- Jan 2 Trombone Shorty [Troy Andrews], American jazz musician and producer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jan 3 Lloyd [Polite], American R&B singer ("Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)"; "You"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jan 5 Teppei Koike, Japanese actor and singer, born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Jan 6 Alex Turner, English musician (Arctic Monkeys), born in High Green, Sheffield
- Jan 18 Maarja Roxx [Kivi], Estonian pop-rock singer-songwriter and bassist (Vanilla Ninja, 2002-04 -"When Indians Cry"; solo - "Could You"), born in Tallinn, Estonia
- Jan 20 Kevin Parker, Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer (Tame Impala - The Slow Rush), born in Sydney, Australia
- Jan 21 "Coffin" Joe [Spurgeon], British rock drummer (The Horrors), born in Clare, England
- Jan 26 Matt Heafy, American-Japanese musician (Trivium), born in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Jan 30 Sam Duckworth, British singer-songwriter, born in Essex, England
About January 1986
How Old? 38 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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