- Jan 1 Maurice Jacobson, British concert pianist, composer, and music publisher, born in London, England (d. 1976)
- Jan 1 Yitzhak Edel, Israeli composer, born in Warsaw, Russian Poland (d. 1973)
- Jan 2 Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, German composer, and music educator, born in Eitorf, Germany (d. 1973)
- Jan 8 Jaromir Weinberger, Czech-American composer (Bird's Opera), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1967)
- Jan 9 Warwick Braithwaite, New Zealand-British conductor, primarily of opera, born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 1971)
- Jan 15 Jacobo Ficher, Argentine composer, born in Odesa, Ukraine (d. 1978)
- Jan 17 Harry Reser, American banjo player and bandleader (Sammy Kaye Show), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1965)
- Jan 20 Elmer Diktonius, Finnish poet, composer, and musicologist (Janne Kubrik; Stenkol), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1961)
- Jan 20 George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum], American actor, comedian and singer (Oh God; Burns and Allen), born in New York City (d. 1996)
- Jan 25 Florence Mills [Winfrey], American cabaret singer, dancer and comedian, known as 'the Queen of Happiness', born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1927)
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