List of Famous people born on January 1st

Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" is a Somaliland politician who was President of Somaliland from 2010–2017. He is a long-time member of the government, having served as Minister of Commerce of the Somali Republic, and among other Cabinet positions. During the 1980s, he also served as the Chairman of the Somali National Movement.

Jacek Magiera is a Polish football manager and former footballer who played as a centre back or defensive midfielder.

Jack Rovello is an American actor. He appeared as Richie Brown in the 2002 Academy Award-nominated film The Hours. He was nominated for an award at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards in 2002. He has since appeared in the Steve Buscemi-directed Lonesome Jim (2005) and the short film Socks & Robbers (2013).

Jon Stevens Corzine is an American financial executive and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006 and the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously worked at Goldman Sachs; after leaving politics, he was CEO of MF Global from 2010 until its collapse in 2011.

James C. Strouse is an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote and made his directorial debut with Grace Is Gone (2007), starring John Cusack.

James Christian is an American musician and songwriter who is perhaps best known for being the frontman of the band House of Lords. He is married to Robin Beck. They married in 1996 and have a daughter named Olivia. Christian has Italian ancestry and religiously, like his wife, is a Christian.

Joe Scott Penhall is an English-Australian playwright and screenwriter, best known for his award-winning stage play Blue/Orange, the award-winning West End musical Sunny Afternoon and creating the Netflix original series Mindhunter.