- Jan 2 Jack Hanna, American zookeeper and TV personality (Good Morning America; David Letterman), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Jan 4 Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter
- Jan 5 Ted Lange, American actor (Isaac-Love Boat, Mr T & Tina), born in Oakland, California
- Jan 11 Anna Calder-Marshall, English actress (Zulu Dawn), born in Kensington, England
- Jan 15 Andrea Martin, American-Canadian Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (Pippin; My Favorite Year; SCTV; My Big Fat Greek Wedding films), and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter (SCTV), born in Portland, Maine
- Jan 16 Juliet Berto, French actress (Le Sex Shop), born in Grenoble France (d. 1990)
- Jan 17 Jane Elliot, American actress (Baby Boom, Gen Hospital, Knots Landing), born in New York City
- Jan 17 Todd Susman, American actor (Goodnight Beantown), born in St Louis, Missouri
- Jan 18 Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor (The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, Fireworks), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Jan 19 Alessandro Haber, actor (China is Near)
- Jan 19 Ann Compton, news reporter (ABC TV)
- Jan 21 Jill Eikenberry, (Ann Kelsey-LA Law, Manhattan Project), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Jan 26 Patrick Dewaere [PJMH Bordeaux], French actor (Les Valseuses)
About January 1947
How Old? 77 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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