List of Famous people born in January

Vijay Keshav Gokhale, born 24 January 1959, is a retired Indian diplomat and the 32nd Foreign Secretary of India. Gokhale was previously the Indian ambassador to China.

Joseph-Achille Mbembe, known as Achille Mbembe, is a Cameroonian philosopher, political theorist, and public intellectual.

Juan Carlos Monedero Fernández-Gala is a Spanish political scientist, writer and politician. He is a professor at the Complutense University of Madrid and a host of La Tuerka. He was one of the leading members of Podemos until he resigned in April 2015, criticizing the direction the party.

Valentino Talluto is an Italian man who was charged in 2017 for the criminal transmission of HIV to at least 30 women and sentenced to 24 years' imprisonment.

Jeremy Shaffer Roenick (; born January 17, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 8th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, for whom he played from 1988 to 1996. Roenick subsequently played for the Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks over the course of his 20 NHL season career. He also represented Team USA in numerous international tournaments. On November 10, 2007, he became the third American-born player to score 500 goals.

Leila Abouzeid is a Moroccan author. She writes in Arabic and is the first Moroccan woman writer of literature to have her works published in English-language translation.

Xie Zhenhua is a Chinese politician who served as vice-chairman of China's top economic development body, the National Development and Reform Commission. He is China's special climate envoy.

Verónica Cepede Royg is a professional Paraguayan tennis player.

Hilal Altınbilek is a Turkish actress.

Gonen Segev is a former Minister of Energy & Infrastructure of Israel, member of Knesset, and pediatrician. In 2005 he was convicted of forgery, credit card fraud and attempting to smuggle drugs. In 2019 he was convicted of spying for Iran and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.