List of Famous people born in January

Donna Rice Hughes is president and CEO of Enough Is Enough, an author, speaker and film producer. In her work with Enough is Enough, Hughes has appeared on a variety of outlets as an Internet safety advocate. She first became known as a key figure in a widely publicized 1987 political scandal that contributed to the end of the second campaign of former Senator Gary Hart for the Democratic Party nomination for President.

Robert Joseph Tonyan Jr. is an American football tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana State University and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

Paul Antony Young is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, he became a teen idol with his solo success in the 1980s. His hit singles include "Love of the Common People", "Wherever I Lay My Hat", "Come Back and Stay", "Every Time You Go Away" and "Everything Must Change", all reaching the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. Released in 1983, his debut album No Parlez, the first of three UK number-one albums, made him a household name. His smooth yet soulful voice belonged to a genre known as "blue-eyed soul". At the 1985 Brit Awards, Young received the award for Best British Male. Associated with the Second British Invasion of the US, "Every Time You Go Away" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. It also won Best British Video at the 1986 Brit Awards.

Marek Halter is a French writer and activist, known best for his historical novels, which have been translated into English, Polish, Hebrew, and many other languages

Lee Selby is a Welsh professional boxer. He held the IBF featherweight title from 2015 to 2018, and previously the British, Commonwealth, and European featherweight titles between 2011 and 2014. As of December 2020, Selby is ranked as the world's seventh best active lightweight by BoxRec.

Elderson Uwa Echiéjilé is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Kate Schellenbach is an American musician and television producer. She is the drummer of Luscious Jackson and was a founding member of Beastie Boys.

Aiman Abdallah is a German television presenter of Egyptian descent for the German television show Galileo at ProSieben and former rugby national player. Born in Bad Kreuznach, he played for the Berliner SV 1892.

Wayne Shaw is an English retired semi-professional footballer. Shaw's last club was National League club Sutton United.

Marvin Plattenhardt is a German professional footballer who plays as a left back for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Germany national team.