List of Famous people born in January

Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk is the current minister of Family, Labour and Social Services of Turkey.

Ernest Prakasa is an Indonesian comedian, stand up performer, writer, and actor. He became popular after receiving third place in Stand Up Comedy Indonesia (SUCI) in 2011. He is known as a Chinese-Indonesian comedian who often uses his ethnic background as a standup comedy subject. Ernest obtained his degree from Padjadjaran University, majoring in International Relations.

Brenda Bennett is an American singer from Rhode Island and is best known as a member of the American group Vanity 6. Prince gave her a "tough-girl, cigarette-smoking" persona and enlisted her in the girl group that he was attempting to create in 1982. Bennett was married to Prince's lighting and set-designer/director Roy Bennett, and she had worked as Prince's "wardrobe mistress." Bennett started off as a member of a Columbia Records band called Ken Lyon and Tombstone, which toured with Mott the Hoople and Queen.

Peter Peschel is a German former professional football who played mainly as a midfielder. He was with his family resettled as Aussiedler from Poland to West Germany at the age of five. Peschel was married to a gymnast Magdalena Brzeska, with whom he had two children.

Tasuku Nagase is a Japanese actor from Tottori Prefecture.

Stefan Petzner is an Austrian politician. He was a member of the right-wing Alliance for the Future of Austria (Bündnis Zukunft Österreich, BZÖ). Petzner is a former reporter and a student of journalism. Petzner directed the election campaigns in 2006 and 2008. In 2008 Petzner was appointed secretary general of the BZÖ.

Roland Suso Richter is a German film director and producer.

Rustie Lee is a British television personality, television chef, actress, singer and former politician. She participated on the Channel 5 reality-television show Celebrity Super Spa in 2013; ITV's Who's Doing the Dishes?, hosted by Brian McFadden, in 2016; and Celebrity Coach Trip in 2020.

Nico Kurz is a German darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Pat Carroll is an Australian singer in the 1960s and early 1970s, she is probably best known for her television appearances and her collaboration with Olivia Newton John.