William James (1842-1910)
Jan 11 American psychologist (The Principles of Psychology) and philosopher (Pragmatism), born in NYC, New York
- Jan 12 Francois Coppee, French poet, born in Paris (d. 1908)
- Jan 15 Blessed Mary McKillop, Australian nun & candidate for sainthood, born in Fitzroy, Australia (d. 1909)
- Jan 15 Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1925)
- Jan 18 Albert Alonzo Ames, American politician, famously corrupt Mayor of Minneapolis, born in Garden Prairie, Illinois (d. 1911)
- Jan 22 Henri Maréchal, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1924)
- Jan 28 Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky, Russian imperial historian, born in Penza Governorate, Russia (d. 1911)