List of Famous people born on January 1st

Albert Poon Bing-Lit is a racing driver from Hong Kong, China. He is best known for winning the Macau Grand Prix in 1964, the only Hong Kong driver to win the event. Poon's name is synonymous with the Macau Grand Prix as he holds the record for competing in the most consecutive Macau Grand Prix. Beginning with his first race in 1961, Poon competed for the last time in 1982, the year before the race switched to Formula 3.

Damian Martin is an Australian make-up artist specializing in prosthetic and creature makeup. He worked with Jim Henson's Creature Shop on the TV series Farscape and has worked on such films as Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. In 2016, he won an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling along with Elka Wardega and Lesley Vanderwalt at the 88th Academy Awards for his work on the movie Mad Max: Fury Road. He was also nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair in the 69th British Academy Film Awards.

Rufus Washington Ewing is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician and medical doctor, who was elected Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the 2012 general election. He was the islands' first premier since the government of the United Kingdom suspended the office in 2009, temporarily imposing direct rule under the office of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, due to corruption allegations against the government of Michael Misick.

Ronald Bronstein is an American film director, screenwriter, editor and actor. He directed, wrote and edited the 2007 film Frownland.

Mustafa Cahit Kıraç is the governor of Diyarbakir Province in Turkey. Consecutively, he is former governor of İzmir, Adana, Sakarya, Aksaray and Sirnak provinces.

Lisa Thompson is an Australian set decorator and Academy Award winner.

Hilmar Wäckerle was a commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was the first commandant of Dachau concentration camp.

Maria Djurkovic is a British production designer for film and television.