- Jan 2 Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, German composer, and music educator, born in Eitorf, Germany (d, 1973)
- Jan 8 Jaromir Weinberger, composer (Bird's Opera), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Jan 9 Warwick Braithwaite, New Zealand-British conductor, primarily of opera, born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 1971)
- Jan 15 Jacobo Ficher, Argentine composer, born in Odesa, Ukraine (d. 1978)
- Jan 17 Harry Reser, American banjo player and bandleader (Sammy Kaye Show), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1965)
- Jan 20 Elmer R Diktonius, Finnish poet and composer (Janne Kubik), born in Helsinki (d. 1961)
- Jan 20 George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum], American actor, comedian and singer (Oh God; Burns and Allen), born in NYC, New York (d. 1996)