List of Famous people born in January

Aydoğan Vatandaş is an investigative journalist from Turkey, specializing in Political Science and International Relations. He is the author of 13 books, many of which have become bestsellers in Turkey. 'Reporting from the Bridge' and 'Hungry for Power: Erdogan's Witch Hunt and The Abuse of State Power' are the first two books published in English in the U.S.

Han Li is a Chinese badminton player from Tai'an, Shandong. In 2003, she was elected to join the Chinese national youth team, and two years later she joined the national senior team. In 2006, she won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in the mixed team event. In 2012, she won two Grand Prix Gold title at the Australia Open and Indonesian Masters tournament. In 2013, she won the women's singles gold medal at the East Asian Games in Tianjin.

Paul Hamy is a French actor and model. He started his career early as a model, working for Elite Model Management before to turn to cinema in 2013.

Choi Won-young is a South Korean actor.

Mami Kataoka is an art curator and writer. She received a BA from Aichi University of Education in 1988.

Chintara Sukapatana, born Chittima Sukapatana, nickname Mam, is a Thai actress. Her best-known role was as Trinh in the 1987 Hollywood film, Good Morning, Vietnam, in which she co-starred opposite Robin Williams. At the time, she had a Bachelor in Business Administration and was a Master in Public Administration student at Krirk University.

Alma-Sofia Miettinen, known professionally as Alma, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Beginning her career in 2013, she placed fifth in the seventh season of the Finnish version of Idol. Her breakthrough came in 2015 when she was featured on the single "Muuta ku mä" by Sini Sabotage, and was subsequently signed to Universal Music Group.

Hansamu Yama Pranata is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club Bhayangkara and the Indonesia national team.

Steve Blame is a British television presenter and screenwriter. He was the news editor and presenter between 1987 and 1994 for the television channel MTV.

Yoshihiro Tatsuki is a Japanese photographer.