List of Famous people born in January

Jonathan Luther Jackson is an American politician, business professor, entrepreneur and social justice advocate. He is the national spokesman for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and a partner in a Chicago-based beer distributorship, River North Sales and Service, LLC. He is the Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives for Illinois's 1st congressional district in 2022.

John Bonnell Emerson is an American diplomat, lawyer and the former United States Ambassador to Germany, having served from 2013 to 2017. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 1, 2013. He was sworn on August 7, 2013. Emerson arrived with his family in Berlin on August 15, 2013. Emerson is the 2015 recipient of the State Department's Susan M Cobb Award for Exemplary Diplomatic Service, which is given annually to a non-career Ambassador who has used private sector leadership and management skills to make a significant impact on bilateral or multilateral relations through proactive diplomacy.

Claudine "Colo" Elizabeth O'Hagan Tavernier was a British screenwriter. Tavernier died on 12 June 2020 due to cancer.

Haydar Yılmaz is a Turkish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tuzlaspor.

Xesús Miguel "Suso" de Toro Santos is a Spanish writer. A modern and contemporary arts graduate, he has published more than twenty novels and plays in Galician. He is a television scriptwriter and regular contributor to the press and radio. Suso de Toro writes in Galician and sometimes translates his own work into Spanish.