List of Famous people born in January

Laurent Banide is a French football manager who was most recently the manager of Oldham Athletic.

Sergio José Hirane Sarkis is a Chilean humourist, political commentarist and economist.

Richard Royce Schrock is an American chemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his contributions to the olefin metathesis reaction used in organic chemistry.

Nigel Williams is an English novelist, screenwriter and playwright.

Catherine Russell is an American jazz singer. She is best known for her 2016 album Harlem on My Mind.

Richard Wilson Riley is an American politician, the United States Secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton and the 111th governor of South Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Riley is the only Democrat to serve two consecutive terms as governor in the time since the state constitution was amended to allow governors to serve consecutive terms.

Pierre Pringuet is a French businessman. He was the chief executive officer of Pernod-Ricard from 2008 to 2015. He serves as its vice president, as well as the president of the French Association of Private Enterprises (AFEP).