List of Famous people born on January 1st

Hannah Azieb Pool is a British–Eritrean writer and journalist. She was born near the town of Keren in Eritrea during the war for independence from Ethiopia. She is a former staff writer for The Guardian newspaper, and writes regularly for national and international media. She is a patron of the SI Leeds Literary Prize for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women in the UK.

Frank A. Montaño is an American re-recording mixer. He has been nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Sound. He has worked on nearly 145 films since 1987.

Edibe Sözen Yavuz is an academic of sociology and communications, and politician.

Lynn Laverty Elsenhans is the former Chairperson, Chief Executive Officer and President of Sunoco.

Lesley Walker is a British film and television editor with more than thirty feature film credits. She came into prominence in the 1980s, when she "developed a fast and snappy editing style in the decade, with A Letter to Brezhnev (1985), Mona Lisa, Cry Freedom (1987), and Shirley Valentine." She has worked extensively with directors Terry Gilliam and Richard Attenborough.

Linda Shearman is a British former competitive ice dancer. With partner Michael Phillips, she became the 1963 European champion and 1963 World silver medalist.