- Jan 1 Dave Silk, American ice hockey right wing (Olympic gold 1980), born in Scituate, Massachusetts
- Jan 5 Ezra Moseley, Barbadian cricket fast bowler (2 Tests; 9 ODIs, West Indies; Barbados; Glamorgan), born in Waldrons Village, Christ Church, Barbados (d. 2021)
- Jan 8 Rey Misterio Sr., Mexican wrestler, born in Tijuana, Mexico
- Jan 10 Anatoly Pisarenko, Soviet weightlifter, born in Kyiv, Ukraine
- Jan 12 Curt Fraser, American ice hockey coach, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Jan 13 Ricardo Acuna, Chile, tennis star
- Jan 18 Larry Smith, American NBA player, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi
- Jan 22 Charles White, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1979, USC; Pro Bowl 1987, Cleveland Browns, LA Rams), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023)
- Jan 22 Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek football player and manager, born in Dafni, Greece
- Jan 24 Frank Ullrich, German world biathlon champion, born in Trusetal, Germany
- Jan 24 Neil Allen, American baseball player, born in Kansas City, Kansas
- Jan 26 Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer (WBC, lineal featherweight title 1980-82), born in Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico (d. 1982)
About January 1958
How Old? 66 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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