List of Famous people born in January

Pierre Bellon is a French billionaire businessman, the founder of Sodexo, a multinational food service and facilities management company.

Dorothy Catherine Anstett is an American pageant titleholder who held the Miss USA 1968 title.

Mark Boal is an American journalist, screenwriter and film producer. Before he became a prominent figure of cinema, Boal worked as a journalist for such publications as Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, Salon and Playboy. Boal's 2004 article "Death and Dishonor" was adapted for the film In the Valley of Elah, which Boal also co-wrote.

Nils Jørgen "Jøgge" Kaalstad is a Norwegian actor and musician who performs under the stage name Sideshow Jøgge. He is best known to international audiences as Dag Solstad from Lilyhammer and Arvid from Norsemen, both shown on Netflix.

Yasmine Hamdan is a Lebanese singer, songwriter and actress, now based in Paris. She became known with Soapkills, the duo she founded with Zeid Hamdan while she was still living in Beirut, Lebanon. The first album released by Soapkills was Bater (1999). Soapkills was one of the first independent electronic bands in the Middle East, and its innovative approach exerted a lasting influence. To this day, Yasmine Hamdan is considered an icon of underground music across the Arab world.

Ana Flores Jurka is a Honduran journalist. She is currently the host of the sports program Titulares Telemundo that airs on Telemundo.

José Luis Rubiera Vigil is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He last rode for the UCI ProTour team Team RadioShack.