- Jan 1 Miki Higashino, Japanese video game composer (Suikoden series), born in Japan
Cuba Gooding Jr. (56 years old)
Jan 2 American actor (Boyz n the Hood: Gladiator; As Good As It Gets: Jerry Maquire), born in The Bronx, New York
- Jan 2 Evan Parke, Jamaican actor
- Jan 3 Shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah)
- Jan 5 Carl Evans, American actor (Guiding Light), born in New York City
- Jan 6 John Singleton, American director and screenwriter (Boyz in the Hood), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2019)
- Jan 8 Ami Dolenz, American actress (General Hospital, Can't Buy Me Love), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 9 Joey Lauren Adams, American actress, born in North Little Rock, Arkansas
- Jan 11 Sharon Brown, American actress (Chantal-Generations), born in New York City
Heather Mills (56 years old)
Jan 12 English model, activist and writer (Out on a Limb), born in Aldershot, Hampshire
- Jan 12 Rachael Harris, American actress, born in Worthington, Ohio
- Jan 13 Chara [Miwa Watabiki], Japanese singer and actress (Swallowtail Butterfly), born in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
LL Cool J (56 years old)
Jan 14 American rapper (Bigger and Deffer), born in Bay Shore, New York
- Jan 15 Chad Lowe, American actor (Spencer, Apprentice to Murder), born in Dayton, Ohio
- Jan 16 David Chokachi, American actor (Baywatch), born in Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Jan 21 Charlotte Ross, actress (Eve-Days of Our Lives), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jan 22 Brian Jones, American sports radio and television host and former NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints), born in Iowa City, Iowa
- Jan 22 Frank Lebœuf, French actor, sports commentator and former footballer (1998 FIFA World Cup), born in Marseille, France
- Jan 22 Guy Fieri [Ferry], American celebrity chef, restaurateur and TV personality (Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives; Guy's Grocery Games), born in Columbus, Ohio
- Jan 25 Heinrich "Haini" Wolfgramm, Polynesian-American actor and musician (The Jets), born in San Francisco, California
- Jan 26 Ravi Teja, Indian film actor, born in Jaggampeta, India
- Jan 29 Edward Burns, American actor, director, writer (Brothers McMullen, Saving Private Ryan), born in Queens, New York
- Jan 29 Sora Jung, Korean actress, born in Seoul, South Korea
About January 1968
How Old? 56 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep (Jan 1 - Jan 29), Monkey (Jan 30 - Jan 31)
Star Signs: Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19), Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18)
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