Famous People Born on January 2
Famous people born on January 2 include Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), Rudolf Clausius (1822) and Mehmed IV (1642).
MORE FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Thérèse of Lisieux
French Discalced Carmelite nun and saint (1873–1897)
Rudolf Clausius
German physicist and mathematician (1822–1888)
Mehmed IV
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687
Mily Balakirev
Russian composer and pianist (1837–1910)
Osman III
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 to 1757
Maxi Rodríguez
Argentine footballer (born 1981)
Dziga Vertov
Soviet-Jewish filmmaker (1896–1954)
Kate Bosworth
American actress (born 1983)
Paz Vega
Spanish actress (born 1976)
Toshiki Kaifu
Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991
Barry Goldwater
American politician and military officer (1909–1998)
Kemi Badenoch
British politician (born 1980)
Tia Carrere
Filipino-American actress (born 1967)
Carlos Soler
Spanish footballer (born 1997)
Ernst Barlach
German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer (1870–1938)
MORE FAMOUS DEATHS
Frederick William IV
King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861
Siad Barre
President of Somalia from 1969 to 1991
Nimr al-Nimr
Shia Muslim religious figure and Saudi government critic; executed in 2016
George Biddell Airy
English mathematician and astronomer (1801–1892)
Pontormo
Florentine Mannerist painter
Pete Postlethwaite
English actor (1946–2011)
Bob Einstein
American actor and comedy writer (1942–2019)
John Berger
British painter, writer and art critic (1926 - 2017)
Ágnes Keleti
Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast (1921–2025)
Roman Dmowski
Polish politician (1864–1939)