List of Famous people born in January

Ivan Langer is a former Czech politician. He has been a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) since 1991. From 1996 to 2010 he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, the Minister of Informatics and the Minister of the Interior.

Jason Donald is an elite men's road bicycle racing professional from Brighton, Colorado. Donald last rode for the Kelly Benefit Strategies–OptumHealth team, and is the former NCCA Road Champion.

Jean-Claude Simon is a researcher in the field of semiconductor optical amplifiers. Since 1998 he was permanent professor at ENSSAT / University of Rennes1. Director of FOTON, research department in Optics and Optoelectronics for Telecom, affiliated to CNRS.

Jean-Claude Paye is a Belgian sociologist. His work, including La fin de l’Etat de droit, focuses on the transformations of the juridical forms of the state in the wake of the War on Terrorism.