- Jan 1 Ewa Kasprzyk, Polish actress, ), born in Stargard, Poland
- Jan 2 Joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress (Gorky Park, Kiss)
- Jan 3 Frank Dicopoulos, actor (Frank Cooper-Guiding Light), born in Akron, Ohio
- Jan 7 Katie Couric, American journalist and author (Today), born in Arlington, Virginia
- Jan 7 Kristen Meadows, American actress (Santa Barbara), born in Ventura, California
- Jan 7 Reena Roy, Hindi Bollywood actress, born in Mumbai, India
- Jan 8 Ron Cephas Jones, American Emmy Award-winning actor (This is Us), born in Patterson, New Jersey (d. 2023)
- Jan 12 John Lasseter, American animation director (Pixar), born in Hollywood, California
- Jan 14 Suzanne Danielle, English actress, born in London
- Jan 15 Mario Van Peebles, Mexican actor (Posse, South Bronx Heroes), born in Mexico City
- Jan 16 Ricardo Darin, Argentine director and actor (The Secret in Their Eyes), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Jan 17 Keith Chegwin, English television presenter and actor, born in Walton, Liverpool (d. 2017)
- Jan 17 Steve Harvey, American actor, comedian and radio personality (Family Feud), born in Welch, West Virginia
- Jan 22 Rene Requiestas, Filipino actor and comedian, born in Tondo, Philippines (d. 1993)
- Jan 24 Adrian Edmondson, British comedian, born in Bradford, United Kingdom
- Jan 25 Jenifer Lewis, American actress (Girl 6, Meteor Man, Sister Act), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jan 26 Hawk [Michael Hegstrand], American professional wrestler (ECW/WCW/WWF/AWA, Legion of Doom), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2003)
- Jan 27 Danny Aiello III, American film and television stunt performer, stunt coordinator, and actor, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2010)
- Jan 27 Frank Miller, American comicbook writer (Batman-The Dark Knight Returns)
- Jan 28 Frank Skinner [Christopher Collins], English comedian (Fantasy Footbal League), born in West Bromwich, England
- Jan 28 Harley Jane Kozak, American actress and writer (Arachnophobia, Necessary Roughness), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
About January 1957
How Old? 67 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No