Luke McShane

British chess player.

Born January 7th, 1984 (age 42 years) in London.

Dick Marty

Swiss politician (1945–2023).

Born January 7th, 1945 in Sorengo.

Died December 28th, 2023 at 78 years old in Fescoggia. ^[ref]

Johannes Brandrup

German actor.

Born January 7th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Frankfurt.

Marie-Dominique Chenu

French historian (1895-1990).

Born January 7th, 1895 in Soisy-sur-Seine.

Died February 11th, 1990 at 95 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Kenny Egan

Irish boxer.

Born January 7th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Clondalkin.

Shantha Sinha

Indian academic.

Born January 7th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Nellore.

Andrey Chernyshov

Russian footballer and manager.

Born January 7th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Moscow.

Jade North

Australian footballer (born 1982).

Born January 7th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Taree.

Carlo Ratti

Italian architect (born 1971).

Born January 7th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Turin.

William Peel, 1st Earl Peel

British politician (1867-1937).

Born January 7th, 1867 in London.

Died September 28th, 1937 at 70 years old in East Meon.

Liu Bolin

Chinese artist.

Born January 7th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Shandong.

Talgat Musabayev

Kazakh cosmonaut.

Born January 7th, 1951 in Qarğalı.

Died August 3rd, 2025 at 74 years old in Almaty. ^[ref]

Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani

Iranian women's rights activist and politician.

Born January 7th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Tehran.

Winy Maas

Dutch architect (b.1958).

Born January 7th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Schijndel.

Max Gallo

French historian, writer and politician (1932–2017).

Born January 7th, 1932 in Nice.

Died July 18th, 2017 at 85 years old in Vaison-la-Romaine (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Mélodie Daoust

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born January 7th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.

Gunnar Birkerts

Latvian-american architect (1925-2017).

Born January 7th, 1925 in Riga. ^[ref]

Died August 15th, 2017 at 92 years old in Needham. ^[ref]

Ania Dąbrowska

Polish singer.

Born January 7th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Chełm.

Iona Brown

British violinist and conductor (1941–2004).

Born January 7th, 1941 in Salisbury.

Died June 5th, 2004 at 63 years old in Salisbury (cancer).

Mohammad-Reza Lotfi

Iranian musician (1947–2014).

Born January 7th, 1947 in Gorgan.

Died May 2nd, 2014 at 67 years old in Tehran (cancer).

Rauno Aaltonen

Finnish rally driver, winner of the 1965 european rally championship.

Born January 7th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Turku.

Gershon Agron

Israeli journalist & politician (1893–1959).

Born January 7th, 1894 in Mena.

Died November 1st, 1959 at 65 years old in Jerusalem.

Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir

Icelandic singer-songwriter.

Born January 7th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Reykjavík. ^[ref]

Shohei Matsunaga

Japanese association football player.

Born January 7th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Mishima.

Günter Wand

German orchestra conductor (1912-2002).

Born January 7th, 1912 in Elberfeld.

Died February 14th, 2002 at 90 years old in Canton of Fribourg.