List of Famous people born on January 4th

Judy Minx is a French pornographic actress. She identifies as a sex worker, queer and as a feminist activist.

Arnaud Lusamba is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Amiens SC.

Helga Henselder-Barzel was a German political scientist. She was the president of the German non-governmental organization Welthungerhilfe from 1984 until her death in 1995. In that capacity she critiqued contemporary public policy in Germany, particularly advocating for increased poverty reduction efforts and aid to with women in developing countries.

Yoon Seo is a South Korean actress.

Jean-Pierre Vernant was a French historian and anthropologist, specialist in ancient Greece. Influenced by Claude Lévi-Strauss, Vernant developed a structuralist approach to Greek myth, tragedy, and society which would itself be influential among classical scholars. He was an honorary professor at the Collège de France.

Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas George Carnegie was a British politician.

Amadeus VI, nicknamed the Green Count was Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383. He was the eldest son of Aymon, Count of Savoy, and Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat. Though he started under a regency, he showed himself to be a forceful leader, continuing Savoy's emergence as a power in Europe politically and militarily. He participated in a crusade against the Turks who were moving into Europe.

Christian Carion is a French film director, dialogue writer and screenwriter, gaining international attention for Joyeux Noël , which was nominated for several awards, including the 2005 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.