List of Famous people born in January

Ichiko Aoba is a Japanese folk singer and songwriter who was born in Urayasu, Chiba and raised in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. She releases music on her own label, hermine. Her main instrument is guitar, which most of her music is mainly composed of, but she also plays the piano, clarinet, accordion, and flute on her own. Aoba is known for her acoustic sound and songwriting which is inspired by her dreams.

Cédric Varrault is a French football defender who plays for JS Saint-Jean Beaulieu.

Kamalaldin Mallash is a Syrian-born Qatari handball player for El Jaish and the Qatari national team.

Stefan Koelsch is a German-American psychologist and neuroscientist.

Princess Josephine of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is the fourth and youngest child of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, and the seventh grandchild of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and the late Prince Henrik. She is the twin sister of Prince Vincent. Josephine is fifth in line to the Danish throne, after her father and older siblings, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, and her elder twin brother.

Anastasia Konstantinovna Nazarenko is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympics Group All-around champion, the 2011 World Group All-around silver medalist and the 2010 European Group All-around gold medalist.

Simon Kean is a Canadian professional boxer. As an amateur he qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics along with countryman Custio Clayton.