List of Famous people born on January 1st

Shu Hongbing is a Chinese cytologist and immunologist. He became a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2011 and TWAS in 2012. Shu is mainly known for his work on cell signal transduction related to immunity.

Rana Dajani is a Palestinian-Jordanian molecular biologist and tenured professor of biology and biotechnology at Hashemite University.She earned her Ph.D in molecular biology from the University of Iowa. Dajani is an expert on genetics of Circassian and Chechen populations in Jordan, also on conducting genome-wide association studies on diabetes and cancer on stem cells. Her work in stem cell research initiated the development of the Stem Cell Research Ethics Law and all regulations in Jordan. She is an advocate for the biological evolution theory in relation to the religion of Islam, and believes strongly in the education and empowerment of women, being a member of the United Nations Women Jordan Advisory Council. She is the recipient of the Jordan’s Order of Al Hussein for Distinguished Contributions of the Second Class.

Elif Doğan is a Turkish actress. A graduate of İstanbul University with a degree in musical studies, Doğan started her career with a role in the TV series Aşk Laftan Anlamaz and continued her career in television with Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır. She was then cast in a supporting role in Çukur and had her first leading role in the series Darısı Başımıza. She further rose to prominence with her role as Azra in the 2020 series Gençliğim Eyvah.

Joyce Mina Godenzi is a former actress and winner of the Miss Hong Kong pageant of 1984.

Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash is an Iraqi scientist and academic, sometimes dubbed "Mrs. Anthrax" by Anglo-American media for her unproven association with the alleged Iraqi biological weapons program. Ammash was number 53 on the Pentagon's list of the 55 most wanted, the five of hearts in the deck of Most wanted Iraqi playing cards, and the only woman to be featured. She was captured by coalition forces but later released without being charged.

Stefan Temmingh is a South African recorder player who now lives in Munich.

Leticia Muñoz Moreno is a Spanish violinist. She started her music education at the early age of 3 in both violin and piano with the Suzuki Method offering her first recitals when she was just 5. In 1996 she studied six years with Zakhar Bron at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía and in Germany at Köln Musikhochschule. Later on she followed the advice of Maxim Vengerov in Saarbrücken and David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she received the highest degree ever in the history of the school for her final recital. Her last teacher was Rostropovich since 2003.

Eddie Ng Hak-kim GBS, JP is a former Secretary for Education in the Hong Kong Government. From 2017, he is a temporary adjunct professor at the MBA Centre of Shanghai University.

Wang Xiaodong is a Chinese politician and current Deputy Party Committee Secretary and Governor of Hubei province. Originally from Jiangxi province, Wang spent his early career in his home province and in Guizhou. He was transferred to Hubei in 2011.

Teresa Präauer is an Austrian writer and visual artist.