List of Famous people born in January

Federico Mayor Zaragoza is a Spanish scientist, scholar, politician, diplomat, and poet. He served as director-general of UNESCO from 1987 to 1999. He is currently the chairman of the Foundation for a Culture of Peace and member of the Honorary Board of the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World as well as the honorary chairman of the Académie de la Paix.

Masaaki Mori is a retired professional Japanese baseball player and manager.

Agustina Albertarrio is an Argentine field hockey player. She plays with the Argentina national field hockey team, winning silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Hassan Farhan al-Maliki is a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar who has been put on trial by the Saudi establishment for what they claim are his heterodox views on Islam. Al-Maliki's views have been described as Quranist, moderate, tolerant, and one of opposition to the takfirism ideology.

Camryn Elizabeth Grimes is an American actress.

Alina Bronsky, is a Russian-born German writer. The rights of Bronsky's novels were counted in more than 15 countries; they appear among others in the US and Italy in both print and audio format. Her debut novel Scherbenpark (2008), or Broken Glass Park (2010), has received wide critical acclaim.

Kevin Yeung Yun-hung is a Hong Kong government official. He is the current Secretary for Education, serving since 2017.

Nobuyuki Hoshino is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Roberto Vilar Fernández is a Galician comedian, television presenter and actor.

Keigo Moriyasu is a Japanese footballer. He played professionally for JPV Marikina during the 2018 Philippines Football League season. Previously he played as a striker for Edgeworth FC in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.