List of Famous people born in January

John Michael Montgomery is an American country music singer. Montgomery began singing with his brother Eddie, who would later become known as one half of the duo Montgomery Gentry, before beginning his major-label solo career in 1992. He has had more than 30 singles on the Billboard country charts, of which seven have reached number one: "I Love the Way You Love Me", "I Swear", "Be My Baby Tonight", "If You've Got Love", "I Can Love You Like That", "Sold ", and "The Little Girl". 13 more have reached the top 10. "I Swear" and "Sold " were named by Billboard as the top country songs of 1994 and 1995, respectively. Montgomery's recordings of "I Swear" and "I Can Love You Like That" were both released concurrently with cover versions by the R&B group All-4-One. Several of Montgomery's singles crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, his highest peak there having been achieved by "Letters from Home" in 2004.

Alexandra Föderl-Schmid is an Austrian journalist and the first female editor of Der Standard.

Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas was a Uruguayan politician who served as the 41st President of Uruguay from 2015 to 2020. He previously served as president from 2005 to 2010 as the 39th officeholder. A physician (oncologist), he was a member of the leftist Broad Front coalition.

Jonathan Malangu Kuminga is a Congolese professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 m) and 210 pounds (95 kg), he plays the small forward and power forward positions. A consensus five-star recruit and the top small forward in the 2021 class, he chose to forgo his college eligibility and reclassify to the 2020 class to join the Ignite. Kuminga finished his high school career at The Patrick School in Hillside, New Jersey. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 7th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.

Mion Mukaichi is a Japanese idol and a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She is a member of AKB48's Team A and is the current AKB48 Group General Manager .

Basu Chatterjee was an Indian film director and screenwriter.

Kōtarō Yoshida is a Japanese actor and theatre director. He is currently affiliated with Horipro.

Aleksandr Gelyevich Dugin is a Russian political analyst and strategist known for his fascist views.

Mathieu Perreault is a Canadian ice hockey winger for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Washington Capitals, the Anaheim Ducks and the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL, and, during the 2012–13 NHL lockout, for the HIFK of the Finnish SM-liiga.

Mohamed Ali Rashwan is an Egyptian judo. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Open Class category.

• Winner of fairplay international award in 1984
• Silver medallist at the 1985 World Judo Championships in open weight
• Silver medallist at the 1987 World Judo Championships in heavy weight