List of Famous people born in January

George Tan, also known as George Tan Soon-gin, is a Hong Kong-based former businessman who is known for his role and involvement in the Carrian Group and the scandal that led to its collapse.

Qin Kai is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

Tuncay Şanlı, known as Tuncay, is a Turkish former footballer.

Carolina Punset is a Spanish politician, lawyer and forensic handwriting expert. She served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2016 until 2019. Punset has a post-graduate certificate in international development cooperation and non-governmental organisations.

Olga Danilović is a Serbian tennis player.

Eugene H. Hasenfus is a former United States Marine who helped fly weapons shipments on behalf of the U.S. government to the right wing rebel Contras in Nicaragua. The sole survivor after his plane was shot down by the Nicaraguan government in 1986, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for terrorism and other charges, but pardoned and released the same year. The statements of admission he made to the Sandinista government resulted in a controversy in the U.S. government, after the Reagan administration denied any connection to him.

Gavin Laurence Barwell, Baron Barwell PC is a British politician and former Downing Street Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Theresa May. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon Central from 2010 until 2017.

Vakoun Issouf Bayo is a Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Toulouse, on loan from Celtic, and the Ivory Coast national team. He is nicknamed The Crow.

Seth Justman is the keyboard player for the U.S. rock band, The J. Geils Band.

Natalie Anne Gulbis is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.