- Jan 2 Torsten Ralf, Swedish operatic tenor (Daphne - "Apollo"), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 1954)
- Jan 10 Pauline Starke, American actress (Dante's Inferno, Dance Magic), born in Joplin, Missouri (d. 1977)
- Jan 17 Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer
- Jan 22 Hans-Erich Apostel, Austrian composer (Sonata Ritmica)
- Jan 26 Ervin Major, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest (d. 1967)
- Jan 31 Blaž Arnič, Slovenian composer, born near Mount Raduha, Austria-Hungary (d. 1970)
About January 1901
How Old? 120 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No