Famous people born on 29 January

Anton Chekhov leads the birthdays of 29 January. Fame score 89.8, ahead of Oprah Winfrey by 5.1.

1. 1Anton ChekhovWriters · Russia1860-1904

   89.81860-1904

2. 2Oprah WinfreyActors · United States

   84.8turned 72

3. 3RomárioFootballers · Brazil

   81.2turned 60

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44thKyary Pamyu PamyuJapanese singer, model and talent b. 1993Japan ★ #1Musicians79.6

55thWilliam McKinleyPresident of the United States from 1897 to 1901 (1843-1901)United StatesPoliticians79.3

66thBoris PasternakRussian writer (1890-1960)RussiaWriters79.1

77thTeresa TengTaiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)Taiwan ★ #1Musicians79.1

88thHydeJapanese rock musician b. 1969JapanMusicians78.7

99thSofia IsellaAmerican singer-songwriter b. 2005United StatesMusicians78.4

1010thAdam LambertAmerican singer b. 1982United StatesMusicians78.2

1111thKieszaCanadian singer and songwriter b. 1989Canada ★ #1Musicians78.2

1212thWalter LewinDutch-born American physicist b. 1936Netherlands ★ #1Scientists77.2

1313thMisha MavashiRussian singer and activist (1985-2026)Kazakhstan ★ #1Musicians

1414thJoice HasselmannJournalist, politician and Federal Deputy of Brazil b. 1978BrazilJournalists76.6

1515thPaul RyanSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives... b. 1970United StatesPoliticians76.3

1616thRomain RollandFrench author (1866-1944)France ★ #1Writers76.2

1717thRiff RaffAmerican rapper b. 1982United StatesMusicians76.1

1818thRag'n'Bone ManBritish blues and soul singer b. 1985United Kingdom ★ #1Musicians75.7

1919thThomas PaineAmerican Founding Father, philosopher 1737-1809United StatesAcademics73.9

2020thDmitry MalikovRussian singer b. 1970RussiaMusicians73.2

2121stSacha DistelFrench musician (1933-2004)FranceMusicians73.2

2222ndSarah KuttnerGerman television presenter and author b. 1979Germany ★ #1Actors72.1

2323rdAya KanekoJapanese YouTuber b. 1994Philippines ★ #1YouTubers71.3

2424thOlga TokarczukPolish writer and activist b. 1962Poland ★ #1Writers70.5

2525thBlaqbonezNigerian rapper and singer b. 1996Nigeria ★ #1Musicians70.5

2626thMion MukaichiJapanese idol, member of AKB48 b. 1998JapanActors69.9

2727thJonny LangAmerican blues, gospel, and rock singer and songwriter b. 1981United StatesMusicians69.7

2828thLewis PullmanAmerican actor b. 1993United StatesActors69.4

2929thMasaru HamaguchiJapanese comedian b. 1972JapanComedians68.7

3030thIsmail HaniyehHamas leader (1962-2025)Palestine ★ #1Politicians68.2

3131stHeather GrahamAmerican actress b. 1970United StatesActors68.2

3232ndRaffaella FicoItalian female model b. 1988Italy ★ #1Models67.1

3333rdTom SelleckAmerican actor b. 1945United StatesActors67.0

3434thGeorge El RassiLebanese singer (1980-2022)Lebanon ★ #1Musicians67.0

3535thYael Bar ZoharIsraeli actress, television host, and former model b. 1980Israel ★ #1Actors66.8

3636thKen RingSwedish rapper b. 1979Sweden ★ #1Musicians66.5

3737thKatharine RossAmerican actress b. 1940United StatesActors66.5

3838thAbdus SalamTheoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient 1926-1996Pakistan ★ #1Scientists66.1

3939thJustin HartleyAmerican actor b. 1977United StatesActors65.8

4040thGermaine GreerAustralian writer and public intellectual b. 1939Australia ★ #1Writers65.6

4141stIbéyise PachecoVenezuelan journalist and writer b. 1961Venezuela ★ #1Journalists65.5

4242ndJG ThirlwellAustralian composer, producer and musician b. 1960AustraliaMusicians65.5

4343rdTakako OkamuraJapanese singer-songwriter b. 1962JapanMusicians65.2

4444thWallis BirdIrish musician b. 1982Ireland ★ #1Musicians65.1

4545thEmilio InsoleraDeaf actor and film producer b. 1979United StatesDirectors64.7

4646thBas TietemaDutch bicycle racer b. 1995NetherlandsAthletes64.6

4747thLinda B. BuckAmerican biologist b. 1947United StatesAcademics63.4

4848thDominic LewisBritish film and television composer b. 1985United KingdomMusicians63.4

4949thEdward BurnsAmerican actor and director b. 1968United StatesActors63.2

5050thJorge MartínSpanish motorcycle racer b. 1998Spain ★ #1Athletes63.2

5151stEmanuel SwedenborgSwedish 18th century scientist and theologian (1688-1772)SwedenScientists63.2

5252ndHervé JuvinFrench essayist and politician b. 1956FranceWriters63.0

5353rdSara GilbertAmerican actress b. 1975United StatesActors62.4

5454thRobin MorganAmerican feminist writer 1941-2026United StatesWriters62.3

5555thChristina KochAmerican astronaut b. 1979United StatesScientists62.2

5656thAyane SakuraJapanese voice actress b. 1994JapanActors61.9

5757thYui HasegawaJapanese footballer b. 1997JapanFootballers61.9

5858thJody ScheckterSouth African racecar driver b. 1950South Africa ★ #1Athletes61.8

5959thAdam BizanskiWriter, director and animator b. 1983IsraelDirectors61.0

6060thAndrew KeeganAmerican actor b. 1979United StatesActors61.0

6161stBelle PerezBelgian musician and songwriter b. 1976Belgium ★ #1Musicians60.8

6262ndJohn ForsytheAmerican film and television actor (1918-2010)United StatesActors60.8

6363rdMarc GasolSpanish basketball player b. 1985SpainBasketball Players60.7

6464thDon ShirleyAmerican-Jamaican jazz pianist and composer 1927-2013United StatesMusicians60.7

6565thDominik HašekCzech ice hockey player b. 1965Czechia ★ #1Athletes60.3

6666thJohn D. Rockefeller Jr.American financier and philanthropist (1874-1960)United StatesFounders60.3

6767thNora JabriNorwegian singer b. 1996Norway ★ #1Musicians60.2

6868thKitasato ShibasaburōJapanese bacteriologist, immunologist 1853-1931JapanAcademics60.1

6969thFrançois CivilFrench actor b. 1990FranceActors60.0

7070thIsabel LucasAustralian actress and model b. 1985AustraliaActors59.8

7171stAndri GuðjohnsenEnglish-born Icelandic footballer b. 2002United KingdomFootballers59.6

7272ndAJ DybantsaAmerican basketball player b. 2007United StatesBasketball Players59.5

7373rdKatharina von BoraWife of Martin Luther 1499-1552GermanyAcademics59.5

7474thJarell QuansahEnglish footballer b. 2003United KingdomFootballers59.2

7575thDavid PittardBritish racing driver b. 1992United KingdomAthletes59.1

7676thGia CarangiAmerican model (1960-1986)United StatesModels58.5

7777thElio PetriItalian filmmaker (1929-1982)ItalyDirectors58.4

7878thAkio ChibaJapanese manga artist (1943-1984)Japan58.3

7979thSam TrammellAmerican actor, writer, and producer b. 1969United StatesActors58.2

8080thRichard ManitobaAmerican punk rock vocalist b. 1954United StatesMusicians58.2

8181stAkor AdamsNigerian footballer b. 2000NigeriaFootballers57.8

8282ndIbrahim Boubacar KeïtaMalian politician 1945-2022Mali ★ #1Politicians57.8

8383rdGauri LankeshIndian Kannada-language journalist-activist (1962-2017)India ★ #1Journalists57.5

8484thAthina Onassis RousselFrench-Greek heiress b. 1985France57.5

8585thRafael GrossiArgentine diplomat b. 1961Argentina ★ #1Politicians57.4

8686thNicholas TurturroAmerican actor b. 1962United StatesActors57.3

8787thDalila Di LazzaroItalian actress and writer b. 1953ItalyActors57.2

8888thSatomi SuzukiJapanese swimmer b. 1991Japan57.2

8989thDeltan DallagnolBrazilian attorney, former prosecutor of Operation Lava... b. 1980BrazilLawyers57.1

9090thVasily ZhukovskyRussian poet (1783-1852)RussiaWriters57.0

9191stKim Kyu-sikKorean politician and academic (1881-1950)South Korea ★ #1Writers56.8

9292ndAnn JillianAmerican actress b. 1950United StatesActors56.7

9393rdVictor MatureAmerican actor (1913-1999)United StatesActors56.7

9494thTenoch HuertaMexican actor b. 1981Mexico ★ #1Actors56.7

9595thJeph LoebAmerican comics writer b. 1958United StatesWriters56.6

9696thDenys BoykoUkrainian footballer b. 1988Ukraine ★ #1Footballers56.6

9797thSam JaegerAmerican actor b. 1977United StatesActors56.6

9898thHugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of WestminsterBritish aristocrat and businessman b. 1991United Kingdom56.6

9999thTerry KinneyAmerican actor b. 1954United StatesActors56.4

100100thDaniel AuberFrench composer (1782-1871)FranceMusicians56.4

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