- Jan 3 Lloyd Polite, American R&B singer
- Jan 5 Teppei Koike, Japanese actor and singer
- Jan 6 Alex Turner, English musician (Arctic Monkeys), born in High Green, Sheffield
- Jan 21 Coffin Joe, English drummer (The Horrors)
- Jan 26 Matt Heafy, American musician (Trivium)
- Jan 30 Sam Duckworth, British singer-songwriter