Famous People: January
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All Figures for January (40 results)
Johnny Carson
"The King of Late Night", 30-Year Host of The Tonight Show & Television Icon
Khan Jahan Ali
15th-Century Sufi Saint, Regional Ruler of Khalifatabad & Master Builder of the Sixty Dome Mosque (UNESCO World Heritage)
Mahalia Jackson
"The Queen of Gospel", International Musical Icon, Civil Rights Pioneer & Grammy Lifetime Achievement Laureate
Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of Indian Independence & Apostle of Nonviolence
Marco Simoncelli
2008 250cc World Motorcycle Champion, MotoGP Icon & MotoGP Legend Hall of Famer ("Super Sic")
Marcus Junius Brutus
Roman Politician, Stoic Philosopher, Defender of the Republic & Leading Assassin of Julius Caesar
Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil Rights Leader, Baptist Minister & Nobel Laureate
Mohammad Ali Bogra
3rd Prime Minister of Pakistan (1953–1955), Renowned Bengali Diplomat, Ambassador to the US & Architect of the "Bogra Formula"
Muhammad Ali
Heavyweight Boxing Champion & Civil Rights Icon
Nikola Tesla
Electrical & Mechanical Engineer, Futurist
Om Puri
Two-Time National Award-Winning Actor, Pioneer of Indian Parallel Cinema & International Film Icon
Paul Allen
Co-Founder of Microsoft, Tech Visionary, Investor & Philanthropist
Paul Cézanne
French Post-Impressionist Master Painter ("The Father of Modern Art")
Pierre Larousse
Visionary French Lexicographer, Encyclopedist & Founder of Éditions Larousse
Ronald McNair
American Physicist, Laser Pioneer, 5th-Degree Black Belt & Heroic NASA Challenger Astronaut
Sid Gillman
Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach, Innovator of the Modern Downfield Passing Game & AFL Champion