List of Famous people born on January 1st

Nicolás "Nico" González Iglesias, sometimes known as just Nico, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona B.

Ottakarathevar Panneerselvam is an Indian politician serving as the 2nd and current Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu since 21 August 2017. He is the coordinator of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). He also served three times as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 22 September 2001 – 1 March 2002, 29 September 2014 – 22 May 2015 and 6 December 2016 – 15 February 2017.

Saiyami Kher is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu films. Kher made her debut in the 2015 Telugu film Rey and appeared in Rakesh Omprakash Mehra's Hindi film Mirzya opposite Harshvardhan Kapoor in following the year. based on the Punjabi folklore Mirza Sahiban. She made her Marathi debut in Aditya Sarpotdar's Marathi film, Mauli with Riteish Deshmukh. She maintains an avid interest in the sport of cricket, posting her views in a recurring series of clips called Silly Point with Saiyami on social media.

Adam Rainer was the only person in recorded history to have been both a dwarf and a giant. He is believed to have had acromegaly.

Peter J. Nygård is a Finnish-Canadian former fashion executive. He founded Nygård International, a company that made women's apparel, in 1967. He resigned as chairman in February 2020 after FBI raided company headquarters in its investigation of sex trafficking accusations against him by multiple women. Nygård was arrested on sex trafficking and racketeering charges in December of the same year.

Hakan Fidan is a retired Turkish army sergeant, teacher, diplomat and the Head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization.

Earl Leroy Yeakel III, also known as Lee Yeakel, is a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Richard Ian Faulkner, is an English musician best known as one of the lead guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest since 2011, replacing original member K. K. Downing. Faulkner has also performed with Lauren Harris, Christopher Lee, Voodoo Six, Dirty Deeds, and Ace Mafia.

Mohammad Nabi is an Afghan cricketer who has captained the side in limited overs matches. Nabi is an all-rounder, playing as a right-handed batsman and off break bowler. He played a major role in Afghanistan's rise to the top level of international cricket, playing in both their first One Day International in April 2009 and their first Test match in June 2018. He captained the side during their first appearances in the 2014 Asia Cup and the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Nabi has also played in numerous Twenty20 franchise tournaments and was the first player from Afghanistan to be selected in the Indian Premier League player auction.

Bruce Liu is a Canadian pianist. Born in Paris and raised in Montreal, he began to play the piano at eight years old and was performing by the age of eleven. In 2021, he rose to widespread renown after winning the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition.