Born on January 3

French jurist and statesman (1742–1810), a member of the National Convention during the Revolution, briefly a Director, then a Councillor of State and Count of the Empire under Napoleon. He played a key role in drafting the Civil Code.

The only active female director working within the major Hollywood studios of the 1920s–1940s, Dorothy Arzner made around twenty films. A pioneer of women's cinema, she was the first woman admitted to the Directors Guild of America.

Italian director and screenwriter (1929–1989), father of the spaghetti western. He revolutionized genre cinema with his Dollars Trilogy and Once Upon a Time in America.

German Formula 1 racing driver, considered one of the greatest in the history of the sport. A seven-time world champion, he dominated the discipline, notably behind the wheel of Ferraris in the early 2000s.

Swedish climate activist, born in 2003. In 2018 she launched a school strike in front of the Swedish Parliament, inspiring the global Fridays for Future movement. A symbol of youth commitment in the fight against climate change.