Famous People: January
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All Figures for January (56 results)
Gail Borden Jr.
American Inventor, Surveyor & Food Processing Pioneer (Condensed Milk & Borden Dairy)
Garrincha
Legendary Brazilian Footballer & Two-Time World Cup Champion
Geoffrey Chaucer
"The Father of English Literature", Legendary Poet, Diplomat, Bureaucrat & Author of The Canterbury Tales
George Foreman
Heavyweight Boxing Champion & Entrepreneur
Glenn Frey
American Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist & Co-Founder of the Eagles
Hal Roach
Film & Television Producer
Hans Sachs
Celebrated Nuremberg Meistersinger, Poet, Playwright & Voice of the Reformation
Hedy Lamarr
Austrian-American Film Actress & Inventor of Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum Technology
Henri Bergson
Nobel Prize in Literature Laureate, Leading French Philosopher & Metaphysician
Ida Tarbell
Pioneering Investigative Journalist, Muckraker & Author of The History of the Standard Oil Company
Jackie Robinson
Historic Baseball Icon Who Broke Major League Baseball’s Color Barrier & Civil Rights Trailblazer
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