List of Famous people born in January

Jimmi Madsen is a Danish former cyclist who raced professionally from 1993 to 2004. He rode for Denmark on the track in four Olympic Games: 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000. He won the bronze medal in the Men's team pursuit in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Madsen was also part of the Danish squad that took the bronze in the team pursuit at the 1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He was a three-time European track champion, winning the European madison title in 1996 and 1997 alongside Jens Veggerby, and a European Derny championship in 2000. Madsen also won ten six-day races during his career.

Jonathan Elias is an American composer, record producer, and musician best known for his film soundtracks, production for several pop and rock acts, and his award-winning advertising music.

William A. "Bill" Stanton is a retired United States career diplomat. Since his retirement, he has been a professor at National Tsinghua University and at National Taiwan University in Taiwan. He is currently Vice President of National Yang Ming University in Taiwan.