List of Famous people born in January

Egil Johan Østenstad is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He started and ended his career at Viking, where he was director of football after his retirement. His playing career also included spells at Southampton and Blackburn, among others.

Rajat Bedi is an Indian film actor, television producer, entrepreneur and stuntman who primarily appears in Bollywood films. Known for his role as Raj Saxena in the film Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Bedi has worked over 40 films, including Rakht (2004), Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat (2005) and Rocky - The Rebel (2006). He is also the first Indian to represent India at Manhunt International in 1994.

Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré was Prime Minister of Senegal from 2007 to 2009 and Chairman of the Commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union from 2011 to 2016.

Igor Pugaci is a retired a Moldovan road bicycle racer.

Rahma Abdulredha Mezher Al-Sibahi, better known as Rahma Riad, is an Iraqi singer and actress. Her father, Abdulredha Mezher Al-Sibahi, better known as Riad Ahmed, was a well known singer from Iraq. As of August 2020, her song "Waed Menni" is among the top ten most streamed songs on YouTube by a female Arab artist with more than 148 million views.