List of Famous people born in January
Tony Blackburn
Anthony Kenneth Blackburn is an English disc jockey, singer and TV presenter. He first achieved fame broadcasting on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s, before joining the BBC, on the BBC Light Programme. He was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 at its launch at the end of September 1967, and has had several stints working for the corporation. He has also worked for Capital London and Classic Gold Digital, and currently BBC Radio 2, BBC Local Radio, and KMFM. He has also had a singing career.
Helmuth Hübener
Helmuth Günther Guddat Hübener, was the youngest opponent of the Third Reich to be sentenced to death by the Special People's Court (Volksgerichtshof) and executed.
Itzhak Stern
Itzhak Stern was a Polish-Israeli Jewish Holocaust survivor who worked for Sudeten-German industrialist Oskar Schindler and assisted him in his rescue activities during the Holocaust.
Rodrigo Sáenz
Jeremy Colliton is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He serves as the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in the NHL for the New York Islanders.
Roberto Pereyra
Roberto Maximiliano Pereyra is an Argentine footballer who plays for Udinese and the Argentina national team. A right-footed player, his preferred position is as a midfielder or as a forward. Due to his versatility, he is capable of playing a variety of positions such as left or right wing, central midfield, attacking midfield or second striker.
Satomi Akesaka
Satomi Akesaka is a Japanese actress, voice actress and retired singer affiliated with the Amuleto talent agency. She voiced main characters Hina Satou in Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono, Taeko Nomura in Coppelion, Mutsuki in Danchigai, krkr in Gdgd Fairies, Teruha Andō in Girls Beyond the Wasteland, Yūki Asano in Kyo no Gononi, Miho Edogawa in Level E, and Natsume in Master of Martial Hearts. She also voices supporting characters such as: Esdeath in Akame ga Kill, Varda in Engage Planet Kiss Dum, Mari Kurokawa in Gate, Arsene in Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, Miho in Suzuka, Kanon in Pretty Rhythm and Rinko Shirokane in BanG Dream! (2017–2018).
Juan Fernando Velasco
Juan Fernando Velasco is an Ecuadorian musician.
Yeidckol Polevnsky Gurwitz
Yeidckol Polevnsky Gurwitz is a Mexican politician. She was the General Secretary of the National Regeneration Movement between 2017 and 2020.
Chris Bryant
Christopher John Bryant is a Welsh politician and former priest who served as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from 2008 to 2009 and Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia from 2009 to 2010. He later served in the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Culture Secretary and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons from 2015 to 2016. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Rhondda since 2001.
Omar Chávez
Omar Alonzo Chávez Carrasco, best known as Omar Chávez, is a Mexican professional boxer and the current WBC Youth Intercontinental welterweight champion.