List of Famous people born in January

Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, was a Polish poet and Home Army soldier, one of the most well known of the Generation of Columbuses, the young generation of Polish poets, of whom several perished in the Warsaw Uprising and during the German occupation of Poland.

Ali Bardakoğlu served as the president of the Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey between 2003 and 2010.

Martin Erdmann is a German diplomat.

Robert Alan Krieger is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter best known as the guitarist of the rock band the Doors; as such he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Krieger wrote or co-wrote many of the Doors' songs, including the hits "Light My Fire", "Love Me Two Times", "Touch Me", and "Love Her Madly". After the Doors disbanded, Krieger continued his performing and recording career with other musicians including former Doors bandmates John Densmore and Ray Manzarek. He was listed by Rolling Stone as one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

Joko Anwar is an Indonesian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, he worked as a journalist and film critic.

Johannes Huber is a German politician for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Ernest Urtasun i Domènech is a Spanish ecosocialist politician. He serves as Member of the European Parliament since 2014, integrated within the Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) political group.

Michael Sommer is a German trade unionist leader. He served for 12 years as the chairman of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB).

Michael Herz is a German businessman, co-owner of the German coffee shop and retail chain Tchibo.

Levin Zhu Yunlai is a Chinese businessman. He is the eldest son of Zhu Rongji, a former Premier of the People's Republic of China. In 1994, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin, studying atmospheric science.