List of Famous people born in January

Ronny Turiaf is a French former professional basketball player who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Turiaf grew up in France and played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the United States, where he led the West Coast Conference (WCC) in scoring in his senior year. After graduating from Gonzaga, he entered the 2005 NBA draft and was picked by the Los Angeles Lakers. He later played for the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Washington Wizards, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves. Turiaf won an NBA championship with Miami in 2012. He was also a member of the French national team.

Arif Susam is a Turkish new wave artist. His style combines traditional Turkish tunes with synthesized instruments. He was very popular in the 80s and early 90s with fellow artists like Nejat Alp, Ümit Besen, Cengiz Kurtoğlu and Atilla Kaya.

Lalit Yadav is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Delhi in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Delhi in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 9 January 2018. He made his List A debut for Delhi in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 15 February 2018. In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.

Nicholas George Garaufis is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Ersin Destanoğlu is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.

A. K. Saseendran is an Indian politician serving as the Transport Minister in the Pinarayi Vijayan ministry. He had resigned on 26 March 2017 over a sexual harassment allegation but returned as minister on 1 February 2018 after getting acquitted in the case. He belongs to the Nationalist Congress Party and represents the Elathur constituency. He was previously elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1980, 1982, 2006 and 2011.

Anderson Santamaría Bardales, is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Atlas.

Donald Albin Blom is an American murderer serving life without parole in prison for the killing of Kathlyn "Katie" Poirier in 1999. A registered sex offender involved in five cases of kidnapping and sexual assault prior to Poirier's murder, he is suspected of being a serial killer by case investigators. Blom is serving his prison sentence at MCF-Faribault, a medium-security facility in Faribault, Minnesota.

Iman Benson is an American actress from Atlanta, Georgia best known for her roles in Uncle Buck, Alexa & Katie, and BlackAF.

Carol Shaw is one of the first female game designers and programmers in the video game industry. She is best known for creating the Atari 2600 vertically scrolling shooter River Raid (1982) for Activision. She worked for Atari, Inc. from 1978–1980 where she designed multiple games including 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe (1978) and Video Checkers (1980), both for the Atari 2600. She left game development in 1984 and retired in 1990.