Paulo Chávez

Mexican footballer.

Born January 7th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Guadalajara.

Valeri Kubasov

Soviet cosmonaut (1935-2014).

Born January 7th, 1935 in Vyazniki.

Died February 19th, 2014 at 79 years old in Moscow (cerebrovascular disease).

Serena Ortolani

Italian olympic volleyball player.

Born January 7th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Ravenna.

Dimitar Makriev

Bulgarian association football player.

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

Paul Uhlenhuth

German bacteriologist (1870–1957).

Born January 7th, 1870 in Hanover.

Died December 14th, 1957 at 87 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Rosa Liksom

Finnish writer (born 1958).

Born January 7th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Ylitornio. ^[ref]

Oleksandr Pielieshenko

Ukrainian olympic weightlifter.

Born January 7th, 1994 in Stanytsia Luhanska. ^[ref]

Died May 5th, 2024 at 30 years old in Ukraine. ^[ref]

Maher AlmuaiQLY

Saudi imam.

Born January 7th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Medina.

Alexandria Loutitt

Canadian ski jumper.

Born January 7th, 2004 (age 22 years) in Calgary. ^[ref]

Dāvis Ikaunieks

Latvian association football player (born 1994).

Born January 7th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Kuldīga.

Kim Ha-yun

South korean judoka.

Born January 7th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Busan. ^[ref]

Paul Hamy

French actor.

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

Abdul Hamid

Pakistani field hockey player (1927–2019).

Born January 7th, 1927 in Bannu.

Died July 11th, 2019 at 92 years old in Rawalpindi. ^[ref]

Yane Marques

Brazilian modern pentathlete.

Born January 7th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Afogados da Ingazeira.

Svetlana Zhurova

Russian speed skater.

Born January 7th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Pavlovo.

Björn Kopplin

German footballer.

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

Tomas Pačėsas

Lithuanian basketball player (born 1971).

Born January 7th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Alytus, Kaunas. ^[ref]

Saruhan Hünel

Turkish actor (born 1970).

Born January 7th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Istanbul.

Jacob Ericksson

Swedish actor (1967–2025).

Born January 7th, 1967 in Sala.

Died October 17th, 2025 at 58 years old in Hägersten (lymphoma). ^[ref]

Harry Stradling

American cinematographer (1925-2017).

Born January 7th, 1925 in New York City.

Died October 17th, 2017 at 92 years old in Woodland Hills. ^[ref]

Alexander Karpinsky

Russian geologist and president of the russian academy of sciences (1847-1936).

Born January 7th, 1847 in Krasnoturyinsk. ^[ref]

Died July 15th, 1936 at 89 years old in Udelnaya.

Kaies Ghodhbane

Tunisian association football player.

Born January 7th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Ksar Hellal.

Leandro Putaro

German association football player.

Born January 7th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Göttingen.

Xavier Margairaz

Swiss footballer.

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

Osman Đikić

Bosnian writer (1879-1912).

Born January 7th, 1879 in Mostar.

Died March 30th, 1912 at 33 years old in Mostar.