Vitalian7th-century pope · AD 600–672
  72 yrs
• Francis II of FranceKing of France from 1559 to 1560 · 1544–1560
  16 yrs
• Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta ↗Malian politician · 1945–2022
  76 yrs
• Ernst Lubitsch ↗German-American actor and film director · 1892–1947
  55 yrs
• Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ↗Spanish author · 1867–1928
  60 yrs
• Christian VII of Denmark ↗King of Denmark and Norway · 1749–1808
  59 yrs
• Daniel François Esprit Auber ↗French composer · 1782–1871
  89 yrs
• Kitasato Shibasaburō ↗Japanese bacteriologist, immunologist · 1853–1931
  78 yrs
• Ferenc Mádl ↗Hungarian politician · 1931–2011
  80 yrs
• Friedrich Mohs ↗German geologist and mineralogist · 1773–1839
  66 yrs
• W. C. Fields ↗American comedian, actor, juggler and writer · 1880–1946
  66 yrs
• Edward Abbey ↗American author and essayist · 1927–1989
  62 yrs
• Ernst Kummer ↗German mathematician · 1810–1893
  83 yrs
• Gia Carangi ↗American model · 1960–1986
  26 yrs
• Kim Kyu-sik ↗Korean politician and academic · 1881–1950
  69 yrs
• John Forsythe ↗American film and television actor · 1918–2010
  92 yrs
• Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau ↗Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland · 1584–1647
  63 yrs
• Edward W. Morley ↗American physical chemist · 1838–1923
  85 yrs
• Wellington Koo ↗Diplomat and former President of the Republic of China · 1887–1985
  98 yrs
• Lead Belly ↗American folk and blues musician · 1885–1949
  64 yrs
• Frederick Delius ↗English composer · 1862–1934
  72 yrs
• Luigi Nono ↗Italian composer · 1924–1990
  66 yrs
• Sebastian Münster ↗German cartographer, cosmographer, and scholar · 1488–1552
  64 yrs
• Antonia Minor ↗Youngest daughter of Octavia Minor and Mark Antony · 36 BC–AD 37
  72 yrs
• Barnett Newman ↗American painter · 1905–1970
  65 yrs
• Victor Mature ↗American actor · 1913–1999
  86 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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