List of Famous people born in January

Egor Olegovich Rakitin, professionally known by stage names Big Baby Tape, DJ Tape, and Tape LaFlare, is a Russian rapper, producer, creator and past member of musical collective Benzo Gang. He is most-known by his single, titled Gimme the Loot. On November 16, 2018 Big Baby Tape released his first studio album, titled Dragonborn.

Glenn David Tamplin is an English businessman, investor, and the current owner and manager of Romford Football Club. Tamplin became known for his time at Billericay Town, of which he was the co-owner, director and manager. He is also the principal owner of AGP Steel.

Scott Marshall is an American director, actor, and musician.

Kehinde Wiley is an American portrait painter based in New York City, who is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of African Americans, frequently referencing the work of Old Master paintings. He was commissioned in 2017 to paint a portrait of former President Barack Obama for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, which has portraits of all previous American presidents. The Columbus Museum of Art, which hosted an exhibition of his work in 2007, describes his work as follows: "Wiley has gained recent acclaim for his heroic portraits which address the image and status of young African-American men in contemporary culture."

Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 1977 crossover hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue." Initially, Gayle's management and record label was the same as that of her oldest sister, Loretta Lynn. Not finding success with the arrangement after several years, and with Lynn as one of her biggest supporters, Gayle decided to move on. She signed a new record contract and began recording with Nashville producer Allen Reynolds. Gayle's new sound was sometimes referred to as middle-of-the-road (MOR) or country pop, and was part of a bigger musical trend by many country artists of the 1970s to appeal to a wider audience. Subsequently, Gayle became one of the most successful crossover artists of the 1970s and 80s. Her floor-length hair has become synonymous with her name.

Freddie Ross Jr., better known by her stage name Big Freedia, is an American rapper known for her work in the New Orleans genre of hip hop called bounce music. Freedia has been credited with helping popularize the genre, which was largely underground since developing in the early 1990s. Freedia identifies herself as a gay man and has stated that she does not care which pronoun is used to refer to her.

Cathy McGowan is a British broadcaster and journalist, best known as presenter of the rock music television show, Ready Steady Go!

Ben Fee (张恨棠/木云) was an American writer and labor organizer who rose to prominence in the Chinatowns of San Francisco and New York in the mid-twentieth century. He was president of the Chinese Workers Mutual Aid Association and leader of the Chinese section of the United States Communist Party.

Álvaro González Soberón, known simply as Álvaro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for French club Olympique de Marseille.

Robert Joel Kulick was a Grammy award winning American guitarist and record producer, who worked with numerous acts such as Kiss, W.A.S.P., Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Meat Loaf and Michael Bolton. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was the older brother of former Kiss lead guitarist Bruce Kulick.