Famous people born on 25 January

17 of the people we track were born on 25 January, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Volodymyr Zelenskyy 1978Politician who served as President of Ukraineliving, 48
2. Virginia Woolf 1882British writerdied aged 59
3. Robert Burns 1759British poetdied aged 37
4. Vladimir Vysotsky 1938Soviet singer-songwriter and actordied aged 42
5. Robert Boyle 1627Philosopher and chemistdied aged 64
6. W. Somerset Maugham 1874English playwright and novelistdied aged 91
7. Corazon Aquino 1933Filipino politician who served as President of the Philippinesdied aged 76
8. Noemi 1982Italian singer-songwriterliving, 44
9. Joseph-Louis Lagrange 1736Mathematician and astronomerdied aged 77
10. Eduard Shevardnadze 1928Soviet politician and diplomat who served as President of Georgiadied aged 86
11. Xavi 1980Spanish footballerliving, 46
12. Eusébio 1942Portuguese footballerdied aged 71
13. Robinho 1984Brazilian footballer and playerliving, 42
14. Jean-Marc Ayrault 1950French politician who served as Prime Minister of Franceliving, 76
15. Etta James 1938American singerdied aged 73
16. Antônio Carlos Jobim 1927Brazilian songwriter and composerdied aged 67
17. Leo IV the Khazar AD 750Byzantine emperordied aged 30