Who Was Alive

Famous people born on 9 January

21 of the people we track were born on 9 January, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

Har Gobind Khorana and Ahmed Sékou Touré were born on the very same day, 9 January 1922.

  1. Richard Nixon 1913American politician who served as President of the United Statesdied aged 81
  2. Simone de Beauvoir 1908French philosopher and activistdied aged 78
  3. Grigori Rasputin 1869Russian mysticdied aged 47
  4. Karel Čapek 1890Czech writerdied aged 48
  5. Catherine, Princess of Wales 1982British businesspersonliving, 44
  6. Husayn ibn Ali AD 626Theologiandied aged 54
  7. Joan Baez 1941American musicianliving, 85
  8. Lev Landau 1908Soviet theoretical physicistdied aged 60
  9. Rigoberta Menchú 1959Guatemalan writerliving, 67
  10. Pope Gregory XV 1554Latin Catholic priest who served as Popedied aged 69
  11. Nina Dobrev 1989Bulgarian actorliving, 37
  12. Jimmy Page 1944British guitaristliving, 82
  13. Har Gobind Khorana 1922Indian biologistdied aged 89
  14. Ahmed Sékou Touré 1922Politician who served as President of Guineadied aged 62
  15. Sarah Toscano 2006Italian singer-songwriter and actorliving, 20
  16. John B. Watson 1878American psychologistdied aged 80
  17. J. K. Simmons 1955American actorliving, 71
  18. Gennaro Gattuso 1978Italian footballerliving, 48
  19. Josemaría Escrivá 1902Spanish priest and writerdied aged 73
  20. Lara Fabian 1970Belgian singer and songwriterliving, 56
  21. Michel Barnier 1951French politician who served as Prime Minister of Franceliving, 75