- Jan 1 Anwar Mansoor Mangrio, Sindhi poet & research scholar.
- Jan 2 Chris Woodruff, American tennis player and coach (Indian Wells 1999 semi-finals; coach University of Tennessee), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Jan 2 Lucy Davis, British actress
- Jan 2 Will Kirby, American actor
- Jan 3 Dan Harmon, American voice actor, producer and writer (Rick and Morty, Community), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Jan 4 Frank Høj, Danish cyclist, born in Denmark
- Jan 4 Harmony Korine, American film director and artist, born in Bolinas, California
- Jan 4 Lamont Warren, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jan 4 Ray Mickens, American football cornerback (NY Jets), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- Jan 4 Todd Sauerbrun, NFL punter/kicker (Chicago Bears), born in East Setauket, New York
- Jan 5 Georgia Apostolou, Greek actress, born in Athens, Greece (d. 2016)
- Jan 5 Phil Joel, Australian bassist (Newsboys), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Jan 6 Sairaj Bahatule, Indian cricketer (promising Bombay leg-spin all-rounder), born in Mumbai, India
- Jan 7 Bobby Engram, American football wide receiver (Chicago Bears), born in Camden, South Carolina
- Jan 7 Brian Milne, American fullback (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Jan 7 Jonna Tervomaa, Finnish pop singer-songwriter, born in Forssa, Finland
- Jan 7 Ricky Wood, American diver (Olympics 1996), born in Troy, New York
- Jan 7 Robert Dunn, American team handball left wing (Olympics 1996), born in Glenn Cove, New York
- Jan 8 Mark Knight, British musician, born in Brighton, England
- Jan 9 Aaron Holbert, American baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Torrance, California
- Jan 9 Ronald Hamming, Dutch football player (FC Groningen, Fortuna Sittard), born in Zeegse, Netherlands
- Jan 9 Sean Paul, Jamaican dancehall singer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Jan 10 Glenn Robinson, American NBA forward (Milw, Olympic gold 1996), born in Gary, Indiana
- Jan 10 Ryan Drummond, American voice actor, born in Lima, Ohio
- Jan 10 Travis Davis, American NFL strong safety (New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Wilmington, California
- Jan 11 Dave Dickenson, Canadian football coach and quarterback (Calgary Stampeders), born in Great Falls, Montana
- Jan 11 Joanna Brodzik, Polish actress (Magma M. and Kasia i Tomek), born in Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland
Rahul Dravid (50 years old)
Jan 11 Indian cricket batsman and captain (164 Tests, 13,288 runs @ 52.31, 36 x 100s; 344 ODIs), born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Jan 11 Rockmond Dunbar, American actor (Earth 2, Prison Break), born in Berkeley, California
- Jan 12 Brian Culbertson, American smooth jazz, funk, and funk keyboardist, composer, and producer ("Nice & Slow"; "Colors Of Love"), born in Decatur, Illinois
- Jan 12 Dan Haseltine, American singer (Jars of Clay), born in Hampton, Massachusetts
- Jan 12 Greg Morton, American actor (Scarecrow & Mrs King), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Jan 12 Hande Yener, Turkish singer, born in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
- Jan 12 Matt Wong, American musician (Reel Big Fish), born in Hilo, Hawaii
- Jan 12 Prashant Bhargava, American filmmaker (Patang: The Kite), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
- Jan 13 Gloria Yip [Wan-Yee], Hong Kong actress (Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky), born in Hong Kong
- Jan 13 Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian NHL goalie, 1994-2014 (Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks, and 2 other teams), born in Sverdlovsk, USSR (now Yekaterinburg, Russia)
- Jan 14 Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver, born in Rome, Italy
- Jan 14 Lethon Flowers, American NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- Jan 14 Rod Myers, American baseball outfielder (KC Royals), born in Conroe, Texas
- Jan 15 Essam El-Hadary, Egyptian footballer, born in Damietta Governorate, Egypt
- Jan 16 Josie Davis, American actress (Sarah-Charles in Charge, Two and a Half Men), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 16 Mario Bates, American NFL-running back (New Orleans Saints), born in Victoria, Texas
- Jan 16 Willie Whitehead, American CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
- Jan 17 Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer, born in Mexico City, Mexico
- Jan 17 Liz Ellis, Australian netball defender and captain (122 caps; World C'ship gold 1995, 99, 2007; C'wealth Games gold 1998, 2002), born in Windsor, Australia
- Jan 18 Burnie Burns, American film producer & comedian (Machinima, Rooster Teeth), born in Rochester, New York
- Jan 18 Crispian Mills [Boulting], British singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kula Shaker), born in London, England
- Jan 18 Edward Jasper, American football defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Tyler, Texas
- Jan 18 Junior Burrough, American NBA forward (Boston Celtics), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Jan 18 Regilio Vreede, Dutch football player (Blue White, RKC), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- Jan 19 Aaron Yonda, YouTube celebrity, born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Jan 19 Antero Manninen, Finnish cellist, born in Tampere, Finland
- Jan 19 Chris Stynes, American baseball infielder (KC Royals), born in Queens, New York
- Jan 19 Wang Junxia, Chinese long distance runner, born in Jiaohe, Jilin
- Jan 19 Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer (Olympic gold 200fre/400fre/4x200m 1992), born in Volzhsky, Russia
- Jan 20 Eddie Kennison, American football wide receiver (St Louis Rams), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Jan 20 Elisabetta Antonini, Italian jazz singer, born in Rome, Italy
- Jan 20 Jalen Rose, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jan 20 Queen Mathilde of Belgium, born in Uccle, Belgium
- Jan 21 Grady Jackson, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- Jan 22 Deon Minor, American 400m runner, born in Paris, Texas
- Jan 22 George Noga, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- Jan 22 Reggie Barlow, American football wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- Jan 22 Rogerio Ceni, Brazilian footballer, born in Paraná, Brazil
- Jan 23 Lanei Chapman, American actress, born in os Angeles, California
- Jan 23 Mark Kolesar, Canadian NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Manitoba, Canada
- Jan 24 Erik Gervais, Canadian kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in Valleyfield, Quebec
- Jan 25 Ace Steel [Christopher Guy], American professional wrestler, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jan 25 Elvis Presley Jr., alleged son of Elvis Presley
- Jan 25 Geoff Johns, American comic book writer, born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jan 25 Marco Battaglia, American football tight end (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Howard Beach, New York
- Jan 25 Rodney Young, American NFL safety (NY Giants), born in Grambling, Louisiana
- Jan 25 Scott Milanovich, American football coach (CFL Coach of the Year 2012 Toronto Argonauts) and quarterback (XFL C'ship 2001 LA Xtreme), born in Butler, Pennsylvania
- Jan 26 Mayu Shinjo, Japanese mangaka, born in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
- Jan 27 Eddie Davis, American CFL cornerback (CFL All-Star 2000, 04, 05, 06; Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jan 27 Margot Bourgeois, Miss Universe-3rd place (Trinidad & Tobago, 1997)
- Jan 28 Bronwyn Thompson, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- Jan 28 Jerome Allen, American NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves) and coach, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jan 28 Joe Stephens, NBA forward (Houston Rockets)
- Jan 28 Robert Braknis, Canadian 100m backstroke/4 x 100 (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jan 29 Jason Schmidt, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2003, 04, 06; Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants), born in Lewiston, Idaho
- Jan 30 Jalen Rose, American basketball player (Indiana Pacers), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jan 30 Jimmy Oliver, Canadian football wide receiver (San Diego Chargers)
- Jan 30 Sharone Wright, American basketball player (Toronto Raptors), born in Macon, Georgia
- Jan 31 Latario Rachal, American football player (Amsterdam Admirals, San Diego Chargers), born in California
- Jan 31 Portia de Rossi, Australian actress, born in Horsham, Australia
About January 1973
How Old? 50 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No