List of Famous people born in January

Osman Arpacıoğlu was a Turkish professional footballer. He has played as forward position. He started his professional career with Hacettepespor and he also played for Mersin İdman Yurdu, Fenerbahçe and Balıkesirspor.

Sergi Samper Montaña is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Japanese club Vissel Kobe as a defensive midfielder.

Iwan Gwyn Thomas is a British sprinter who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games in the 400 metres, and Wales at the Commonwealth Games. Thomas is a former European, Commonwealth Games and World champion.

David John Matthews is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor and record label owner, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band (DMB). Matthews was born in Johannesburg, and moved frequently between South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States while growing up. Matthews started playing acoustic guitar at the age of nine.

Santiago Gabriel Ormeño Zayas is a Mexican-born Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club León.

Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler. Wrestling for Sadogatake stable, he made his professional debut in 2002, and reached the top division in 2005. In 2011 he achieved the standard for promotion to the second highest rank of ōzeki by winning 33 bouts over three tournaments, and was formally promoted by the Japan Sumo Association on 28 September. On 24 January 2016 he became the first Japanese-born wrestler in ten years to win a top-division tournament. He had a long-standing rivalry with Kisenosato against whom he fought a record 66 times, the most between two wrestlers in sumo history. He continued to fight after losing his ōzeki rank in January 2017, and in March 2020 became the oldest active sekitori. He announced his retirement from active competition on 14 November 2020. Kotoshōgiku earned seven special prizes in his career, won one top division tournament, and was runner-up in three others.

Thomas Morris Lawrence is a Welsh professional footballer who can play as a Winger, forward or attacking midfielder for Derby County and the Wales national team.

Évelyne Thomas is a French journalist and television presenter, mostly known to present the television program C'est mon choix.

Jens Todt is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Fatoumata Diawara is a Malian actress, singer-songwriter and multiple Grammy Award nominee currently living in France. She received two nominations at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for Best World Music Album for her album Fenfo and Best Dance Recording for Ultimatum in which she was featured with the English band Disclosure.