- Jan 1 Georgina Chapman, British fashion designer and actress
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- Jan 2 Mahée Paiement, Canadian actress
- Jan 2 Paz Vega, Spanish actress
- Jan 3 Alisen Down, Canadian actress
- Jan 3 Dinara Drukarova, Russian actress
- Jan 3 Nicholas Gonzalez, American actor
- Jan 6 Danny Pintauro, Milltown NJ, actor (Jonathan-Who's the Boss)
- Jan 8 Jenny Lewis, actress (Becky-Life With Lucy), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Jan 9 Todd Grisham, American professional wrestling interviewer
- Jan 12 Miki Nakatani, Japanese actress and singer
- Jan 13 Michael Peña, American actor
- Jan 15 Dorian Missick, American actor
- Jan 16 Trisha Stillwell, Miss USA-Oklahoma (1997, top 10)
- Jan 21 Amanda Little, Miss USA-Texas (1997, top 6)
- Jan 21 Lynn Thomas, playmate (May 1997), born in Newport News, Virginia
- Jan 22 Balthazar Getty, American actor (Young Guns 2, Lord of the Flies), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 23 Angelica Lee, Taiwanese actress and singer
- Jan 23 Nigel McGuinness, English professional wrestler
- Jan 26 Frankie Rayder, American model
- Jan 27 Clint Ford, American voice actor
- Jan 27 Ruby Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer
- Jan 28 Lee Ingleby, British actor
- Jan 28 Emiko Kado, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999)
- Jan 29 Ilmira Shamsutdinova, Miss Universe-Russia/best costume (1996)
- Jan 29 Charles Divins, American model and actor
- Jan 30 Andy Milonakis, American comedian