List of Famous people born in January

Ihor Markov is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, founder and chairman of the Rodina Party and is a former deputy of Ukrainian parliament as a member of the Party of Regions faction. Markov is wanted in Ukraine in connection with riots in Odessa that took place on 2 September 2007. He was arrested in Italy's Sanremo in August 2015. In February 2016 Italy refused Markov's extradition to Ukraine.

Douglas Franco Teixeira, simply known as Douglas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Nobuyuki Kojima is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Ross Friedman, also known as Ross the Boss, is a guitarist, known as a founding member of both the punk band the Dictators, and the heavy metal band Manowar.

Zhou Xiaochuan is a retired Chinese economist, banker, reformist and bureaucrat. Zhou served as the Governor of the People's Bank of China from 2002 to 2018. In 2001, his policies led to a stock crash, forcing him to revise his outlooks.

Kai Althoff is a German visual artist and musician.

Wolfgang "Teddy" de Beer is a retired German footballer who played as a goalkeeper with MSV Duisburg and Borussia Dortmund.

Aydın Yılmaz is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays for Czech club 1.FK Příbram.

Cheryl Benard is an academic scholar, writer, political scientist and novelist. She is the wife of Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Afghanistan and Iraq. She and Khalilzad have two sons, Alexander Benard and Maximilian Benard.

Phillipp Mwene is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Eredivisie club PSV and the Austria national team.