List of Famous people born in January

Diane Michelle Zamora is a former United States Naval Academy midshipman and convicted murderer. On December 4, 1995, Zamora and her ex-fiancé, David Graham, murdered Adrianne Jessica Jones, who Zamora believed was a romantic rival for Graham; he had confessed to giving Adrianne a ride home and having sex with her one month earlier. Enraged, Zamora demanded that Graham kill Jones. In the early morning of December 4, Graham picked up Jones in Zamora's car, while she hid in the hatchback. They went to a remote location and got into a struggle. Zamora hit Jones over the head with weights, and Graham shot her twice after she broke away from them.

Tenille Townes is a Canadian country music singer from Grande Prairie, Alberta. In 2011, at the age of 17, she was nominated for a Canadian Country Music Award for Female Artist of the Year.

Jason Alan Zucker is an American professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Madolyn Smith is an American former actress. She is known for her roles in the films Urban Cowboy (1980), 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984), and Funny Farm (1988).

Denise Bombardier, is a journalist, essayist, novelist and media personality who worked for the French-language television station Radio-Canada for over 30 years.

Murat Karayalçın is a prominent Turkish politician. He is a former foreign minister (1994–1995), deputy prime minister, and a former mayor of Ankara (1989–1993). He is the founder of the new Social Democratic People's Party.

Miss Platnum, formerly known as Platnum, is a Romanian-German singer, songwriter and musician, currently signed to Virgin Records Germany.

Joanna Natasegara is a British film director and producer. She produced Virunga (2014) and The White Helmets (2016), for which she received nominations for Academy Award in the categories of Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary, respectively; she won the latter. Both nominations were shared with director Orlando von Einsiedel. She also worked on The Price of Kings, a documentary film series with each film focusing on a specific world leader.

Ekta Sohini, also known as Ekta, is an Indian film actress and the wife of the film actor Mohnish Bahl. She made her acting debut opposite Arbaaz Ali Khan in the coming-of-age romance film Solah Satra (1990) and starred as Aditya Pancholi's love interest in Naamcheen (1991) and Tahalka (1992).She is also mother of debutant Pranutan Bahl (Notebook).

Laura-Leigh, known professionally as simply Laura-Leigh, is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films The Ward (2010) and We're the Millers (2013) and as a series regular on the TV series The Client List (2013).