- Jan 3 John Storm, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1835)
- Jan 10 Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, German composer & conductor, born in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany (d. 1802)
- Jan 19 Melchor López, Spanish sacred music composer, born in Hueva, Guadalajara, Spain (d. 1822)
- Jan 19 Patrick Cotter O'Brien, Irish showman, first known eight-foot-tall person (stood 8 foot 1 inch (246cm)), born in Kinsale, Ireland (d. 1806) [1]
- Jan 30 František Xaver Partsch, Czech composer, born in Duchcov (d. 1822)