List of Famous people born in January

Atsushi Hashimoto is a Japanese actor who is affiliated with Amuse, Inc. He played the role of Kai Ozu, the main character of the 2005 Super Sentai TV series Mahou Sentai Magiranger.

Lee Sung-min, known mononymously as Sungmin and also LIU, is a South Korean singer, song-writer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Super Junior and its sub-groups Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H and Super Junior-M.

Nazan Saatci is a Turkish actress, novelist, and environmental activist. She is known for her performances in Tokatçi (1983), Ölümsüz (1982), and Hulchal (1985).

Abla Khairy is an Egyptian swimmer. At the age of 13, she became the youngest ever swimmer to cross the English Channel when she swam from England to France in August 1974. The previous youngest Channel swimmer was Leonore Modell. Abla's time was 12 hours and 30 minutes, which also beat Modell's mark by three hours.

Qu Qiubai was a leader of the Communist Party of China in the late 1920s. He was born in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Michael Langer is an Austrian footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Schalke 04.

Julian Jakob Baumgartlinger is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen and the captains the Austria national team.

Heiko Scholz is a German former professional footballer who is the assistance coach of Dynamo Dresden.

Edwar Husain Quiroga Vargas is a Peruvian Islamic activist and politician who is the founder of Inkarri Islam, a non-profit organization based in the Department of Apurímac, which aims to unify concepts of Andean culture and the precepts of Islam, having sympathy for Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Quiroga Vargas has been described a follower of Marxism–Leninism

Chen Xiang, also known as Sean Chen, is a Chinese pop singer and actor. He participated in the nationwide singing contest Super Boy in 2010. In 2011, he released his first album Confession. He is also known for starring in the youth sports drama The Whirlwind Girl.