List of Famous people born in January
Michel Sardou
Michel Charles Sardou is a French singer, songwriter and occasional actor.
Chad Johnson
Chad Javon Johnson, known from 2008 to 2012 as Chad Ochocinco, is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Santa Monica College and Oregon State University, and played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots, and the Miami Dolphins. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and played for the Bengals for 10 seasons. In 2011, Johnson was traded to the New England Patriots, for whom he played in Super Bowl XLVI. In 2012, Johnson played for the Miami Dolphins during preseason but was released following his arrest for domestic violence. He played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2014 to 2015, and played one game in 2017 for Mexican team Monterrey Fundidores of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional. Johnson emerged as one of the NFL's most productive wide receivers of the 2000s and owns nearly every Bengals receiving record.
J. K. Simmons
Jonathan Kimble Simmons is an American actor. In television, he is known for playing Dr. Emil Skoda on the NBC series Law & Order, Vernon Schillinger on the HBO series Oz, and Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on TNT's The Closer. From 2017 to 2019, he starred as Howard Silk in the Starz series Counterpart.
Esther Acebo
Esther Acebo is a Spanish actress, presenter and reporter. As an actress she has appeared in Los encantados (2016) and achieved worldwide fame in Money Heist (2017).
Shawn Johnson East
Shawn Johnson East is an American former artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic balance beam gold medalist and team, all-around and floor exercise silver medalist. Johnson is also the 2007 all-around World Champion, and a five-time Pan American Games gold medalist, winning the team titles in 2007 and 2011, as well as titles in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam in 2007.
Leelavathi
Leelavathi is an Indian actress who worked in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films.She has acted with actors such as Dr. Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, M. G. Ramachandran, N. T. Rama Rao, Sivaji Ganeshan, Gemini Ganesan, Shankar Nag, Kamal Hassan, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, V Ravichandran, Sudeep and various popular artists. She has acted in more than 600 films throughout her career for more than 50 years. Her performance in Naagarahaavu, Avargal are remembered and prominent among the people.
Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili is a Georgian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the UFC's bantamweight division. As of October 26, 2020, he is #12 in the UFC bantamweight rankings.
Joyce Napier
Joyce Napier is a Canadian television journalist. Formerly a correspondent for the news division of Société Radio-Canada, the French-language arm of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, she became, in March 2016, the parliamentary bureau chief for CTV News.
Karen Pence
Karen Sue Pence is an American schoolteacher, painter, and was Second Lady of the United States from 2017 to 2021. She is married to the 48th Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence. She was the First Lady of Indiana from January 14, 2013 to January 9, 2017.
Sho Sakurai
Sho Sakurai is a Japanese singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, news anchor, host and former radio host. He is a member of the boy band Arashi.