Birthdays in Music
- Jan 1 Brody Dalle, Australian singer (The Distillers)
- Jan 4 Jeph Howard, American musician (The Used), born in Orem, Utah
- Jan 7 Ryan Tedder, American singer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Jan 9 Tomiko Van, Japanese singer, born in Yamato, Japan
- Jan 10 Chris H E Smith [Daddy Mack], American rapper (Kris Kross-Warm it Up), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Jan 11 Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer, born in Kampung Awah, Malaysia
- Jan 15 Young Dro, American rapper, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Jan 15 Ken Chu, Taiwanese singer-actor and taichi champ, born in Taiwan
- Jan 16 Aaliyah [Haughton], American singer and actress, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2001)
- Jan 16 Rashawn Ross, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, trumpeter (Dave Mathews Band)
- Jan 18 Jay Chou, Taiwanese singer & producer, born in New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Jan 19 Wiley, English Rapper (Grime), born in Bow, London
- Jan 20 Rob Bourdon, American musician (Linkin Park), born in Calabasas, California
- Jan 20 Asaka Kubo, Japanese singer (A+Jyuc), born in Japan
- Jan 20 Will Young, British singer-songwriter & actor, born in Wokingham, United Kingdom
- Jan 21 Spider Loc, American rapper, member of G-Unit
- Jan 23 Sampsa Astala, Finnish musician (Lordi), born in Vantaa, Finland
About January 1979
How Old? 40 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Horse (Jan 1 - Jan 27), Goat/Sheep (Jan 28 - Jan 31)
Star Signs: Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19), Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18)