List of Famous people born in January

Nyke Slawik is a German politician who is a member-elect of the Bundestag representing the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Alliance 90/The Greens list. Upon her election in the 2021 German federal election, Slawik and fellow politician Tessa Ganserer together became the first openly transgender people elected to the German Parliament.

Ruben Ira Loftus-Cheek is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Fulham, on loan from Chelsea, and the English national team.

Zuria Vega is a Mexican actress and singer.

Joseph-Thomas "Tommy" Recco (born 1934), nicknamed "Geronimo", is a French serial killer. He was sentenced to criminal imprisonment in 1962 for murdering his godfather two years earlier. Released in 1977, he killed three cashiers in Béziers in December 1979 and three other people, including an 11-year-old, in Carqueiranne in January 1980. He was sentenced in 1983 to life imprisonment without parole for these two triple murders. An inmate since 1980, Tommy Recco is one of the oldest detainees in France.

Marie Darrieussecq, is a French writer. She is also a translator, and has practised as a psychoanalyst.

Hasan Salihamidžić, nicknamed Brazzo, is a Bosnian former professional footballer and current sporting director of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. After starting his club career with German side Hamburger SV, he made a name for himself while playing for Bayern Munich for nine seasons with whom he won the Bundesliga title six times, DFB-Pokal title four times, the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, and the 2001 Intercontinental Cup. His only match in the UEFA Super Cup ended in defeat. He also played for Italian club Juventus for four seasons.

Robert Selden Duvall is an American actor and filmmaker whose career spans more than six decades. He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards and seven Golden Globe Awards, and has won a BAFTA, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy Award. He received the National Medal of Arts in 2005.

Chandraprakash Dwivedi is an Indian film director and script writer, who is best known for directing the 1991 television epic Chanakya in which he also played the title role of the political strategist Chanakya and an inspiration for millions. His other major work is the 2003 film Pinjar, a tragic love story set amidst the Hindu-Muslim tensions during the Partition of India, based on Amrita Pritam's novel of the same name. He has also directed the 1996 television series Mrityunjay which is based on the life of Karna, a major character from the epic Mahabharata, and he won a Screen Videocon Best Director award for the same.

Paula Belén Pareto is an Argentine judoka and physician.

Manav Vij is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi and Punjabi films. He started his career with Shaheed-E-Azam as Sukhdev in 2002 and then became famous with the television show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in 2007. His recent performances in Udta Punjab and Rangoon received critical acclaim. He also features in Phillauri, Naam Shabana and Andhadhun.