List of Famous people born in January

Bernhard Rapkay is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 until 2014. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Socialist Group.

Jeff Chase is an American film and television actor who played for the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League..

Sean Gregory Palmer is an American stage and screen actor, singer, and dancer. His most recognizable role on television is that of Stanford Blatch's boyfriend, Marcus, on the HBO series Sex and the City. He played Prince Eric in the stage version of The Little Mermaid, which began on January 10, 2008.

Patrick "Sleepy" Brown is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Savannah, Georgia. He is one-third of the successful Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize, which has created hits for acts such as Outkast, Goodie Mob and TLC. TLC's "Waterfalls", penned by Brown and Organized Noize's Rico Wade and Ray Murray, was a #1 hit single on Billboard's Hot 100 in the summer of 1995.

Maxim Gourov is a Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer. He is currently a free agent, having last ridden for the Astana–Premier Tech team.