List of Famous people born on January 4th

Alan Richard Sutherland was a New Zealand rugby union player. A number 8 and lock, Sutherland represented Marlborough at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1968 to 1976. He played 64 matches for the All Blacks, of which three were as captain, including 10 internationals.

Vanessa Gravina is an Italian film, television and stage actress.

Antoni Krauze was a Polish screenwriter and director.

Karl-Erik Nilsson was a light-heavyweight (-87 kg) Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won one gold and two bronze medals. He won another bronze medal at the 1955 World Wrestling Championships. He died in December 2017.

Richard Rankin is a Scottish film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for the Scottish sketch show Burnistoun and as Roger Mackenzie Wakefield in the Starz drama Outlander.

Valeska Grisebach is a German film director. She was born in Bremen. She is considered part of the Berlin School of filmmaking.

Javier Berasaluce Marquiegui was a Spanish football goalkeeper. He played in La Liga with Real Madrid, Deportivo Alavés and Racing de Santander.

Fathi Shaqaqi was the co-founder and Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.