- Jan 1 Gabriel Jarret, American actor
- Jan 2 Royce Clayton, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1997; SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals) and actor (The Rookie, Moneyball), born in Burbank, California
- Jan 3 Christian Duguay, American comic actor
- Jan 3 Mahaya Petrosian, Iranian actress
- Jan 3 Matt Ross, American actor
- Jan 4 Chris Kanyon, American pro wrestler (WCW/WWF World Tag Team C'ship), born in Sunnyside, New York City (d. 2010)
- Jan 5 Rick Campanelli, Canadian TV presenter, born in Hamilton, Canada
- Jan 6 Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player and actress (Extremists), born in La Jolla, California
- Jan 6 Julie Chen, American television presenter, born in New York City
- Jan 7 Doug E. Doug [Douglas Bourne], American actor and comedian (Cosby, Operation Dumbo Drop, Jungle Fever), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jan 10 Marcus Bagwell, American professional wrestler, born in Marietta, Georgia
- Jan 12 MiG [Miguel Ayesa], Filipino-Australian rock and theatrical singer and actor (We Will Rock You), born in Manila, Philippines
- Jan 13 Keith Coogan, American actor (Jeffrey in The Waltons, Gun Shy), born in Palm Springs, California
Shonda Rhimes (54 years old)
Jan 13 American television producer and series creator (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal), born in Chicago Illinois
- Jan 14 Gene Snitsky, American professional wrestler, born in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania
- Jan 17 Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-born animator, born in Moscow, Russia
- Jan 19 Ghetty Chasun, American actress (Red Lips), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
- Jan 19 Udo Suzuki, Japanese comedian, born in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
- Jan 20 Mitch Benn, English comedian and musician, born in Liverpool, England
- Jan 20 Skeet Ulrich, American actor (Scream), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
- Jan 21 Ken Leung, American actor (Lost; Shanghai Kiss; The Night Shift), born in New York City
- Jan 22 Brian Gaskill, American actor (David Michaels-Models Inc, Bob-All My Children), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Jan 24 Matthew Lillard, American actor (Scream), born in Lansing, Michigan
- Jan 29 Heather Graham, American actress (Drugstore Cowboy, Diggstown), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Jan 31 (Amelia) "Minnie" Driver, British-American actress (Good Will Hunting; The Riches), and singer-songwriter (Everything I've Got in My Pocket), born in London, England
About January 1970
How Old? 54 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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