| 11731 | January 29 | Birth | 1946 – Bettye LaVette, American singer-songwriter |
| 11732 | January 29 | Birth | 1947 – Linda B. Buck, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 11733 | January 29 | Birth | 1947 – Marián Varga, Slovak organist and composer |
| 11734 | January 29 | Birth | 1948 – Raymond Keene, English chess player and author |
| 11735 | January 29 | Birth | 1948 – Pat Kenny, Irish radio and television host |
| 11736 | January 29 | Birth | 1948 – Cristina Saralegui, Cuban-American talk show host |
| 11737 | January 29 | Birth | 1948 – Marc Singer, Canadian-American actor |
| 11738 | January 29 | Birth | 1949 – Evgeny Lovchev, Russian footballer and manager |
| 11739 | January 29 | Birth | 1949 – Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer and producer (d. 2014) |
| 11740 | January 29 | Birth | 1950 – Ann Jillian, American actress and singer |
| 11741 | January 29 | Birth | 1950 – Jody Scheckter, South African race car driver and sportscaster |
| 11742 | January 29 | Birth | 1950 – Miklós Vámos, Hungarian talk show host and author |
| 11743 | January 29 | Birth | 1951 – Fereydoon Forooghi, Iranian singer-songwriter (d. 2001) |
| 11744 | January 29 | Birth | 1951 – Andy Roberts, Caribbean cricketer |
| 11745 | January 29 | Birth | 1952 – Tim Healy, English actor and singer |
| 11746 | January 29 | Birth | 1953 – Peter Baumann, German keyboard player and songwriter (Tangerine Dream) |
| 11747 | January 29 | Birth | 1953 – Caesar Cervin, American soccer player and coach |
| 11748 | January 29 | Birth | 1953 – Dennis Delaney, American actor and playwright |
| 11749 | January 29 | Birth | 1953 – Paul Fusco, American puppeteer and voice actor |
| 11750 | January 29 | Birth | 1953 – Grażyna Szmacińska, Polish chess players |
| 11751 | January 29 | Birth | 1953 – Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (d. 1995) |
| 11752 | January 29 | Birth | 1953 – Charlie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 11753 | January 29 | Birth | 1953 – Hwang Woo-suk, South Korean veterinarian and academic |
| 11754 | January 29 | Birth | 1954 – Christian Bjelland IV, Norwegian businessman and art collector |
| 11755 | January 29 | Birth | 1954 – Yukinobu Hoshino, Japanese illustrator |
| 11756 | January 29 | Birth | 1954 – Terry Kinney, American actor and director |
| 11757 | January 29 | Birth | 1954 – Doug Risebrough, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 11758 | January 29 | Birth | 1954 – Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress, media entrepreneur and producer founded Harpo Productions |
| 11759 | January 29 | Birth | 1955 – Eddie Jordan, American basketball player and coach |
| 11760 | January 29 | Birth | 1955 – Femi Pedro, Nigerian banker and politician |