List of Famous people born on January 1st

Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu is a medical doctor (pulmonologist), human rights activist and an MP for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).

Benedict Wells is a German-Swiss novelist.

Kanda Nisshō was a Japanese artist and farmer. He is known mostly for his oil paintings.

Katharina Nocun is a Polish-German politician and author who, from May 2013 to October 2016, has been the policy coordinator of the Pirate Party of Germany.

Martine Aliana Rothblatt is an American lawyer, author, and entrepreneur. Rothblatt graduated from University of California, Los Angeles with J.D. and M.B.A. degrees in 1981, then began to work in Washington, D.C., first in the field of communications satellite law, and eventually in life sciences projects like the Human Genome Project.

Zach Charbonnet is an American football running back who plays for the UCLA Bruins. He played for the Michigan Wolverines in 2019 and 2020. In January 2021, he entered the NCAA transfer portal. He played high school football at Oaks Christian School in California and was variously ranked as the No. 3, No. 4, or No. 6 running back prospect in the country.

Chaley Rose is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Zoey in the ABC drama series Nashville.

Riko Muranaka is a medical doctor, journalist and recipient of the 2017 John Maddox Prize for fighting to reduce cervical cancer and countering misinformation about the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine dominating the Japanese media, despite facing safety threats. Despite the lack of evidence, the HPV vaccine is infamous in Japan due to misattributed adverse effects, with government suspending promotion and coverage. While the World Health Organization (WHO) safety and efficacy information about the vaccine is consistent with Muranaka's reporting, a court ruled against Muranaka in an unrelated slander lawsuit in 2016 for claims of alleged fabrication. Under threat of legal harassment by antivaccine activists, publishers declined some of her works including a book on the HPV vaccine.

Terri Harper is an English professional boxer who has held the IBO female super-featherweight title since 2019 and the WBC female super-featherweight title since 2020. She is the second British female boxer in history to hold a major world title. As of November 2020, she is ranked as the world's best active female super-featherweight by The Ring and third by BoxRec.

Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo predominantly referred to by his sobriquet Tompolo is a former Nigerian militant commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta and the chief priest of the Egbesu deity, which is the Niger-Deltan god of war.