List of Famous people born on January 1st

Pandu was an Indian Tamil actor, who appeared in many comedy roles. His brother Idichapuli Selvaraj had also previously appeared in films as a comedian.

Carina N. Driscoll is an American politician who served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives for the Chittenden District from 2001 to 2003. She is the daughter of Jane Sanders and stepdaughter of Bernie Sanders.

Beate Heinemann is a German particle physicist who has held positions at universities in Europe and the USA. She currently holds a joint appointment at two German institutions, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg and the DESY laboratory in Hamburg.

Enrique Gómez "Kike" Hermoso is a Spanish footballer who plays for Betis Deportivo Balompié as a central defender.

John G. "Jack" Trice was a football player who became the first African-American athlete for Iowa State College. Trice died due to injuries suffered during a college football game against the University of Minnesota on October 6, 1923. He is the namesake for Jack Trice Stadium, Iowa State's football stadium.

Ricardo Clemente Quintela is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who is currently Governor of La Rioja Province, since 11 December 2019.

Mladen Petrić is a retired Croatian professional footballer who played as a forward or striker. During his career, he played for Grasshopper, Basel, Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Fulham, West Ham United and Panathinaikos, as well as internationally for the Croatian national team. He also holds Swiss citizenship.

Shona L. Brown is a business executive and consultant to non-profits and corporations. She was an executive at Google from 2003 to 2012, where she was senior vice president of business operations.

Colonel Muharrem Köse is an officer in the Turkish Armed Forces. He was claimed by unnamed sources in the Turkish security forces to have been a leader of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt on 15 July 2016. Köse had reportedly been expelled from the military some months earlier.

Hu Shuli is the founder and publisher of Caixin Media. She is also the professor of the School of Communication and Design at Sun Yat-sen University and the adjunct professor of the School of Journalism and Communication at Renmin University of China.