List of Famous people born on January 1st

Nana Ozaki is a Japanese gravure idol. She is represented by talent agency Fang. She is from Osaka and interested in tennis, long-distance track events and Western popular music.

Dinesh Ravi, is an Indian film actor who has acted in leading roles in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough playing the lead role in Attakathi (2012), portraying Dinakaran.

Praveen Sattaru is an Indo-American film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2011 film, Life Before Wedding:LBW. In 2014, he directed the critically acclaimed anthology film, Chandamama Kathalu which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.

Kiranjit Ahluwalia is an Indian woman who came to international attention after burning her abusive husband to death in 1989 in the UK. She claimed it was in response to ten years of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse. After initially being convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, Ahluwalia's conviction was later overturned on grounds of inadequate counsel and replaced with voluntary manslaughter. Although her submission of provocation failed, she successfully pleaded the partial defence of diminished responsibility under s.2 Homicide Act 1957 on the grounds that fresh medical evidence may indicate diminished mental responsibility.

Edei is an English singer-songwriter.

Leroy Logan MBE is a British author known for his significant contributions to policing in the United Kingdom. He was both a founding member of the Black Police Association and its chair for 30 years.

Zuhair Hassan, known professionally as Big Zuu, is a British rapper, grime MC, songwriter, DJ and television personality from West London. He is best known for presenting Big Zuu's Big Eats for Dave.

Funda İpek Karapınar is a Turkish actress.

Heike Hänsel is a German politician, representing The Left. Born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Heike Hänsel has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2005.

Aasif Sheikh is an Indian film, stage, and television actor. He played the role of Prince Ajay Singh in India's first TV serial, Hum Log. He has appeared in numerous Bollywood films and TV serials. He acted in the TV series Yes Boss which ran from 1999 to 2009. Presently running sitcom series Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!, has him playing the role of Vibhuti Narayan Mishra.