List of Famous people born in January

Masayoshi Miwa is a former Japanese professional baseball player. He played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB).

Alexander Shapovalov, better known by his stage name Shapov, is a Russian record producer and DJ. He is also a former member of the electronic project Hard Rock Sofa. The collaborations with Axwell entitled “Belong” and with Armin van Buuren called “The Last Dancer”, “Our Origin”, “La Résistance De L'Amour” and are considered to be the most famous works of the producer.

Michèle George is a Paralympic equestrian of Belgium. She won two gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, a gold and one silver at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and another two gold medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Florian Gallenberger is a German film director and writer. His film Quiero ser was awarded the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2001.

Ahmed Sayed, commonly known as Zizo, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek and the Egypt national team.

Silke Rottenberg is a former German football goalkeeper.

Evelyne Gebhardt is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Party of European Socialists.

Heinz Stücke is a long-distance itinerate cyclist from Hövelhof, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany — noted for setting the world record for bicycle touring in 1995.

Jun Takami was the pen-name of a Japanese novelist and poet active in Shōwa period Japan. His real name was Takami Yoshio.

Tom Christian Merkens is a German footballer who currently plays for TSV Havelse.