- Jan 2 Rex O'Malley, British actor (Camille; Zara; Midnight, Thief), born in London, England (d. 1976)
- Jan 6 Patrick Aherne, British actor (Green Dolphin Street, Rocketship X-M, The Court Jester), born in King's Norton, Worcestershire, England (d. 1970)
- Jan 10 Pauline Starke, American actress (Dante's Inferno; Dance Magic; Sun Up), born in Joplin, Missouri (d. 1977)
- Jan 14 Bebe Daniels, American actress (42nd Street, Lonesome Luke), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1971)
- Jan 15 Harry Ellerbe, American actor (House of Usher; Magnetic Monster), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1992)
- Jan 20 Paul Andor [Wolfgang Zilzer], American-German actor (Mad Lover; Enemy of Women), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1991)
- Jan 27 Willy Fritsch, German actor (Spies, Women in the Moon), born in Katowice, Upper Silesia, Germany (d. 1973)
About January 1901
How Old? 123 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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