List of Famous people born on January 1st

Gian-Carla "Gia" Coppola is an American film director and screenwriter. She is a granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola, the daughter of Jacqui de la Fontaine and Gian-Carlo Coppola and the niece of Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola.

Zhang Zhinan is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southeast China's Fujian province. He was investigated by the Communist Party of China's anti-graft agency in April 2020. Previously he served as executive vice governor of Fujian and also a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Fujian Provincial Committee. He was a delegate to the 18th and 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress. Zhang became the first official at provincial or ministerial level to be investigated by the anti-corruption watchdog in 2020, only seven days earlier than Sun Lijun, former deputy minister of Public Security.

Jatin Das is an Indian painter, sculptor and muralist. He is counted amongst the most contemporary artists of India.

Lynn A. Barry is an American former Assistant Executive Director of USA women's basketball and former adviser to the Women's National Basketball Association. Barry is also considered to be the most talented player in the College of William & Mary's women's basketball program history.