List of Famous people born on January 1st

Bob Anderson is an American animation director on The Simpsons. He also contributed additional sequence direction on The Simpsons Movie.

Zvi Lurie was a Jewish political figure in Mandatory Palestine. A member of the Jewish National Council, he was amongst the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence.

Zvi Segal was a Revisionist Zionist activist and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence.

Mordechai Shatner was a Zionist activist and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence.

Takayuki Mikami is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate based in the United States of America. He holds the rank of 9th dan black belt in the art, awarded under the Japan Karate Association. In 1958, Mikami tied for first place in the All Japan Karate Championships. The following year, he became the All Japan champion in kumite (sparring) as well as kata (patterns). In 1961, Mikami won first place in kata again. He was also the first person to graduate from the Japan Karate Association's (JKA) instructor training program instituted by Gichin Funakoshi and Masatoshi Nakayama.

Franco Agostinelli is a retired Italian prelate who served as Bishop of Prato and Bishop of Grosseto.

Sedat Yüce is a Turkish singer. He is most notable for representing Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. He also attempted to participate in O Ses Türkiye, the Turkish version of The Voice, which garnered a negative response.