List of Famous people born in January

Dorlan Mauricio Pabón Ríos is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mexican club Monterrey. A forward that can play anywhere in the front line, he is known for his speed, powerful shot and dribbling skills. Pabón is nicknamed Memín, after an old Mexican comic character named Memín Pinguín.

David Kiptarus Ruto is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who competed in road races. He was the team gold medallist at the 2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships alongside Paul Tergat and Joseph Kimani, having finished fifth individually.

Carol Lynn Folt is an American academic administrator who is the 12th President of the University of Southern California. She assumed her duties on July 1, 2019. She was previously the 11th chancellor, and the 29th chief executive, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was previously provost and interim president of Dartmouth College and was the first woman to lead UNC. On January 14, 2019, she announced her resignation as UNC chancellor.

Lai Chin-lin is a Taiwanese politician. He was elected to the National Assembly in 1991 and served until 1999, when he took office as a member of the Legislative Yuan. He left the Legislative Yuan in 2004 and became vice minister of the Council of Labor Affairs.

Evan Bogart, better known as E. Kidd Bogart, is an American songwriter, music publisher, record executive and television producer. He is the son of Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart and former music manager Joyce Trabulus. Bogart's music has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, winning one.

Fuad II is a member of the Egyptian Muhammad Ali dynasty. He formally reigned as the last King of Egypt and the Sudan from July 1952 to June 1953, when he was deposed.

David Berlinski is an American author who has written books about mathematics and the history of science as well as fiction. He is a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, a center dedicated to promulgating the pseudoscience of intelligent design.

Neil Wallington is a former firefighter who served in the London Fire Brigade and wrote about his experiences in the 1979 book Fireman! A personal account. The book includes one chapter about the Worsley Hotel fire which claimed the lives of seven people including one firefighter. He subsequently went on to rise through the ranks of the fire service to become the Chief Officer of Devon Fire and Rescue Service, and has written several books about firefighting and the fire service.

Sinan Gümüş is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.

Iris Luella DeMent is an American two-time Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter. DeMent's musical style includes elements of folk, country and gospel.