List of Famous people born in January

Sir George William John Benjamin, CBE is an English composer of classical music. He is also a conductor, pianist and teacher.

Yutthana Kaensa, known as Stamp Kiatniwat, Stamp Sithmorseng, or Stamp Kratingdaenggym, is a professional boxer from Thailand in the flyweight division. He was considered the youngest Thai world champion at the age of 17. He is a former WBA Asia Flyweight champion.

Ernest Bretaigne Windust was a United States-based French-born theater, film, and television director.

Mona Mur is a German vocalist, composer and audio designer.

Hans-Josef Fell was a member of the German Parliamentary Group Alliance 90/ the Greens from 1998 to 2013. He served as spokesman on energy for the Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group, a member of the Environmental Protection Committee, substitute member of the Committee on Economics and Technology and substitute member of the Defence Committee. Together with Hermann Scheer, he authored the 2000 draft of the Renewable Energy Sources Act, establishing the foundation for the technology developments in photovoltaic, biogas, wind power and geothermal energy in Germany. Fell is founder and president of the Energy Watch Group and an internationally renowned energy and climate change advisor, author and speaker.