List of Famous people born in January

Neil Leon Rudenstine is an American scholar, literary scholar, and administrator. He served as president of Harvard University from 1991 to 2001.

Harry Harding is an American political scientist specializing in Chinese politics and foreign affairs. He was the founding dean of the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, and had previously served as dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Harding has advised several US Presidents on developments in the PRC; before the Tiananmen Square demonstrations he was brought to Camp David for informal discussions with the first Bush administration. He has written several books, including China's Second Revolution and A Fragile Relationship: The United States and China Since 1972. Harding has a Chinese name: 何汉理.

Aluf Uzi Dayan is a former general in the Israel Defense Forces and an Israeli politician. He is currently a member of the Knesset for Likud.