Editing 1965 in music (section)

==Births==
*[[January 4]]  
**[[Beth Gibbons]], English singer-songwriter, British vocalist ([[Portishead (band)|Portishead]] and Rustin Man) 
**[[Breathe (British band)|David Glasper]], British vocalist [[Breathe (British band)|Breathe]]
*[[January 7]] – [[John Ondrasik]] (or [[Five for Fighting]]), American singer-songwriter and pianist
*[[January 9]] – [[Haddaway]],  Trinidadian-German singer, songwriter and musician
*[[January 12]] – [[Rob Zombie]], American musician, filmmaker and screenwriter and heavy metal musician (White Zombie)
*[[January 14]] – [[Slick Rick]], English rapper
*[[January 15]] – [[Adam Jones (musician)|Adam Jones]], American guitarist and songwriter ([[Tool (band)|Tool]] and Electric Sheep)
*[[January 20]]
**[[Greg K.]] ([[The Offspring]])
**[[Heather Small]], British soul singer ([[M People]])
*[[January 22]]
**[[Steven Adler]] ([[Guns N' Roses]])
**[[DJ Jazzy Jeff]], American rapper and actor
*[[January 25]] – [[Toni Halliday]], lead singer and bass guitarist of Curve and Photofitz
*[[January 26]] – [[Siavash Shams]], Iranian singer
*[[February 9]] – [[Stephin Merritt]] from [[The Magnetic Fields]]
*[[February 18]] – [[Dr. Dre]], American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur
*[[February 20]] – [[Inna Zhelannaya]], Russian singer-songwriter
*[[February 25]] – [[Brian Baker (musician)|Brian Baker]] of [[Minor Threat]], the Meatmen and [[Bad Religion]]
*[[February 27]] – [[Frank Peter Zimmermann]], German violinist
*[[March 4]]
**[[Andrew Collins (broadcaster)|Andrew Collins]], British radio DJ and journalist
**[[WestBam]] (Maximillian Lenz), German DJ
*[[March 12]] – [[Liza Umarova]], Chechen singer and actress
*[[March 23]] – [[Marti Pellow]], Scottish vocalist ([[Wet Wet Wet]])
*[[March 24]] – [[Patrick Scales (musician)|Patrick Scales]], British-German electric bass guitar player
*[[April 1]]  – [[Robert Steadman]], English composer
*[[April 3]] – [[Nazia Hassan]], Pakistani pop singer (d. 2000)
*[[April 6]] – [[Black Francis]], vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist ([[Pixies (band)|Pixies]])
*[[April 12]] – [[Pinchers]], reggae/dancehall artist
*[[April 15]] – [[Linda Perry]], American singer-songwriter and record producer. 
*[[April 18]] – [[Vinnie Moore]], guitarist
*[[April 19]]
**[[Suge Knight]], American record producer
**[[Natalie Dessay]], French soprano
*[[April 23]] – [[Tommy DeCarlo]], vocalist ([[Boston (band)|Boston]])
*[[April 25]] – [[Eric Avery]] ([[Jane's Addiction]])
*[[May 7]] – [[Chris O'Connor (musician)|Chris O'Connor]], vocalist and guitarist ([[Primitive Radio Gods]])
*[[May 13]] – [[Tasmin Little]], English violinist
*[[May 16]] – [[Krist Novoselic]], Croatian-American bassist [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]
*[[May 17]] – [[Trent Reznor]], American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and film score composer ([[Nine Inch Nails]])
*[[May 22]] – [[Catie Curtis]], American singer-songwriter
*[[May 23]] - [[Simon Gilbert (musician)|Simon Gilbert]], English drummer ([[Suede]])
*[[May 28]] – [[Chris Ballew]], American rock musician ([[Presidents of the United States of America (band)|The Presidents of the United States of America]])
*[[May 31]]
**[[Lisa I'Anson]], British DJ
**[[DJ Casper]], American musician (d. 2023)
*[[June 5]] – [[Tyler Bates]], American musician, music producer, and composer for films, television, and video games ([[Zack Snyder]], ''[[Sucker Punch (2011 film)|Sucker Punch]]'',  [[Marilyn Manson]],  [[Marius de Vries]],  ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'')  
*[[June 7]]
**[[Jean-Pierre François]], French footballer and singer
**[[Christine Roque]], French singer
*[[June 10]] 
**[[Joey Santiago]] ([[Pixies (band)|Pixies]])
*[[June 19]] – [[Sean Marshall (actor)|Sean Marshall]], American child actor and singer
*[[June 28]] – [[Sonny Strait]], American voice actor and singer
*[[June 29]] - [[Tripp Eisen]], American Musician 
*[[July 4]] – [[Jo Whiley]], British radio DJ
*[[July 5]] – [[Eyran Katsenelenbogen]], Israeli jazz pianist
*[[July 9]]
**[[Frank Bello]] ([[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]])
*[[July 13]]
**[[Akina Nakamori]], Japanese pop singer
**[[Eileen Ivers]], American fiddler ([[Cherish the Ladies]])
*[[July 19]] – [[Evelyn Glennie]], Scottish percussionist
*[[July 23]]
**[[Rob Dickinson]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[Catherine Wheel (band)|Catherine Wheel]])
**[[Slash (musician)|Slash]], guitarist ([[Guns N' Roses]], [[Velvet Revolver]])
*[[July 28]]
**[[Daniela Mercury]], Brazilian singer
**[[Priscilla Chan (singer)|Priscilla Chan]], Hong Kong singer
*[[August 6]]
**[[Ravi Coltrane]], American saxophonist
**[[Yuki Kajiura]], Japanese composer
*[[August 10]] – [[Toumani Diabaté]], Malian [[Kora (instrument)|kora]] player (d. 2024)
*[[August 18]] – [[Koji Kikkawa]], Japanese singer
*[[August 19]] – [[Johan Botha (tenor)|Johan Botha]], South African operatic tenor (d. 2016)
*[[August 28]] – [[Shania Twain]], Canadian country-pop singer-songwriter and performer
*[[September 1]] – [[Craig McLachlan]], Australian actor and singer
*[[September 3]] – Todd Lewis, ([[Toadies]])
*[[September 7]] – [[Angela Gheorghiu]], Romanian soprano
*[[September 7]] – [[:it:Paolo Tortiglione|Paolo Tortiglione]], Italian Composer and musicologist
*[[September 11]] – [[Moby]], American musician
*[[September 12]] – Norwood Fisher, [[Fishbone]]
*[[September 13]] – [[Zak Starkey]], drummer, son of [[Ringo Starr]]
*[[September 16]] – [[Stephen Shareaux]], American singer-songwriter ([[Kik Tracee]] and [[Zen From Mars]])
*[[September 23]] – [[Marco Blaauw]], trumpeter ([[musikFabrik]])
*[[September 26]] – [[Cindy Herron]], American singer ([[En Vogue]])
*[[October 8]] – [[C. J. Ramone|C.J. Ramone]], bassist ([[Ramones]])
*[[October 14]] – [[Constantine Koukias]], Australian composer
*[[October 18]] – [[Curtis Stigers]], American jazz musician and singer
*[[October 20]] – [[Jil Caplan]], French singer and songwriter
*[[October 22]] – [[John Wesley Harding (singer)|John Wesley Harding]], singer
*[[October 26]]
**[[Aaron Kwok]], Hong Kong singer and actor
**[[Sakari Oramo]], Finnish conductor
*[[October 30]] – [[Gavin Rossdale]], English musician ([[Gwen Stefani]]) 
*[[November 4]]
**[[Pata (musician)|Pata]], Japanese rock guitarist ([[X Japan]])
**[[Jeff Scott Soto]], American musician
**[[Wayne Static]], American rock singer ([[Static-X]])
*[[November 2]] - [[Shahrukh Khan]], Indian actor 
*[[November 9]] – [[Bryn Terfel]], Welsh bass-baritone
*[[November 10]] – [[Jonas Åkerlund]], Swedish music video director and drummer
*[[November 20]] – [[Yoshiki Hayashi]], Japanese rock composer, piano and drummer ([[X Japan]])
*[[November 21]]
**[[Björk]],  Icelandic singer, songwriter, musician, businesswomen, record producer, and DJ
**Gabrielle Glaser ([[Luscious Jackson]])
*[[November 18]] – [[Tim DeLaughter]], American singer-songwriter ([[Tripping Daisy]] and [[The Polyphonic Spree]])
*[[November 22]] – [[Sen Dog]] ([[Cypress Hill]])
*[[November 24]] – [[Angelika Kirchschlager]], Austrian opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
*[[November 25]] – [[Tim Armstrong]], American singer and musician ([[Rancid (band)|Rancid]])
*[[November 29]] - [[Yutaka Ozaki]], Japanese singer and musician (d. 1992)
*[[December 5]] – [[John Rzeznik]], American rock singer ([[Goo Goo Dolls]])
*[[December 12]] – [[Russell Batiste Jr.]], American funk and R&B drummer (d. 2023)
*[[December 23]] – [[Bobby Schayer]] ([[Bad Religion]])
*[[December 27]] - [[Salman Khan]], Indian actor
*[[December 29]] – [[Dexter Holland]], American rock singer ([[The Offspring]])
*''Date unknown''
**[[Kepa Junkera]], Basque accordionist and composer
**[[Joakim Sundström]], Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician
**[[Sonja Yelich]], New Zealand poet and mother of singer-songwriters, [[Lorde]] and Indy Yelich.