List of Famous people born in January

Jon Halliday is an Irish historian specialising in modern Asia. He was formerly a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London.

Kathleen Seidel is a researcher and weblog publisher from Peterborough, New Hampshire, best known for investigations and writing on autism. Her inquiries into the work and conduct of Mark Geier and his son David Geier regarding chelation therapy and a hormone-altering drug called Lupron, led to medical board actions in multiple states that suspended Mark Geier from medical practice, and caused David Geier to be arraigned for allegedly practising medicine without a license.

Adrián Martín Balboa Camacho is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Racing de Santander, on loan from Argentine club Belgrano.

Derek M. Cianfrance is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for writing and directing the films Blue Valentine and The Place Beyond the Pines, as well as the HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True.

Dmitri Vladimirovich Kombarov is a Russian footballer who plays as a left midfielder or a left back for Krylia Sovetov Samara. He is an identical twin brother of Kirill Kombarov. Known for his technical skills and pace, he currently plays as an attack minded left back.

Yoshiaki Yoshimi is a professor of Japanese modern history at Chuo University in Tokyo, Japan. He is a founding member of the Center for Research and Documentation on Japan's War Responsibility.

Hilmar Kabas is an Austrian politician of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).

Benjamin Jeannot is a French professional footballer who plays for Stade Malherbe Caen on loan from Dijon. He plays as a striker and is a French youth international having starred for his nation at under-16, under-17, and under-18 level. With the under-17 team, Jeannot played at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Germany.

Ami Bluebell Dolenz is an American actress, film producer, and television producer.

Amanda Strang also known as Amanda S is a French actress, singer, presenter and former fashion model based in Hong Kong. She appeared in 2001 movie Martial Angels and was a presenter on the food related television show Market Trotter. In 2011 she opened her own French pâtisserie petiteAmanda in Hong Kong.