List of Famous people born in January
Sadako Sasaki
Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl who became a victim of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki when she was two years old. Though severely irradiated, she survived for another ten years, becoming one of the most widely known hibakusha – a Japanese term meaning "bomb-affected person". She is remembered through the story of the one thousand origami cranes she folded before her death, and is to this day a symbol of the innocent victims of nuclear warfare.
Praveen Sattaru
Praveen Sattaru is an Indo-American film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2011 film, Life Before Wedding:LBW. In 2014, he directed the critically acclaimed anthology film, Chandamama Kathalu which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.
Mitsuhiro Ichiki
Mitsuhiro Ichiki is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. He is affiliated with Mausu Promotion. As of March 9, 2015 he is officially married with voice actress, Nana Inoue.
Yuki Koyanagi
Yuki Koyanagi , is a Japanese pop singer. She released her first single, 'Anata no kisu o kazoemashô – You Were Mine' on September 15, 1999. This song was a huge hit in Japan and made the 17-year-old a sensation overnight. Her second album 'EXPANSION', sold over 1.3 million copies. She has done several albums of cover songs, including disco and movie standards. After a break of several years, her latest album 'Sunrise' was released in March 2007.
İpek Karapınar
Funda İpek Karapınar is a Turkish actress.
Mike Reilly
Michael Reilly is an American former football quarterback player who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for 11 seasons. He was the starting quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos when they won the 103rd Grey Cup and was named the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player. He was originally signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Central Washington. He was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Player in 2017. Reilly has also been a member of the BC Lions of the CFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks.
Yōko Honna
Yōko Honna is a Japanese actress and singer from Sōka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She works at Re-Max, although she formerly worked at 81 Produce.
Big Zuu
Zuhair Hassan, known professionally as Big Zuu, is a British rapper, grime MC, songwriter, DJ and television personality from West London. He is best known for presenting Big Zuu's Big Eats for Dave.
Leroy Logan
Leroy Logan MBE is a British author known for his significant contributions to policing in the United Kingdom. He was both a founding member of the Black Police Association and its chair for 30 years.
Andriy Parubiy
Andriy Volodymyrovych Parubiy is a Ukrainian politician who served as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, from 14 April 2016 to 29 August 2019. He previously served as Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, appointed after leading the anti-government protests in the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, until his resignation on August 7, 2014.