Greg Louganis

American olympic springboard and platform diver.

Born January 29th, 1960 (age 66 years) in San Diego.

Rakim

American rapper.

Born January 28th, 1968 (age 58 years) in New York City.

Mario Van Peebles

American actor and producer.

Born January 15th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Mexico City.

Cynthia Addai-Robinson

American actress (born 1980).

Born January 12th, 1985 (age 41 years) in London.

Sophie Thompson

British actress.

Born January 20th, 1962 (age 64 years) in London.

Jools Holland

English musician and television personality (born 1958).

Born January 27th, 1956 (age 70 years) in London.

Mykhailo Mudryk

Ukrainian association football player (born 2001).

Born January 5th, 2001 (age 25 years) in Berestyn.

Wolfman Jack

American dj and music tv host (1938–1995).

Born January 21st, 1938 in Brooklyn.

Died July 1st, 1995 at 57 years old in Belvidere (myocardial infarction).

Har Gobind Khorana

Indian-american molecular biologist (1922-2011).

Born January 9th, 1922 in Raipur. ^[ref]

Died November 9th, 2011 at 89 years old in Concord (disease). ^[ref]

Lead Belly

American folk and blues musician (1888–1949).

Born January 29th, 1885 in Mooringsport.

Died December 6th, 1949 at 64 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).