Bjørn Magnussen

Norwegian speed skater.

Born January 2nd, 1998 (age 28 years) in Trondheim. ^[ref]

Takuya Ota

Olympic medalist in wrestling.

Born January 2nd, 1970 (age 56 years) in Shingu.

Wellington Clayton Gonçalves dos Santos

Brazilian association football player.

Born January 2nd, 1983 (age 43 years) in São José do Rio Preto.

Akio Johnson Mutek

Roman catholic bishop (1958-2013).

Born January 2nd, 1958 in Sudan.

Died March 18th, 2013 at 55 years old in Nairobi.

Harison da Silva Nery

Brazilian association football player.

Born January 2nd, 1980 (age 46 years) in Belém.

Leandro Oliveira

Brazilian association football player.

Born January 2nd, 1988 (age 38 years) in Campo Grande.

Valter Klauson

Estonian politician (1913–1988).

Born January 2nd, 1914 in Tolmachyovo.

Died December 5th, 1988 at 74 years old in Moscow.

Adlan Varayev

Russian olympic wrestler (1962–2016).

Born January 2nd, 1962 in Sadovoe.

Died May 4th, 2016 at 54 years old in Chechnya (drowning). ^[ref]

Maurício Alves Peruchi

Brazilian football player (1990-2014).

Born January 2nd, 1990 in Montanha.

Died April 12th, 2014 at 24 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (traffic collision).

Sergey Koryashkin

Fencer.

Born January 2nd, 1960 (age 66 years) in Moscow.