List of Famous people born in January

Eloy Velasco is a Spanish High Court Judge, known for being responsible to determine whether or not six former Bush officials should face criminal charges in Spain. He is also known for having accepted the judicial demand against the former Salvadoran president Alfredo Cristiani and other 14 Salvadoran members of the military, for the 1989 murders of Jesuits in El Salvador.

Keanu Staude is a German professional footballer who most recently played for TSV 1860 Munich.

Şamil Tayyar is a Turkish journalist, author, and deputy for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) since 2011. He is a columnist with the daily Star and has contributed to Yeni Şafak, Milliyet and Sabah. He has published a book on the Ergenekon trials, Operation Ergenekon.

Jiang Yiyi is a Chinese actress.

Jackson Wan Kwong, born Lui Minkwong, is a singer from Hong Kong, nicknamed "the Temple Street Prince."

Ilya Yuryevich Shkurenyov is a Russian decathlete. His personal best score is 8538 points, achieved at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing. He was second at IAAF World Junior Championships in 2010, 4th at IAAF World Indoor Championships 2012 in heptathlon.

Terunobu Maeda is a Japanese investor who has been the President and CEO of Mizuho Financial Group (2002–) and Chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association (2005–2006). He’s currently the president of NHK.

Pedro Efraín Alegre Sasiain is a Paraguayan politician. He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1999 to 2000. He was the presidential candidate of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party in the April 2013 elections. He placed second behind Horacio Cartes, with 39% of the vote. He ran again in 2018, coming second to Mario Abdo Benítez with 45% of the vote.

Junichi Ishii is a Japanese politician, currently a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, and affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi. A graduate of a high school in Chiba Prefecture, he served in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture since 2003, and was elected to the national House in 2007.

Akira Kaji is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.