- Jan 3 Pola Negri [Apolonia Chalupec], Polish-American stage and silent and sound screen actress (Forbidden Paradise; Madame Bovary), and singer, born in Lipno, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1987)
- Jan 5 Theo Mackeben, German pianist and composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami), born in Starogard Gdański, Poland (d. 1953)
- Jan 9 Luis Gianneo, Argentine pianist, organist, conductor, composer, and teacher, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1968)
- Jan 10 Albert Moeschinger, Swiss composer, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1985)
- Jan 10 Sam Chatmon, American Delta blues guitarist, banjo player, and singer (The Mississippi Sheiks), born in Bolton, Mississippi (d. 1983)
- Jan 22 "Blind" Willie Johnson, American gospel blues singer and guitarist ("Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground"), born in Pendleton, Texas (d. 1945)
- Jan 22 Josef Stanislav, Czech pianist and composer, born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1971)
- Jan 22 Rosa Ponselle [Ponzillo], American soprano opera diva ("Casta Diva"; La Forza del Destino - "Leonora"; Metropolitan Opera, 1918-37), born in Meriden, Connecticut (d. 1986)
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