List of Famous people born on January 1st

Randa Habib is a French journalist of Lebanese origin, who as director of the Amman, Jordan, bureau of Agence France-Presse (AFP), one of the three global news agencies, since 1987, has spent 25 years covering war, politics and economic development in the Middle East. She has reported extensively in Iraq and other areas of conflict and interviewed royalty and leaders throughout the region. Habib has been named director for the Middle East and North Africa for the AFP Foundation as of 1 April 2012.

Mohammed Alrotayyan, is a Saudi journalist and novelist. In 1992, he started publishing in Saudi newspaper and Middle-Eastern newspapers. He also worked as a journalist for the Fawasil and Qutoof magazines, and he has writings published in several publications. Generally, he is considered a public journalist with no affiliations to any political parties.

Bülent Bezdüz is a Turkish operatic tenor.

Hidemi Suzuki is a Japanese cellist.