Born On Your Day
Jamie Carragher
Ludovic Péron, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

athlete

Jamie Carragher

Athlete · born January 28, 1978

XWhatsAppFacebook

About

James Lee Duncan Carragher is an English football analyst and former player who played as a defender. A one-club man, he was Liverpool's vice-captain for ten years and has made the second-most appearances for the club, the most in the Premier League era.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Milestones, by age

Dated facts from Wikidata; ages marked “about” come from year-only dates.

  1. ~18Joined Liverpool F.C.1996
  2. ~18Joined England national under-21 association football team1996
  3. ~18Joined England national under-20 association football team1996
  4. ~21Joined England men's national association football team1999

Sources

Every fact on this page traces to one of these.

Sources (2)

Also born on January 28

Jamie's most notable birthday twins

Carlos Slim
billionaire

Carlos Slim

Entrepreneur · América Móvil · telecommunications

1940 · Mexico

$48Bolder estimate, as of 2020 · Bloomberg

Carlos Slim Helú is a Mexican business oligarch, investor and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by Forbes business magazine.

Secretaría de Cultura Ciudad de México from México, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Full profile →

Sources (6)
Vinod Khosla
billionaire

Vinod Khosla

Entrepreneur · Sun Microsystems · technology

1955 · United States

$9.9Bolder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes

Vinod Khosla is an Indian-American billionaire, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. He is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures. As of July 11, 2026, he entered into a binding agreement to purchase the Seattle Seahawks.

James Duncan Davidson from For higher resulutions contact duncan@x180.net., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Full profile →

Sources (3)
Elijah Wood
actor

Elijah Wood

Actor

1981 · United States

Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor and producer.

Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (2)
Nicolas Sarkozy
politician

Nicolas Sarkozy

Politician

1955 · France

Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa is a French former politician who served as the president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012.

European People's Party, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Full profile →

Sources (2)
Alan Alda
actor

Alan Alda

Actor

1936 · United States

Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo, known professionally as Alan Alda, is an American actor and filmmaker.

Moody College of Communication from Austin, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Full profile →

Sources (2)
Will Poulter
actor

Will Poulter

Actor

1993 · United Kingdom

William Jack Poulter is an English actor. Known for his work in film and television, his accolades include a British Academy Film Award as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Janeirohy, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (2)