List of Famous people born in January

Niramon Ounprom is an army officer, member of the Thai royal court, and a former Thai nurse. She was named concubine of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn of Thailand, who granted her several military ranks and positions, including the noble name of Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi. After Prince Vajiralongkorn ascended the throne as King Rama X, he appointed her as his Royal Noble Consort, giving her the noble title of Chao Khun Phra Sineenat Bilaskalayani in July 2019. She is the first woman to hold the title of a royal concubine of the King of Thailand in almost a century as previous monarchs were monogamous.

Cole Caufield is an American collegiate ice hockey forward for the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Big Ten Conference (B1G). Caufield was drafted 15th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest is an American political advisor who served as the 29th White House press secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017. He succeeded Jay Carney as Obama's press secretary, in 2014, and was succeeded by President Donald Trump's first presidential press secretary, Sean Spicer. He currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer for United Airlines.

Kamala Kumari, known by her mononymous stage name Jayanthi, is an Indian actress known for her work in Kannada cinema. She is noted for her contributions to different genres of films from the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. She has appeared in over 500 films, including films in the Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi languages. She has received seven Karnataka State Film Awards, four times as Best Actress and twice as Best Supporting Actress the President's Medal for Best Actress and two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. She has been cited as Kannada cinema's "most bold and beautiful" actress by various media outlets, a title for which she has received substantial publicity. The Kannada film industry has honored her with the title "Abhinaya Sharadhe",.

Virgil Eugene Hill is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2007, and in 2015. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBA light heavyweight title twice, from 1987 to 1997; the IBF and lineal light heavyweight titles from 1996 to 1997; and the WBA cruiserweight title twice, from 2000 to 2002 and 2006 to 2007. As an amateur, Hill won a silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 2013, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Olena Oleksiivna Shuliak is a Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur. She heads of the Servant of the People political party. Shuliak was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2019.

Lisandro Martínez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Argentina national team.

Heather Small is an English soul singer who was the lead singer of the band M People and later became a solo artist. Her debut solo album was Proud, released in 2000. She was also a contestant in the British television show Strictly Come Dancing in 2008.

Nur Sürer is a Turkish actress.

Christophe Ruggia is a French film director and screenwriter.