List of Famous people born on January 1st

Jane Menelaus is an Australian actress who trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.

Ryan Craig is a British playwright, whose plays usually probe both social norms and ethical issues. He is also a writer for screen, television and radio.

Bob Muglia is an American business executive and research and development specialist. He was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Snowflake Computing, a data warehousing startup. Muglia is known for managing divisions at Microsoft that supported the Microsoft Office Suite, Windows Server and MSN Network product families. He was one of four presidents that reported directly to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

Sadullah Kısacık is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for Adana from 7 June 2015, up until 1 November 2015.

Chen Yidan, also known as Charles Chen, is a Chinese internet entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Tencent, founder of the Chen Yidan Charity Foundation, and founder of the Yidan Prize Foundation.

Giovanni Colonna is a contemporary Italian scholar of ancient Italy and, in particular, the Etruscan civilization.

Linda (Bahnson) Avey is a U.S. biologist and entrepreneur. She is known for launching and commercializing the consumer genetics industry in the US.

Ziyaettin Dogan is a Turkish football manager.