- Jan 5 Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor, born in Burnaby, Canada (d. 2001)
- Jan 5 Yoon So-yi, South Korean actress, born in Seoul, South Korea
- Jan 8 Sam Levison, American actor and filmmaker (created TV show Euphoria)
- Jan 12 Issa Rae, American actress, writer and producer (Insecure), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 12 Yohana Cobo, Spanish actress, born in Madrid, Spain
- Jan 16 Sidharth Malhotra, Indian actor (Shershaah), born in Delhi, India
- Jan 17 Kangin [Kim Young-woon], South Korean singer, dancer, actor and DJ (Super Junior), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Jan 18 Minnisha Lamba, Indian actress and model, born in New Delhi, India
- Jan 19 Damien Chazelle, French-American film director (La La Land), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- Jan 21 Sasha Pivovarova, Russian model, born in Moscow, Russia
- Jan 22 Justin Hurwitz, American Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe-winning film composer (La La Land; Babylon), born in Los Angeles County, California
- Jan 23 Doutzen Kroes, Dutch supermodel, born in Eastermar, Netherlands
- Jan 29 Isabel Lucas, Australian actress, born in Melbourne, Australia
About January 1985
How Old? 39 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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