List of Famous people born in January

Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter was a Swedish actor, writer, and political activist. Wollter is one of the most renowned Swedish actors, he was awarded Best Swedish actor twice. In his native country, he became widely known through his role as Madame Flod's son Gusten in Swedish Television's adaption of The People of Hemsö by August Strindberg in 1966. Later he had several notable roles, including in 1976 when he played Detective Sergeant Lennart Kollberg in Bo Widerberg's film The Man on the Roof. For international viewers, he is best known for his role Victor in the dramatic film The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky, and for a wider television audience as the retired Detective Chief Inspector Van Veeteren in the cinematic adaptations of Håkan Nesser's police novels.

Brady Kevin Anderson is a former baseball executive and former outfielder. He made his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox on April 4, 1988, and also played for the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians. He spent the majority of his career as a center fielder and leadoff hitter for the Orioles in the 1990s, where he was a three-time All Star, and, in 1996, became the 15th player in major league history to hit 50 home runs in one season. Anderson bats and throws left-handed, stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall, and weighs 199 pounds (90 kg).

Ivy Quainoo is a German singer. In February 2012, she won the first series of The Voice of Germany. In December 2017, it was announced that she would be one of six competing entrants in Unser Lied für Lissabon, the German national final for Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

Naomi Akimoto is a Japanese actress and singer, who has been active since 1982. She is represented by Staff-up Group. Her real name is Yumi Hirasawa , but she is also known as Yumi Harada after her marriage with actor Atsushi Harada in 2003.

Richard Warren Roberts is an inactive Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Kristina A. Kvien is an American diplomat who has served as the acting United States Ambassador to Ukraine since January 2020. She previously served as acting ambassador from May to June 2019. From June 2019 to January 2020, she served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the United States in Ukraine.

Tairrie B is an American singer and rapper.

Mahmut Nedim Uslu is a businessman, former basketball player/coach and Vice President, General Secretary and Press Officer of Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe. Besides his native Turkish he speaks English, Russian and Turkmen fluently.

Garth Ennis is a Northern Ireland-born American comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon, his nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise, and The Boys with artist Darick Robertson. He has collaborated with artists such as Dillon and Glenn Fabry on Preacher, John McCrea on Hitman, Marc Silvestri on The Darkness, and Carlos Ezquerra on both Preacher and Hitman. His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including nominations for the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.

Raphael Schäfer is a former German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.