- Jan 1 Andrew Valmon, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1988, 92; World C'ship gold 1993), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jan 2 Greg Swindell, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2001; MLB All Star 1989; Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Jan 4 Beth Gibbons, English singer (Portishead), born in Exeter, Devon, England
- Jan 4 Cait O'Riordan, British musician (The Pogues), born in Lagos, Nigeria
- Jan 4 Craig Revel Horwood, Australian-English dancer and judge (Strictly Come Dancing), born in Ballarat, Australia
- Jan 4 David Glasper, Welsh rock singer (Breathe - "Hands To Heaven"), born in Cardigan, Wales
- Jan 4 Guy Forget, French tennis player (ATP Tour Finals 1990; France Davis Cup 1991, 96; Fed Cup/Davis Cup captain; Director French Open), born in Casablanca, Morocco
- Jan 4 Jergus Baca, Liptovsky Mikulas CZE, IHL defenseman (Team Slovakia 98)
- Jan 4 John Jackson, American NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Okinawa, Japan
- Jan 4 Julia Ormond, English actress (Sabrina, Legends of the Fall), born in London, England
- Jan 4 Kevin Wickander, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Fort Dodge, Iowa
- Jan 4 Mitch Booth, Australian tornado sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
- Jan 4 Rick Hearst, American actor (General Hospital), born in Howard Beach, New York
- Jan 4 Yvan Attal, French actor and director, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
- Jan 5 Patrik Sjöberg, Swedish high jumper (WR 2.42m 1987; World C'ship gold 1987; Olympic silver 1984, 92; bronze 1988), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Jan 5 Rick Tuten, American NFL punter (Seattle Seahawks), born in Perry, Florida
- Jan 5 Vinnie Jones, English-born Welsh footballer and actor, born in Watford, United Kingdom
- Jan 6 Bjorn Lomborg, Danish mathematician, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Jan 6 José DeJesús, American baseball pitcher (Kansas City Royals), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jan 6 Konnan, Cuban-born professional wrestler, born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
- Jan 6 Lindsay Burns, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Big Timber, Montana
- Jan 6 Muhammed al-Ahari, American Muslim writer
- Jan 6 Tim McDonald, American football safety (Super Bowl 1995; First-team All-Pro 1989; 6 × Pro Bowl; St. L/Phoenix Cardinals, SF 49ers), born in Fresno, California
- Jan 7 Five for Fighting [Vladimir John Ondrasik], American soft rock-pop pianist, singer-songwriter, and record producer ("Superman (It's Not Easy)"; "100 Years"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 7 Mark Rushmere, South African cricketer (South African opening bat in comeback Test 1992), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Jan 8 Champaka Ramanayake, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan opening bowler), born in Galle, Sri Lanka
- Jan 8 Eric Wohlberg, Canadian cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Greater Sudbury, Canada
- Jan 8 Michelle Forbes [Guajardo], American actress (True Blood, Guiding Light, Star Trek: The Next Generation), born in Austin, Texas
- Jan 8 Rossen Milanov, Bulgarian conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra, 2000-11; Princeton Symphony, 2009-present; Columbus, 2015-present), born in Sofia, Bulgaria
- Jan 9 Carin Garbarra, American soccer forward (Olympics 1996), born in East Orange, New Jersey
- Jan 9 Darren Bennett, Australian AFL player and NFL punter (San Diego Chargers), born in Sydney, Australia
- Jan 9 Eric Erlandson, American rock guitarist (Hole), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 9 Joely Richardson, English actress (Body Contact, Wetherby), born in London, England
- Jan 9 Muggsy Bogues, American NBA guard and the shortest player ever to play in the NBA (Washington Bullets, Charlotte Hornets), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Jan 9 Vincent Brown, American NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Jan 10 Butch Hartman, American animator (The Fairly OddParents; T.U.F.F. Puppy), born in Highland Park, Michigan
- Jan 10 James Washington, American NFL safety, 1988-95, 2X Super Bowl champ (Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, and 1 other team), born in Abilene, Texas
- Jan 10 Nathan Moore, English pop singer (Brother Beyond - "Can You Keep A Secret?"), and actor, born in Stamford Hill, London
- Jan 11 Loredana Romito, Italian model and actress (Fatal Temptation), born in Benevento, Italy
- Jan 11 Olivia Barash, actress (Laura-Out of the Blue), born in Miami, Florida
- Jan 11 Roland Scholten, Dutch darts player (UK Open 2004), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Jan 12 Biram Dah Abeid, Mauritanian politician & slavery abolitionist advocate, born in Rosso, Trarza
- Jan 12 Henry Thomas, American defensive tackle (Detroit Lions, New England Patriots), born in Houston, Texas
- Jan 12 Mark Moore, British dance music record producer & DJ (S'Express-Winter Course), born in London, United Kingdom
- Jan 12 Rob Zombie [Cummings], American musician & filmmaker, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts
- Jan 13 Bill Bailey, British comedian (Black Books, QI), born in bath, England
- Jan 14 Dave Lowry, American NHL left wing (Florida Panthers), born in Greater Sudbury, Canada
- Jan 14 Desiree Nosbusch, Luxembourgish actress (The Fan), born in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Jan 14 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, British TV chef (River Cottage), writer and environmental activist, born in London, England
- Jan 14 Jemma Redgrave, English actress (Buddha of Suburbia), born in London, England
- Jan 14 Shamil Basayev, Chechen rebel, born in Dyshne-Vedeno, Russia (d. 2006)
- Jan 15 Bernard Hopkins, American boxer, born in Pennsylvania
- Jan 15 Derek B, British rapper (Bullet From A Gun), born in London, United Kingdom (d. 2009)
- Jan 15 James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actor, born in Ballymena, United Kingdom
- Jan 15 Maurizio Fondriest, Italian cyclist, born in Cles, Italy
- Jan 15 Michael Clemons, American CFL running back (Toronto Argonauts), born in Dunedin, Florida
- Jan 17 Nikos Nioplias, Greek footballer, born in Galatini, Greece
- Jan 17 Sylvain Turgeon, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada
- Jan 18 Dave Attell, American writer & comedian, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jan 18 Richard Dunwoody, British jockey, born in Belfast, United Kingdom
- Jan 19 J. B. Pritzker, American businessman (Pritzker Group), and politician (Governor of Illinois, 2019- present), born in Atherton, California
- Jan 19 Ricky Reynolds, American NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Sacramento, California
- Jan 20 Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer, born in Baia Mare, Romania
- Jan 20 Brad Brink, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Roseville, California
- Jan 20 Colin Calderwood, Scottish footballer, born in Stranraer, United Kingdom
- Jan 20 Greg K. [Kreisel], American rock bassist (The Offspring, 1984-2018), born in Glendale, California
- Jan 20 John Michael Montgomery, American country music singer, born in Danville, Kentucky
- Jan 21 Cordell Crockett, American rock bassist (Ugly Kid Joe - America's Least Wanted), born in Alameda, California
- Jan 21 Eric Moore, NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns)
- Jan 21 Jam Master Jay, American disc jockey (d. 2002)
- Jan 21 Robert Del Naja, British trip-hop singer-songwriter (Massive Attack), and artist, born in Bristol, England
- Jan 22 "DJ Jazzy" Jeff [Townes], American Grammy Award-winning hip-hop DJ and music producer (DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "Parents Just Don't Understand"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jan 22 Brian McCardie, Scottish actor, born in Bellshill, United Kingdom
- Jan 22 Chintara Sukapatana, Thai actress, born in Phra Pradaeng District, Thailand
- Jan 22 Diane Lane, American actress (The Perfect Storm, Lady Beware, Lonesome Dove), born in NYC, New York
- Jan 22 Ray Mayhew, English new wave rock drummer (Sigue Sigue Sputnik, 1985-89 - "Love Missile F-111"), born in Southampton, United Kingdom
- Jan 22 Steven Adler [Michael Coletti], American rock drummer and songwriter (Guns & Roses, 1985-90), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Jan 24 Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian film director, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Jan 24 Ross MacDonald, Canadian sailor (Olympics 1996), born in British Columbia, Canada
- Jan 25 Esa Tikkanen, Finnish NHL left wing (Panthers, Canucks, Olympic bronze 1998), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Jan 26 Allison Hossack, Canadian actress (Olivia-Another World), born in Steinbach, Canada
- Jan 26 Kevin McCarthy, American politician (Rep-R-California 2007-), born in Bakersfield, California
- Jan 26 Natalia Yurchenko, Russian gymnast, (World C'ship gold USSR team, all-round 1983, team 1985), born in Norilsk, Russia
- Jan 26 Thomas Östros, Swedish politician, born in Malmberget, Sweden
- Jan 27 Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
- Jan 27 Igor Matoushkin, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics 1998)
- Jan 27 Mike Newell, English soccer striker (Blackburn Rovers) and manager (Luton Town), born in Liverpool, England
- Jan 28 Lynda Boyd, Canadian actress, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Jan 29 Dominik Hašek, Czech Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (Olympic gold 1998; NHL MVP 1997, 98; 6 x Vezina Trophy; 6 x NHL All Star; Buffalo Sabres), born in Pardubice, Czech Republic
- Jan 29 Tim Johnson, American pastor (Orlando World Outreach Center) and NFL defensive tackle (Super Bowl 1991; Pro Bowl 1993; Washington Redskins), born in Sarasota, Florida
- Jan 30 Julie McCullough, American actress (Growing Pains) & Playboy playmate (Feb 86), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Jan 31 Adam Johnson, American beach volleyball player (Olympics 1996), born in Portland, Oregon
- Jan 31 Bobby Dollas, Canadian ice hockey player (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jan 31 Diána Igaly, Hungarian sport shooter (Olympic gold women's skeet 2004; bronze 2000), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2021)
- Jan 31 Kim Clarke, American team handball back court (Olympics 1988, 92, 96), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Jan 31 René Trost, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC), born in Kerkrade, Netherlands
About January 1965
How Old? 58 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No