List of Famous people born on January 1st

Alain Dorval is a French voice actor born in Algiers. He is best known as the official dub-over artist of Sylvester Stallone, Nick Nolte, and the Disney character Pete. His voice can also be heard on the radio stations Skyrock and ADO.

Li Qinfeng, known by her pen name Li Kotomi (りことみ), is a Taiwanese-born fiction writer, translator and essayist, who writes in Mandarin and Japanese. Her Japanese novel Hitorimai received the 60th Gunzo New Writers' Award for Excellence in 2017. In 2021, her latest novel won the 165th Akutagawa Prize.

Sultan bin Fahd Al Saud is the former president of youth welfare and a member of House of Saud.

Ricky Richardo Kambuaya, is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Persebaya Surabaya and the Indonesia national team.

Noboru Yamaguchi was the second kumicho, or Godfather, of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza gang in Japan.

Blu is the pseudonym of an Italian artist who conceals his real identity. He was born in Senigallia. He lives in Bologna and has been active in street art since 1999.

Alberico Evani, sometimes misspelled as Alberigo Evani, is an Italian football manager and former player, who was deployed as a midfielder. He started his club career with Milan, where he spent the majority of his playing career, winning several trophies during his 13 seasons at the club, including, three Serie A titles and two European Cups; he later also played for Sampdoria, Reggiana, and Carrarese. At international level, he represented Italy at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where they reached the final. He is the current head coach of the Italy Under-18 team.

Martin Popoff is a Canadian music journalist, critic and author. He is mainly known for writing about the genre of heavy metal music. The senior editor and co-founder of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, he has additionally written over twenty books that both critically evaluate heavy metal and document its history. He has been called "heavy metal's most widely recognized journalist" by his publisher. Popoff lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Şenkal Atasagun is a former Turkish civil servant. He was head of the National Intelligence Organization from 1998 to 2005.

Cemal Toktaş is a Turkish actor. He is a graduate of Istanbul University State Conservatory. Toktaş started his career in 2003 by appearing in the TV film Evlat. He made his cinematic debut with the movie Kara Köpekler Havlarken. Toktaş was also cast in Mahsun Kırmızıgül's Güneşi Gördüm, in which he portrayed the character of Kadri. For his role in this movie, he received the Sadri Alışık Award for Best Supporting Award.