| 2551 | January 6 | Birth | 1959 – Kathy Sledge, American singer (Sister Sledge) |
| 2552 | January 6 | Birth | 1960 – Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster |
| 2553 | January 6 | Birth | 1960 – Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach |
| 2554 | January 6 | Birth | 1960 – Nigella Lawson, English chef and author |
| 2555 | January 6 | Birth | 1960 – Howie Long, American football player and actor |
| 2556 | January 6 | Birth | 1961 – Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (d. 2012) |
| 2557 | January 6 | Birth | 1962 – Michael Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Widespread Panic and Brute) (d. 2002) |
| 2558 | January 6 | Birth | 1962 – Kevin Rosier, American mixed martial artist and boxer (d. 2015) |
| 2559 | January 6 | Birth | 1962 – Vangelis Vlachos, Greek footballer and manager |
| 2560 | January 6 | Birth | 1963 – Norm Charlton, American baseball player and coach |
| 2561 | January 6 | Birth | 1963 – Tony Halme, Finnish wrestler, actor, and politician (d. 2010) |
| 2562 | January 6 | Birth | 1963 – Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan runner (d. 1995) |
| 2563 | January 6 | Birth | 1963 – Tina Landon, Mexican-American dancer and choreographer |
| 2564 | January 6 | Birth | 1963 – Ian Lavery, English miner and politician |
| 2565 | January 6 | Birth | 1964 – Konnan, Cuban-American wrestler and sportscaster |
| 2566 | January 6 | Birth | 1964 – Yuri, Mexican singer and actress |
| 2567 | January 6 | Birth | 1964 – Denise Borino-Quinn, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 2568 | January 6 | Birth | 1964 – Charles Haley, American football player and coach |
| 2569 | January 6 | Birth | 1964 – Henry Maske, German boxer and actor |
| 2570 | January 6 | Birth | 1964 – Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler and manager |
| 2571 | January 6 | Birth | 1964 – Richard Nerurkar, English runner |
| 2572 | January 6 | Birth | 1964 – Mark O'Toole, English bass player |
| 2573 | January 6 | Birth | 1964 – Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan swimmer and sportscaster (d. 2005) |
| 2574 | January 6 | Birth | 1965 – Muhammed al-Ahari, American author and scholar |
| 2575 | January 6 | Birth | 1965 – Bjørn Lomborg, Danish author and academic |
| 2576 | January 6 | Birth | 1965 – Murray McLachlan, British concert pianist |
| 2577 | January 6 | Birth | 1965 – Christine Wachtel, German runner |
| 2578 | January 6 | Birth | 1966 – Ipče Ahmedovski, Macedonian singer (d. 1994) |
| 2579 | January 6 | Birth | 1966 – Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor |
| 2580 | January 6 | Birth | 1966 – Sharon Cuneta, Filipino singer and actress |