List of Famous people born on January 1st

Daniel Zimmermann is a German politician, founder of the PETO party and is the mayor of Monheim am Rhein since 21 October 2009. He is the youngest mayor in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Aurélien Giraud is a French goofy-footed professional street skateboarder from Lyon.

Gerhard Conrad is an officer of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), the foreign intelligence agency of Germany, and one of its foremost experts on the Arab world. A fluent Arabic speaker, he was bureau chief of the BND's Damascus office from 1998 to 2002. He holds a doctorate of Islamic studies. His wife also works as a BND agent.

Eva María Garrido García, known professionally as Eva Yerbabuena, is a Spanish flamenco dancer. She formed her own dance company in 1998 and won Spain's National Dance Award in 2001. She is considered one of flamenco's leading performers.

Liao Guoxun is a Chinese politician currently serving as mayor and deputy party chief of Tianjin. He is of Tujia people ethnicity.

Stephen Hopkins is a Jamaican-born British-Australian director and producer of film and television. He directed Predator 2, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Blown Away, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, and the Jesse Owens biopic Race. He also produced and directed several episodes of the first season of 24.

Keiichi Tanaami is one of the leading pop artists of postwar Japan, and has been active as multi-genre artist since the 1960s as a graphic designer, illustrator, video artist and fine artist.

María Luisa Albores González is a Mexican politician from the National Regeneration Movement who has been the Secretary of Social Development since 2018.

Matthias Prinz is a German lawyer who works in the field of reputation and privacy protection, defamation, media, entertainment and sports law. He has represented major corporations, including SAP, Audi, Volkswagen, T-Mobile as well as individuals including the Swedish Royal Family, Princess Caroline of Hanover, The Sultan of Brunei, Prince Albert of Monaco, Helmut Newton, David Beckham, Don Johnson and Karl Lagerfeld.

Fatih Dönmez is a Turkish politician and the current Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.