List of Famous people born in January

Sarah Höfflin is a Swiss freestyle skier. She won a gold medal in big air at Winter X Games XXII, and won gold in slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Tomonori Kogawa is a Japanese animator and character designer, often noted for his work in the 1980s with noted anime studio Sunrise.

Yeni Atito Ngbakoto is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for Greek club Panathinaikos and the DR Congo national team. He primarily plays as a winger, but is capable of playing as a striker.

Amel Tuka is a Bosnian middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. Tuka holds national records in the 400-metre and 800-metre disciplines.

Patrick N'Guema N'Dong is a Franco-Gabonese journalist on Gabon's Africa N°1 radio station, which is transmitted through French Africa and France. He is known for his two programs devoted to the occult sciences, parapsychology, and traditional African religions.

Ayuri Konno is a former Japanese actress known for her role as Amy Yuuzuki/Kyoryu Pink in the 2013 Super Sentai series Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger. In July 2018, she announced her retirement from acting to pursue an opportunity outside the entertainment industry.

Tsang Tak Sing GBS JP is the former Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong. Formerly an adviser to the Central Policy Unit, he assumed office on 1 July 2007, replacing Patrick Ho. He is the younger brother of Jasper Tsang, who was the legislative councillor and former chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong. Tsang is regarded as pro-Beijing with a long history of supporting the Communist Party of China.

Pyotr Ilyich Vorobyov is a Russian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Vorobyov is the head coach of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Allan Nairn is an American investigative journalist. He was imprisoned by Indonesian military forces under United States-backed strongman Suharto while reporting in East Timor. His writings have focused on U.S. foreign policy in such countries as Haiti, Guatemala, Indonesia, and East Timor.

Oleg Anatolyevich Kamshilov is a Russian statesman and lawyer. He was appointed Prosecutor of the Republic of Crimea on 2 February 2017. State Counselor of Justice 2nd Class (2018).