List of Famous people born in January

Christopher Wool is an American artist. Since the 1980s, Wool's art has incorporated issues surrounding post-conceptual ideas. He lives and works in New York City and Marfa, Texas, together with his wife and fellow painter Charline von Heyl.

Shinji Hosokawa is a retired Japanese judoka who won two Olympic medals during the 1980s.

Paula Ingabire is a Rwandan technology professional and politician, who serves as the Minister of Information and communications technology and Innovation, in the Cabinet of Rwanda, since 18 October 2018.

Laurent Grandguillaume is a French politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 2012 to 2017, representing the 1st constituency of Côte-d'Or.

Yoshiyuki Matsuoka is a retired judoka from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There, he won the gold medal in the men's half-lightweight division, after having defeated South Korea's Hwang Jung-Oh in the final by Seoi Nage, learned from Shozo Fujii, 4 times world champion (1971–1979).