List of Famous people born in January

Christian Sievers is a German journalist and news presenter.

Noritoshi Furuichi is a Japanese sociologist currently studying for a Ph.D. at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of the University of Tokyo.

Masaki Kaji is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Takeshi Momoshiro in the Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, and the live film adaptation. He was also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in various skit-like performances.

Peter Lohmeyer is a German actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1980.

Gregory Heisler is a professional photographer known for his evocative portrait work often found on the cover of magazines, such as Time, for which he has produced a number of Man, Person, and People of the Year covers.

Romi Park is a Korean–Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer. Park graduated from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music and studied Korean at the Korean Language Institute (한국어학당) in Yonsei University. Park has won numerous awards, including the best actress in a leading role for her portrayal of Nana Osaki at the Seiyu Awards. Park is known for her roles as tough, calm and mature preteen or teenage boys who are often called prodigies in their fictional universes. Her female roles also fit the "tough/punk lady" archetype.

Hassiba Ben Bouali was a militant in the Algerian independence war (1954–62).

Pauline Sieglinde Schäfer is a German artistic gymnast who represented Germany at the 2016 Olympic Games. She is the 2015 World Championships bronze medalist and 2017 World Champion on the balance beam.

Petr Korda is a Czech former professional tennis player. He won the 1998 Australian Open and was runner-up at the 1992 French Open, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 2 in February 1998. Korda tested positive for doping in June 1998 at Wimbledon, was subsequently banned from September 1999 for 12 months, although he retired shortly before the ban.

M. K. Muthu is an Indian actor, singer and politician.