List of Famous people born in January

Sidiki Bakaba is an actor, scenario writer and director from Côte d'Ivoire.

Mustafa El Khani is a Syrian actor with kurdish roots. El Khani graduated from the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts in Damascus. He played leading roles in several TV series for several TV channels in the Middle East. He used to be the son-in-law of Bashar Jaafari.

Leonid Oleksandrovich Kozhara is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. In 2013 he was the OSCE's Chairperson-in-Office, during the Ukrainian presidency of the OSCE.

Natalia Duco Soler is a Chilean shot putter.

Konstantinos "Kostas" Sloukas is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the EuroLeague and is also a regular member of the senior National Team of Greece. He is a left-handed, 1.90 m tall point guard, who can also play at the shooting guard position.

Lu Wei is a former Chinese politician. He served as the deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China, the head of the General Office of the Central Leading Group for Internet Security and Informatization from April 2013 to June 2016. Lu was previously Vice-Mayor of Beijing and the head of the Beijing Party organization's propaganda department, among other posts. Lu Wei was named by Time magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2015.

Jean-Philippe Rykiel is a French composer, arranger, and musician, primarily a keyboard player. He has been blind since his birth, a result of negligence in the hospital incubator, and is the son of fashion designer Sonia Rykiel.

Andrea Serna is a famous Colombian model, TV presenter, reporter, TV show hostess, radio DJ and TV producer.

Hüseyin Avni Mutlu is a Turkish civil servant. He served as the Governor of Istanbul Province between 2010 and 2014.

Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor is a former Liberian politician and convicted war criminal who served as the 22nd President of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003, due to the Second Liberian Civil War and growing international pressure.