List of Famous people born on January 15th

Shih Ming-teh commonly known as Nori Shih, is a political activist in Taiwan and was once a political prisoner for 25-and-a-half years.

Douglas Mitchell Gottlieb is an American basketball analyst and sports talk radio host. He played both NCAA collegiate basketball, twice leading the nation in assists, and professional basketball. He now works for Fox Sports, Pac-12 Network and CBS Sports after tenures with ESPN.

Neil Nitin Mukesh is an Indian actor, who appears in Hindi-language films. Born to singer Nitin Mukesh, and the grandson of Mukesh, he began off his film career playing brief parts in Vijay (1988) and Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii (1989).

Jessica "Jessy" Schram is an American actress and model. Her most notable roles include Hannah Griffith in Veronica Mars, Rachel Seybolt in Life, Karen Nadler in Falling Skies and Cinderella/Ashley Boyd in Once Upon a Time.

Sophie Wilmès is a Belgian politician who has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since October 2020. She is the country's first female foreign minister, and was over the year from October 2019 the first female prime minister in Belgian history. She is a member of the Reformist Movement.

Luke Michael Willson is a Canadian professional American football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Rice University. He was previously selected by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2012 CFL Draft, but did not sign. He has also been a member of the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders.

Daler Adyamovich Kuzyayev is a Russian football player of Tatar descent. He plays as a midfielder for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Romano Fenati is an Italian motorcycle racer who competes at Grand Prix level. He was European 125 cc Champion in 2011, championship runner-up of the Italian 125GP series, and also competed in the Spanish 125GP series.

Chen Meng is a Chinese table tennis player. She is the women's singles champion of the ITTF Women's World Cup in 2020 and ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She is also the silver medalist of women's singles in the 2019 World Championships.

Vijayalakshmi is an Indian film actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. As the daughter of film director Agathiyan, Vijayalakshmi made her acting debut as a timid girl in Venkat Prabhu's Chennai 600028 (2007), before portraying another timid character in Mysskin's drama film, Anjathe (2009). After appearing in a few further lead roles, she moved on to become a film producer and an actress in television serials.