List of Famous people born in January

Konrad Sioui was the Grand Chief of Wendake, a native reserve that is an enclave within what is now Quebec City, Canada. He succeeded Max Gros-Louis in 2008.

Bruno Reichart is a retired German cardiothoracic surgeon who performed Germany's first successful heart transplant in 1981 and its first combined heart–lung transplant in 1983.

Fumie Mizusawa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and novelist. She is represented by Aoni Production.

Noureddine Melikechi, D.Phil is an atomic, molecular, and optical physicist, educator and inventor. He is the author of more than 125 peer-reviewed publications, three book chapters and 15 patents. Melikechi is a member of the Mars Science Laboratory, NASA’s largest Mars exploration effort to date.

Sylvie Germain is a French author.

Yūgo Umeno is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Yang Jianli is a Chinese dissident with United States residency. He is the son of a Communist Party leader. Detained in China in 2002, he was released in 2007. He now lives in the United States, where he is a human rights activist.

Selma Rosane Santos Arruda is a Brazilian politician and retired judge. Although born in Rio Grande do Sul, she has spent her political career representing Mato Grosso, having served as state senator in 2019.

Yin Hong is a Chinese politician, serving since December 2019 as the Governor of Henan Province. Previously he had spent his entire political career in Shanghai.

Guillaume Norbert is a French retired footballer. Playing as a midfielder, Norbert featured during his career for FC Lorient, US Créteil-Lusitanos, Angers, Nantes and Le Havre.