Famous people born on 3 January

J. R. R. Tolkien leads the birthdays of 3 January. Fame score 88.0, ahead of Michael Schumacher by 1.0.

1. 1J. R. R. TolkienWriters · United Kingdom1892-1973

   88.01892-1973

2. 2Michael SchumacherAthletes · Germany

   87.0turned 57

3. 3Greta ThunbergActivists · Sweden

   85.3turned 23

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44thFlorence PughBritish actress b. 1996United KingdomActors85.2

55thJisooSouth Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and model b. 1995South Korea ★ #1Musicians82.8

66thFerdowsiPersian poet, author of Shahnameh (940-1020)Writers76.7

77thEmiruAmerican video game streamer b. 1998United States ★ #1Streamers76.6

88thKim SeolhyunSouth Korean singer and actress b. 1995South KoreaMusicians74.8

99thJason MarsdenAmerican actor b. 1975United StatesActors74.5

1010thLloydAmerican singer b. 1986United StatesMusicians74.4

1111thThomas BangalterFrench record producer, DJ, and composer b. 1975France ★ #1Musicians74.4

1212thKatie PorterU.S. Representative from California b. 1974United StatesPoliticians74.0

1313thRie TanakaJapanese voice actress b. 1979Japan ★ #1Musicians73.7

1414thAbby-Lynn KeenBritish singer, songwriter, producer b. 2004United KingdomMusicians73.2

1515thRaegan RevordAmerican actress b. 2008United StatesActors73.2

1616thBUNT.German DJ b. 1996Germany72.7

1717thGuy PrattBritish bassist b. 1962United KingdomMusicians72.7

1818thClement AttleePrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 1883-1967United KingdomPoliticians72.6

1919thKentarō ItōJapanese voice actor b. 1974JapanActors72.5

2020thNed LamontGovernor of Connecticut since 2019 b. 1954United StatesPoliticians72.4

2121stThe CompletionistAmerican YouTuber b. 1988United StatesYouTubers72.1

2222ndAmaiaSpanish singer and pianist b. 1999Spain ★ #1Musicians71.8

2323rdLeah DouChinese singer b. 1997China ★ #1Musicians71.7

2424thMel GibsonAmerican actor, director, producer and screenwriter b. 1956United StatesActors71.6

2525thGoo HaraSouth Korean pop singer (1991-2019)South KoreaMusicians71.0

2626thTony NorthrupAmerican author, photographer and video instructor b. 1974United StatesArtists70.8

2727thKyle RittenhouseFormer American suspect in the killing of two rioters... b. 2003United States70.5

2828thEsperanza Aguirre, Countess of BornosSpanish politician and peeress b. 1952SpainPoliticians70.4

2929thKlaasGerman DJ b. 1981GermanyMusicians70.0

3030thTawhid AfridiBangladeshi YouTuber b. 1997Bangladesh ★ #1YouTubers69.4

3131stPark Ji-yoonSouth Korean singer and actress b. 1982South KoreaMusicians69.2

3232ndGordoAmerican-Nicaraguan DJ and record producer b. 1991Guatemala ★ #1Musicians68.7

3333rdAdam AleksicAmerican linguist and content creator b. 2001United StatesAcademics68.1

3434thFrancesco BellissimoItalian chef b. 1979Italy ★ #1Chefs68.1

3535thEli ManningAmerican football player b. 1981United StatesAthletes68.1

3636thJaswant SinghIndian politician and retired army officer (1938-2020)India ★ #1Politicians67.4

3737thChisuFinnish singer b. 1982Finland ★ #1Musicians66.6

3838thOliver JanichGerman conspiracy theorist, politician, author and activist b. 1969GermanyPoliticians66.5

3939thNikki Galrani PinisettyIndian actress b. 1993IndiaActors66.5

4040thGioele DixItalian actor b. 1956ItalyActors66.0

4141stHovig DemirjianGreek Cypriot singer b. 1989Cyprus ★ #1Musicians65.8

4242ndDelphine WespiserMiss France 2012, contestant in Miss World 2012 b. 1992FranceModels65.5

4343rdDabney ColemanAmerican actor (1932-2024)United StatesActors65.5

4444thVictoria DuffieldCanadian actor, singer and dancer b. 1995Canada ★ #1Actors65.4

4545thSofia Kovalevskaya19th-century Russian mathematician 1850-1891SwedenAcademics65.1

4646thJulia NunesAmerican musician b. 1989United StatesMusicians65.0

4747thVesna VulovićSerbian former flight attendant who survived the highest... 1950-2016Serbia ★ #164.9

4848thJun MaedaJapanese visual novel writer, composer and manga author b. 1975JapanWriters64.9

4949thTuure BoeliusFinnish actor and singer b. 2001FinlandActors64.5

5050thKasia WilkPolish singer b. 1982Poland ★ #1Musicians64.5

5151stYoichiro KakitaniJapanese footballer b. 1990JapanFootballers64.4

5252ndSakamoto RyōmaJapanese samurai and politician (1836-1867)JapanPoliticians64.0

5353rdRobert LoggiaAmerican actor (1930-2015)United StatesActors63.9

5454thMaxim TsvetkovRussian biathlete b. 1992Russia ★ #1Athletes63.7

5555thSergio LeoneItalian filmmaker (1929-1989)ItalyDirectors63.6

5656thTelly LeungAmerican actor and musician b. 1980United StatesActors63.5

5757thEisaku YoshidaJapanese actor b. 1969JapanActors63.1

5858thNgo Dinh DiemSouth Vietnamese politician; President of South Vietnam... 1901-1963Politicians63.0

5959thJohn Paul JonesBritish bassist b. 1946United KingdomMusicians62.7

6060thGrace CoolidgeFirst Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929 1879-1957United StatesPoliticians62.6

6161stKoit ToomeEstonian singer b. 1979Estonia ★ #1Musicians62.1

6262ndJohn Bennett PerryAmerican actor b. 1942United StatesActors62.1

6363rdVictoria PrincipalAmerican actress b. 1950United StatesActors62.0

6464thStephen StillsAmerican musician b. 1945United StatesMusicians62.0

6565thTomohiro FukayaJapanese keirin cyclist b. 1990JapanAthletes61.9

6666thCarlos BalebaCameroonian footballer b. 2004Cameroon ★ #1Footballers61.7

6767thJenn BosticAmerican singer-songwriter b. 1986United StatesMusicians61.7

6868thSeol In-ahSouth Korean actress b. 1996South KoreaActors61.5

6969thFatima Ezzahra El MansouriPrime Minister of Morocco since 2026 b. 1976Morocco ★ #1Politicians61.5

7070thGiulia LuziItalian actress and singer b. 1994ItalyActors61.5

7171stAsa AkiraAmerican pornographic actress b. 1985United StatesActors61.5

7272ndTuuliFinnish pop singer b. 1999FinlandMusicians61.5

7373rdGabriele AdinolfiItalian writer b. 1954ItalyWriters61.3

7474thFather Damien19th century Belgian Roman Catholic priest and saint 1840-1889Belgium ★ #1Religious Figures61.1

7575thSteve FahCreators · turned 39CameroonCreators61.1

7676thLinh NgaAmerican-Vietnamese film director, film producer, actress b. 1982Vietnam ★ #1Directors60.9

7777thWolfgang WeeNorwegian podcast host b. 1982Norway ★ #1Podcasters60.8

7878thRory StewartBritish independent politician b. 1973United KingdomPoliticians60.8

7979thRay MillandBritish actor (1907-1986)United KingdomActors60.6

8080thDeni AvdijaIsraeli basketball player b. 2001Israel ★ #1Basketball Players60.6

8181stGianfranco FiniItalian politician b. 1952ItalyPoliticians60.3

8282ndKatie McGrathIrish actress b. 1983Ireland ★ #1Actors60.0

8383rdThelma SchoonmakerAmerican film editor b. 1940United StatesActors59.9

8484thRosa MonteroSpanish writer b. 1951SpainWriters59.8

8585thPaddy PimblettBritish mixed martial artist b. 1995United Kingdom59.6

8686thPierre Drieu La RochelleFrench writer 1893-1945FranceWriters59.5

8787thGeorge MartinEnglish record producer (1926-2016)United KingdomMusicians59.5

8888thJohn SturgesAmerican film director (1910-1992)United StatesDirectors59.2

8989thBobby HullCanadian ice hockey player (1939-2023)CanadaAthletes59.1

9090thNicole BeharieAmerican actress b. 1985United StatesActors59.1

9191stMarpessa DawnFrench actress, singer, and dancer (1934-2008)United StatesActors58.9

9292ndDanica McKellarAmerican actress and writer b. 1975United StatesActors58.8

9393rdPietro MetastasioItalian poet and librettist (1698-1782)ItalyWriters58.6

9494thKarl GlusmanAmerican actor b. 1988United StatesActors58.5

9595thToshirō YanagibaJapanese actor b. 1961JapanActors58.4

9696thUmar NurmagomedovMixed martial arts (MMA) fighter b. 1996Russia58.4

9797thMarla GlenGerman singer b. 1960United StatesMusicians58.2

9898thSarah AlexanderEnglish actress b. 1971United KingdomActors57.9

9999thLuc FerryFrench politician and philosopher b. 1951FrancePoliticians57.8

100100thAndré FranquinBelgian comics artist (1924-1997)BelgiumArtists57.8

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