- Jan 2 Chris Woodruff, American tennis player (Canada Masters 1997) and coach (University of Tennessee), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Jan 4 Frank Høj, Danish cyclist, born in Denmark
- Jan 4 Lamont Warren, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jan 4 Ray Mickens, American football cornerback (NY Jets), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- Jan 4 Todd Sauerbrun, American football punter (First-team All-Pro & NFL punting yards leader 2001, 02; Pro Bowl 2001. 02, 03; Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers), born in East Setauket, New York
- Jan 6 Sairaj Bahatule, Indian cricketer (promising Bombay leg-spin all-rounder), born in Mumbai, India
- Jan 7 Bobby Engram, American football wide receiver (Chicago Bears), born in Camden, South Carolina
- Jan 7 Brian Milne, American fullback (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Jan 9 Aaron Holbert, American baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Torrance, California
- Jan 9 Ronald Hamming, Dutch football player (FC Groningen, Fortuna Sittard), born in Zeegse, Netherlands
- Jan 10 Glenn Robinson, American NBA forward (Milw, Olympic gold 1996), born in Gary, Indiana
- Jan 10 Travis Davis, American NFL strong safety (New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Wilmington, California
- Jan 11 Dave Dickenson, Canadian football coach and quarterback (Calgary Stampeders), born in Great Falls, Montana
Rahul Dravid (51 years old)
Jan 11 Indian cricket batsman and captain (164 Tests, 13,288 runs @ 52.31, 36 x 100s; 344 ODIs), born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Jan 13 Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian ice hockey goalie (Olympic gold 1992, bronze 2002; Stanley Cup 2004 TB Lightning; NHL All-Star 1998, 99, 2002, 03; Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks), born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
- Jan 14 Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver, born in Rome, Italy
- Jan 14 Lethon Flowers, American NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
- Jan 15 Essam El-Hadary, Egyptian footballer, born in Damietta Governorate, Egypt
- Jan 16 Willie Whitehead, American CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
- Jan 17 Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer, born in Mexico City
- Jan 17 Liz Ellis, Australian netball defender and captain (122 caps; World C'ship gold 1995, 99, 2007; C'wealth Games gold 1998, 2002), born in Windsor, Australia
- Jan 18 Edward Jasper, American football defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Tyler, Texas
- Jan 18 Regilio Vreede, Dutch football player (Blue White, RKC), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- Jan 19 Chris Stynes, American baseball infielder (KC Royals), born in Queens, New York
- Jan 19 Wang Junxia, Chinese long distance runner, born in Jiaohe, Jilin
- Jan 19 Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer (Olympic gold 200fre/400fre/4x200m 1992), born in Volzhsky, Russia
- Jan 20 Eddie Kennison, American football wide receiver (St Louis Rams), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Jan 20 Jalen Rose, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jan 21 Grady Jackson, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- Jan 22 Deon Minor, American 400m runner, born in Paris, Texas
- Jan 22 George Noga, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- Jan 22 Reggie Barlow, American football wide receiver who won Super Bowl XXXVII TB Buccaneers; and coach Alabama State 2007–14, Virginia State 2016-21, born in Montgomery, Alabama
- Jan 22 Rogerio Ceni, Brazilian footballer, born in Paraná, Brazil
- Jan 23 Mark Kolesar, Canadian NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Manitoba, Canada
- Jan 25 Scott Milanovich, American football coach (CFL Coach of the Year 2012 Toronto Argonauts) and quarterback (XFL C'ship 2001 LA Xtreme), born in Butler, Pennsylvania
- Jan 27 Eddie Davis, American CFL cornerback (CFL All-Star 2000, 04, 05, 06; Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jan 28 Jerome Allen, American basketball guard (Minnesota T'wolves, Indiana Pacers; Italian Supercup MVP 2000 Virtus Roma) and coach (University of Pennsylvania 2009-15), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jan 29 Jason Schmidt, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2003, 04, 06; Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants), born in Lewiston, Idaho
- Jan 30 Jalen Rose, American basketball player (Indiana Pacers), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jan 30 Jimmy Oliver, Canadian football wide receiver (San Diego Chargers)
- Jan 30 Sharone Wright, American basketball player (Toronto Raptors), born in Macon, Georgia
- Jan 31 Latario Rachal, American football player (Amsterdam Admirals, San Diego Chargers), born in California
About January 1973
How Old? 51 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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