List of Famous people born in January

Maki Miyamae is a Japanese pop singer, and the oldest member of the group Coco. She was born in Tōkamachi, Niigata, but grew up in Tokyo. Miyamae was a member of Coco from September 1989 until the group's dissolution in 1994. She worked as a solo singer for a while but she left the entertainment world in 2004 to attend Le Cordon Bleu. She is now a professional chef and food education instructor, running her own restaurant, "CAFE RESTAURANT M.NATURE", in Aoyama, Tokyo.

Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Qadsia and the Kuwait national team, where he usually operates as a second striker. He wears the jersey number 17 for both club and country. He is currently the most-capped active international player with Ahmed Mubarak of Oman.

Julie Estelle Gasnier is an Indonesian actress and model best known internationally for her roles in slasher and martial arts films, such as Ladya in Macabre (2009), Hammer Girl in The Raid 2 (2014), and The Operator in The Night Comes for Us (2018). She won Best New Actress at the 2015 Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards.

Alexander Alexandrovich Kozlov is the Russian politician who serves as the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia since 10 November 2020.

Leonardo Fabián Burián Castro is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División side Colón

Dragutin Horvat is a German darts player of Croatian origin currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Rei Higuchi is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal in the 57 kg division at the 2016 Olympics.

Alexander Vasilyevich Korzhakov is a Russian former KGB general who served as Boris Yeltsin's bodyguard, confidant, and adviser for eleven years. He was the head of the Presidential Security Service (PSB) from 1991 to 1996, State Duma deputy from 2007 to 2011, and retired Lieutenant-general. Korzhakov had been Yeltsin's bodyguard since 1985, and on 19 August 1991, he stood next to his boss on top of a tank during Yeltsin's historic speech.

Arif Erdem is a retired Turkish international footballer of Albanian descent and the former manager of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. He played in the forward position. Starting out with local club Zeytinburnuspor in 1990, Arif had a decorated 15-year professional career. He scored 106 goals in 341 league matches and finished joint top scorer of the Süper Lig with İlhan Mansız at the conclusion of the 2001–02 season.

Adriana Arboleda is a Colombian model and presenter.