List of Famous people born on January 1st

Klaus Florian Vogt is a German operatic tenor known for singing roles written by Richard Wagner.

Kei Sanbe is a Japanese manga artist born in Tomakomai, Hokkaido and raised in Chiba Prefecture. He has formerly worked under the pseudonym Keisuke Kawara . He is married to illustrator Keishi Kanesada .

Nurhan Atasoy is a Turkish art historian. She specializes in history of Ottoman and Islamic art. She served as a Department Chairman in the Department of Fine Arts, Archeology and Art History at Istanbul University until 1999 and is now a resident scholar of the Turkish Cultural Foundation. Since 2012 she sits as a permanent guest on Tarihin Arka Odası, a TV program dedicated to history, with journalist Murat Bardakçı and historian Erhan Afyoncu.

Hozan Canê is a contemporary German-Kurdish singer, who is famous for her contributions to Kurdish music.

Jiang Tianyong is a human rights lawyer in the People's Republic of China. Based in Beijing, he is a prominent figure in the Weiquan movement, and has defended Tibetans, petitioners, Falun Gong adherents, HIV/AIDS victims, and other vulnerable groups. Jiang's human rights advocacy has drawn the ire of Chinese authorities; his applications for renewal of his legal license have been denied, and he has been detained on multiple occasions.

Lukman Njoto or Njoto (1925–1965) was a senior national leader of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI), who joined the party shortly after the country's declaration of independence, and was killed following the 1965 coup attempt.

Livia Leu Agosti is a Swiss diplomat. She is the first female ambassador of Switzerland to France and former Swiss Ambassador to Iran. She served as the ambassador in 2008, succeeding Philip Walty. Agosti was the first European female ambassador and the second female ambassador to serve in Iran after Sierra Leone's Ambassador, Hajia Alari Cole.

Lulu Xuan is a Chinese actress. She debuted in the television series The Dream of Red Mansions (2010). She is best known for portraying Lanman Shandi in the historical television series Legend of SouthWest Dance and Music (2013) and Jiang Yanli in the xianxia web series The Untamed (2019). She rose to fame with her lead role in "Well-Dominated love".

Brenda Lozano is a Mexican writer best known for her novel Loop which won the PEN Award on Translation.

Osama Faisal is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian League club Zamalek.