List of Famous people born on January 1st

April H. Foley was the American ambassador to Hungary from 2006 to 2009 and is the chair of the board of trustees of The Hungary Initiatives Foundation. Foley attributes her appointment as ambassador to her friendship with George W. Bush, a classmate from Harvard.

Simon Thompson is an make-up artist who was nominated at the 70th Academy Awards for his work on the film Titanic in the category of Best Makeup. He shared his nomination with Greg Cannom and Tina Earnshaw.

Tharwat el-Kherbawy is an Egyptian lawyer and dissident former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood who is known for his anti-Brotherhood views, and present-day political thinker, and researcher on Islamist groups.

Theresa Park is a New York-based literary agent. She discovered and represents several internationally best-selling authors, including Nicholas Sparks, Debbie Macomber, Emily Giffin, Janice Y.K. Lee, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Cecelia Ahern, and Deborah Harkness, among others.

Sir Donald William Insall is a British architect, conservationist and author, who has been described as "one of the leading conservation architects of his generation". He is the founder of the architectural, conservation and architectural consultancy practice, Donald Insall Associates.