List of Famous people born in January
Morgane Polanski
Morgane Polanski is a French-Polish actress and model, best known for portraying Princess Gisla in the History Channel series Vikings.
A. J. Cole
Andrew Jordan Cole is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Toronto Blue Jays.
Masayoshi Ōishi
Masayoshi Ōishi is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Uwajima, Ehime. His professional music career began in 2001 as vocalist of the band Sound Schedule. Following the band's disbandment in 2006, he began a solo career, releasing his debut single "Honoka Terasu" in 2008. Sound Schedule reunited in 2011, with Ōishi returning as the band's vocalist.
Carla Zambelli
Carla Zambelli Salgado is a Brazilian political activist and politician. Founder of the movement On the Streets, Zambelli gained notoriety through her activism in favor of the impeachment of the ex-president Dilma Rousseff. In the elections of 2018, she was elected federal deputy for São Paulo, by the Social Liberal Party (PSL).
Orianthi
Orianthi Penny Panagaris is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter who rehearsed in 2009 with Michael Jackson in preparation for his ill-fated This Is It concert series, and performed with Alice Cooper's touring band. Her 2009 debut single "According to You" peaked at No. 3 in Japan, No. 8 in Australia and No. 17 in the US; her second album, Believe, received a worldwide release in late 2009. The same year, Orianthi was named one of the 12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists by Elle magazine. She also won the "2010 Breakthrough Guitarist of the Year" award hosted by Guitar International magazine.
Angus Gunn
Angus Fraser James Gunn is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Stoke City on loan from Premier League club Southampton. He has represented England at under-21 level. He began his career at his hometown club Norwich City, before joining Manchester City in 2011, eventually signing his first professional contract in 2013.
Barbara Jane Mackle
The 1968 kidnapping of Barbara Jane Mackle was the subject of an autobiographical book which was the basis of two television movies.
Master KG
Kgaogelo Moagi known professionally better as Master KG is a South African musician and record producer. His album Skeleton Move achieved acclaim including an AFRIMMA Award for Best Artist/Group in the African Electro category. He is also known as the pioneer of "Bolobedu" dance. In 2020, his song "Jerusalema", featuring Nomcebo Zikode, went viral online, garnering international success.
Iñaki Urdangarin
Don Iñaki Urdangarin Liebaert is a retired Spanish handball player turned entrepreneur and the husband of Infanta Cristina, younger daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía. He is the brother-in-law of King Felipe VI. Urdangarin was convicted of embezzling about 6 million euros in public funds for sporting events since 2004 through his nonprofit foundation, the so-called Nóos case, and of political corruption by using his former courtesy title of Duke of Palma de Mallorca as the husband of Infanta Cristina. In June 2018 he was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in prison; he is currently imprisoned in Ávila.
William D. Johnson
William Dean "Bill" Johnson is an American attorney and businessman. He is the current president and CEO of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, though has announced his retirement from PG&E in 2020.