- Jan 1 Georgina Chapman, British fashion designer and actress
- 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, American actor (Jonathan-Who's the Boss), born in Milltown, New Jersey
- Jan 7 Vanessa Lorenzo, Spanish fashion model, born in Barcelona
- Jan 8 Jenny Lewis, American actress (Becky-Life With Lucy), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Jan 9 Todd Grisham, American professional wrestling interviewer, born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Jan 12 Miki Nakatani, Japanese actress & singer, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Jan 13 Michael Peña, American actor
- Jan 15 Dorian Missick, American actor, born in East Orange, New Jersey
- Jan 22 Balthazar Getty, American actor (Young Guns 2, Lord of the Flies), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 23 Angelica Lee, Taiwanese actress & singer, born in Alor Setar, Malaysia
- Jan 23 Nigel McGuinness, English pro wrestler and broadcaster (ROH World Champion 2003-06; NXT UK), born in London, England
- Jan 26 Frankie Rayder, American model, born in River Falls, Wisconsin,
- 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, Russian-Soviet model, born in Saratov, Russia
- Jan 29 Charles Divins, American model & actor, born in Dallas, Texas
- Jan 30 Andy Milonakis, American comedian, born in Katonah, New York
About January 1976
How Old? 45 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes