List of Famous people born in January

Timur Vermes is a German writer. Previously a ghostwriter, his first novel Look Who's Back, which has sold over a million copies in Germany, is a satire about Adolf Hitler and 21st-century Germany. The English version, Look Who's Back, was translated by Jamie Bulloch and published by MacLehose Press in April 2014. The paperback was released in March 2015.

Francesc Gay Puig, better known as Cesc Gay; Barcelona, 1967, is a Spanish film screenwriter and film director. His 2015 film Truman won Goya Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay.

Daniel Behle is a German classical composer and operatic tenor. He has performed at international opera houses and festivals, and has recorded both operas and Lieder recitals.

Raymond Siu Chak-yee, is the current Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong Police Force since 25 June 2021. He previously served as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) of the Hong Kong Police Force under his predecessor Chris Tang.

Anja Siegesmund is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens. Since 2014, she has served as Minister of the Environment in the state government of Thuringia. Since 2015, she has also been Second Deputy Minister-President of Thuringia. From 2009 to 2014 she was leader of the Greens parliamentary group in the Landtag of Thuringia. She was a member of the Landtag from 2009 to 2015, then again from 2019 to 2020.

Janick Robert Gers is an English musician and one of the three guitarists in Iron Maiden. He was also previously a member of the bands Gillan and White Spirit.

Dmitri Vladimirovich Kovtun is a Russian businessman and ex-KGB agent who is also suspected to have murdered the ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko in London. Kovtun was also hospitalised with radiation poisoning.

Frank A. Meyer is a Swiss journalist.

Öner Erkan is a Turkish actor.

Tomoe Tamiyasu is a Japanese voice actress and singer, generally performing for adult games, and is from Hiroshima. She debuted in 2005 as a voice actress and started her singing career in 2006. Tomoe has been the host of three Internet radio shows, and has been a guest on a fourth. She is also known under the name Tomoe Tamiya, such as when she voiced Rin Natsume from Key's visual novel Little Busters!. She also sang songs on an image vocal album released for Little Busters! for Rin. She attended Anime Expo in 2012 with the industry guest MangaGamer. She married voice actor Keisuke Nakamura in 2015.