- Jan 2 Trombone Shorty [Troy Andrews], American jazz musician and producer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jan 3 Lloyd Polite, American R&B singer
- Jan 5 Teppei Koike, Japanese actor & singer, born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Jan 6 Alex Turner, English musician (Arctic Monkeys), born in High Green, Sheffield
- Jan 20 Kevin Parker, Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer (Tame Impala - The Slow Rush), born in Sydney
- Jan 21 Coffin Joe, English drummer (The Horrors)
- Jan 26 Matt Heafy, American-Japanese musician (Trivium), born in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Jan 30 Sam Duckworth, British singer-songwriter, born in Essex, England
About January 1986
How Old? 34 or 35 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No