List of Famous people born on January 20th

John Witherow is a British newspaper editor, currently with The Times. A former journalist with Reuters, he joined News International in 1980 and was appointed editor of The Sunday Times in 1994 and editor of The Times in 2013.

Gao Huan is a Chinese badminton player.

Waldon O. Watson was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for six Academy Awards in the category Sound Recording. He worked on nearly 150 films between 1948 and 1973.

Edward "Eddie" Julius Schroeder was an American speed skater who competed at the 1932 and 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1932 he finished eighth in the 10,000 m event. Four years later he again finished eighth in the 10000 m; he also placed 12th over 1500 m and 15th over 5000 m. He was selected for the 1940 Olympic team, but the games were canceled due to World War II.

John Mason Martin was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, son of Joshua Lanier Martin.