List of Famous people born in January

John Lafia was an American film and television writer, director, producer and musician. Lafia is remembered known for co-writing the 1988 film Child's Play and directing its 1990 sequel Child's Play 2.

Aída Yolanda Avella Esquivel, or Aída Yolanda Abella Esquivel, is a Colombian pedagogue, psychologist, and politician belonging to the Patriotic Union party. She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Colombia and a councilor of the city of Bogotá between 1992 and 1996. Avella was a candidate for Vice President in the 2014 presidential election for the Alternative Democratic Pole and Patriotic Union alliance. In the 2018 parliamentarian election, Avella was elected to the Colombian Senate.

John Dunbar is a British artist, collector, and former gallerist, best known for his connections to the art and music scenes of the 1960s counterculture.

Yukiyo Mine is a Japanese softball player who plays as a catcher. She won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

James Kabarebe is a Rwandan military officer who has served as a Senior Presidential Adviser on security matters in the government of Rwanda, since 19 October 2018.

Timothy Philip Don is a triathlete from the United Kingdom.

John-Jason "J-J" Peterka is a German professional ice hockey centre playing as a prospect for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 34th overall by the Sabres in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He made his professional debut with EHC Red Bull München in Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Christian Jankowski is a contemporary multimedia artist who largely works with video, installation and photography. He lives and works in Berlin and New York.

Mohamed Aujjar is a Moroccan politician of the National Rally of Independents party. Mr. Mohamed Aujjar, appointed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Minister of Justice, on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.

Jeanne Benameur is a French woman writer. Her father was Algerian and her mother was Italian. The family moved to La Rochelle when Benameur was 5 years old.