List of Famous people born in January

Riza Durmisi is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Italian club Salernitana on loan from Lazio. He has represented Denmark at several youth levels and made his debut for the senior national team in 2015.

Thomas Lau Luen-hung is a Hong Kong business magnate of Teochew descent. He is the chairman and CEO of Lifestyle International Holdings which operates Hong Kong's largest department, Sogo Hong Kong. He is a member of the Twelfth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Shanghai Committee and sits on the board of directors for Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Margo Glantz Shapiro is a Mexican writer, essayist, critic and academic. She has been a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua since 1995. She is a recipient of the FIL Award.

Fraser Barron DSO & Bar, DFC, DFM, was an officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) who flew as a pilot with Bomber Command and was killed in flying operations during the Second World War.

Lawrence Yu Kam-kee MBE, BBS, JP is a prominent Hong Kong businessman.

Branka Katić is a Serbian actress known for appearing in the films Black Cat, White Cat and Public Enemies, and the TV series Big Love.

Ilham Mammadhasan oglu Rahimov is an Azerbaijani jurist, Doctor of science of Laws, Professor.

Pierre Le Coq is a French competitive sailor.

Saadi Youssef is an Iraqi author, poet, journalist, publisher, and political activist. He has published thirty volumes of poetry in addition to seven books of prose.

Bruce Edward Hart, is an American-Canadian retired professional wrestler, promoter, booker, trainer and school teacher. He is a second-generation wrestler and a member of the Hart wrestling family, being the second child of Stu and Helen Hart. He is best known for his time in Stampede Wrestling and several appearances for WWE, often with his brothers Bret and Owen.