List of Famous people born in January

Michael Philip Des Barres, the 26th Marquis Des Barres, is an English actor and rock singer. He is known for playing the recurring role of Murdoc on the television show MacGyver, appears as Nicholas Helman, Murdoch's mentor, on the new reboot of MacGyver (2016) and for replacing Robert Palmer in the band the Power Station, fronting the band at the 1985 Live Aid concert.

Afonso Alves Martins Júnior, known professionally as Afonso Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who played as a striker for Atlético Mineiro, Örgryte, Malmö FF, Heerenveen, Middlesbrough, Al-Sadd, on loan and then permanently at Al-Rayyan and concluding his career at Al-Gharafa.

Marcos Júnior Lima dos Santos, known as Marcos Júnior, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Yokohama F. Marinos.

Seiichi Morimura is a Japanese novelist and author, born in Kumagaya. He is best known for the controversial The Devil's Gluttony (悪魔の飽食) (1981), which revealed the atrocities committed by Unit 731 of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).

Anne-Marie Withenshaw is a Canadian television and radio personality, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Koichi Tani is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Muraoka, Hyōgo and graduate of Meiji University he was elected for the first time in 2005.

Reber Joaquín Ramírez Gamarra, formerly known as Reber Ramírez, is a Peruvian businessman and Fujimorist politician, formerly a Congressman representing the Cajamarca Region for the 2011-2016 period, right-hand man of Keiko Fujimori and Secretary General of the Popular Force political party. He resigned in 2016 amid charges that he was a member of the Untouchables, a Peru-based illegal drug trade gang, along with his uncle Fidel Ramirez. The organization is allegedly headed by Miguel Arevalo "Eteco" Ramirez.

Sophie Jordier, better known by her stage name Lynnsha, is a French R'n'B singer of Martinique origin. She has released four albums, self-titled Lynnsha (2004), Elle & moi (2008), Île & moi (2013) & Over & Other (2018).

Zhang Xuezhong is a Chinese academic of constitutional law and a human rights lawyer. He was a lecturer at the East China University of Political Science and Law from 2001 to 2013. Prior to his dismissal from the institution, he was known for calling for constitutionalism and giving more meaningful effect to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China's guarantees of human rights. In his capacity as a human rights lawyer he has defended members of the New Citizens' Movement.

Olivier Saladin is a French actor. He is best known for playing in the cult TV series Les Deschiens (1993-2002), in which he play alongside Yolande Moreau.