List of Famous people born in January

First Lieutenant Misa Matsushima is the first female fighter pilot in Japan.

Jennifer Wilson is an American soprano known especially for her Wagnerian opera roles. She is the daughter of Newton Wilson and Katherine Still. The daughter, granddaughter and niece of professional singers, instrumentalists and music educators, Wilson grew up steeped in music from opera and oratorio to rock 'n' roll and bluegrass. She began tap dance lessons at age 3, ballet at 8, piano at 10, and solo classical singing at 12. Wilson attended Cornell University for several years, eventually departing on a leave of absence which she filled with advanced training in acting, languages, and vocal studies with former Metropolitan Opera coloratura soprano Marilyn Cotlow. During this time, Wilson supported herself as a news bureau assistant and wire editor for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The consolidation of US international broadcast services in 1995 caused Wilson to lose her position with RFE/RL, forcing her to find other employment. At this point she took up singing full-time, though her breakthrough to the elusive ranks of international soloist was still several years away.

Paulo Roberto Curtis Costa, known as just Paulo Roberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Brazil and Paraguay.

Francesco Bellissimo is an Italian celebrity chef, businessman, sommelier dell'Olio, actor, foreign tarento and martial artist. He holds the rank of 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin karate. He is living and working in Japan, and nicknamed Italia no Taneuma . He is the president of the Italian Cooking Association in Japan, known as "Italian Ryouri Kenkyukai" in Japanese.

Cao Wenxuan is a Chinese novelist, best known for his works of children's literature. Cao is the vice president of Beijing Writers Association. He is also a professor and doctoral tutor at Peking University. His novels have been translated into English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Serbian.

Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani is the youngest son of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former president of Iran.

Eduardo Masso is a former tennis professional from Belgium.

Desmond Wyndham Otho FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin was an Anglo-Irish nobleman, an hereditary knight as recognised by the Irish government and socialite.