List of Famous people born in January

Saadi Yacef is one of the former leaders of Algeria's National Liberation Front during his country's war of independence. He is currently a Senator in Algeria's Council of the Nation.

Sōta Yamamoto is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy champion, the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2015 World Junior bronze medalist, a two-time Junior Grand Prix Final medalist, and the 2015–16 Japan junior national champion.

Sam Tseng is a Taiwanese television host and actor.

James Murray, also known as Jim Murray, is an English actor, artist and fundraiser.

Esperanza Aguirre y Gil de Biedma is a Spanish politician. A member of the People's Party (PP), she served as President of the Senate between 1999 and 2002, as President of the Community of Madrid between 2003 and 2012 and as Minister of Education and Culture (1996–1999). She also chaired the People's Party of the Community of Madrid between 2004 and 2016.

Ty Michael Carter is a retired United States Army staff sergeant and a Medal of Honor recipient. He was awarded the United States Armed Forces' highest military honor for his actions during the 2009 Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan. Carter left active duty in September 2014.

Darius Demetrius Slay Jr. is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft and played college football at Mississippi State University.

Phyllis Logan is a Scottish actress, known for playing Lady Jane Felsham in Lovejoy (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes in Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for the 1983 film Another Time, Another Place. Her other film appearances include Secrets & Lies (1996), Shooting Fish (1997), Downton Abbey (2019) and Misbehaviour (2020).

Dr. Lale Aytaman was the governor of Muğla province in Turkey from 1991 to 1995 and the first female governor of Turkey.

Thomas Cairney is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Fulham and the Scotland national team. Cairney has previously played for Hull City and Blackburn Rovers. Born in England, he made his full international debut for Scotland in March 2017. Cairney had previously represented Scotland at under-19 and under-21 levels.