List of Famous people born in January

Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail is a former Indian child actor, who played the youngest version of Salim Malik in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award. Following the film's success, he has been cast in the Bollywood film Kal Kisne Dekha (2009).

Paddy Breathnach is an Irish film director and producer. He directed Man About Dog, Blow Dry and Shrooms. He was also involved in the production of The Mighty Celt and Ape.

Pekka Ansio Heino is a Finnish singer. He is currently the lead vocalist in AOR band Brother Firetribe, where he plays alongside Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen of Nightwish. Prior to this, he played in melodic metal band Leverage and a Finnish rock band called Cashmir, last one with fellow Brother Firetribe member Tomppa Nikulainen.

Éric Berthou is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who currently manages amateur team Ty Raleigh. His sporting career began with BIC 2000.

Glenn Vilppu is an American fine artist, draftsman, painter and art instructor. Vilppu is internationally known for teaching and training professionals in the animation industry. He has worked as a layout artist on numerous animated feature films and television shows with Walt Disney Studios, Marvel Productions and Warner Bros. Animation. His books and videos are used by universities, art schools and independent students around the world.

Aziz Mirza is an Indian film screenwriter, director, and producer known for his works in bollywood, and television.

Anjelika Akbar is a Turkish composer, pianist and writer.

Fehmi Bülent Yıldırım is a Turkish lawyer and the current president of Turkish NGO, İHH which provided humanitarian relief in Libya Pakistan, Russia, China, Kashmir, Darfur, Sri Lanka, Rwanda, Somalia, Mauritania, Chile, the Philippines, Aceh, Myanmar, Greece, Crimea and Haiti.