- Jan 5 Phil Joel, Australian bassist (Newsboys), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Jan 7 Jonna Tervomaa, Finnish pop singer-songwriter, born in Forssa, Finland
- Jan 8 Mark Knight, British electric violinist and video game soundtrack composer, born in Brighton, England
- Jan 9 Sean Paul, Jamaican dancehall singer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Jan 12 Brian Culbertson, American smooth jazz, funk, and funk keyboardist, composer, and producer ("Nice & Slow"; "Colors Of Love"), born in Decatur, Illinois
- Jan 12 Dan Haseltine, American singer (Jars of Clay), born in Hampton, Massachusetts
- Jan 12 Hande Yener, Turkish singer, born in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
- Jan 12 Matt Wong, American musician (Reel Big Fish), born in Hilo, Hawaii
- Jan 18 Crispian Mills [Boulting], British singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kula Shaker), born in London, England
- Jan 19 Antero Manninen, Finnish cellist, born in Tampere, Finland
- Jan 20 Elisabetta Antonini, Italian jazz singer, born in Rome, Italy
About January 1973
How Old? 51 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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