List of Famous people born on January 4th

Amos J. Hochstein is a U.S. businessman, former diplomat, lobbyist, and national security and energy expert. He has worked in the U.S. Congress, has testified before congressional panels and has served in the Barack Obama administration under Secretaries of State Clinton and Kerry. He was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in 2011 and as Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs. In 2015, President Barack Obama nominated Hochstein to be the Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources but the Senate did not act on the nomination.

Yoo Hai-jin is a South Korean actor.

Öner Erkan is a Turkish actor.

Hitomi Obara née Sakamoto is a female wrestler from Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan. She is Captain in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. On 8 August 2012, Obara won the women's 48kg freestyle wrestling gold in her first Olympic Games at London's Excel Arena.

Joseph Bonnel was a French football midfielder. He was part of France in the FIFA World Cup 1966. He scored 3 goals during the 1966 season.

Liliana Fernández Steiner is a Spanish beach volleyball player. As of 2012, she plays with Elsa Baquerizo. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and were eliminated in the round of 16 by the Italians Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti.

Ernesto McCausland Sojo was a Colombian journalist, writer and filmmaker.

Sevil Sabancı is a Turkish businesswoman and a member of the Sabancı family in third generation.

Julie Ditty Qualls was an American professional tennis player.

Paul Louis Courier, French Hellenist and political writer, was born in Paris.