List of Famous people born on January 1st
Hung Huang
Hung Huang (Chinese: 洪晃; pinyin: Hóng Huàng is an American-Chinese television host, author, actress, blogger, media figure, and the publisher of the fashion magazine iLook.
Şemdin Sakık
Şemdin Sakık, nicknamed Semo or Parmaksiz Zeki for having lost a finger while firing a rocket, is a former commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)'s military forces. He is best known for ordering the May 24, 1993 PKK ambush. He has been imprisoned since his capture in Iraqi Kurdistan by Turkish forces in 1998, shortly after his defection to the Kurdistan Democratic Party. He was a key witness in the Ergenekon trials.
DPR Live
Hong Da-bin, better known by his stage name DPR Live, is a South Korean rapper and singer. DPR stands for "Dream Perfect Regime". He released his debut EP, Coming to You Live, on March 15, 2017. He then released his second EP, Her, on December 7, 2017. His first studio album, Is Anybody Out There?, was released on March 3, 2020. He then released, Iite Cool, on July 23, 2021. ‘Iite Cool’ was the follow-up to his first full-length album, 2020’s ‘Is Anybody Out There?’
Afife Jale
Afife Jale was a Turkish stage actress, best known as the first Muslim theatre actress in Turkey.
Alfredo Harp Helú
Alfredo Harp Helú is a Mexican businessman of Lebanese origin, and as of 2011, with a net worth of $1.5 billion, is according to Forbes the 974th richest person in the world. He is also the cousin of Carlos Slim Helu, who as of 2013 is the second richest person in the world as ranked by Forbes.
Alev Alatlı
Alev Alatlı is a Turkish economist, columnist and bestselling novelist.
Nehro Mohammed
Nehro Mohammed Abdul-Karim Kasnazan is an Iraqi politician who led the Iraq Assembly of National Unity electoral coalition.
Derviş Zaim
Derviş Zaim is a Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist, who has twice won the Golden Orange for Best Director for Elephants and Grass (2000) and Dot (2008); Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Screenplay for Somersault in a Coffin (1996); and the Yunus Nadi literary prize for his debut novel Ares in Wonderland (1995).
Holger Handtke
Holger Handtke is a German television actor.
Lee Sungmin
Lee Sung-min, known mononymously as Sungmin and also LIU, is a South Korean singer, song-writer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Super Junior and its sub-groups Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H and Super Junior-M.