Famous people born on 20 January

• Federico FelliniItalian filmmaker · 1920–1993
  73 yrs
• André-Marie AmpèreFrench physicist and mathematician · 1775–1836
  61 yrs
• David LynchAmerican filmmaker · 1946–2025
  78 yrs
• Jeffrey EpsteinAmerican sex offender and financier · 1953–2019
  66 yrs
• Johannes V. JensenDanish author · 1873–1950
  77 yrs
• Charles III of SpainKing of Spain from 1759 to 1788 · 1716–1788
  72 yrs
• Patricia NealAmerican stage and film actress · 1926–2010
  84 yrs
• Gordian IIIRoman emperor · AD 225–244
  19 yrs
• Alp ArslanSecond sultan of the Seljuk Empire · 1029–1072
  43 yrs
• Sebastian of Portugal ↗King of Portugal from 1557 to 1578 · 1554–1578
  24 yrs
• George Burns ↗American comedian, actor, writer and singer · 1896–1996
  100 yrs
• Simon Marius ↗German astronomer · 1573–1624
  51 yrs
• Ghulam Ishaq Khan ↗7th President of Pakistan · 1915–2006
  91 yrs
• Ken Page ↗American actor · 1954–2024
  70 yrs
• Marco Simoncelli ↗Italian motorcycle racer · 1987–2011
  24 yrs
• Ernesto Cardenal ↗Nicaraguan priest and politician · 1925–2020
  95 yrs
• DeForest Kelley ↗American actor · 1920–1999
  79 yrs
• Silva Kaputikyan ↗Armenian poet, writer and political activist · 1919–2006
  87 yrs
• Telmo Zarra ↗Spanish footballer · 1921–2006
  85 yrs
• Alfredo Foni ↗Italian footballer · 1911–1985
  74 yrs
• Charles Alexandre de Calonne ↗French statesman and art collector (1734-1802); his collection was sold in Paris, 21-30 April 1788 · 1734–1802
  68 yrs
• Ernest Chausson ↗French composer · 1855–1899
  44 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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