List of Famous people born on January 1st

Elaine Davidson C is the "Most Pierced Woman" according to the Guinness World Records.

Anne-Marie Withenshaw is a Canadian television and radio personality, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Nina Zimmer is a German art historian who is director of the Zentrum Paul Klee and the Museum of Fine Arts Bern.

Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn is a German professional footballer who plays for Bayern Munich II as a winger and striker.

Zhang Xuezhong is a Chinese academic of constitutional law and a human rights lawyer. He was a lecturer at the East China University of Political Science and Law from 2001 to 2013. Prior to his dismissal from the institution, he was known for calling for constitutionalism and giving more meaningful effect to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China's guarantees of human rights. In his capacity as a human rights lawyer he has defended members of the New Citizens' Movement.

Noureddine Melikechi, D.Phil is an atomic, molecular, and optical physicist, educator and inventor. He is the author of more than 125 peer-reviewed publications, three book chapters and 15 patents. Melikechi is a member of the Mars Science Laboratory, NASA’s largest Mars exploration effort to date.

Sudabeh Mortezai, is an Austrian–Iranian filmmaker and producer. She is best known as the director of critically acclaimed films Macondo and Joy which won several international awards at film festivals.

Lu Hao is a Chinese politician, serving as the head of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Previously, Lu Hao was the youngest provincial governor in China, as the Governor of Heilongjiang Province from 2013 to 2018. Lu has also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Youth League, and vice-mayor of Beijing.

Christopher J. Kraus is a German author and film director.

Yin Hong is a Chinese politician, serving since December 2019 as the Governor of Henan Province. Previously he had spent his entire political career in Shanghai.