List of Famous people born on January 1st

Aniz Abraão David, better known as Anísio, is an illegal lottery operator (bicheiro) and the honorary president of the samba school Beija-Flor in Nilópolis. He has been the president of the Independent League of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro (LIESA) from 1985-1987.

Ghulam Fatima, frequently referred to as 'Miss Fatima', was/is an Indian-British Indian female chess master.

Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud is the second eldest child of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. As the eldest living son of King Abdullah, he is a member of the Allegiance Council.

Hüseyin Baybaşin is a drug trafficker of Kurdish origin from Turkey. He is currently serving life sentence in the Netherlands convicted of murder, drug smuggling and other charges.

Agustina Albertarrio is an Argentine field hockey player. She plays with the Argentina national field hockey team, winning silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Roberto Vilar Fernández is a Galician comedian, television presenter and actor.

Hassan Farhan al-Maliki is a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar who has been put on trial by the Saudi establishment for what they claim are his heterodox views on Islam. Al-Maliki's views have been described as Quranist, moderate, tolerant, and one of opposition to the takfirism ideology.

Alina Bronsky, is a Russian-born German writer. The rights of Bronsky's novels were counted in more than 15 countries; they appear among others in the US and Italy in both print and audio format. Her debut novel Scherbenpark (2008), or Broken Glass Park (2010), has received wide critical acclaim.

Shinya Tsukamoto is a Japanese film producer, screenwriter, editor, director, cinematographer, art director, production designer and actor, often playing the lead role in his films.

Keigo Moriyasu is a Japanese footballer. He played professionally for JPV Marikina during the 2018 Philippines Football League season. Previously he played as a striker for Edgeworth FC in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.