Assmaa Niang

French judoka (1983-).

Born January 4th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Casablanca.

Hjördis Töpel

Swimmer (1904-1987).

Born January 4th, 1904 in Gothenburg.

Died March 17th, 1987 at 83 years old in Gothenburg.

Alexander Weber

German fencer.

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

Lin Yanfen

Chinese badminton player.

Born January 4th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Guangzhou. ^[ref]

Shohei Yabiku

Japanese greco-roman wrestler.

Born January 4th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Nago. ^[ref]

Penda Mbow

Historian, an activist, and a senegalese politician..

Born January 4th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Dakar. ^[ref]

Jan Karafiát

Czech religious writer and educator (1846-1929).

Born January 4th, 1846. ^[ref]

Died January 31st, 1929 at 83 years old in Ovenecká. ^[ref]

Karel Václav Rais

Czech poet, bookwriter and writer (1859-1926).

Born January 4th, 1859 in Lázně Bělohrad. ^[ref]

Died July 8th, 1926 at 67 years old in Vinohrady. ^[ref]

Cesare Milani

Italian rower (1905-1956).

Born January 4th, 1905 in Livorno.

Died June 21st, 1956 at 51 years old

Yelena Migunova

Russian sprint athlete.

Born January 4th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Kazan.

Jiří Kratochvil

Czech writer (born 1940).

Born January 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Brno. ^[ref]

Dragojla Jarnević

Croatian poet and teacher (1812–1875).

Born January 4th, 1812 in Karlovac.

Died March 12th, 1875 at 63 years old in Karlovac.

Tuuli Tomingas

Estonian biathlete (born 1995).

Born January 4th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Tallinn.

Evdokiya Rostopchina

Russian noble and poet (1812-1858).

Born January 4th, 1812 in Moscow.

Died December 15th, 1858 at 46 years old in Moscow.

Ernesto Chaparro

Chilean footballer (1901-1958).

Born January 4th, 1901 in Santiago. ^[ref]

Died July 20th, 1958 at 57 years old in Santiago. ^[ref]

Franco Bontadini

Italian footballer (1893-1943).

Born January 4th, 1893 in Milan.

Died January 27th, 1943 at 50 years old in Milan.

Maricica Țăran

Romanian rower.

Born January 4th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Gherța Mică.

Robbie Dixon

Canadian alpine skier.

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

Pascal Bodmer

Ski jumper.

Born January 4th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Balingen.

Philippe Monfils

Belgian politician.

Born January 4th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Liège.

Rizaetdin Fäxretdin

Tatar scholar and publicist.

Born January 4th, 1859 in Kiçüçat.

Died April 12th, 1936 at 77 years old in Ufa.

Artur Litvinchuk

Belarusian canoe racer.

Born January 4th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Mazyr.

Benjamín Maldonado

Bolivian footballer.

Born January 4th, 1928 (age 98 years) in Bolivia.

Didier Flament

Fencer.

Born January 4th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Tourcoing.

Ingeborg Mello

Argentine shot putter and discus thrower (1919–2009).

Born January 4th, 1919 in Berlin.

Died October 25th, 2009 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]