List of Famous people born in January

Philip Chan Yan-kin is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, screenwriter and music composer of Taishan area origin.

Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, also spelled Abd al-Qader al-Husseini was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and fighter who in late 1933 founded the secret militant group known as the Organization for Holy Struggle, which he and Hasan Salama commanded as the Army of the Holy War during the 1936–39 Arab revolt and during the 1948 war.

Caroline Fiat is a French politician representing la France Insoumise. She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the 6th constituency of the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle.

Yoo Hai-jin is a South Korean actor.

Samar Haj Hassan, is a Jordanian politician and activist for women’s rights, a former member of the Jordanian Senate and currently serves as a commissioner in the Independent Election Commission (Jordan). She also currently serves on the Royal Committee to Modernise the Political System and is appointed the President of the Women’s Empowerment sub-committee.

Hitomi Obara née Sakamoto is a female wrestler from Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan. She is Captain in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. On 8 August 2012, Obara won the women's 48kg freestyle wrestling gold in her first Olympic Games at London's Excel Arena.

Leandro Desábato, nicknamed Chavo, is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is the manager of Estudiantes LP.

Thor Kunkel, a German author, was born in Frankfurt am Main on 2 September 1963. Kunkel claims to have spent his youth associating with drug friends and American soldiers stationed in the then West Germany. In 1981, on a scholarship to the United States, he enrolled in the creative writing programme of the San Francisco Art Institute.

Martin Lee Ka-shing is the co-chairman of Henderson Land Development, one of the largest property developers in Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited.

Rita Blanco is a Portuguese actress and voice actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1983. She starred in the film Get a Life, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.