List of Famous people born in January

Peter Stamm is a Swiss writer. His prize-winning books have been translated into more than thirty languages. For his entire body of work and his accomplishments in fiction, he was short-listed for the Booker Prize in 2013, and in 2014 he won the prestigious Friedrich Hölderlin Prize.

Takako Shirai is a Japanese singer. First performing solo and later with her band Crazy Boys (クレイジーボーイズ), she was one of the best known acts of the early eighties, and received some international attention as one of the Japanese acts in the Hurricane Irene Aid Concert.

Carlos Andrade Souza, known as Carlinhos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Maringá.

Jean-Clement Martin, born on 31 January 1948, is a French historian, a specialist in the French Revolution, Counter-revolution and the War in the Vendée.

Bülent Tüfenkci is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was the Minister of Customs and Trade from 2015 in the third government of Ahmet Davutoğlu. He was also a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Malatya since 7 June 2015. His surname is sometimes spelt 'Tüfekçi', without an 'n'.

Rihoko Yoshida is a former Japanese voice actress. Among her most noteworthy roles are Megu-chan in Majokko Megu-chan, Monsley in Future Boy Conan, Maria Grace Fleed in UFO Robo Grendizer, Michiru in Getter Robo, Klara in Heidi, Girl of the Alps, Rosalie Lamorliere in The Rose of Versailles, Miwa Uzuki in Steel Jeeg, Kurama in Urusei Yatsura, and Machiko in Maicchingu Machiko-sensei. She retired from voice acting in 1998.

Philip John Dykes is a Hong Kong barrister and current Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong Bar Association. He had already served in that position from 2005 to 2006. Dykes has developed a practice in constitutional and administrative law and has emerged as a prolific voice defending the rule of law in Hong Kong.

Mehmet Erten is a Turkish former military general who served as the 29th Commander of the Turkish Air Force from 2011 until 2013.