List of Famous people born on January 1st

William Harper is a Chicago photographer and composer. His photography is concerned with natural form and line and his music is theatrical, technology-based work sourced from liturgical and folk traditions. Harper first earned critical acclaim for his work defining a Chicago style of new music theater and opera as the creator and producer of many full-length original works for the American Ritual Theater Company (ARTCO). Concurrent with these projects, and subsequently, Harper’s opera, music theater, dance, orchestra, chorus, and electro-acoustic works have been commissioned and performed by companies including The Minnesota Opera Company, The New Music Theater Ensemble of Minneapolis, INTAR Hispanic American Cultural Center, The Goodman Theater, Hartford Stage and The Music Theatre Group. Harper’s recently completed Unquiet Myths, a suite of electro-acoustic pieces was commissioned by The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company for Spill Out!, which premiered in 2006 and is scheduled to begin a national tour this year. William Harper received a PhD in music composition from the Eastman School of Music, and has received support from many foundations including the National Institute for Music Theater, the Djerassi Foundation, the Yaddo Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Illinois and New York State Arts Councils and The MacArthur Foundation.

Ella Jay Basco is an American actress, best known for her work in Birds of Prey (2020).

Munira Mirza is a British political advisor who has served as Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit since her appointment by incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 24 July 2019. She previously worked under Johnson as Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture when he was Mayor of London.

Geeta Bali was an Indian film actress who appeared in Hindi language films. She was considered one of the most spontaneous and expressive stars of Bollywood for her acting.

Harry K. Yee is a former bartender from Honolulu, Hawaii who is credited with having helped to spread tiki culture during the mid-twentieth century, both in Hawaii and in the continental United States. He invented the Blue Hawaii cocktail, and is attributed with being the first bartender to use paper parasols and Vanda Orchids in tiki drinks.

Higor Meritão is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club UNAM, on loan from Ferroviária.

Manuel Cruz Rodríguez is a Spanish philosopher and politician who served as the 60th President of the Senate from May to December 2019. Prior to this, between 2016 and 2019, Cruz served as member of the Congress of Deputies in representation of Barcelona. He is a member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia.

Wagner de Campos Rosário is the current Brazilian Minister of Transparency, Supervision and Control, having temporarily assumed the post after the resignation of Torquato Jardim and the refusal of Osmar Serraglio, and became effective thereafter. On November 20, 2018, President-elect Jair Bolsonaro stated that Wagner Campos will remain in the ministry. Rosário served as a career servant at the Ministry of Transparency, Supervision and Control and, from August 2016 until March 2017, he was executive secretary of the pulp. He was also captain of the Army.

Hacı Ömer Sabancı was a Turkish entrepreneur, who founded a number of companies, which later formed the second largest industrial and financial conglomerate of Turkey, the Sabancı Holding. He initiated the establishment of a dynasty of Turkey's wealthiest businesspeople.

Lee Hsien Yang is a Singaporean senior management executive and politician. He had joined the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) led by the former Member of Parliament (MP), Tan Cheng Bock.