January
January 5
Carl Sandburg
A Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author whose work celebrated industrial and agricultural America, American geography and landscape, and the American common people.
January 10
Remy Charlip
Abraham "Remy" Charlip is an American artist, writer, choreographer, theater director, designer, and teacher.
January 16
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was printer, author, scientist, stateman, and Founding Father to the United States of America.
January 26
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, was an author, mathematician, and photographer.
January 31
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson, an outstanding athlete, was the first African American to play baseball for the Major Leagues.