List of Famous people born in January

Hiroki Taniai is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.

Johann Urb is an Estonian-American actor, film producer and former model.

Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju is an Indian actor and politician. He is known for his works in Telugu language films and is widely known as Rebel Star for his rebellious acting style. He is also the winner of the inaugural Nandi Award for Best Actor. Krishnam Raju has starred in more than 183 feature films in his career. He made his film debut with the 1966 Chilaka Gorinka produced and directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma. Krishnam Raju has garnered five Filmfare Awards South and three state Nandi Awards. Krishnam Raju is also an active politician.

Zhang Zhinan is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southeast China's Fujian province. He was investigated by the Communist Party of China's anti-graft agency in April 2020. Previously he served as executive vice governor of Fujian and also a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Fujian Provincial Committee. He was a delegate to the 18th and 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress. Zhang became the first official at provincial or ministerial level to be investigated by the anti-corruption watchdog in 2020, only seven days earlier than Sun Lijun, former deputy minister of Public Security.

Sirin Hamsho, also transliterated Serene Hamsho, born in Hama, Syria 1986, is a Syrian engineer and inventor specializing in renewable energy. She failed to receive an international patent for a wind turbine system design after the rejection of its submition in 2019 by the US patent, and was recognized by the BBC's 100 Women and featured in the finale of the programme's international edit-a-thon in 2016. Hamsho is also a TV presenter and media personality. She hosted her own show on Iqraa TV in 2010, and gained a public attention in 2015 with her short film "Immigration". and most recently "The First message".