List of Famous people born in January

Dricus Du Plessis is a South African professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He previously competed in the Middleweight division of EFC Africa, where he is the former Middleweight and Welterweight Champion. A professional since 2013, he has also competed for Polish-based promotion KSW. In addition to being a two-time Middleweight and former Welterweight EFC Champion, he is also a former KSW Welterweight Champion.

Ayça Bingöl is a Turkish actress.

Maria Victoria "Vicki" Gonzalez Belo-Kho is a Filipina dermatologist and television personality. She is the founder, CEO, and Medical Director of Belo Medical Group.

Laura Kelly is an American politician serving as the 48th governor of Kansas since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 18th district in the Kansas Senate from 2005 to 2019. Kelly ran for governor in the 2018 election and defeated the Republican nominee, Kris Kobach.

Sarah Ourahmoune is a French former female boxer. She won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 before she retired from boxing.

Ulana Nadia Suprun is a Ukrainian-American physician, activist, and philanthropist who served as the acting Minister of Healthcare from 2016 to 2019. Prior to her government career, Suprun served as Director of Humanitarian Initiatives for the Ukrainian World Congress.

Seth Nicolas DeValve is an American football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Princeton.

Gan Siow Huang is a Singaporean politician, former and first female general and former highest female officer. She was appointed as the Minister of State in the Ministry for Education and Ministry for Manpower by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong & was appointed as vice-chairmen of the Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council's with Saktiandi Supaat.

Ivan Klasnić is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Tomonobu Itagaki is a Japanese video game designer best known for creating the Dead or Alive series and also reviving the Ninja Gaiden franchise in 2004. Joining Tecmo in 1992, Itagaki produced two video game franchises that were commercial successes and earned him several promotions; he headed Tecmo's development team, Team Ninja, and sat on the executive board. He left the company after 16 years of service, filing a lawsuit against it for withholding bonus pay. His new team at Valhalla Game Studios, comprising other Team Ninja members, worked on a new game, Devil's Third.