List of Famous people born in January

Sidney Wolinsky is a Canadian-American film editor with over 30 credits beginning in 1983. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of Boardwalk Empire (2010). Earlier, his work on The Sopranos (1999–2007) earned him three Emmy nominations and two ACE Eddie Awards.

Sophie Barthes is a French-American film director and screenwriter best known for her 2009 film Cold Souls.

Mary Harron is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter, and former entertainment critic. She gained recognition for her role in writing and directing several independent films, including I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), American Psycho (2000), and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005). She co-wrote American Psycho and The Notorious Bettie Page with Guinevere Turner.

Silvia Gašparovičová née Beníková was the First Lady of Slovakia from 2004 to 2014 as wife of former President Ivan Gašparovič.

Ramsey Nasr is a Dutch author and actor of mixed descent, half Israeli, half Dutch.

Shimit Amin is an Indian film director and editor. He is best known for the award-winning film Chak De! India (2007) starring Shah Rukh Khan. He is married to screenwriter Megha Ramaswamy.

Seeiso, full name Simon Seeiso Griffith was the paramount chief of Basutoland from 23 June 1939 until his death. He is the father of former king Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho and the paternal grandfather of the current king, Letsie III of Lesotho.