List of Famous people born on January 1st

Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Hussein is a Saudi engineer. He has been the minister of water and electricity since 2004.

Sipho Mchunu is a Zulu musician best known for his partnership with 'white Zulu' Johnny Clegg in the band Juluka from the 1970s to the 1990s. Mchunu's Zulu compositions, vocals and guitar work brought traditional Zulu styles such as maskanda and mbaqanga to a wider crossover audience both in South Africa and internationally.

Eida Al Menhali is an Emirati singer. He is also referred to as Aida al-Menhali. Known for his hit single "Motasoa," he headlined at the Mother of the Nation Festival in 2018 at the Abu Dhabi Corniche, Abu Dhabi.

Yūko Shiokawa is a Japanese violinist, born June 1, 1946.

Hero Ibrahim Ahmed is the former First Lady of Iraq and the widow of Jalal Talabani.

Chen Hsueh-sheng is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Lienchiang County from 2001 to 2009, and has represented Lienchiang County in the Legislative Yuan since 2012.

Abdulrab Rasul Sayyaf is an exiled Afghan politician and former mujahideen commander. He took part in the war against the Marxist–Leninist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) government in the 1980s, leading the Afghan mujahideen faction Ittehad-al-Islami.