List of Famous people born on January 1st

Larry Towell is a Canadian photographer, poet, and oral historian. Towell is known for his photographs of sites of political conflict in the Ukraine, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Standing Rock and Afghanistan, among others. In 1988, Towell became the first Canadian member of Magnum Photos.

Laura Coleman is an English model, social media influencer and actress represented by MODELS 1. At Age 22, Coleman won the Miss England 2008 beauty pageant and represented England at Miss World.

Howard Keith Henson is an American electrical engineer and writer. Henson writes on subjects including space engineering, space law, memetics, cryonics, evolutionary psychology, and the physical limitations of Transhumanism. In 1975, Henson founded the L5 Society with his then-wife Carolyn Meinel to promote space colonization. In 1987 the L5 Society merged with the National Space Institute to form the National Space Society.

Michèle Burke is an Irish-born Academy Award-winning make-up artist.

Wang Tsing-fong is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician.

Annalena McAfee is a British children's author and journalist.