Bernhard Kohl

Road bicycle racer.

Born January 4th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Vienna.

Hitomi Obara

Japanese sport wrestler (1981–2025).

Born January 4th, 1981 in Hachinohe.

Died July 18th, 2025 at 44 years old ^[ref]

Alan McLaren

Scottish footballer (born 1971).

Born January 4th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Edinburgh.

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø

Norwegian female handball goalkeeper.

Born January 4th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Bergen.

Shohreh Solati

Iranian pop singer.

Born January 4th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Tehran.

Josef Altstötter

High-ranking official in the german ministry of justice under the nazi regime (1892-1979).

Born January 4th, 1892 in Bad Griesbach im Rottal.

Died November 13th, 1979 at 87 years old in Nuremberg.

Yury Zakharanka

Belarusian general (1952-1999).

Born January 4th, 1952 in Vasilyevichy.

Died May 7th, 1999 at 47 years old

Kornel Saláta

Slovak footballer.

Born January 4th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Kamenica nad Hronom.

Fred House

American basketball player.

Born January 4th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Valdosta.

Chen Xilian

Chinese general (1915-1999).

Born January 4th, 1915 in Hong'an County.

Died June 10th, 1999 at 84 years old in Beijing.

Matías Segovia

Paraguayan football player.

Born January 4th, 2003 (age 23 years) in Caaguazú District.

Mohammed Al-Fatil

Saudi arabian footballer.

Born January 4th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Saudi Arabia.

Patrick Russell

Danish ice hockey player.

Born January 4th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Birkerød. ^[ref]

Peter de Cruz

Swiss male curler.

Born January 4th, 1990 (age 36 years) in London.

Ákos Kecskés

Hungarian association football player.

Born January 4th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Hódmezővásárhely.

Indy Boonen

Belgian association football player (1999-).

Born January 4th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Belgium.

Jan Lenica

Polish graphic designer and cartoonist (1928–2001).

Born January 4th, 1928 in Poznań.

Died October 5th, 2001 at 73 years old in Berlin.

Joe Marsala

Italian-american jazz clarinetist and songwriter.

Born January 4th, 1907 in Chicago.

Died March 4th, 1978 at 71 years old in Santa Barbara.

Pim de la Parra

Surinamese-dutch film director.

Born January 4th, 1940 in Paramaribo.

Died September 6th, 2024 at 84 years old in Paramaribo.

Thomas Fersen

French singer-songwriter.

Born January 4th, 1963 (age 63 years) in 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Soheir Zaki

Egyptian belly dancer and actress.

Born January 4th, 1945 in Mansoura.

Died May 2nd, 2026 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé

Prime minister of mali.

Born January 4th, 1948 in Timbuktu.

Died November 6th, 2021 at 73 years old in Tunis. ^[ref]

Lotika Sarkar

Indian feminist, educator and lawyer.

Born January 4th, 1923 in West Bengal.

Died February 23rd, 2013 at 90 years old in Delhi.

Cilly Aussem

German tennis player (1909-1963).

Born January 4th, 1909 in Cologne.

Died March 22nd, 1963 at 54 years old in Portofino.

Gum

Brazilian footballer.

Born January 4th, 1986 (age 40 years) in São Paulo.