- Jan 1 Ren Woods, actress (Fanta-Roots), born in Portland, Oregon
- Jan 3 Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker
- Jan 4 Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist
- Jan 4 Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor
- Jan 4 Julian Sands, English actor (A Room With a View; Arachnophobia; 24), born in Otley, Yorkshire, England (d. 2023)
- Jan 4 Matt Frewer, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jan 6 Scott Bryce, American actor (As the World Turns), born in New York City
- Jan 6 Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist, television presenter and newspaper editor
- Jan 7 Linda Kozlowski, American actress (Crocodile Dundee), born in Fairfield, Connecticut
- Jan 8 Rey Misterio Sr., Mexican wrestler, born in Tijuana, Mexico
Lorenzo Lamas (66 years old)
Jan 20 American actor (Lance-Falcon Crest, California Fever), born in Los Angeles, California
Ellen DeGeneres (66 years old)
Jan 26 American comedian (Ellen Morgan-Ellen), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jan 29 Judy Norton-Taylor, American actress (Mary Ellen - The Waltons), born in Santa Monica, California
- Jan 30 Brett Butler, American comedian (Grace-Grace Under Fire), born in Montgomery, Alabama
About January 1958
How Old? 66 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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