- Jan 1 Jerilyn Britz, American golfer (US Women's Open 1979), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jan 4 Tom Wilkinson, American CFL football quarterback, 1967-81 (5 x Grey Cup; 3 x All-Star - Edmonton Eskimos, and 2 other teams), born in Ottumwa, Iowa
- Jan 6 Terry Venables, British soccer midfielder (2 caps; Chelsea, Tottenham, QPR, Crystal Palace) and manager (Crystal Palace, QPR, Barcelona, Tottenham, England, Australia, Leeds United), born in Dagenham, England (d. 2023)
- Jan 7 Jim Lefebvre, American baseball manager (Seattle Mariners), born in Hawthorne, California
- Jan 11 Henry Cecil, Aberdeen, Scotland, English horse racing trainer
- Jan 15 Mike Marshall, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1974, 75; NL Cy Young Award 1974; Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves), born in Adrian, Michigan (d. 2021)
- Jan 20 Louis Cardiet, French soccer defender (6 caps; Paris SG), born in Quimperlé, France (d. 2020)
- Jan 26 César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball shortstop (hit 7-for-7 in single game without making an out 1970, Detroit Tigers), born in Coro, Venezuela (d. 2005)
- Jan 26 Hans Rebele, German soccer striker (2 caps; 1860 Munich, FC Wacker Innsbruck), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2023)
- Jan 28 Paul Henderson, Canadian ice hockey left wing (Summit Series vs Soviet Union 1972; Detroit RWs, Toronto Maple Leafs; IIHF HOF), born in Kincardine, Ontario
- Jan 30 Davey Johnson, American baseball second baseman (4 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1966, 70 Baltimore Orioles) and manager (World Series 1986 NY Mets), born in Orlando, Florida
About January 1943
How Old? 81 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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