List of Famous people born in January

Elvis Kool Dumervil is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League for 12 seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos. He played college football at Louisville, where he was recognized as a unanimous All-American. Dumervil was drafted by Broncos in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft, where he played for seven seasons before joining the Baltimore Ravens in 2013. After four seasons with the Ravens, he concluded his career with the San Francisco 49ers. Dumervil made the Pro Bowl five times and set the Ravens' franchise record for most sacks in a season with 17 in 2014.

Rico Emanuel Abreu is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver. Abreu won the 2014 USAC National Midget Series championship, and previously competed in the K&N Pro Series East in 2015 scoring one win.

Heather Marie Boushey is an American economist. She is the president and CEO of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. She has also worked as an economist at the Center for American Progress and the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee.

Mark Andrews is a Welsh professional wrestler and musician. He is signed to WWE performing on the NXT UK brand. He is also known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Mandrews. He is also the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the band Junior.

Andrew David Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere, is a former British intelligence officer who served as Director General of MI5 from 2013 to 2020.

Michaela Joy Garecht was nine-years-old when she was abducted in Hayward, California, in broad daylight at the corner of Mission Boulevard and Lafayette Avenue.

Timothy David Beckman is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Toledo from 2009 to 2011 and at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 2012 to 2014, compiling a career college football coaching record of 33–41. Beckman was terminated by Illinois on August 28, 2015, seven days prior to the Illini's scheduled season opener, after numerous allegations of abuse of players surfaced.

Wan Peng is a Chinese actress under Easy Entertainment. She made her debut with the drama When We Were Young (2018). She gained fame for her performance in My Girlfriend is an Alien (2019).

Yuji Matsuo is a former Japanese rugby union player and a sports journalist. He played as a fly-half.

Eiki Kitamura is a Japanese actor.