List of Famous people born in January

Homen Borgohain was an eminent Assamese author and journalist. He had worked as the editor in chief of Assamese daily Niyomiya Barta until his death. He was awarded the 1978 Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese language for his novel Pita Putra. Borgohain also wrote several novels, short stories and poetry. He was also the President of Assam Sahitya Sabha.

Paul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and TV golf analyst. He won twelve times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1993 PGA Championship. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1988 and 1994.

Anne Foy is a children's television presenter for the BBC. Until March 2008, she worked for the CBBC Channel and on CBBC. She can currently be heard as the voiceover on the music channel 4Music.

Hideo Yokoyama is a Japanese novelist.

Marko Šimić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta. He was born in Rijeka.

Wakashimazu Mutsuo is a Japanese former sumo wrestler from Nakatane, Kagoshima, Japan. His highest rank was ōzeki. He won two top division yūshō or tournament championships. He retired in 1987 and is now the head coach of Nishonoseki stable.

John Kevin "Jake" Ellzey Sr. is an American politician who is the U.S. representative-elect for Texas's 6th congressional district.

David Saint-Jacques is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). He is also an astrophysicist, engineer, and a physician.

Michael Davis is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Brigham Young from 2013 to 2016. He played high school football at Glendale High School from 2009 to 2012.

Kathy Sledge is an American singer–songwriter and producer. Sledge is best known as the youngest and founding member of Sister Sledge, an American vocal group which is made up of her sisters that formed in 1971.