List of Famous people born on January 1st

Meriç Aral is a Turkish actress. After studying law, she started acting and became known with her role as Hale in Medcezir. She has taken part in various cinema and television productions.

Betty Catroux is a former Chanel model, and fashion icon. She has been cited as a muse by both Yves Saint Laurent and Tom Ford.

El Amry Farouk is an Egyptian businessman and Egypt's former minister of state for sports as part of the Qandil cabinet.

Elyes Fakhfakh is a Tunisian politician. He served as the Minister of Tourism and, starting on 19 of December 2012, as the Minister of Finances as well, under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. He served as the Prime Minister of Tunisia from 27 February to 2 September 2020.

Don Ed Hardy is an American tattoo artist born in Southern California, known for his tattoos, strong influence in the development of modern tattoo styles, and his eponymous apparel and accessories brand.

Padmavathi, better known by her stage name Menaka, is an Indian film actress and producer. She made her Debut in Tamil film 'Ramayi Vayasukku Vanthutta'. In an acting career spanning from 1980 to 1986, Menaka appeared in 116 films, mostly in Malayalam. She also did a few films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. She married film producer G. Suresh Kumar. After 19 years, she made a comeback through the television serial Kaliveedu.

Charles Cho Chiu Sin, OBE is a Hong Kong lawyer and businessman. He is the former chairman of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1988.

Andreas Kronthaler is an Austrian creative director, design partner. He is the husband of Vivienne Westwood.

Margaret Lin Xavier or Khun Ying Srivisanvaja, known colloquially as Dr. Lin, was a Thai physician. She was the first Thai woman to receive a degree in medicine.

James William "Catfish" Cole (1924–1967) was a leader of the Ku Klux Klan of North Carolina and South Carolina. He called himself a Grand Dragon.