- Jan 8 Wil Francis, American horror-punk rock singer (Aiden), born in Seattle, Washington
- Jan 11 Ashley Taylor Dawson, British actor and singer, born in Manchester, United Kingdom
- Jan 14 Caleb Followill, American alternative-rock vocalist and musician (Kings of Leon), born in Mount Juliet, Tennessee
- Jan 16 (Samuel) Preston, British pop singer (The Ordinary Boys), born in Worthing, West Sussex, England
- Jan 17 Alex Varkatzas, American heavy metal singer (Atreyu), born in Orange County, California
- Jan 17 Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian country music singer, born in Belleville, Ontario
- Jan 18 Joanna Newsom, American harpist, born in Nevada City, California
- Jan 19 Angela Chang [Zhang], Taiwanese pop singer ("Aurora"; "Invisible Wings"), and actress (At Dolphin Bay), born in Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Jan 25 Sho Sakurai, Japanese J-pop and hip-hop singer-songwriter, and actor, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Jan 29 Adam Lambert, American singer-songwriter (For Your Entertainment, Trespassing), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jan 31 Elena Paparizou, Swedish-born Greek pop and rock singer-songwriter, born in Borås, Sweden
About January 1982
How Old? 42 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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