- Jan 4 Vanity [Denise Matthews] Canadian-American pop and R&B singer, Prince protégé , and actress (52 Pick Up), born in Niagara Falls, Ontario (d. 2016)
- Jan 10 Fran Walsh, New Zealand screenwriter, born in Wellington, New Zealand
- Jan 17 Susanna Hoffs, American actress & musician (Bangles-Walk Like an Egyptian), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 17 Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer & actress, born in Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan
- Jan 22 Linda Blair, American actress (Exorcist, Chained Heat, Savage St), born in St Louis, Missouri
- Jan 23 Tyrone Power Jr., American actor (Shag), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 24 Vic Reeves [James Roderick Moir], English comedian, born in Leeds, United Kingdom
- Jan 26 Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkish film director (Winter Sleep), born in Istanbul, Turkey
- Jan 27 Patti Cohoon, actress (Molly-Here Come the Brides), born in Whittier, California
- Jan 28 Frank Darabont, American filmmaker
- Jan 28 Burkhard Dallwitz, German-Australian film and television score composer (The Truman Show) born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
- Jan 31 Kelly Lynch, American actress (Drugstore Cowboy), born in Golden Walley, Minnesota
- Jan 31 Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor (Criminal Justice, Without a Trace), born in Adelaide, Australia
About January 1959
How Old? 62 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No