Famous People Born in January 1981

Eli Manning (42 years old)

Jan 3 American NFL quarterback (MVP Super Bowls 2007, 11; Pro Bowl 2008, 11, 12, 15; NY Giants), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

Jan 4 Alicia Garza, American writer and civil rights activist (co-founded #BlackLivesMatter), born in Oakland, California
Jan 5 Brooklyn Sudano, American actress, born in Los Angeles, California
Jan 5 Corey Flynn, New Zealand rugby union hooker (15 caps; Canterbury Crusaders), born in Invercargill, New Zealand
Jan 6 Asante Samuel, National Football League Defensive Back, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Jan 6 Jérémie Renier, Belgian actor, born in Brussels, Belgium
Jan 6 Mike Jones, American rapper, born in Houston, Texas
Jan 6 Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress, born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Jan 7 Alex Auld, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Cold Lake, Canada
Jan 7 Marquis Daniels, American basketball player, born in Jasper, Florida
Jan 8 Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan 8 Xie Xingfang, Chinese badminton player, born in Guangzhou, China
Jan 9 Ebi Smolarek, Polish soccer striker (47 caps; Feyenoord Rotterdam, Borussia Dortmund, Racing Santander), born in Łódź, Poland
Jan 10 Brian Joo, Korean-American K-pop and R&B singer ("Fly to the Sky"), born in Absecon, New Jersey

Jared Kushner (42 years old)

Jan 10 American real estate developer and son-in-law and advisor to Donald Trump, born in Livingston, New Jersey

Jan 11 Jamelia Niela Davis, British singer, born in Birmingham, England
Jan 11 Tom Meighan, British singer (Kasabian), born in Leicester, United Kingdom
Jan 13 Darrell Rasner, American baseball player
Jan 13 Jason James, Welsh heavy metal bassist (Bullet for My Valentine, 2003-15)
Jan 13 Reggie Brown, American football player
Jan 13 Shad Gaspard, American professional wrestler, bodyguard, and actor, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
Jan 14 Abdelmalek Cherrad, Algerian football, born in La Tronche, France
Jan 14 Adar Poonawalla, Indian vaccine manufacturer (CEO of Serum Institute of India)
Jan 14 Rosa López, Spanish pop singer, born in Láchar, Spain
Jan 15 El Hadji Diouf, Senegalese footballer, born in Dakar, Senegal
Jan 15 Howie Day, American pop-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Collide"), born in Bangor, Maine
Jan 15 Pitbull [Armando Christian Perez], American rapper, born in Miami, Florida
Jan 15 Sean Lamont, Scottish rugby union footballer, born in Perth, United Kingdom
Jan 16 Bobby Zamora, English footballer, born in Barking, United Kingdom
Jan 16 Nick Valensi, American rock guitarist (The Strokes), born in New York City
Jan 17 Ray J [William Ray Norwood Jr.], American singer and actor (Everything You Want), born in McComb, Mississippi
Jan 17 Scott Mechlowicz, American actor, born in New York
Jan 17 Warren Feeney, Northern Irish footballer, born in Belfast, United Kingdom
Jan 18 Kang Dong-won, South Korean model & actor, born in Busan, South Korea
Jan 18 Khari Stephenson, Jamaican footballer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
Jan 18 Olivier Rochus, Belgian tennis player, born in Namur, Belgium
Jan 19 Asier Del Horno, Spanish footballer, born in Barakaldo, Spain
Jan 19 Elizabeth "Bitsie" Tulloch, American actress (Grimm; Superman & Lois), born in San Diego, California
Jan 19 Lucho González, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jan 20 Crystal Lowe, Canadian actress & model, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan 20 Freddy Guzmán, Dominican baseball player, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jan 20 Owen Hargreaves, English football player & television pundit, born in Calgary, Canada
Jan 21 Andy Lee [Lee Sun-ho], Korean K-pop singer (Shinhwa), and actor, born in Seoul, South Korea
Jan 21 Dany Heatley, Canadian ice hockey player
Jan 21 Gillian Chung Yan-tung, Hong Kong singer (Twins)
Jan 21 Ivan Ergić, Serbian footballer
Jan 21 Izabella Miko, Polish-born actress and model
Jan 21 Jamie Dalrymple, English cricketer
Jan 22 Beverley Mitchell, American actress, born in Arcadia, California
Jan 22 Ibrahima Sonko, French footballer, born in Bignona, Senegal
Jan 22 Willa Ford [Amanda Lee Williford], American pop singer, and actress, born in Ruskin, Florida
Jan 23 Rob Friend, Canadian soccer forward (32 caps; Molde FK, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha BSC, 1860 Munich), born in Rosetown, Canada

Alicia Keys (42 years old)

Jan 25 American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, and pianist ("Girl On Fire"; 'No One"), born in NYC, New York

Jan 25 Francis Jeffers, English footballer, born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
Jan 25 Toše Proeski, Macedonian pop-rock singer, born in Prilep, Macedonia (d. 2007)
Jan 26 Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan Spanish conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic), born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Jan 26 Reminisce [Remilekun Khalid Safaru], Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper (Vibes & Insha Allah), born in Kaduna, Nigeria
Jan 27 Alicia Molik, Australian tennis player

Elijah Wood (42 years old)

Jan 28 American actor (The Good Son, The Lord of the Rings), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Jan 28 Rick Razzano, American football player
Jan 29 Álex Ubago, Spanish-Basque pop-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (¿Qué pides tú?), born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain
Jan 29 Darío Lopilato, Argentine actor, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jan 29 Jonny Lang, American blues musician, born in Fargo, North Dakota
Jan 29 Tenoch Huerta, Mexican actor (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), born in Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico
Jan 30 Dimitar Berbatov, Bulgarian footballer, born in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Jan 30 Josh Kelley, American pop and country singer songwriter ("Amazing"; "Georgia Clay"), born in Augusta, Georgia
Jan 30 Mathias Lauda, Austrian racing driver, born in Salzburg, Austria
Jan 30 Peter Crouch, English footballer, born in Macclesfield, United Kingdom
Jan 31 Julio Arca, Argentinian football player, born in Quilmes, Argentina