List of Famous people born on January 1st

Charles Kaiser is an American author and journalist best known for his nonfiction books 1968 in America (1988), The Gay Metropolis (1997), and The Cost of Courage (2015). A former reporter for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Newsweek, he is currently a nonfiction book critic for The Guardian.

Arif Sağ is a Turkish singer, bağlama virtuoso, and leading figure in modern Turkish folk music. A former academic, he was also a member of the Turkish parliament from 1987 to 1991.

Zablon Simintov is an Afghan carpet trader and restaurateur who is believed to be the last remaining Jew living in Afghanistan. He is also the caretaker of the only synagogue in Kabul.

Thomas Richard Nides is an American banker and government official who is the managing director and vice chairman of Morgan Stanley. He serves as a member of the firm's management and operating committee. From 2011 to 2013, Nides was previously appointed the United States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources during the Barack Obama administration. He has served in various financial and governmental roles throughout his life.

Jason Tobin, credited in Chinese as To Jun Wai (杜俊緯), is a British Chinese film and television actor.

Matthew Scott Holland has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2020. He previously served as the 6th president of Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah, and its first president after UVU was granted university status.

Lucy Prebble is a British playwright. She is the author of the plays The Sugar Syndrome, The Effect, ENRON and A Very Expensive Poison. For television she adapted Secret Diary of a Call Girl and co-created I Hate Suzie with her close friend Billie Piper. Since 2018, Prebble is Co-Executive Producer and writer on Succession.

Falko Weißpflog is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1980.

Magda Konopka is a Polish model and actress. She was born in Warsaw.

Izan Llunas is a Spanish singer and actor. Born in Ibiza, Spain. He is best known for his participation in the competition program La voz kids, and for his starring role in the Netflix series Luis Miguel, based on the life on the Mexican singer Luis Miguel. He is the son of Spanish singer Marcos Llunas and the grandson of Dyango.