List of Famous people born in January

Mazen Abdul-Jawad is a Saudi Arabian man who spoke about his sexual exploits on television in July 2009. He was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison and 1,000 lashes for talking publicly about sex. After the program by the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) which included his comments aired, the Saudi government shut down the LBC's two offices in the country.

Maksim Yuryevich Nedasekau is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the high jump. He was the bronze medallist at the 2020 Olympic Games. He also won the gold medals at the 2021 European Indoor Championships, 2019 European U23 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships.

Yeh Tien-lun or Nelson Yeh is a Taiwanese film director.

Cristian Óscar Maidana is an Argentine footballer who plays as a winger for Primera División de Chile club Cobresal.

Leonel Ariel Miranda is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Racing Club de Avellaneda.

Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer, commonly known as Lauren, is a retired Cameroonian footballer of Equatoguinean origin who formerly played as a right back for the Cameroonian national team. As an Arsenal player he won several trophies and is known as one of the 'Invincibles', a title given to the Arsenal squad in 2004 after they went undefeated in the 2003–04 season and won the Premier League title. He also won an Olympic Gold Medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and two Africa Cup of Nations titles in 2000 and 2002 with Cameroon. He holds dual Cameroonian-Spanish nationality due to being raised in Spain.

Firyal Irshaid is a Jordanian humanitarian and philanthropist.

Othman Al Omeir is a Saudi-born British businessman, journalist and editor. He is considered to be close to King Salman of Saudi Arabia.

Lea Sophie Friedrich is a German professional track cyclist. In October 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's team sprint event at the 2019 UEC European Track Championships.

Vanessa Alexandra Mendoza Bustos, better known simply as Vanessa Mendoza, is a Colombian politician, actress and fashion model who held the Miss Colombia title in 2001, being the first Afro-Colombian to win that contest.