List of Famous people born in January

Fiona Yuen Choi Wan is a German-born Hong Kong model and actress.

Go Shiozaki is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to the Pro Wrestling Noah promotion. He made his debut for the promotion in July 2004 and remained with it until the end of 2012. In January 2013, Shiozaki joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he became a one-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and a two-time World Tag Team Champion, before resigning from the promotion in September 2015. Afterwards, he returned to Noah, where, in May 2016, he won the GHC Heavyweight Championship for the third time. He has also worked for American promotions Ring of Honor (ROH) and Full Impact Pro (FIP), winning the latter's World Heavyweight Championship. In August 2016, Shiozaki was appointed the chairman of Noah's wrestlers' association.

Miquel Barceló Artigues is a Spanish painter.

Reto Hug is a former athlete from Switzerland, who competed in the triathlon.

Flávio José is a Brazilian composer and singer.

Joachim Murat, 7th Prince Murat, was a member of the Bonaparte-Murat family. He was killed in World War II.

Kristian Bjørnsen is a Norwegian handball player for HSG Wetzlar and the Norwegian national team.

Shunji Yanai is a Japanese politician who served as ambassador to the United States from 1999 until 2001.

Abdulrab Rasul Sayyaf is an exiled Afghan politician and former mujahideen commander. He took part in the war against the Marxist–Leninist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) government in the 1980s, leading the Afghan mujahideen faction Ittehad-al-Islami.