- Jan 3 Martin Galway, Northern Irish video game score composer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Jan 4 Deana Carter, American country singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Jan 5 Kate Schellenbach, American alt rock drummer (Luscious Jackson), born in New York City
- Jan 6 A. R. Rahman, Indian composer, born in Madras, India
- Jan 7 Ehab Tawfik, Egyptian shababi pop singer, born in Cairo, Egypt
- Jan 8 Andrew Wood, American alt-rock singer (Mother Love Bone), born in Columbus, Mississippi (d. 1990)
- Jan 12 Ingrid Jensen, Canadian Juno Award-winning jazz trumpeter (Vernal Fields), born in North Vancouver, British Columbia
- Jan 17 Shabba Ranks [Rexton Gordon], Jamaican dancehall musician and reggae deejay (X-tra Naked), born in St. Ann, Jamaica
- Jan 19 Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer, born in Vetlanda, Sweden
- Jan 20 Tracii Guns [Tracy Ulrich], American rock guitarist and songwriter (L.A. Guns - "It's Over Now"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 31 Al Jaworsky [Doughty], English musician and bassist (Jesus Jones), born in Plymouth, United Kingdom
About January 1966
How Old? 58 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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