Famous people born in January - page 25

Mohamed Al-Fayed is an Egyptian businessman who owns The Hotel Ritz

Princess Charlene is a former South African Olympic swimmer who, after her marriage to Prince Albert II, became the Princess of Monaco

Adolf Alfred Taubman was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist known for conceptualizing the modern shopping malls

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is an Indian classical musician and a renowned ‘Santoor’ player

Mahadev Govind Ranade was an Indian social reformer, a distinguished scholar and founding member of Indian National Congress

Stephen Hawking was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author

Etta James was an American singer-songwriter

Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian child rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner who formed the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA)

James Watt was a Scottish engineer and instrument maker, who is known for his invention of the first modern steam engine

A great French physicist and mathematician, Andre Marie Ampere is remembered for his contribution towards of classical electromagnetism