List of Famous people born in January

Ahmed El Ahmar is an Egyptian handball player for Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team.

Uwe Wolf is a German musicologist. He worked for the Johann Sebastian Bach Institute in Göttingen and Bach-Archiv Leipzig, where he developed the Bach Digital website. Since 2011, he has been chief editor of Carus-Verlag, editing the 2013 edition of Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine, among others.

Nicholas Edward Choi is a Hong Kong foil fencer.

Ayumi Yasutomi is a Japanese economist and politician. She is a professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia at the University of Tokyo. Yasutomi came out as a transgender woman in 2014.

Nobuyuki Yashiki is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He holds the professional shogi records the youngest to defend a major title and the fastest to win a major title since turning professional. He is also a former Kisei title holder.

William Valdés is a Cuban actor, singer and TV host. He currently resides in Mexico City, Mexico.

Emiliano Revilla is a Spanish industrialist who was kidnapped by the Basque separatist group ETA in 1988. He was captured on February 25, 1988, and freed on October 30, 1988.

Benjamin Bourigeaud is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stade Rennais.

Gracia Indri, born Gracia Indriyani Sari Sulistyaningrum is an Indonesian actress, singer, model, and presenter. She is oldest sister of two siblings of Edo Sulistiarto and Nevos Setyaningrum. Her youngest sister, Gisela Cindy, is also a soap opera actress.

Raúl Octavio Rivero Falero is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.