- Jan 1 Miki Higashino, Japanese video game composer (Suikoden series), born in Japan
- Jan 1 Rick J. Jordan [Hendrik Stedler], German keyboardist, composer, producer, and audio engineer (Scooter, 1993-2014 - "Jumping All Over the World"), born in Hanover, West Germany
- Jan 5 Carrie Ann Inaba, American dancer and choreographer (In Living Color; Dancing With The Stars), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Jan 5 DJ Bobo [Peter Baumann], Swiss pop-eurodance singer-songwriter, and producer ("Somebody Dance With Me";"Let The Dream Come True"), born in Kölliken, Switzerland
- Jan 9 Al Schnier, American rock guitarist (moe.), born in Oneida County, New York
- Jan 11 Tom Dumont, American rock guitarist, songwriter (No Doubt - "Just a Girl"; "It's My Life"), and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 12 Junichi Masuda, Japanese composer, born in Yokohama, Japan
- Jan 13 Chara [Miwa Watabiki], Japanese singer and actress (Swallowtail Butterfly), born in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
LL Cool J (56 years old)
Jan 14 American rapper (Bigger and Deffer), born in Bay Shore, New York
- Jan 19 Whitfield Crane [William Whitfield Crane IV], American rock musician (Ugly Kid Joe - "Mad Man"; "Too Bad"), born in Palo Alto, California
- Jan 20 Fantastic Negrito [Xavier Dphrepaulezz], American blues singer-songwriter (The Last Days of Oakland; Please Don't Be Dead), born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
- Jan 22 Heath [Hiroshi Morie], Japanese rock bassist, singer and songwriter (X Japan), born in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan (d. 2023)
- Jan 24 Michael Kiske, German heavy metal vocalist (Helloween, 1986-93 and 2016-present), born in Hamburg, West Germany
- Jan 25 Heinrich "Haini" Wolfgramm, Polynesian-American actor and musician (The Jets), born in San Francisco, California
- Jan 27 Éric Tanguy, French contemporary classical composer, born in Caen, France
- Jan 27 Mike Patton, American rocker (Faith No More - "The Real Thing"), born in Eureka, California
- Jan 27 Tracy Lawrence, American country singer (Sticks & Stones), born in Atlanta, Texas
- Jan 27 Tricky [Adrian Thaws], English rapper (Massive Attack), and record producer, born in Bristol, England
- Jan 28 DJ Muggs [Lawrence Muggerud], American DJ, and record producer (Cypress Hill), born in Queens, New York
- Jan 28 Rakim [William Michael Griffin, Jr.], American rapper, born in Wyandanch, Long Island, New York
- Jan 28 Sarah McLachlan, Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning folk singer-songwriter (Fumbling Towards Ecstasy; "I Will Remember You"), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Jan 30 Trevor Dunn, American musician (Mr. Bungle; Fantômas; Secret Chiefs 3), born in Eureka, California
About January 1968
How Old? 56 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep (Jan 1 - Jan 29), Monkey (Jan 30 - Jan 31)
Star Signs: Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19), Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18)
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