List of Famous people born in January

Thierry Ascione is a retired professional tour male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 2000 and retired in September 2010, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 81 in February 2004.

Nicolai Mick Jørgensen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Feyenoord and the Denmark national team.

André Dallaire is a Canadian man who attempted to assassinate Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in 1995. Dallaire claimed that he heard voices that led him to break into the 24 Sussex Drive residence. At trial, Justice Paul Bélanger agreed with Dallaire's earlier diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and found Dallaire guilty of attempted murder, but not criminally responsible.

Thomas McMahon is a former volunteer in the South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), and was one of the IRA's most experienced bomb-makers. McMahon was convicted of the murder of Lord Louis Mountbatten and three others off the coast of Mullaghmore, County Sligo, in the west of Ireland.

Mark Ian Addy is an English actor. He is known for varied roles in British television, including Detective Constable Gary Boyle in the sitcom The Thin Blue Line (1995–1996) and Hercules in the fantasy drama series Atlantis (2013–2015).

Ben O'Keeffe is a rugby union referee from New Zealand. He currently referees at domestic, Super Rugby and test match level.

Smaïn is a French comedian, humorist, writer, actor and director of Algerian descent.

Gerd Dudenhöffer (Saarland) is a German cabaret artist and writer.

Trent Lucas Sainsbury is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a centre back for Belgian First Division A club KV Kortrijk and the Australian national team.

Aya Miyama is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team starting in 2003, and from 2012-2016 served as captain of the team. She appeared in four World Cups from 2003-2015, including the team that won the 2011 World Cup for Japan. Miyama also led Japan to a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.