List of Famous people born in January

Lyndsey Scott is an American model, software developer, and actress. She was the first African American model to sign an exclusive runway contract with Calvin Klein. Between modeling assignments for prestigious fashion houses like Gucci, Prada, and Victoria's Secret, she writes mobile apps for iOS devices. She has been credited for challenging the stereotypes about models and computer programmers, and for inspiring young women to code.

Nana Falgunrao Patole is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

Çevik Bir is a retired Turkish army general. He was a member of the Turkish General Staff in the 1990s. He took a major part in several important international missions in the Middle East and North Africa. He was born in Buca, Izmir Province, in 1939 and is married with one child. Çevik Bir is of Albanian origin.

Choi Da-bin is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion and a 5-time South Korean national medalist. She has placed in the top-ten at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the 2017 World Championships, the Four Continents Championships. Earlier in her career, she won two bronze medals during the 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix series in Austria and Latvia. She has placed in the top-ten at the World Junior Championships.

Charles Kaiser is an American author and journalist best known for his nonfiction books 1968 in America (1988), The Gay Metropolis (1997), and The Cost of Courage (2015). A former reporter for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Newsweek, he is currently a nonfiction book critic for The Guardian.

Marcelo Grohe is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Ittihad Club of the Saudi Professional League.

Rebecca Grace Tobin is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her role as Kitty Wilde on the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee.

Ederson Honorato Campos is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Arif Sağ is a Turkish singer, bağlama virtuoso, and leading figure in modern Turkish folk music. A former academic, he was also a member of the Turkish parliament from 1987 to 1991.

Zablon Simintov is an Afghan carpet trader and restaurateur who is believed to be the last remaining Jew living in Afghanistan. He is also the caretaker of the only synagogue in Kabul.