List of Famous people born on January 1st

Maggie Hardy Knox is an American billionaire businesswoman and the owner of 84 Lumber and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, both founded by her father Joseph A. Hardy III.

Tion Otang is an I-Kiribati bureaucrat. On March 28, 2003, Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati was removed from power by a motion of no confidence in the House of Assembly of Kiribati. On such occasions, the Council of State assumes all executive functions until the next presidential election. As then-Chair of the Public Service Commission, Otang was also ex officio Chair of the Council of State. The Council of State remained in power until the election of Anote Tong on July 10, 2003.

Upi Avianto is an Indonesian screenwriter and film director who has worked on several of Indonesia's most popular films in the 2000s.

Gladys Lomafu Pato is a Swazi short story writer, teacher and lecturer.

Thimios Bakatakis is a Greek cinematographer. He has served as a cinematographer for various feature films, short films, music videos, and commercials, often collaborating with director Yorgos Lanthimos on his projects.