- Jan 1 Murray Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey centre and NCAA coach (Detroit Red Wings; coach University of Denver 1956-77, 5 NCAA C'ships), born in Manor, Saskatchewan (d. 2010)
- Jan 3 Fred Haas, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles; Ryder Cup 1953), born in Portland, Arkansas (d. 2004)
- Jan 7 Gerrit Schulte, Dutch road and track cyclist (World Champion Track Pursuit 1948), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
- Jan 7 Paul Keres, Estonian and Soviet chess grandmaster (1950), born in Narva, Estonia (d. 1975)
- Jan 10 Bob Hamilton, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1944), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 1990)
- Jan 10 Don Metz, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1942, 45, 47, 48, 49 Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Wilcox, Canada (d. 2007)
- Jan 24 Jack Brickhouse, American sports broadcaster, born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1998)
- Jan 24 Vic Stollmeyer, West Indian cricket batsman (1 Test, 1 x 50, HS 96; Trinidad & Tobago), born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad (d. 1999)
- Jan 24 Walter Haas Jr., American businessman and sports team owner (Levi Strauss & Co, Oakland A's), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1995)
- Jan 31 Frank Parker, American tennis player (4-time Grand Slam winner), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1997)
About January 1916
How Old? 108 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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