| 7501 | January 17 | Birth | 1948 – Anne Queffélec, French pianist |
| 7502 | January 17 | Birth | 1948 – Michael Rake, English businessman and academic |
| 7503 | January 17 | Birth | 1949 – Anita Borg, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2003) |
| 7504 | January 17 | Birth | 1949 – Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician (d. 2014) |
| 7505 | January 17 | Birth | 1949 – Augustin Dumay, French violinist and conductor |
| 7506 | January 17 | Birth | 1949 – Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian (d. 1984) |
| 7507 | January 17 | Birth | 1949 – Mick Taylor, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and The Rolling Stones) |
| 7508 | January 17 | Birth | 1950 – Luis López Nieves, Puerto Rican author and academic |
| 7509 | January 17 | Birth | 1952 – Darrell Porter, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 7510 | January 17 | Birth | 1952 – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pianist, composer, producer, and actor (Yellow Magic Orchestra) |
| 7511 | January 17 | Birth | 1953 – Jeff Berlin, American bass player |
| 7512 | January 17 | Birth | 1953 – Carlos Johnson, American singer and guitarist |
| 7513 | January 17 | Birth | 1954 – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer, radio host, and environmentalist |
| 7514 | January 17 | Birth | 1954 – Susan Kiefel, Australian lawyer and judge |
| 7515 | January 17 | Birth | 1955 – Steve Earle, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor |
| 7516 | January 17 | Birth | 1955 – Steve Javie, American basketball player and referee |
| 7517 | January 17 | Birth | 1956 – Damian Green, English journalist and politician, Minister of State for Immigration |
| 7518 | January 17 | Birth | 1956 – Jonathan Linsley, English actor |
| 7519 | January 17 | Birth | 1956 – Mitch Vogel, American actor |
| 7520 | January 17 | Birth | 1956 – Paul Young, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Q-Tips) |
| 7521 | January 17 | Birth | 1957 – Nancy Argenta, Canadian soprano |
| 7522 | January 17 | Birth | 1957 – Keith Chegwin, English television host and actor |
| 7523 | January 17 | Birth | 1957 – Steve Harvey, American comedian, actor, and game show host |
| 7524 | January 17 | Birth | 1957 – Ann Nocenti, American journalist and author |
| 7525 | January 17 | Birth | 1957 – Michel Vaarten, Belgian cyclist |
| 7526 | January 17 | Birth | 1958 – Tony Kouzarides, English biologist, cancer researcher |
| 7527 | January 17 | Birth | 1959 – Susanna Hoffs, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (The Bangles and Ming Tea) |
| 7528 | January 17 | Birth | 1959 – Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer and actress |
| 7529 | January 17 | Birth | 1960 – John Crawford, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Berlin) |
| 7530 | January 17 | Birth | 1960 – Chili Davis, Jamaican-American baseball player and coach |