List of Famous people born in January

Juan Ramón Matta-Ballesteros is a former major narcotics trafficker who has been credited with being one of the first to connect Mexican drug traffickers with the Colombian cocaine cartels. This connection paved the way for a major increase in the amount of cocaine smuggled into the United States during the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Matta was indicted for operating several major cocaine smuggling rings in United States in the early 1980s. He was also one of the narcotics traffickers accused of the kidnap and murder of American DEA agent Enrique Camarena in 1985.

Gambi is a French rapper and hip hop artist from Fontenay-sous-Bois of Cameroonian and Algerian origin. His 2019 singles "Hé oh" and "Popopop" have both topped SNEP, the French Singles Chart. Gambi started his music career in 2018 with a series of Makak clips on -YouTube. In May 2019, he was signed to the label Rec. 118, an affiliate of Warner Music France. In 2019 edition of Paris Fashion Week, he became the face of the brand AfterHomeWork.

Curtis Lamont Conway is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1993 NFL Draft out of the University of Southern California (USC). Conway also played for the San Diego Chargers, New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers.

Maria-Victoria Drăguș is a German-Romanian actress. Her film credits include If Not Us, Who?, Draussen ist Sommer and Kill Me. One notable role was in Palme d'Or-winning 2009 film The White Ribbon. She has had reoccurring roles in the television programs Dance Academy and Leipzig Homicide. She has a younger sister Paraschiva, and is the niece of the French writer Viorel Dragus.

Joanna David is an English actress, best known for her television work.

Fabio Quagliarella is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains Sampdoria and the Italy national team.

Christophe Barbier is a French political journalist and columnist who was chief editor of L'Express from 2006 to 2016.

Mikhail Anatolyevich Kerzhakov is a Russian football goalkeeper. He plays for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. He is the younger brother of striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov.

Nadia Chan is an Indonesian-born Hong Kong actress, singer, model, and spokesperson.

Brahim Asloum is a French boxer. He won the Light Flyweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.