- Jan 10 Heinrich Lichtenstein, German zoologist, botanist and explorer who collected plants in Southern Africa, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1857)
- Jan 12 Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette, German exegetist and theologist, born in Ulla, Thuringia (d. 1849)
- Jan 14 François Joseph Dizi, Belgian composer, born in Namur, Belgium (d. 1840)
- Jan 28 Giovanni Battista Velluti, Italian castrato singer 'the last great castrato', born in Pausula, Papal States (d. 1861)
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90