- Jan 1 Chris Potter, American jazz saxophonist and composer (Red Rodney; Paul Motian; Dave Holland), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jan 2 James Havens, American-Japanese radio 'navigator' (DJ), and singer-songwriter, born in Yokosuka, Japan
- Jan 2 Renée Elise Goldsberry, American actress and singer (Hamilton), born in San Jose, California
- Jan 6 Gary Wiseman, American punk-rock drummer, born in Tyler, Texas
Mary J. Blige (53 years old)
Jan 11 American R&B singer-songwriter ("Be Without You") and actress (I Can Do Bad All By Myself), born in New York City
- Jan 16 Josh Evans, American actor (Ricochett, The Doors), and film producer, born in New York City
Kid Rock (53 years old)
Jan 17 American rapper, songwriter, and hip-hop and country-rock musician ("All Summer Long"; "Picture"). and actor (Devil Without a Cause), born in Romeo, Michigan
- Jan 17 Leonardo Ciampa, Italian-American musician, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jan 18 Jonathan Davis, American rock singer (Korn), born in Bakersfield, California
- Jan 19 John Wozniak, American alt rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Marcy Playground - "Sex and Candy"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jan 20 Gary Barlow, English piano player and pop singer ("Take That - Back for Good"; solo - "Forever Love"), and songwriter, born in Frodsham, England
- Jan 20 Questlove [Ahmir Thompson], American drummer, producer bandleader (The Roots), and Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker (Summer of Soul), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jan 23 Marc Nelson, American R&B singer and songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jan 25 Ana Ortiz, American actress (Ugly Betty - "Hilda"), and singer, born in Manhattan, New York
- Jan 26 Benjamin Jaffe, American jazz tuba and double bass player, creative director (Preservation Hall Jazz Band), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jan 29 Matthias Pintscher, German composer and conductor (Ensemble intercontemporain, 2013-23), born in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
About January 1971
How Old? 53 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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