Famous People Born in January Trivia Quiz

Answer: E. M. Forster

E. M. Forster (1889-1980) was born on January 1 in Marylebone, London, England. He was a writer of novels, short stories and essays. He was nominated 16 times for the Nobel Prize for Literature, without success. His best known works are the novels "A Room with a View" (1908) and " A Passage to India" (1924). Both of these novels were adapted into films with "A Passage to India" (1984) receiving 11 Academy Award nominations and being successful in two categories.

Answer: Wolfgang Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was born on January 27, 1756. Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria and was a musician and composer during the classic era. During his lifetime he composed over 600 classic pieces.

Answer: Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley (1935-1977) was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA. He is an icon of the 20th century and is referred to as " The King of Rock and Roll". His first single in January 1956 was "Heartbreak Hotel" which became an immediate hit. He made his first movie in November 1956 and from 1958-60 he was in the US Army.

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, USA. Franklin was an author, printer, politician, statesman, activist, scientist and a prolific inventor. He was the first United States Postmaster General and also held office as the US Minister to France and Sweden.

Answer: J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was born on January 3, 1892 in South Africa to English parents. He was an author, poet, university professor and soldier. He served in the British Army from 1915-1920. He is best remembered for his fantasy works "The Hobbit"(1937), "The Lord of the Rings"(1954) and "The Silmarillion"(1977).

Answer: Al Capone

Al Capone (1899-1947) was born on January 17, 1899 in New York City. He was a bodyguard, gangster and businessman who made his name during the prohibition years. He was convicted of tax evasion in 1932 and sentenced to eleven years in prison. He was paroled in 1939. He died in 1947 in Florida as the result of a stroke.

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston. He was an American writer of poetry and short stories, plus an editor and critic. He introduced C. Augusta Dupin in 1841 in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" which is considered to be the first detective fiction story.

Answer: Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) was born on January 8, 1942 in Oxford, England. He was also an author and wrote the popular science book on cosmology "A Brief History of Time". Stephen suffered from motor neurone disease (MND) which gradually paralysed him over the years.

Answer: Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was born on January 17 as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky. He became a boxer winning a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome and then pursued a professional career in the sport. He became one of the most celebrated sportsman of the 20th century and is considered one of the greatest boxers of all time.

Answer: Paul Newman

Paul Newman (1925-2008) was born on January 26, in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He was an actor, producer, director and race car driver. He appeared in numerous movies including "Hud", "Cool Hand Luke" "The Sting", Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "The Verdict" and he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in "The Colour of Money" after eight nominations for an Oscar.