List of Famous people born in January

Neşe Yılmaz, known by her stage name Zara, is a popular Turkish folk singer and actress.

Terrence Brooks Norman is a former Kent State University student and FBI informant whose alleged role in the Kent State shootings has been cloaked in mystery since the tragedy, which claimed the lives of four unarmed students at an anti-Vietnam War rally.

Marusya Klimova, is a Russian writer and translator. She lives in Saint Petersburg.

Stacy Title was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Her films include Let the Devil Wear Black (1999), The Last Supper (1995), and Down on the Waterfront (1993), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.

Patricia Sosa is an Argentine singer and actress.

William Denard Barton III is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Memphis, where he won the Conference USA Player of the Year in 2012. He was selected with the 40th pick of the 2012 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

Genndy Tartakovsky is a Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, storyboard artist, comic book writer and artist. He is best known as the creator of various animated television series on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, including Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Sym-Bionic Titan, and Primal.

Theodore W. "Ted" Waitt is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Waitt is a co-founder of Gateway, Inc..

Hassan Shamsid-Deen is a former American football defensive back who played four seasons in the Arena Football League with the Grand Rapids Rampage and Dallas Desperados. He played college football at North Carolina State University. He was also a member of the Orlando Rage of the XFL. Shamsid-Deen suffered a separated shoulder in the opening scramble prior to the Rage's 33–29 season-opening win over the Chicago Enforcers on February 3, 2001. He missed the remainder of the season.

Chiang Tsu-ping is a Taiwanese actress and television host, best known for her television dramas. Between 2005 and 2010 Chiang emerged as a viewers' favorite in Taiwan and other Hokkien-speaking regions for her diverse roles in long-running soap operas like The Unforgettable Memory, The Spirit of Love, Mom's House and Night Market Life. Singapore's The New Paper called her the "Hokkien soap queen".