List of Famous people born on January 1st

Noah Harpster is an American actor, writer, producer and director.

Yana Molodezki is an Israeli badminton player.

Rikako Yuasa ; born 12 April 1991) is a submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor. Regarded by some as one of the greatest Japanese BJJ fighters, Yuasa is a World, European and Asian champion in coloured belt and a four times black belt World champion.

Martha Nasibù (1931–2020) was an Ethiopian writer and artist living in France. Her patronymic also appears as Nassibou.

Bengisu Erçetin is a Turkish badminton player. She was crowned as the girls' doubles champion at the 2016 European U15 Badminton Championships in Kazan, Russia partnered with Zehra Erdem, and also won the bronze medal in the singles event. Teamed-up with Nazlıcan İnci, they grabbed the silver medal in U17 Championships in 2016, and made it to the gold medal in 2017 with Erdem. She won her first senior international tournament at the 2017 Turkey International tournament. Erçetin competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, and won the silver medal in the women's doubles event with İnci.

Kenneth M. Jacobs is the chairman and chief executive officer of Lazard since November 16, 2009. Jacobs joined Lazard in 1988. Jacobs was named a Lazard Partner in 1991, and in 2002 he was named Deputy Chairman and Head of North America for Lazard. In this role, he focused on enhancing the firm's business by entering into new markets and adding new practices, such as restructuring, strategic capital structure advice, and private fund advisory. He also focused on bringing in new staff specializing in energy, technology and healthcare.