List of Famous people born on January 1st

Jeanne Benameur is a French woman writer. Her father was Algerian and her mother was Italian. The family moved to La Rochelle when Benameur was 5 years old.

Christian Jankowski is a contemporary multimedia artist who largely works with video, installation and photography. He lives and works in Berlin and New York.

Wang Chen is a Chinese journalist and politician. He served as Director of State Council Information Office from 2008 to 2013, and currently serves as the Secretary-General of the 12th National People's Congress Standing Committee.

İhsan Oktay Anar, is a Turkish writer, illustrator, literature translator and an academic.

Serhiy Anatolyovych Hayduk is a Ukrainian Vice Admiral and a former commander of the Ukrainian Navy.

Mohammed Shia' Sabbar al-Sudani is an Iraqi politician was the Human Rights Minister of Iraq in the Council of Ministers of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki from 2010 until October 2014. He was the Governor of Maysan Province between 2009 and 2010.

Vitali Sergeyevich Bezrukov, is a Soviet and Russian actor and theatre director.

Mohamed Aujjar is a Moroccan politician of the National Rally of Independents party. Mr. Mohamed Aujjar, appointed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Minister of Justice, on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.

Hisham al-Khashin born in 14 July 1963, is an Egyptian author and novelist. He has published two short story collections and seven novels so far. In 2014, his novel “Graphite” was nominated in the long list for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. His novel “7 Days of Tahrir” has also been converted into a TV series entitled “Wa Yaati Al nahaar” which was produced by the Cairo voice company. 

Wang Shaw-lan is a Taiwanese businesswoman who serves as the publisher of the United Daily News and the publishing-ceased Min Sheng Bao in Taiwan. She studied at Shih Hsin University, graduating in 1964.