List of Famous people born in January

Bassem al-Rubaye is an Iraqi independent politician who is the current Labour & Social Affairs Minister in the Government of Adil Abdul-Mahdi.

Ernani Pereira is a retired footballer who played as a defender. Born in Brazil, Pereira represented the Azerbaijan national football team.

Dunja Zdouc is an Austrian biathlete. She competed in the 2014/15 World Cup season, and represented Austria at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti.

Li Na, is the daughter of Mao Zedong and his fourth wife Jiang Qing, and their only child together. Her surname is Li rather than Mao, because her father used the pseudonym "Li Desheng" for a period of time during the Chinese Civil War.

Oluwafemi Junior Ajayi commonly known as Junior Ajayi, is a Nigerian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Al Ahly.

Yuka Sato is a Japanese triathlete. She won a gold medal in the Girls' Triathlon event at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

Xenia Hausner is an Austrian artist, recognised internationally as a major artist of her generation.

Eddy Ko Hung is a Hong Kong television and film actor who has worked on the TV stations RTV, TVB, and ATV.

Alejandro Rozitchner is an Argentine writer. "Artist of the ideas" or "intellectual nutritionist" are some of the names with which he describes his work. He is characterized by his affirmative thinking, his appreciation for enthusiasm, and for his open, casual, and provocative style.

İbrahim Şahin is a Turkish Ultranationalist and co conspirator in the murder of the Armenian Journalist Hrant Dink. He led General Directorate of Security's special forces unit, the Special Operations Department and, following dismissal in 1996 for associating with ultra-nationalist drug trafficker and contact killer Abdullah Çatlı, was tarnished by complicity in the wide-ranging government conspiracy which became known as the Susurluk scandal. The event, which began with the November 1996 car crash which killed Çatlı and other prominent individuals, resulted in Şahin's arrest and subsequent acquittal. His career, however, was effectively ended, and there were additional weapons-related charges in 1999, with a six-year prison term imposed in 2001. In 2008 he suffered a memory-impairing traffic accident and, in 2009, was among 37 highly placed officials named in the government investigation of deep state organization Ergenekon.