Amanda Peet (52 years old)
Jan 11 American actress (The Whole Nine Yards; Identity; 2012), born in New York City
- Jan 11 Marc Blucas, American actor (Riley Finn-Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Matthew Donnelly-Necessary Roughness), born in Butler, Pennsylvania
- Jan 12 Jason Sklar, American twin comedian (Sklar Brothers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jan 12 Randy Sklar, American twin comedian (Sklar Brothers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jan 13 Nicole Eggert, Amercan actress (Charles In Charge: Baywatch), born in Glendale, California
- Jan 15 Claudia Winkleman, English television presenter (Strictly Come Dancing), born in London
- Jan 15 Ernie Reyes Jr., American actor and martial artist (Ernie-Sidekicks), born in San Jose, California
- Jan 16 Dameon Clarke, Canadian actor (How to Be a Serial Killer), born in Mississauga, Ontario
- Jan 16 Greg Page, Australian musician and actor (The Wiggles), born in Sydney, Australia
- Jan 16 Richard T. Jones, American actor (Judging Amy; The Rookie), born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Jan 17 Benno Fürmann, German actor, born in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
- Jan 19 Drea de Matteo, American actress (Swordfish, The Sopranos), born in Queens, New York
- Jan 19 Joana Benedek, Romanian-born Mexican actress, born in Bucharest, Romania
- Jan 19 Ron Killings, American professional wrestler, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Jan 21 Yasunori Mitsuda, Japanese video game and film composer (Inazuma Eleven), born in Tokuyama, Japan
- Jan 22 Gabriel Macht, American actor (Suits), born in The Bronx, New York
- Jan 22 Romi Paku, Japanese seiyu (voice actress), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Jan 23 Ewen Bremner, Scottish actor, born in Portobello, United Kingdom
- Jan 27 Guillermo, Mexican-born American TV personality
About January 1972
How Old? 52 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes