List of Famous people born in January

Rodney Graham is an artist and musician born in Abbotsford, British Columbia. He is most often associated with the Vancouver School.

Bernhard Grill is one of the developers of the MP3 technology.

Peeya Rai Chowdhary is an Indian actress. Peeya Rai was married to model Shayan Munshi, who was a controversial witness in the murder trial of Jessica Lal. in 2006, but separated from him in 2010. She played Lakhi in Gurinder Chadha's Bride and Prejudice, Rita in the movie The Bong Connection and played "Kiran" in the TV show Hip Hip Hurray. She studied at National College, Mumbai.

Terence Anthony Gordon Davis, known as Terry Davis, is a British Labour Party politician, and former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Birmingham Hodge Hill constituency, and former Secretary General of the Council of Europe. He is a member of the Privy Council.

Joseph Deiss is a Swiss economist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2006. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), he first headed the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (1999–2002) before transferring to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (2003–2006). Deiss was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly for its 65th session in 2010.

Olesya Vladimirovna Belugina is a Russian gymnast and Olympic champion. She is a two-time World Group All-around champion and a two-time European Group All-around champion.

Pauline Little is a Scottish-born Canadian voice actress who currently resides in Montreal, Quebec.