List of Famous people born on January 1st

Krista Vernoff is an American television screenwriter, showrunner, executive producer and director. She is best known for running the television medical drama Grey's Anatomy and its spin-off Station 19 (2019–present). She has also served as executive producer and writer for the US version of Shameless. Other works as producer-writer for television include Charmed and Wonderfalls.

John Smeaton, also known by the nickname Smeato, is a former baggage handler at Glasgow Airport. He became involved in thwarting the 2007 Glasgow Airport attack. Smeaton lives in Erskine, Renfrewshire, a town outside the city and near the airport. Brought up in Erskine, he was educated at Park Mains High School. Smeaton stood as an Independent candidate in the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election.

Alphonse T. Persico, known as Little Allie Boy or just Allie Boy, is a former acting boss of the Colombo crime family in the 1980s and 1990s, and son of crime boss Carmine Persico.

Sanela Diana Jenkins is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who was born and raised in Bosnia. She currently resides in California. Jenkins fled her home country during the Siege of Sarajevo and emigrated to London, where she studied at City University, London.

Coffey Anderson (sometimes using just his mononym Cofféy or Coffey is an American country singer-songwriter and internet personality, originally from Bangs, Texas. He came to fame through his YouTube videos releasing Christian versions of mainstream music. In 2008 he took part in Nashville Star. After serving in the United States Marine Corps.

Mahmud Jamal is a Canadian lawyer and judge, who currently sits on the Court of Appeal for Ontario. On June 17, 2021, he was nominated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the Supreme Court of Canada, replacing Rosalie Abella. Jamal will be the first person of colour to sit on the country's top court. Before being appointed a judge in 2019, Jamal was an appellate litigator and partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt.

Dr. Takanori Fukushima is a Japanese neurosurgeon, one of the world authorities in the treatment of brain tumors.

Jeremy Deller is an English conceptual, video and installation artist. Much of Deller's work is collaborative; it has a strong political aspect, in the subjects dealt with and also the devaluation of artistic ego through the involvement of other people in the creative process. He won the Turner Prize in 2004.

Dr. Miguna Miguna is an attorney. He is a Barrister and Solicitor in Toronto, Canada. Dr Miguna Miguna is a Kenyan citizen by birth. Dr. Miguna served as a senior adviser to former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga from 2009 to 2011.

Philip Patrick Stephen Mulryne, OP is a Northern Irish Dominican friar and priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and retired professional footballer. Born in Belfast, he started his career at Manchester United before playing more than 150 games for Norwich City and was a Northern Ireland international. After his retirement from football in 2008 Mulryne began studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood. He was ordained as a deacon in October 2016 and then as a priest on 8 July 2017.