- Jan 4 Ian Moor, English pop singer, born in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
- Jan 10 Akari Kaida, Japanese composer, born in Hyogo, Japan
- Jan 10 Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor and dancer (Bang Bang!; Fiza, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai), born in Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Jan 10 Jemaine Clement, New Zealand comedian, actor, and musician (Flight of the Conchords - "Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)"), born in Masterton, New Zealand
Mel C (50 years old)
Jan 12 English singer "Sporty Spice" (Spice Girls - "Wannabee"), born in Whiston, England
- Jan 17 Jaakko Kuusisto, Finnish violinist, composer, and conductor, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2022)
- Jan 17 Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian musician, born in Sofia, Bulgaria
- Jan 18 Christian Burns, British rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (BBMak), born in Liverpool, England
- Jan 25 Jonathan Bryan Colling, American pop singer (4 Fun - Unbelievable Fun Boys), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jan 26 Rokia Traoré, Bambara-Mali-French Afro-beat and folk singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Tchamantché; Né So), and arts patron (Foundation Passerelle), born in Kolokani, Mali
About January 1974
How Old? 50 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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