- Jan 3 Bryan George Kelly, composer
- Jan 3 Carla Hills, American lawyer and politician (Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1975-77), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 4 Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia
- Jan 5 Eddy Pieters Graafland OON, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (47 caps; Ajax; European Cup 1970, Feyenoord), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2020)
- Jan 5 Phil Ramone [Rabinowitz], American 14-time Grammy Award-winning music producer (Burt Bacharach; Paul Simon; Billy Joel; Tony Bennett), and studio owner (co-founded A&R Recording), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2013)
- Jan 5 William Bendeck, Bolivian rally driver, born in Bolivia (d. 1971)
- Jan 6 Bobby Lord, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee), born in Sanford, Florida (d. 2008)
- Jan 6 Harry M. Miller, Australian entrepreneur, born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2018)
- Jan 6 Sylvia Syms, English actress (Asylum, Moonraker, Shirley Valentine), born in Woolwich, London
- Jan 6 Tassos Papadopoulos, Cypriot politician & barrister (President, 2003–2008), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2008)
- Jan 7 Charles Jenkins Snr., American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4x400m relay 1956), born in NYC, New York
- Jan 7 Jean Corbeil, Canadian politician (d. 2002)
- Jan 8 Alexandra Ripley, American writer, born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 2004)
- Jan 8 Gene Freese, American baseball player, born in Wheeling, West Virginia (d. 2013)
Jacques Anquetil (1934-1987)
Jan 8 French road cyclist (Tour de France 1957, 61-64; first 5-time winner), born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- Jan 8 Piet Dankert, Dutch politician (PvdA), born in Stiens, Netherlands (d. 2003)
- Jan 8 Roy Kinnear, English character actor (TW3, Help!, The 3 Musketeers), born in Wigan, United Kingdom (d. 1988)
- Jan 9 Bart Starr, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, coach (Green Bay Packers), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2019)
- Jan 9 Julian B Coco, Dutch guitarist (Princess Christina), born in Willemstad, Netherlands (d. 2013)
- Jan 10 Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician and 1st President of Ukraine (1991-94), born in Żytyń, Poland (now Ukraine)
Jean Chretien (89 years old)
Jan 11 20th Prime Minister of Canada (Liberal: 1993-2003), born in Shawinigan, Quebec
- Jan 11 Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare, Computer scientist
- Jan 12 Mick Sullivan, English rugby league footballer, born in Pudsey, England (d. 2016)
- Jan 14 Richard Briers, English actor, born in Raynes Park, London (d. 2013)
- Jan 16 Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano, born in Bradford, Pennsylvania
- Jan 16 Richard Wernick, American composer (1977 Pulitzer Prize: Visions of Terror and Wonder), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jan 16 William Vollie Alexander Jr., American politician (Rep-D-AR, 1969-93), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Jan 17 Cedar Walton, American hard bop jazz pianist (Jazztet; Art Blakey), and composer ("Mosaic"), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2013)
- Jan 17 Donald Cammell, film director
- Jan 17 Sydney Hodkinson, Canadian-American classical composer and educator (Eastman School, 1973-99), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2021)
- Jan 20 Tom Baker, English actor (fourth Doctor in Doctor Who), born in Liverpool, England
- Jan 21 Audrey Dalton, Irish actress
Bill Bixby (1934-1993)
Jan 22 American actor, director and producer (Incredible Hulk; The Courtship of Eddie's Father; My Favorite Martian), born in San Francisco, California
- Jan 22 Graham Kerr, English-born chef (Galloping Gourmet), born in London, England
- Jan 23 Lou Antonio, American actor (Barney-Snoop Sisters, Makin' It), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Jan 23 Pierre Bourgault, Quebec politician & essayist, born in East Angus, Canada (d. 2003)
- Jan 24 Burdette Haldorson, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1956, 60; University of Colorado Boulder), born in Austin, Minnesota
- Jan 24 Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet, born in Leszno, Poland (d. 1976)
- Jan 25 Elizabeth Allen, American actress (Laura-Bracken's World), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Jan 26 Huey "Piano" Smith, American R&B pianist ("Rockin' Pneumonia & Boogie Woogie Flu"; "Having a Good Time"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2023) [1]
- Jan 26 Joe Erskine, Welsh boxer (British heavyweight champion 1956-58), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1990)
- Jan 26 Roger Landry, Quebec businessman and newspaper publisher
- Jan 27 Donald Spiers, controller (Aircraft MoD)
- Jan 27 Edithe Cresson, premier of France (1991-92)
- Jan 27 Federico Mayor Zaragoza, UNESCO director (1987- ), born in Barcelona, Spain
- Jan 27 Julian Ogilvie Thompson, CEO (De Beers)
- Jan 27 Raymond Boudon, French sociologist, born in Paris, France (d. 2013)
- Jan 28 Bill White, American baseball infielder (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1964; 7 × Gold Glove Award; St. Louis Cardinals), broadcaster (NY Yankees) and executive (NL President 1989-94), born in Lakewood, Florida
- Jan 28 BR White, principal (Regent's Park College-Oxford)
- Jan 28 Mitr Chaibancha, Thai actor (d. 1970)
- Jan 29 Noel Harrison, British singer ("The Windmills of Your Mind"), and actor (Girl from U.N.C.L.E. - "Mark Slate"), born in London, England (d. 2013)
- Jan 29 Paul Gutama Soegijo, Indonesian composer working ijn Germany, born in Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies (d. 2019)
- Jan 30 Tammy Grimes, American actress (Unsinkable Molly Brown), born in Lynn, Massachusetts (d. 2016)
- Jan 31 Bob Turner, Canadian Hockey HOF defenseman (Stanley Cup 1956, 57, 58, 59, 60 Montreal Canadiens; 6 x NHL All Star), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2005)
- Jan 31 Brian Bolus, English cricket batsman (7 Tests @ 41.33; Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire), born in Leeds, England (d. 2020)
- Jan 31 James Franciscus, American actor (Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Mr Novak, Longstreet), born in Clayton, Missouri (d. 1991)
- Jan 31 Ron Weatherburn, British jazz pianist, born in the Borough of Barking and Dagenham, England (d. 1995)
About January 1934
How Old? 89 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No