List of Famous people born in January

Abdelhamid Sadmi is an Algerian international football defender who played for Algeria in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 1984 African Cup of Nations and the 1986 African Cup of Nations. At the club level, he spent his entire senior career with JS Kabylie with whom he won the African Cup of Champions Clubs twice in 1981 and 1990.

Juan Cruz Mallía is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays on the wing or centre.

John F. Carroll (1932–1969) was one of 23 known people in medical history to have reached a height of 8 feet (240 cm) or more. He suffered from severe, 2-dimensional spinal curvature (Kyphoscoliosis) and acromegalic gigantism. He had a standing height of 8 ft 1⁄4 in (244 cm) on October 14, 1959, at age 27 but, according to calculations by an engineer, his height would have been 8 ft 7+3⁄4 in (264 cm), assuming normal curvature of the spine. He was later measured at 7 ft 10+1⁄2 in (240 cm) in 1968, having shrunk in stature due to his worsening spinal condition.

Albertina Ho SH, MH is a career woman judge at the General Court under the Supreme Court of Indonesia. Albertina became known publicly when she became chairwoman of the presiding judge bribery tax official Gayus Tambunan at the South Jakarta District Court. Because of persistence, rigor and seriousness as female judges, Albertina Ho earned the nickname "Srikandi Hukum" by some.

Heinz Patzelt is an Austrian lawyer. He has been Secretary General of Amnesty International in Austria since 1998.

Rafał Maciej Kurzawa is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Christine Spengler is a French war photographer. Since 1970, she has photographed and reported on conflicts, primarily from the point of view of the victims of war.

Deng Rong is a Chinese politician and the third daughter of Paramount leader Deng Xiaoping.