- Jan 1 Matthew "Stymie" Beard, American actor (d. 1981)
- Jan 1 Raymond Pellegrin, French actor (Woman of Rome), born in Nice, France (d. 2007)
- Jan 1 Valentina Cortesa, Italian actress (Day for Night, Kidnap Syndicate), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2019)
- Jan 2 Larry Harmon, American entertainer and TV producer (Bozo the Clown), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2008)
- Jan 5 Wolf Morris, English actor (Decoy), born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
- Jan 9 Lee Van Cleef, American actor (For a Few Dollars More, Escape from NY), born in Somerville, New Jersey (d. 1989)
- Jan 12 Bill Burrud, American television host (Safari to Adventure, Animal World), born in Hollywood, California (d. 1990)
- Jan 12 Katherine "Scottie" MacGregor, American actress (Little House On The Prairie - "Harriet Oleson"), born in Glendale, California (d. 2018)
- Jan 13 Gwyneth “Gwen” Verdon, American actress, singer and dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity), born in Culver City, California (d. 2000)
- Jan 13 Rosemary Murphy, American actress (Margaret-Lucas Tanner), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2014)
- Jan 18 Anthony Joly de Lotbiniere, English TV documentary film producer (BBC), born in Sale, England (d. 1995)
- Jan 18 Edouard Dermithe, Italian actor (Orpheus; Thomas the Impostor), born in Gallignana, Istria, Italian Empire (d. 1995)
- Jan 24 William Hudson, American actor (I Led 3 Lives), born in Gilroy, California (d. 1974)
- Jan 26 Joan Leslie, American actress (High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
Paul Newman (1925-2008)
Jan 26 American actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler), auto racer and team owner (Newman/Haas Racing) and charity food company founder (Newman's Own), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Jan 29 Pier Tania (Meinte Piet), Dutch radio/TV host (ANP, De Bezetting) (d. 1995)
- Jan 30 Dorothy Malone, American actress (At Gunpoint, Night & Day, Peyton Place), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2018)
- Jan 31 Charles Aidman, American actor and TV narrator (New Twilight Zone), born in Frankfort, Indiana (d. 1993)
About January 1925
How Old? 99 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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