List of Famous people born on January 1st

Maria Candace Yuen Ka-ning is a Hong Kong judge. She has served as a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal since May 2002.

Gladys Veronica Li, QC, SC, is a former Barrister in England, a Senior Counsel at the Hong Kong Bar with a constitutional law and human rights practice, and a founding member of the Hong Kong Civic Party.

Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum was the Ruler of Dubai from April 1894–February 1906. The fifth Maktoum Ruler since the establishment of the dynasty in 1833. Maktoum's short but 'liberal and enlightened' reign was to transform the coastal port. He was responsible for the establishment of the trading community of Dubai, encouraging disaffected merchants from Lingeh to bring their businesses to Dubai after the Persian government had introduced unpopular taxes.

Abdullah Zeydan is a Turkish politician of Kurdish descent and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP).

Afonso Poyart is a Brazilian film director, producer and writer. He made his feature film directorial debut with the 2012 action 2 Coelhos and later directed the film Solace, starring Anthony Hopkins.