List of Famous people born in January

Darryl McCray, better known by his tagging name "Cornbread", is a graffiti practitioner from Philadelphia. McCray was born in North Philadelphia in 1953 and raised in Brewerytown, a neighborhood of North Philadelphia. During the late 1960s, he and a group of friends started doing graffiti in Philadelphia, by writing their monikers on walls across the city. The movement spread to New York City and blossomed into the modern graffiti movement, which reached its peak in the U.S. in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and then spread to Europe. Since his tagging days, McCray has developed a close relationship with The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. He is a public speaker and a youth advocate.

Susan Carol McDougal is one of the many people prosecuted as a result of the Whitewater controversy of the 15 individuals who were convicted of federal charges.

Tatsuya Maruyama is a Japanese politician and current governor of Shimane Prefecture.

Emiliano Adrián Insúa Zapata is an Argentine footballer who plays as a left back for MLS club LA Galaxy.

Vicente Guaita Panadero is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Erik Donald Stanley Gudbranson is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected third overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Before joining the Senators, Gudbranson had previously played for the Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks.

Darren R. Huston is a Canadian businessman and the former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Priceline and Booking.com.

Tony Appleton is a British town crier who is most notable for his unofficial announcements of royal events such as the birth of Prince George of Cambridge in 2013.

Shōji Yonemura is a Japanese writer from Fukuoka Prefecture. He is known mainly for his work in anime and tokusatsu. After having graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, he worked as a freelance writer in Arakawa and would attend various film festivals. Then, he studied with Kanji Kashiwabara and proceeded to win the Otomo Shoji Award seven times and became a screenwriter.

Jarmila Kratochvílová is a Czech former track and field athlete. She won the 400 metres and 800 metres at the 1983 World Championships, setting a world record in the 400 m.