List of Famous people born in January

Paul Baillargeon is a Canadian composer, known for his music for television shows. He contributed music to 41 episodes of Star Trek shows, and won the 2002 ASCAP Award for Enterprise, shared with the series' other regular composers.

Pertti Ilmari Niittylä is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who was the nation's leading rider in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented his native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria.

Dirk De Wolf is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium.

Patrick Friou is a former French racing cyclist. He rode in four editions of the Tour de France between 1978 and 1981.

Patrice Hagelauer is a French tennis coach and former professional player. He competed on the professional tennis circuit in the 1970s, before going into coaching.