| 7441 | January 17 | Birth | 1922 – Nicholas Katzenbach, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 65th United States Attorney General (d. 2012) |
| 7442 | January 17 | Birth | 1922 – Betty White, American actress, singer, and producer |
| 7443 | January 17 | Birth | 1923 – Rangeya Raghav, Indian author and playwright (d. 1962) |
| 7444 | January 17 | Birth | 1923 – Carol Raye, English-Australian actress |
| 7445 | January 17 | Birth | 1924 – Rik De Saedeleer, Belgian footballer and journalist (d. 2013) |
| 7446 | January 17 | Birth | 1925 – Robert Cormier, American author and journalist (d. 2000) |
| 7447 | January 17 | Birth | 1925 – Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer and author (d. 1996) |
| 7448 | January 17 | Birth | 1925 – Edgar Ray Killen, American Ku Klux Klan organizer |
| 7449 | January 17 | Birth | 1925 – Patricia Owens, Canadian-American actress (d. 2000) |
| 7450 | January 17 | Birth | 1926 – Newton N. Minow, American lawyer and politician |
| 7451 | January 17 | Birth | 1926 – Moira Shearer, Scottish ballerina and actress (d. 2006) |
| 7452 | January 17 | Birth | 1927 – Thomas Anthony Dooley III, American physician and humanitarian (d. 1961) |
| 7453 | January 17 | Birth | 1927 – Norman Kaye, Australian actor (d. 2007) |
| 7454 | January 17 | Birth | 1927 – Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer (d. 2008) |
| 7455 | January 17 | Birth | 1927 – Harlan Mathews, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014) |
| 7456 | January 17 | Birth | 1927 – E.W. Swackhamer, American director and producer (d. 1994) |
| 7457 | January 17 | Birth | 1928 – Jean Barraqué, French composer (d. 1973) |
| 7458 | January 17 | Birth | 1928 – Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman (d. 2012) |
| 7459 | January 17 | Birth | 1929 – Jacques Plante, Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1986) |
| 7460 | January 17 | Birth | 1929 – Tan Boon Teik, Malaysian-Singaporean lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Singapore (d. 2012) |
| 7461 | January 17 | Birth | 1930 – Eddie LeBaron, American football player, manager, and sportscaster |
| 7462 | January 17 | Birth | 1931 – James Earl Jones, American actor |
| 7463 | January 17 | Birth | 1931 – Douglas Wilder, American sergeant and politician, 66th Governor of Virginia |
| 7464 | January 17 | Birth | 1931 – Don Zimmer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014) |
| 7465 | January 17 | Birth | 1932 – Sheree North, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2005) |
| 7466 | January 17 | Birth | 1933 – Dalida, Egyptian-French singer and actress (d. 1987) |
| 7467 | January 17 | Birth | 1933 – Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-Pakistani diplomat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (d. 2003) |
| 7468 | January 17 | Birth | 1933 – Shari Lewis, American actress, puppeteer, and television host (d. 1998) |
| 7469 | January 17 | Birth | 1934 – Donald Cammell, Scottish-American director and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 7470 | January 17 | Birth | 1934 – Stuart Nisbet, American actor |