List of Famous people born in January

Subhi al-Tufayli was the first Secretary-General or leader of Hezbollah for a year. Al-Tufayli is a Shia Islamist, but is a very vocal critic of Iran and the current Hezbollah leadership. He has been an active member of the Lebanese movement Amal Movement, and maintains his support of the organization.

Ali Ahmad Said Esber, also known by the pen name Adonis or Adunis, is a Syrian poet, essayist and translator. He led a modernist revolution in the second half of the 20th century, "exerting a seismic influence" on Arabic poetry comparable to T.S. Eliot's in the anglophone world.

Sahar Nasr female politician, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation of the Arab Republic of Egypt (2015-2019).

Fabrice Bellard is a French computer programmer known for writing FFmpeg, QEMU, and the Tiny C Compiler. He developed Bellard's formula for calculating single digits of pi. In 2012, Bellard co-founded Amarisoft, a telecommunications company, with Franck Spinelli.

Quentin Pacher is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam B&B Hotels p/b KTM. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.

Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak is the Managing Director of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD), and the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund as well as the current president of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Lukas Pöstlberger is an Austrian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe. He won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2012.

Faisal bin Turki I Al Saud (1918–1968), was the only son of Turki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the eldest grandson of Abdulaziz Ibn Saud. He served as minister of interior during the reign of King Saud and was first minister of labour and social affairs.

Umar Patek is an Indonesian member of Jemaah Islamiyah who was wanted in the United States, Australia, and Indonesia on terrorism charges. There was a US$1 million reward offered by the Rewards For Justice Program for information leading to his capture. In June 2012 Patek was convicted for his involvement in the 2002 bombings in Bali, Indonesia, which killed 202 people.

Ariel Miranda Gil is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Mariners, Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Chinatrust Brothers.