List of Famous people born in January

Karl Allgöwer is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Corina Casanova was the Federal Chancellor of Switzerland between 2008 and 2015.

Satoko Shinashi is a female Japanese mixed martial arts fighter.

Nasser Al-Duwailah was a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fourth district. Born in 1956, Al-Duwailah studied military science and sharia law and worked as a lawyer and army commander before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008. While political parties are technically illegal in Kuwait, Al-Duwailah affiliates with the Islamist deputies. He is a member of the Al-Rashaydah tribe.

Mahienour El-Masry is an Egyptian human rights lawyer and political activist from Alexandria, who has been engaged on the activist scene in the coastal city since the mid 2000s, and was arrested on 22 September 2019.

Froylán Greing Ledezma Stephens is a retired Costa Rican international football forward.

Veli Saçılık is a Turkish sociologist, activist, and author.

Rachel Zawadi Luttrell is a Tanzanian-Canadian actress best known for her role as Teyla Emmagan, an Athosian warrior leader on Stargate Atlantis.

Alessio Sergio Fernando da Cruz is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Belgian club Mechelen. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the country on junior international levels, before switching allegiance to Cape Verde for senior level in 2022.

Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela is the wife of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, whom she married after his exile. As such, she is also sometimes styled Tsaritsa Margarita; in this context, she may be styled as Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess in Saxony, due to her husband's descent from those former ruling families. During her husband's tenure as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, she was sometimes referred as Margarita Sakskoburggotska. The current Bulgarian government does not recognize the titles in exile of the former Bulgarian royal family.