List of Famous people born on January 1st

Aaron Guzikowski is an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing the 2013 film Prisoners and creating the 2014 television series The Red Road. In 2020, he created the HBO Max series Raised by Wolves.

James Steven Chanos is an American investment manager. He is president and founder of Kynikos Associates, a New York City registered investment advisor focused on short selling. A noted art collector, he appeared on the BBC Four documentary The Banker's Guide to Art.

Derek Mio is an American film and television actor who attended USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is a fourth generation Japanese American.

Eviatar Zerubavel is professor of sociology at Rutgers University, a specialist in the sociology of cognition and everyday life, including topics such as time, boundaries, and categorization.

Fahd Jassem al-Freij was the former Minister of Defense of Syria, took office on 18 July 2012 and left office on 1 January 2018.

Zachariah Keodirelang "ZK" Matthews was a prominent black academic in South Africa, lecturing at South African Native College, where many future leaders of the African continent were among his students.

Heather Lee Mitchell is an Australian actress, appearing in Australian productions of stage, television and film. She is a graduate of NIDA. She is best known for her leading role in the 1990s television show Spellbinder.