List of Famous people born on January 1st

Shiu Ka-chun is a Hong Kong social worker and activist. He was one of leaders in the 2014 Hong Kong protests. In 2016, he was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong through the Social Welfare functional constituency. Shiu resigned along with 14 other remaining pro-democracy legislators from the Legislative Council on 11 November 2020, after the central government had unseated four of pro-democracy legislators the same day.

Junichi Ishii is a Japanese politician, currently a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, and affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi. A graduate of a high school in Chiba Prefecture, he served in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture since 2003, and was elected to the national House in 2007.

Davy Ngoma Di Malonda better known as Da Uzi also known by the nickname Le Libanais is, is a French rapper of Congolese origin.

Jackson Wan Kwong, born Lui Minkwong, is a singer from Hong Kong, nicknamed "the Temple Street Prince."

Macit Koper is a Turkish actor and scriptwriter.

Juan Carlos Blumberg is an Argentine textile entrepreneur and victims' rights advocate who rose to prominence following the 2004 murder of his son, Axel Blumberg.

Anni B Sweet is the stage name of Ana Fabiola López Rodríguez, a Spanish indie and folk singer-songwriter.

Christa Mulack was a German feminist theologian, educator and author.

Ekrem Dumanlı is a Turkish newspaper executive and, since 2001, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Zaman. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of its English-language version, Today's Zaman.

Sonja Zekri is a German journalist and author. Her topics are Near East, Eastern Europe, culture and religion, among others.