| 9931 | January 23 | Death | 1994 – Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian field marshal (b. 1917) |
| 9932 | January 23 | Death | 1994 – Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (b. 1929) |
| 9933 | January 23 | Death | 1997 – Richard Berry, American singer-songwriter (b. 1935) |
| 9934 | January 23 | Death | 1999 – Joe D'Amato, Italian director and cinematographer (b. 1936) |
| 9935 | January 23 | Death | 1999 – Jay Pritzker, American businessman, co-founded the Hyatt Corporation (b. 1922) |
| 9936 | January 23 | Death | 1999 – Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (b. 1949) |
| 9937 | January 23 | Death | 2002 – Paul Aars, American race car driver (b. 1934) |
| 9938 | January 23 | Death | 2002 – Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (b. 1930) |
| 9939 | January 23 | Death | 2002 – Robert Nozick, American philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1938) |
| 9940 | January 23 | Death | 2003 – Nell Carter, American actress and singer (b. 1948) |
| 9941 | January 23 | Death | 2004 – Bob Keeshan, American actor and producer (b. 1927) |
| 9942 | January 23 | Death | 2004 – Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (b. 1920) |
| 9943 | January 23 | Death | 2005 – Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1921) |
| 9944 | January 23 | Death | 2005 – Johnny Carson, American actor, producer, and talk show host (b. 1925) |
| 9945 | January 23 | Death | 2006 – Ernie Baron, Filipino broadcaster and inventor (b. 1940) |
| 9946 | January 23 | Death | 2007 – Syed Hussein Alatas, Malaysian sociologist and politician (b. 1928) |
| 9947 | January 23 | Death | 2007 – E. Howard Hunt, American CIA officer (b. 1918) |
| 9948 | January 23 | Death | 2007 – Ryszard Kapuściński, Polish journalist and author (b. 1932) |
| 9949 | January 23 | Death | 2007 – Tatiana Mamaki, Greek dancer and choreographer (b. 1921) |
| 9950 | January 23 | Death | 2009 – Robert W. Scott, American farmer and politician 67th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1929) |
| 9951 | January 23 | Death | 2010 – Kermit Tyler, American colonel (b. 1913) |
| 9952 | January 23 | Death | 2011 – Jack LaLanne, American fitness instructor, author, and television host (b. 1914) |
| 9953 | January 23 | Death | 2012 – Marcel De Boodt, Belgian agriculturalist and academic (b. 1926) |
| 9954 | January 23 | Death | 2012 – Stig Vig, Swedish singer and bass player (Dag Vag) (b. 1948) |
| 9955 | January 23 | Death | 2013 – Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal (b. 1929) |
| 9956 | January 23 | Death | 2013 – Peter van der Merwe, South African cricketer and referee (b. 1937) |
| 9957 | January 23 | Death | 2014 – Yuri Izrael, Russian meteorologist and journalist (b. 1930) |
| 9958 | January 23 | Death | 2014 – Mille Markovic, Serbian-Swedish boxer (b. 1961) |
| 9959 | January 23 | Death | 2014 – Riz Ortolani, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1926) |
| 9960 | January 23 | Death | 2014 – Jan Pesman, Dutch speed skater (b. 1931) |