List of Famous people born on January 1st

Padre José Luis Borga is a Portuguese Roman Catholic priest and Christian contemporary musician. In 10 years, he has released six CDs, two of which reached Platinum, one a Double Platinum and one Gold.

Nasir Gebelli is an Iranian-American programmer and video game designer usually credited in his games as simply Nasir. Gebelli wrote Apple II games for Sirius Software, created his own company Gebelli Software, and worked for Squaresoft. He became known in the early 1980s for producing fast action games for the Apple II, including 3D shooters.

Kelin Poldy Rivera Kroll is a Peruvian business manager, entrepreneur, social advocate, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who holds the international crown of World Miss University 2016 and the national crown of Miss Peru 2019. She represented Peru at the Miss Universe 2019 competition where she placed as a Top 10 finalist.

Burhan Sönmez is a Kurdish prize-winning novelist from Turkey. He is the President of PEN International, elected at the Centennial Congress in 2021.

Patrick Watson is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Montreal, Quebec. It also refers to the eponymous band formed by Watson, whose blend of cabaret pop and classical music influences with indie rock has been compared to Rufus Wainwright, Andrew Bird, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley and Pink Floyd for its experimental musicianship. Patrick Watson's album Close to Paradise was awarded the Polaris Music Prize in 2007.

Nelson Crispín Corzo is a Colombian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Colombia at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021. He won seven medals in total: one gold medal, five silver medals and one bronze medal.

Serdar Bilgili is a businessman who served as the president of the Istanbul-based football club Beşiktaş J.K..

Aydoğan Vatandaş is an investigative journalist from Turkey, specializing in Political Science and International Relations. He is the author of 13 books, many of which have become bestsellers in Turkey. 'Reporting from the Bridge' and 'Hungry for Power: Erdogan's Witch Hunt and The Abuse of State Power' are the first two books published in English in the U.S.

Mami Kataoka is an art curator and writer. She received a BA from Aichi University of Education in 1988.

Hassan Rateb is an Egyptian businessman.