List of Famous people born on January 1st

Samira Koppikar is a music director, composer, singer and songwriter who has been singing and creating music since 2010. In 2015, she made her debut as a Bollywood music composer with the song "Maati Ka Palang" for the film NH10. As a Bollywood playback singer she made a big bang entry into Bollywood playback singing in 2014 with two back to back songs Aaj Phir Tum Pe for the film Hate Story 2 which was number 7 in the top 10 Bollywood songs of 2014, and "Mohabbat Barsaa Dena tu" for the film Creature 3D. Co-sung with Arijit Singh, both the voice and the songs were an instant hit. Special non-film achievements: she performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival at a young age alongside the likes of Louiz Banks and Joe Alvarez.

Tamara Vrooman,, is a Canadian businesswoman. From 2007 until July 2020, she served as the CEO of Vancity Credit Union. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vrooman left Vancity to accept a position as the President and CEO of Vancouver International Airport and the 12th Chancellor of Simon Fraser University. Vrooman has previously served as British Columbia's first and youngest female deputy Minister of Finance.

Daniel Grimaldi is an American actor and mathematics professor who is known for his roles as twins Philly and Patsy Parisi on the HBO TV series The Sopranos, and Various Characters on Law & Order (1991-2001). and Donny Kohler in Don't Go in the House (1979), Larry in The Junkman (1983), Carmine in Men of Respect (1990), and Executive One in The Yards (2000).

Alexandra Maria Guarnaschelli is an executive chef at New York City's Butter restaurant and was executive chef at The Darby restaurant before its closing. She appears as a television personality on the Food Network shows The Kitchen, Chopped, Iron Chef America, All Star Family Cook-off, Guy's Grocery Games, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate. She hosts Alex's Day Off, The Cooking Loft and Supermarket Stakeout on Food Network and Cooking Channel. In 2012, she won that season of The Next Iron Chef: Redemption.

Harry M. Sassounian, also known as Hampig Sassounian, is an Armenian-American who was sentenced to life for the 1982 assassination of Turkish Consul General Kemal Arıkan at a street intersection in Los Angeles, California, United States. He was granted parole in 2021.

Zhang Shuofu is a Chinese politician, and the current Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou. A Hunan native with a background in waterworks, Zhang's political career seemingly took off in 2015, being assigned a succession of prominent roles around the country.

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan heads the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Social Development.

Anand Raaj Anand is an Indian composer, lyricist and playback singer in the Hindi film industry. He is filmfare nominated artist.

Philip Kipchirchir Murgor is a Kenyan lawyer.

Djibouti made its Paralympic Games début at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9. The country was represented by a single athlete in middle distance running, their first Paralympian. Houssein Omar Hassan did poorly in his heat due to an ankle injury, and did not win a medal. Despite not winning a medal, he was cheered on by the crowd as he ran alone on the track for two laps.