- Jan 3 Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer
- Jan 4 Deana Carter, American country singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Jan 5 Kate Schellenbach, American musician (Luscious Jackson), born in NYC, New York
- Jan 6 A. R. Rahman, Indian composer, born in Madras, India
- Jan 7 Ehab Tawfik, Egyptian singer, born in Cairo, Egypt
- Jan 8 Andrew Wood, American singer (Mother Love Bone), born in Columbus, Mississippi (d. 1990)
- Jan 17 Shabba Ranks [Rexton Gordon], Jamaican dancehall musician & reggae deejay (X-tra Naked), born in St. Ann, Jamaica
- Jan 19 Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer, born in Vetlanda, Sweden
- Jan 20 Tracii Guns [Tracy Ulrich], American rock guitarist and songwriter (L.A. Guns - "It's Over Now"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 31 Al Jaworsky [Alan Doughty], English musician & bassist (Jesus Jones), born in Plymouth, United Kingdom
About January 1966
How Old? 54 or 55 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No