- Jan 1 Colin Morgan, Northern Irish actor (Merlin; Humans; Mammals), born in Armagh, Northern Ireland
- Jan 1 Vidya Balan, Indian actress
- Jan 5 Deepika Padukone, Indian model, actress, and activist (Om Shanti Om, Cocktail, Piki), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Jan 5 Teppei Koike, Japanese actor and singer, born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Jan 6 Irina Shayk, Russian model, born in Yemanzhelinsk, USSR
- Jan 8 Jaclyn Linetsky, Canadian actress (Caillou; 15/Love), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2003)
- Jan 10 Saleisha Stowers, American model, born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 11 Rachel Riley, English television presenter and mathematician (Countdown, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown), born in Rochford, England
- Jan 16 Mason Gamble, American actor (Dennis the Menace), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jan 18 Eugene Lee Yang, American filmmaker and internet personality (Buzzfeed, The Try Guys), born in Waco, Texas
- Jan 22 Daniel Wayne Smith, American actor and reality television personality (d. 2006)
- Jan 22 Lee Pa-ni, South Korean model, born in Seoul, South Korea
- Jan 24 Mischa Barton, English-born American actress (The O.C.), born in Hammersmith, London
- Jan 24 Raviv Ullman, Israeli-born American actor, born in Eilat, Israel
- Jan 26 Shantelle Taylor, Canadian professional wrestler, born in Toronto, Canada
- Jan 28 Shruti Haasan, Indian actress
- Jan 29 Drew Tyler Bell, American actor, born in Indiana
About January 1986
How Old? 38 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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