Jérôme Pineau

Road bicycle racer.

Born January 2nd, 1980 (age 45 years) in Mont-Saint-Aignan.

Hitoshi Saito

Japanese judoka (1961-2015).

Born January 2nd, 1961 in Aomori.

Died January 20th, 2015 at 54 years old in Osaka (cholangiocarcinoma). ^[ref]

Gonzalo Melero

Spanish footballer.

Born January 2nd, 1994 (age 31 years) in Madrid.

Zakaria Tamer

Syrian writer of short stories, newspaper columnist, newspaper editor.

Born January 2nd, 1931 (age 94 years) in Damascus.

Hrysopiyi Devetzi

Greek triple jumper.

Born January 2nd, 1976 (age 49 years) in Alexandroupoli. ^[ref]

Luigi Zampa

Italian film director (1905-1991).

Born January 2nd, 1905 in Rome. ^[ref]

Died August 16th, 1991 at 86 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Riccardo Cassin

Italian mountaineer (1909-2009).

Born January 2nd, 1909 in San Vito al Tagliamento. ^[ref]

Died August 6th, 2009 at 100 years old in Lecco. ^[ref]

Irina Arkhipova

Russian opera singer (1925-2010).

Born January 2nd, 1925 in Moscow. ^[ref]

Died February 11th, 2010 at 85 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

George Barnes

Scottish politician (1859-1940).

Born January 2nd, 1859 in Dundee.

Died April 21st, 1940 at 81 years old in London. ^[ref]

Wolfgang de Beer

German footballer (1964–2024).

Born January 2nd, 1964 in Dinslaken.

Died December 30th, 2024 at 60 years old ^[ref]