- Jan 1 Russ Bender, American actor and writer (Amazing Colossal Man; Space Monster; It Conquered the World), born in New York City (d. 1969)
- Jan 5 Hugh Brannum, American actor and singer (Captain Kangaroo - "Mr. Green Jeans"; The Fred Waring Show - "Lumpy"), born in Sandwich, Illinois (d. 1987)
- Jan 8 Richard Cromwell [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh], American actor (Jezebel, Riot Squad), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1960)
Luise Rainer (1910-2014)
Jan 12 German-American actress and 1st actor to win multiple Academy Awards (The Great Ziegfeld 1936, The Good Earth 1937), born in Düsseldorf, Germany
- Jan 12 Patsy Kelly, American actress (Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1981)
- Jan 18 Arthur John Howard, British actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage), born in Camberwell, London (d. 1995)
- Jan 26 Elmar Klos, Czech film director (The Shop on Main Street)), born in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1993)
- Jan 26 Jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (d. 1989)
- Jan 28 Arnold Moss, American actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Quebec, Viva Zapata), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
- Jan 28 John Banner, Austrian-born American actor (Hogan's Heroes, Lone Ranger, 36 Hours), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1973)
About January 1910
How Old? 114 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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