Famous people born on 15 January

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the birthdays of 15 January. Fame score 92.1, ahead of Molière by 5.6.

1. 1Martin Luther King Jr.Activists · United States1929-1968

   92.11929-1968

2. 2MolièreWriters · France1622-1673

   86.51622-1673

3. 3PitbullMusicians · United States

   83.0turned 45

Also born on 15 January

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44thGiorgia MeloniPrime Minister of Italy since 2022 b. 1977Italy ★ #1Politicians81.6

55thDove CameronAmerican actress and singer-songwriter b. 1996United StatesActors79.8

66thSkrillexAmerican DJ and producer b. 1988United StatesMusicians79.8

77thBen ShapiroAmerican conservative political commentator b. 1984United StatesJournalists79.1

88thMathilde PanotFrench politician b. 1989FrancePoliticians77.6

99thGamal Abdel NasserPresident of Egypt from 1956 to 1970Egypt ★ #1Politicians77.2

1010thEddie HallBritish strongman b. 1988United Kingdom ★ #1Athletes76.8

1111thMyke TowersPuerto Rican rapper and singer b. 1994United StatesMusicians75.4

1212thChad LoweAmerican actor and director b. 1968United StatesActors75.4

1313thGrace VanderWaalAmerican singer-songwriter b. 2004United StatesMusicians75.3

1414thPierre-Joseph ProudhonFrench politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist 1809-1865FrancePoliticians72.4

1515thKeiran LeeBritish pornographic actor b. 1984United KingdomActors70.9

1616thSamraGerman rapper b. 1995Germany ★ #1Musicians70.1

1717thIbn SaudKing of Saudi Arabia from 1932 to 1953Saudi Arabia ★ #1Historical Figures69.6

1818thAyeza KhanPakistani actress and model b. 1991Pakistan ★ #1Actors69.5

1919thFlux PavilionEnglish dubstep producer and DJ b. 1989United KingdomMusicians69.3

2020thSkay BeilinsonArgentine musician b. 1952Argentina ★ #1Musicians68.8

2121stCharoSpanish-American flamenco guitarist, actress, and comedian b. 1951United StatesMusicians68.5

2222ndChris WrightUnited States Secretary of Energy b. 1965United StatesPoliticians68.3

2323rdIndy BarendsIndonesian actress b. 1972Indonesia ★ #1Actors67.4

2424thChristian AndersAustrian singer, composer and musician b. 1945Austria ★ #1Musicians67.0

2525thHala KazimEmirati writer b. 1963United Arab Emirates ★ #1Writers67.0

2626thAristotle OnassisGreek shipping magnate (1906-1975)Greece ★ #1Founders66.7

2727thTasha ReignAmerican pornographic actress b. 1989United StatesActors66.5

2828thShah JahanThe fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658 1592-1666Historical Figures66.2

2929thWachirawit RuangwiwatThai actor b. 2000Thailand ★ #1Actors66.1

3030thDmitry SharakoisRussian actor b. 1986Russia ★ #1Actors65.8

3131stAlexandra StréliskiCanadian composer and pianist b. 1985Canada ★ #1Musicians65.8

3232ndDavid IgeGovernor of Hawaii from 2014 to 2022 b. 1957United StatesPoliticians65.7

3333rdConrad LantBritish vocalist and bassist (1963-2026)United KingdomMusicians65.7

3434thElisabeth FurtwänglerMusicians · turned 34GermanyMusicians65.2

3535thTsai Eng-mengMajor shareholder of Traditional media,Businessman lives... b. 1957Taiwan ★ #1Founders65.1

3636thWesCameroonian musician (1964-2021)Cameroon ★ #1Musicians64.7

3737thAndrea MartinAmerican actress b. 1947United StatesActors63.9

3838thClaudia WinklemanBritish television presenter b. 1972United KingdomActors63.8

3939thClara LeeSouth Korean actress b. 1986South Korea ★ #1Actors63.7

4040thBoris Tadić3rd President of the Republic of Serbia b. 1958Serbia ★ #1Politicians63.7

4141stDan Ar BrazFrench guitarist b. 1949FranceMusicians63.5

4242ndEric DierEnglish footballer b. 1994United KingdomFootballers63.4

4343rdMihai EminescuRomanian poet, novelist and journalist (1850-1889)Writers63.4

4444thScarlett la QueenRussian singer b. 1979RussiaMusicians63.0

4545thEdward TellerHungarian-American Jewish nuclear physicist (1908-2003)United StatesScientists62.8

4646thNâzım HikmetTurkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902-1963)Turkey ★ #1Writers62.8

4747thJermaine PennantEnglish footballer b. 1983United KingdomFootballers61.6

4848thDrew BreesAmerican football player and television analyst b. 1979United StatesAthletes61.5

4949thRuth SlenczynskaAmerican pianist 1925-2026United StatesMusicians61.1

5050thCaptain BeefheartAmerican musician and painter (1941-2010)United StatesMusicians60.9

5151stShih Ming-tehTaiwanese politician (1941-2024)TaiwanPoliticians60.8

5252ndRegina KingAmerican actress and director b. 1971United StatesActors60.8

5353rdChoe Ryong-haeChairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's... b. 1950North Korea ★ #1Politicians60.8

5454thNatasia DemetriouBritish actress b. 1984United KingdomActors60.6

5555thLee Teng-hui7-9th President of Republic of China(Taiwan; 1923-2020)TaiwanPoliticians60.5

5656thRonnie Van ZantAmerican singer (1948-1977)United StatesMusicians60.4

5757thLloyd BridgesAmerican actor (1913-1998)United StatesActors60.3

5858thJamie ClaytonAmerican actress and model b. 1978United StatesActors60.1

5959thSaud of Saudi ArabiaKing of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1964 1902-1969Saudi ArabiaHistorical Figures60.0

6060thManolo el del bomboSpanish football fan 1949-2025Spain ★ #1Musicians59.8

6161stStanisław WyspiańskiPolish playwright, painter and poet (1869-1907)Poland ★ #1Writers59.7

6262ndJessy SchramAmerican actress b. 1986United StatesActors59.5

6363rdThierry BretonFrench businessman and politician b. 1955FrancePoliticians59.4

6464thShane McMahonAmerican businessman and professional wrestler b. 1970United StatesAthletes59.1

6565thMaria SchellAustrian-Swiss actress (1926-2005)Switzerland ★ #1Actors59.1

6666thMargherita BuyItalian actress b. 1962ItalyActors59.0

6767thKhalid al-IslambuliEgyptian military officer (1955-1982)Egypt58.9

6868thJames NesbittNorthern Irish actor b. 1965United KingdomActors58.7

6969thMayumi TanakaJapanese actress, voice actress and narrator b. 1955Japan ★ #1Actors58.6

7070thMario Van PeeblesAmerican actor and producer b. 1957United StatesActors58.5

7171stNeil Nitin MukeshIndian actor b. 1982India ★ #1Actors58.5

7272ndRashad al-AlimiChairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen... b. 1954Yemen ★ #1Politicians58.5

7373rdEl Hadji DioufSenegalese footballer b. 1981Senegal ★ #1Footballers58.3

7474thMary PierceFrench tennis player b. 1975CanadaTennis Players57.7

7575thEssam El-HadaryEgyptian footballer b. 1973EgyptFootballers57.7

7676thMarc BartraSpanish soccer player b. 1991SpainFootballers57.6

7777thChen MengChinese table tennis player b. 1994China ★ #157.5

7878thSophie WilmèsBelgian politician b. 1975Belgium ★ #1Politicians57.5

7979thBen GodfreyEnglish footballer b. 1998United KingdomFootballers57.5

8080thMikhail Saltykov-ShchedrinRussian writer, journalist, plawright and satirist 1826-1889RussiaWriters57.4

8181stAdam JonesAmerican guitarist b. 1965United StatesMusicians57.3

8282ndRonald ZehrfeldGerman actor b. 1977GermanyActors57.3

8383rdLoïe FullerAmerican dancer (1862-1928)United StatesActors57.1

8484thMayawatiIndian politician b. 1956IndiaPoliticians57.0

8585thJosé MontillaSpanish politician b. 1955SpainPoliticians56.9

8686thJoão FigueiredoBrazilian politician and military officer 1918-1999Brazil ★ #1Politicians56.9

8787thMeret BeckerGerman actress b. 1969GermanyActors56.9

8888thRené AdlerGerman footballer b. 1985GermanyFootballers56.8

8989thRobert SilverbergAmerican speculative fiction writer and editor b. 1935United StatesWriters56.7

9090thArtturi Ilmari VirtanenFinnish chemist and professor (1895-1973)Finland ★ #1Scientists56.6

9191stGiovanni SegantiniItalian painter, neo-impressionist and symbolist (1858-1899)ItalyArtists56.6

9292ndKirin KikiJapanese actress (1943-2018)JapanActors56.6

9393rdHugh Trevor-RoperBritish historian (1914-2003)United KingdomWriters56.5

9494thIvor NovelloWelsh composer and actor (1893-1951)United KingdomMusicians56.5

9595thFranz GrillparzerAustrian dramatist and poet (1791-1872)AustriaWriters56.5

9696thReda KatebFrench actor and film director b. 1977FranceActors56.5

9797thHugo VianaPortuguese footballer b. 1983Portugal ★ #1Footballers56.5

9898thFernando ForestieriItalian-Argentine professional footballer b. 1990ArgentinaFootballers56.5

9999thKelly AsburyAmerican animated film director (1960-2020)United StatesDirectors56.4

100100thMaeda ToshiieGeneral of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period 1538-1599Japan56.4

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Who died on 15 January, ranked the same way.

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