List of Famous people born in January

Cosima von Bonin is a German contemporary artist. von Bonin's practice features the use of sculptures, textiles, sound, film and performances. von Bonin draws inspiration from the intellectual, artistic, and musical culture of her neighborhood in Cologne, Germany, where she lives and works.

Wieland Wagner was a German opera director, grandson of Richard Wagner. As co-director of the Bayreuth Festival when it re-opened after World War II, he was noted for innovative new stagings of the operas, departing from the naturalistic scenery and lighting of the originals. His wartime involvement in the development of the V-2 rocket was kept secret for many years.

Shireen Sungkar is an Indonesian actress and singer of mixed Arabic and Minangkabau descent. She is the daughter of Indonesian actress, Fanny Bauty and Indonesian actor, Mark Sungkar.

Resul Dindar is a Turkish singer. In 2008, he founded the music group Karmate with friends, and made the two albums Nani and Nayino. He went solo after 2012, and his first solo album called Divane came out in 2013.

Sergei Abuyezidovich Tashuyev is a Russian professional football coach who is the manager of Chayka Peschanokopskoye. He grew up in Grozny before making the world of football his career.

Willians Domingos Fernandes, known as Willians, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Nova Mutum.

Ikuhisa Minowa is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler currently competing in IGF as Minowaman . A professional MMA competitor since 1996, he was a longtime veteran of PRIDE and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 Hero's, Cage Rage, the SFL, Vale Tudo Japan, UFC, DREAM, and DEEP. He is the former DREAM Openweight Grand Prix Champion. Often undersized and a huge fan favorite in Japan, Minowa earned his nickname "The Giant Killer" by participating in many openweight contests, often submitting much larger opponents. Also renowned for his durability, he is a veteran of 115 fights, and is known for his trademark red speedo and mullet.

DJ Honda, is a Japanese Hip Hop DJ / producer. DJ Honda is best known for his 1995 self-titled debut.

Diether Kunerth is a contemporary artist who lives in Ottobeuren, Upper Swabia.

Munir Hasan Nayfeh is a Palestinian-American particle physicist, renowned for his pioneering work in nanotechnology. Nayfeh was born in December 1945, in the neighborhood of Shweikeh in Tulkarem city, in what was then Mandatory Palestine. Following the 1948 Palestine war and Palestinian exodus, Nayfeh's family was compelled to settle in Jordan, where he received his Thanaweyeh Ammeh. He received his Bachelor's degree in 1968, and his master's in physics in 1970 from the American University of Beirut, after which he won a scholarship to pursue his PhD at Stanford University in the USA, which he successfully completed in 1974.