List of Famous people born on January 1st

Krit Ratanarak is a Thai billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Bangkok Broadcasting & Television Company and head of one of Thailand's leading family business groups. The Ratanarak family have substantial holdings in a number of Thai-based companies including Krungsri Bank, Siam City Cement, Allianz Ayudhya, Sri Ayudhya Capital, Matching Studio, Media of Medias and Eastern Star Real Estate as well as holding a majority stake in BBTV.

Sergey Nikolaevich Starostin is a Russian folk and jazz composer and performer, famous for his modern interpretations of archaic Russian folk music. In his compositions, he sings, plays folk flutes, reed instruments and gusli.

Dan Jinks is an American film and television producer. In February 2010, Jinks launched his own film and television production company, the Dan Jinks Company. In July 2011, he signed an overall deal with CBS Television Studios.

Eva Gonda de Rivera is a Mexican billionaire heiress and businesswoman. Along with her daughters, she owns a major stake in the FEMSA beverage corporation, which operates convenience stores and bottling plants across Mexico and Latin America.