List of Famous people born on January 1st

Goran Petrović is a Serbian writer and academic.

Jean-Claude Simon is a researcher in the field of semiconductor optical amplifiers. Since 1998 he was permanent professor at ENSSAT / University of Rennes1. Director of FOTON, research department in Optics and Optoelectronics for Telecom, affiliated to CNRS.

Francisco T. Matugas, also known as Lalo Matugas, is a Filipino politician from the first district of the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. He currently serves as Governor of the province. He was first elected as Governor in 1992, and served for 9 years. He also previously served as the congressman of the province's first district.

Rogelio "Roger" Jimenez Espina is a Filipino politician from Biliran, Philippines. He currently serves as Governor of Biliran since 2019 and previously from 2001 to 2010. He also served as representative for the lone district of Biliran from 2010 to 2019.