List of Famous people born in January

Susan Blanchard Ryan is an American actress. After working in MTV and other minor parts on television and independent film, she went on to star in the 2003 film Open Water, for which she won the 2004 Saturn Award for Best Actress. She has since starred in the films The Brooklyn Heist and It's Complicated.

Maureen Jane Beattie is an Irish-born, Scottish actress of both stage and screen.

Karine Costa is a French singer, particularly known for her songs from Disney films.

Fabio Piccolrovazzi, known as Fabio Rovazzi, is an Italian rapper and entertainer, who is most notable for his songs "Andiamo a comandare", "Tutto molto interessante", and "Volare". He studied at a school for producers.

Joachim Eickmayer is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Chambly.

Mehdi Zana is a former Kurdish politician from Turkey.

Michèle Deslauriers is a Canadian actress. She is the wife of actor Sébastien Dhavernas and the mother of actress Caroline Dhavernas and voice actress Gabrielle Dhavernas. She provides the voice announcing stops, service interruptions, and special messages for the Montreal Metro.

Janica Kostelić is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and four-time Olympic gold medalist from Croatia. In addition to the Olympics, she won five gold medals at the World Championships. In World Cup competition, she won thirty individual races, three overall titles, three slalom titles, and four combined titles. Kostelic's accomplishments in professional skiing have led some commentators, writers, and fellow ski racers to regard her as the greatest female ski racer of all time.

Sheila Crump Johnson is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, and the first African-American woman to attain a net worth of at least one billion dollars.

Dustin Clare is an Australian actor. He is known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned, and as Riley Ward on the series McLeod's Daughters.