List of Famous people born on January 1st

Kalaiyarasan is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He has collaborated with directors Myshkin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in Madras (2014) for which he received acclaim for his performance.

Chi Chia-wei is a Taiwanese gay civil rights activist.

Liu Chih-Pin is a Taiwanese admiral who is currently the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Republic of China Navy. He previously served as deputy Chief of the General Staff. From 2 January to 15 January 2020, he served as acting Chief of the General Staff due to the demise of then Chief of the General Staff Shen Yi-ming. Prior to being deputy Chief of the General Staff, he was Navy Chief of Staff and also deputy commander of the navy. He graduated from ROC Naval Academy, National Defense University, Naval Command and Staff College and Taiwan War College.

Frank Witzel is a German writer, illustrator, radio presenter and musician. He lives in Offenbach am Main, Hesse.

Max Czollek is a German lyric-poet, writer and stage performer. He is a member of the "G13" authors' collective.

Roberto Rivellino is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer. He was one of the stars of Brazil's 1970 FIFA World Cup winning team. Rivellino currently works as a pundit for Brazilian TV Cultura.

Albert Kwok, with the full name Albert Kwok Fen Nam was a leader of a resistance fighter known as the "Kinabalu Guerrillas" during the Japanese occupation of Borneo. He is regarded as the initiator of the so-called "Double Tenth Revolt" from 10 October 1943.

Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah is the most senior serving member and Chieftain dean of the House of Sabah and the only commander in the half-century history of the Kuwait National Guard.

Kumi Mizuno is a Japanese actress, most famous for appearing in several Toho kaiju films of the 1960s and early 1970s.

Sergei Petrovich Studennikov (1966/1967) is a Russian billionaire businessman, the founder and owner of the discount liquor store chain Red&White.