List of Famous people born in January

Nihat Genç is a Turkish journalist, writer and thinker.

Zakaria Muhammad 'Abdelrahman Zubeidi is a former Palestinian militant leader, who recently ended his years on Israel's most-wanted list by handing over his guns to the Palestinian National Authority and accepting Israeli amnesty. On 28 December 2011, however, Israel rescinded Zubeidi's pardon. He had been the Jenin chief of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and alleged to be a chief strategist of suicide bombers by the Israeli government. However, in mid-2007, he renounced militancy and committed himself to cultural resistance through theater. He is considered a "symbol of the Intifada". Zubeidi is currently married with two children—a son, Muhammad, and a daughter.

Peter Pilz is an Austrian politician (JETZT). From 1986 to 2017, he was a member of the Austrian Green Party.

Liu He is a Chinese economist and politician, a current member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party and one of the Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China. Liu is also the director of the Office serving the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP); the latter headed by CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping. He was named vice-premier on 19 March 2018 and is heading the Financial Stability and Development Committee.

Semyon Altov is a Soviet comedy writer. Original name: Semyon Teodorovich Altshuller.

Paul Henry is an English actor, best known for his role as Benny Hawkins in the soap opera Crossroads.

Tony Chung Hon-lam is a Hong Kong pro-independence activist. He was the founder and convenor of the localist student group Studentlocalism. On 29 July 2020, he became the first political figure to be arrested on suspicion of violating the newly imposed national security law and has also been charged with money laundering and publishing seditious articles.

Jenny Beavan, OBE is an English costume designer. She has won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1986 for A Room With A View. She also won another Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Costume Design for Mad Max: Fury Road, and has been nominated 10 times for the Academy Award. Beavan also received a Tony Award nomination for Best Costume Design for the play Private Lives.

Lee Seung-woo is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Sint-Truiden and the South Korea national team.

Amaia Romero Arbizu, also known as simply Amaia, is a Spanish singer and pianist. She gained national recognition after taking part in series nine of the television talent contest Operación Triunfo, where she'd end up first place. Romero represented Spain alongside fellow competitor Alfred García at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with "Tu Canción".