List of Famous people born on January 1st

Brigitte Chamarande was a French actress. She was known for her roles in Subway, L'Étudiante, and Betty.

Jana Sue Memel, is an American Academy Award-winning film producer, film director and writer, best known for her films Ray’s Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1987) and Lieberman in Love (1995) that won Oscars in 1988 and 1996 respectively both in the category “Live Action Short Film”. She has produced over 25 movies and over 65 life-action shorts, some of which won Writers Guild and Director Guild Awards, Emmys, CableACE Awards and the Humanitas Prize. Currently she is communications consultant founder of “The Hollywood Way” and Executive Director of the Schools of Entertainment at Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

Maoupa Cedric Maake, known as The Wemmer Pan Killer, is a South African serial killer who was convicted of 27 murders but was suspected of killing many more.

Brett Alexander Palos is a British property developer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Brett Palos Investments and the chairman of The Thackery Estate. Palos owns Palos Developments, a luxury property development and design company in Miami Beach, Florida.

Allan Cubitt is a British television, film, and theatre writer, director, and producer, best known for his work on Prime Suspect II and The Fall.

Legqog is a retired Tibetan politician.