Famous people born on 2 January

• Isaac AsimovAmerican writer and biochemist · 1920–1992
  72 yrs
• Frederick II, Holy Roman EmperorKing of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor · 1195–1250
  55 yrs
• Thérèse of LisieuxFrench Discalced Carmelite nun, Doctor of the Church · 1873–1897
  24 yrs
• Rudolf ClausiusGerman mathematical physicist and professor · 1822–1888
  66 yrs
• ArcadiusRoman Emperor from 395–408 · AD 377–408
  31 yrs
• Mehmed IV19th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1642–1693
  51 yrs
• Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev ↗Russian composer, pianist, and conductor · 1837–1910
  73 yrs
• Osman III ↗25th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1699–1757
  58 yrs
• Dziga Vertov ↗Russian-Soviet documentary/avantgarde filmmaker · 1896–1954
  58 yrs
• Toshiki Kaifu ↗Japanese politician · 1931–2022
  91 yrs
• Vasily Perov ↗Russian painter · 1834–1882
  48 yrs
• Barry Goldwater ↗American politician and military officer · 1909–1998
  89 yrs
• Slobodan Praljak ↗Bosnian Croat general and war criminal · 1945–2017
  72 yrs
• Ernst Barlach ↗German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer · 1870–1938
  68 yrs
• Kane Tanaka ↗Japanese supercentenarian · 1903–2022
  119 yrs
• Folke Bernadotte ↗Swedish diplomat · 1895–1948
  53 yrs
• Barış Manço ↗Turkish musician · 1943–1999
  56 yrs
• Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg ↗Danish painter · 1783–1853
  70 yrs
• Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ↗Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld · 1784–1844
  60 yrs
• Florence Lawrence ↗Canadian-American actress · 1886–1938
  52 yrs
• Lynn Conway ↗American computer scientist and electrical engineer · 1938–2024
  86 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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