List of Famous people born in January

William Troy Balderson is an American politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district, in office since September 2018. He previously served as an Ohio State Senator representing the 20th district from 2011 until his election as a U.S. Representative. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011.

Giullia Buscacio Vieira is a Portuguese Brazilian actress.

Sudha Varghese, also known as Sister Sudha, is a social worker and Catholic nun in India who has devoted herself to the Musahar, the Dalit of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, one of the Scheduled Castes and who are considered the "untouchables". She resides and works in Jamsaut, a village in Patna district. She is sometimes called didi, which means elder sister.

Patrick Lagacé is a French-Canadian columnist for La Presse.

Gabriella Michelle Henderson, known professionally as Ella Henderson, is an English singer and songwriter. She competed in the ninth series of The X Factor UK in 2012, and finished in sixth place despite being a strong favourite to win. She signed with Syco Music shortly after, and released her debut studio album, Chapter One (2014), which reached number one in the UK. The album spawned the chart-topping single "Ghost", as well as the top 20 singles "Glow" and "Yours". Henderson subsequently recorded successful collaborations: "Glitterball" with Sigma, "Here for You" with Kygo, "This Is Real" with Jax Jones and "We Got Love" with Sigala, two of which reached the top 10 in the UK.

Joy Chambers is an Australian actress, author, and businesswoman.

Jesmyn Ward is an American novelist and an associate professor of English at Tulane University. She won the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction for her second novel Salvage the Bones and won the 2017 National Book Award for Fiction for her novel Sing, Unburied, Sing. She also received a 2012 Alex Award for the story about familial love and community in facing Hurricane Katrina. She is the only woman and only African American to win the National Book Award for Fiction twice.

Benjamín Rausseo Rodríguez is a Venezuelan artist, stand-up comedian and career humorist best known for his character El Conde del Guácharo.

Owen Wright is an Australian professional surfer on the World Surf League Men's Championship Tour. His sister, Tyler Wright, is also a competitor on the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour.

Cassidy Durango Milton Willy Podell, known as DJ Cassidy, is an American DJ, record producer and MC.