January birthstone, birth flower & birthdays
The January birthstone is Garnet and the January birth flower is Carnation or Snowdrop. Named after Janus, the two-faced Roman god of doorways and beginnings, who looks back at the old year and forward to the new.
January birthstone
Garnet
Colour: Deep red
Garnet has long been linked with friendship, trust and protection, and travellers once carried it for safety. Garnet meaning and facts →
January birth flowers
- Carnation: traditionally symbolises love and admiration.
- Snowdrop: traditionally symbolises hope and rebirth.
January babies share their birth month with Martin Luther King Jr., Elvis Presley and Michelle Obama.
What zodiac sign is January?
January birthdays fall under two zodiac signs: Capricorn (January 1–19) and Aquarius (January 20–31). People born on January 19 or 20 are on the Capricorn–Aquarius cusp.
January birthdays by date
Famous people born in January
- January 4, 1643English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
- January 27, 1756Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)
- January 15, 1929American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
- January 30, 1882President of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945)
- January 29, 1860Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)
- January 19, 1809American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
- January 22, 1788English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
- January 8, 1935American singer and actor (1935–1977)
- January 17, 1706American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
- January 25, 1978President of Ukraine since 2019
- January 3, 1892English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
- January 8, 1942British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
- January 28, 195523rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012
- January 9, 1913President of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
- January 9, 1908French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
- January 17, 1942American boxer (1942–2016)
- January 25, 1882English modernist writer (1882–1941)
- January 31, 1797Austrian composer (1797–1828)
- January 3, 1969German racing driver (born 1969)
- January 23, 1862German mathematician (1862–1943)
- January 2, 1920American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)
- January 20, 1920Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)
- January 18, 1689French philosopher (1689–1755)
- January 19, 1736British engineer (1736–1819)
- January 6, 1883Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)
- January 27, 1832British author and scholar (1832–1898)
- January 3, 2003Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)
- January 5, 1932Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016)
- January 5, 1876German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
- January 12, 1876American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)
Birthstones by month
Frequently asked questions
What is the January birthstone?
The January birthstone is Garnet. Garnet has long been linked with friendship, trust and protection, and travellers once carried it for safety.
What is the January birth flower?
The January birth flowers are carnation (love and admiration) and snowdrop (hope and rebirth).
What zodiac sign is January?
January birthdays fall under two zodiac signs: Capricorn (January 1–19) and Aquarius (January 20–31). People born on January 19 or 20 are on the Capricorn–Aquarius cusp.