List of Famous people born on January 1st

Chang Ya-juo was the mistress of Chiang Ching-kuo and bore twin sons for him, John Chiang and Winston Chang in 1942. She met Chiang when she was working at a training camp for enlistees in the fight against Japan while he was serving as the head of Gannan Prefecture.

Erdal Erzincan is a Turkish folk music musician, composer, and singer. In 1981, he moved to Istanbul and studied bağlama at the Arif Sağ music school in 1985. Since 1989, he has been studying music at Istanbul Technical University. He has conducted research on the selpe method, which is a method for playing bağlama without a plectrum, similar to the tapping method on guitar.

Chiu Chang is a Taiwanese lawyer. She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2001, representing the Democratic Progressive Party, and left office the next year.

Emil J. Freireich was an American cancer biologist. He was recognized as a pioneer in the treatment of cancer and use of chemotherapy and is often known as the father of modern leukemia therapy.

Peter Franklin Kurland is an American production sound mixer.

Enric Juliana Ricart is a Spanish journalist and political commentator.

Paco Roncero is a Spanish chef. He won La Real Academia de Gastronomía's National Gastronomy Award in 2006, and he was a judge on the reality television show MasterChef Colombia. He is the head chef of Sublimotion, known for its high cost yet unique dining experience.

Lecca is a Japanese politician and singer who debuted in 2005.

Krzysztof Urbański is a Polish conductor and composer.

Michael Klein is a Brazilian business executive. He is the CEO of the Brazilian chain of department stores, Casas Bahia, and former Chairman of Via Varejo, the parent company of Casas Bahia, Cnova Brazil and Ponto Frio. Michael's father, Samuel Klein, founded Casas Bahia in 1952. Since June 2019, the Klein family own a controlling stake in Via Varejo.