- Jan 1 Trudy Young, Canadian actress (Melanie) and television presenter, (Razzle Dazzle), born in Ontario
- Jan 3 Victoria Principal, American actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas), born in Fukuoka, Japan
- Jan 7 Erin Gray, American actress (Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Jan 7 Johnny Lever [John Prakasa Rao Janumala], Indian Bollywood actor and comedian, born in Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh
- Jan 9 David Johansen [Buster Poindexter], American singer-songwriter ("Hot! Hot! Hot!"), and actor (Scrooged), born in Staten Island, New York
- Jan 13 John McNaughton, American film director
- Jan 16 Debbie Allen, American dancer, choreographer, actress (Fame -"Lydia"), producer, and director (A Different World), born in Houston, Texas
- Jan 16 Jesse Dizon, American actor, born in Oceanside, California
- Jan 19 Sébastien Dhavernas, Quebec actor, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jan 20 Liza Goddard, British actress, born in Smethwick, United Kingdom
- Jan 23 Richard Dean Anderson, American actor (MacGyver, Emerald Pt NAS), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jan 23 Richard Gilliland, American actor (Jonesy in The Waltons, Tom in Heartland), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Jan 24 Daniel Auteuil, French actor (Elegant Criminal, Manon of Spring), born in Algiers, Algeria
- Jan 25 Christopher Ryan [Papazoglou], English actor and comedian (The Young Ones, Only Fools and Horses), born in London, England
- Jan 26 Janet Lupo, American model, born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 2017)
- Jan 27 Derek Acorah, English spirit medium and TV personality (Most Haunted), born in Bootle, England
- Jan 28 Barbi Benton [Klein], American Playboy model and actress (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!), born in New York City
- Jan 29 Ann Jillian, American actress (Mr Mom, Jennifer Slept Here), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Jan 30 Bruce Howard Lidington, English actor (Sword of Valiant, Mosses), born in Harrow, London
- Jan 30 Trinidad Silva, American character actor (Hill Street Blues -"Jesus Martinez"), born in Mission, Texas (d. 1988)
About January 1950
How Old? 74 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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