List of Famous people born on January 1st

Emma Donovan is an Indigenous Australian singer and songwriter. She is a member of the renowned musical Donovan family. She started her singing career at age seven with her uncle's band, The Donovans. In 2000, she became a founding member of Stiff Gins, leaving the band three years later to release the solo album Changes in 2004. She performs with The Black Arm Band and released a solo EP, Ngaaraanga, in 2009.

Israel Romero Ospino or popularly known as "El Pollo Isra" is a Colombian vallenato musician, composer and accordionist. Romero was along Rafael Orozco Maestre the founder of the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de América.

Ichika Osaki is a Japanese actress who is represented by Oscar Promotion. She is best known as Asuna/Ryusoul Pink in the 43rd Super Sentai series Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger.

Michael Forbes is a farmer, part-time salmon fisherman and quarry worker from near Balmedie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who became known after his refusal to sell his land to billionaire Donald Trump, who was planning to build an extensive luxury golf course complex in the area with assistance from the governing SNP Alex Salmond. Forbes's farm, which is said by Trump to be in a state of disrepair, has the words "NO GOLF COURSE" painted on a shed.

Makoto Nagano is a commercial fisherman, captain, and musician. He is captain of his vessel F/V Konpira Maru 50 (第50金比羅丸), and was previously captain of the F/V Konpira Maru 28 (第28金比羅丸). He is regularly seen on the Japanese television show Sasuke where he was one of the "SASUKE All-Stars," a group of favored competitors who were thought to possess the greatest potential in completing the obstacle courses. He can also be seen on the lesser known precursor to Ninja Warrior, Viking: The Ultimate, where he was the only competitor to make it to the final round.

Lionel Dyck SCZ, also referred to as Colonel Dyck, is a Zimbabwean mercenary and former soldier. He was born in 1944 in Southern Rhodesia and served with the Rhodesian Army and Zimbabwe Defence Forces before founding Dyck Advisory Group (DAG) to offer protective military services in Africa.

Mark Epstein is an American author and psychotherapist who integrates Buddha's teachings with Sigmund Freud's approaches to trauma. He often writes about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy.

Anuya Y Bhagwat is an Indian actress and model who has appeared in Tamil films. She is best known for her performances in Rajesh's Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009) and Shankar's Nanban (2012).

Justin Reed Walker is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He is a former United States District Judge of the Western District of Kentucky.

Edgardo Ramos is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.