List of Famous people born in January

Muhammad Sarwar Danish, is an Afghan politician who served as Second Vice President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021. He previously served as Acting Minister of Justice from 2004 to 2010 and as Acting Minister of Higher Education from 2010 to 2014. When Daykundi province was carved out of Urozgan province in 2004, Danish became its first Governor.

Ikuo Hayashi is a former Aum Shinrikyo member convicted for his participation in the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway.

Samantha Ko Hoi-ling is a Chinese born former Miss Hong Kong contestant, actress and model, based in Hong Kong.

Andrew Yuen Man-kit is a Hong Kong actor, model and presenter.

Alexander McLeish is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. Born in Glasgow, McLeish played as a central defender for Aberdeen during their 1980s glory years, making nearly 500 League appearances for the club, and won 77 caps for Scotland.

Markus Johannes Jooste is a South African businessman and the former CEO of Steinhoff International. He is an avid horse breeder, and in 2016 was reported to be one of Africa's richest people, worth $400 million. Joining forces with Christo Wiese in 2014, they embarked on an aggressive international expansion programme.

Enzo Jeremías Fernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Defensa y Justicia, on loan from River Plate.

Abel Ruiz Ortega is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Braga.

Ismaël Bangoura is a Guinean football forward who plays Al-Taraji. Although his primary position is striker, Bangoura has also played as a winger and attacking midfielder.

Joan Dorothy Le Mesurier is an English actress, best known as the widow and biographer of the actor John Le Mesurier. The story of her relationship with Le Mesurier was a theme of the television drama Hattie (2011), and her subsequent affair with his friend, comedian Tony Hancock, was dramatised in Hancock and Joan (2008)