List of Famous people born in January

Anselm Grün, OSB is a German Benedictine monk. He is in charge of Münsterschwarzach Abbey's financial matters, as its cellarer. He has written around 300 books focused on spirituality, of which more than 15 million copies have been sold in 30 languages. He also conducts courses and lectures, and provides spiritual counseling for managers.

Hugo Moyano is an Argentine labour leader who was Secretary General of the CGT, the nation's largest trade union, from 2004 to 2012. A schism developed within the CGT during 2012, and Moyano was elected to head the CGT's dissident faction. He also serves as the president of Club Atlético Independiente, one of the biggest football clubs in the country, and the world, and as treasurer of the Argentine Football Association. He is the founder and leader of the Party of Culture, Education and Labour (CET).

Rafael Novoa, is a Colombian actor and model.

Leiji Matsumoto, is a Japanese mangaka, creator of several anime and manga series. His wife Miyako Maki is also a manga artist.

Wan Exiang is a Chinese politician, jurist, chairperson of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang (2012–present), Vice Chairperson of the 12th and 13th National People's Congress Standing Committees (2013–present).

Liu Chih-Pin is a Taiwanese admiral who is currently the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Republic of China Navy. He previously served as deputy Chief of the General Staff. From 2 January to 15 January 2020, he served as acting Chief of the General Staff due to the demise of then Chief of the General Staff Shen Yi-ming. Prior to being deputy Chief of the General Staff, he was Navy Chief of Staff and also deputy commander of the navy. He graduated from ROC Naval Academy, National Defense University, Naval Command and Staff College and Taiwan War College.

Max Czollek is a German lyric-poet, writer and stage performer. He is a member of the "G13" authors' collective.

Kalanag, born Helmut Ewald Schreiber, was a German film producer and magician in the German Reich and in the early Federal Republic of Germany.

Chi Chia-wei is a Taiwanese gay civil rights activist.

Frank Witzel is a German writer, illustrator, radio presenter and musician. He lives in Offenbach am Main, Hesse.