List of Famous people born on January 1st

Li Jie, more commonly known by her pen name Anni Baobei or Annie Baby, is a Chinese novelist, born 11 July 1974 in Ningbo, Zhejiang. Her first work in print was the 2000 novella Goodbye Vivian.

Abdallah bin Mahfudh ibn Bayyah is a Mauritanian politician, Islamic scholar and professor of Islamic studies at the King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Li Ruigang is a Chinese businessman. He was born in Gansu, but ancestral home was in Zhongshan, Guangdong

Khaled Al-Sarayra is a Jordanian field marshal who held the post of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces from 5 April 1993 to 18 July 1999 Date of death 11/18/2020.

Zhang Yang is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is the son of film director, Zhang Huaxun.

Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani is the youngest son of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former president of Iran.