List of Famous people born in January
Naveen Andrews
Naveen William Sidney Andrews is a British-American actor. He is known for numerous roles, such as Sayid Jarrah in the television series Lost, Kip Singh in the film The English Patient and Sanjay in the 2002 remake of Rollerball. For his role on Lost, Andrews was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2006, a Primetime Emmy Award in 2005 and received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2006.
Salah Goudjil
Salah Goudjil is an Algerian politician, belonging to the Secretariat of the Executive Committee of the National Liberation Front (FLN). He took part in the Algerian War of Independence against France. Goudjil has served as Minister of Transport and Fishing in various FLN cabinets.
Branimir Hrgota
Branimir Hrgota is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga.
Onik Gasparyan
Onik Viktori Gasparyan is an Armenian Colonel-General who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces from 8 June 2020 until his dismissal on 10 March 2021, the legality of which is currently being disputed. Gasparyan was dismissed after calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on 25 February 2021 along with more than 40 other high-ranking Armenian military officers. Gasparyan, with the support of the General Staff, continues to dispute the legality of his dismissal․ Although an Armenian court ruled that Gasparyan should retain his post pending a final decision on the legality of his dismissal, this was not accepted by the Armenian government.
Iker Lecuona
Iker Lecuona Gascón is a Spanish motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the MotoGP World Championship for Tech3 KTM, a satellite-team to KTM Factory Racing.
Taha Yassine Khenissi
Taha Yassine Khenissi is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tunisian top division club ES de Tunis and the Tunisian national team.
Robert Lehmann
Robert Lehmann is a German long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.
Walter Kreiser
Walter Kreiser was a German aircraft designer and journalist, best known for publishing an article in the magazine The World Stage in 1929, which exposed the secret creation of a secret German Air Force in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Its publication resulted in him being convicted in 1931 of treason and espionage, receiving 18 months in prison (Weltbühne-Prozess) along with future (1935) Nobel Peace Prize winner Carl Ossietzky.
Hendrik Dreekmann
Hendrik Dreekmann is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991. He reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 French Open and the 1997 Miami Masters.
Marlon Roudette
Marlon Roudette is a British-Vincentian recording artist, singer, songwriter and producer. He is the former front man for the duo Mattafix, who had their first number 1, "Big City Life", in 2006. After the group split, Roudette embarked on a solo career with two number one singles in Europe, "New Age" and "When the Beat Drops Out"; the latter made it to number 7 on the UK Singles Chart and is certified platinum. In recent years, he is also known for his co-writing work for artists, including Sinead Harnett and his half-sister, Mabel McVey. He co-wrote Mabel's hit singles "Finders Keepers" and "Fine Line", as well as the Not3s single "My Lover" and Jax Jones' hit "Ring Ring". He has also co-written tracks featuring Wiley, Tory Lanez, Kranium, Bad Gyal and Busy Signal.