List of Famous people born in January

Peter Fechter was a German bricklayer who became the twenty-seventh known person to die at the Berlin Wall. Fechter was 18 years old when he was shot and killed by East German border guards while trying to cross over to West Berlin.

Frank A. Langella Jr. is an American stage and film actor. He has won four Tony Awards: two for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Nixon in Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon and as André in Florian Zeller's The Father, and two for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performances in Edward Albee's Seascape and Ivan Turgenev's Fortune's Fool. His reprisal of the Nixon role in the film production of Frost/Nixon earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

Monica Medina is an American attorney who served as principal deputy undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere, deputy associate attorney general, and general counsel of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She was also the U.S. commissioner to the International Whaling Commission.

Sergey Victorovich Zhigunov is a Soviet and Russian actor and producer. Commander of the Order of Honour and of the Order of Friendship. Honored Artist of Russia (1995).

Bishard "Budda" Baker is an American football safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies, and was selected by the Cardinals in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Vladimir Olegovich Potanin is a Russian billionaire, entrepreneur and oligarch. He acquired his wealth notably through the controversial loans-for-shares program in Russia in the early to mid-1990s.

Yu Inaba is a Japanese actor who is affiliated with LesPros Entertainment. He is best known for his role as the character, Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach, from the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Drive.

Mohamed-Ali Cho is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Angers. Born in France and raised in England, Cho previously represented England as a youth international before switching his allegiance to France.

Davie Selke is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Werder Bremen, on loan from Hertha BSC.

Carlos Diego Ferreira Neves is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Legacy FC lightweight champion, and vacated the championship in May 2014 to sign with UFC. As of January 25, 2021, he is #10 in the UFC lightweight rankings.