- Jan 1 Hans Koessler, German composer, conductor and music teacher, born in Waldeck, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1926)
- Jan 3 Iwan Knorr, German composer, born in Mewe, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1916)
- Jan 7 Nikolai Arkas, Ukrainian composer (Katerina), and musicologist, born in Nikolayev, Russian Empire (d. 1909)
André Michelin (1853-1931)
Jan 16 French industrialist, tire manufacturer (Michelin) and publisher of the Michelin Guide, born in Paris
- Jan 16 Ian Hamilton, British military commander (Boer Wars, Gallipoli Campaign), born in Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands (d. 1947)
- Jan 16 Johnston Forbes-Robertson, British actor and theatre director (Kathleen), born in London, England (d. 1937)
- Jan 16 Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov, Russian philosopher, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1900)
- Jan 17 Alva Belmont, American socialite & suffragette (d. 1933)
- Jan 28 Jose Martí y Perez, Cuban poet, essayist and politician (fought for independence from Spain), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1895)
- Jan 30 Leland Hone, Irish cricket wicketkeeper (1 Test; first Irishman to represent England; MCC), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1896)
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30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90