List of Famous people born on January 1st

Dhu al-Himma Shalish is the first cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and head of presidential security. He is part Bashar al-Assad's inner circle.

Uğur Erdoğan, is a Turkish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Tekirdağspor. He has been trained by the Galatasaray S.K. PAF youth department.

Jewad Selim (1919–1961) was an Iraqi painter and sculptor born in Ankara (Turkey) in 1919. He became an influential artist through his involvement with the Iraqi Baghdad Modern Art Group, which encouraged artists to explore techniques that combined both Arab heritage and modern art forms. He is considered to be one of Iraq's greatest 20th-century sculptors.

Yousry Nasrallah is an Egyptian film director.

Yasmin Ahmed Almubarak Altwaijri is a Senior Scientist and the Head of Epidemiology Research at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As the Head of Epidemiology Research, she studies the causes and effects of diseases and illnesses within a specific country, in her case Saudi Arabia. She studies the prevalence of conditions such as obesity and mental illness in Saudi society, and is active in advocating for social and political changes to promote better health.

Mohamed Al Shamy is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League side Ismaily SC as a forward.

Fang Liu is a Chinese attorney who is currently the twelfth Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a position she has held since 2015. She is the first woman to hold this position.

Ahmed Rachedi is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for the film Z (1969), which he helped produce. His 1971 film L'Opium et le Bâton was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1981 film Ali in Wonderland won a Special Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.

Chen Yu-hwei, also known as Zheng Feng, is a wuxia novelist.

Yu Jianrong is a Chinese sociologist who researches rural development at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.