List of Famous people born on January 1st

Margit Auer is a German author. Her children's novels have sold a total of 7 million copies and have been translated into 25 languages. Margit Auer gained popularity through her book series Die Schule der magischen Tiere. The first book of this continuing series was published in 2013.

Hassan Khosrowshahi, is an Iranian-Canadian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He founded Future Shop, a Canadian consumer electronics chain store that was acquired by Best Buy in 2001 for c.$580 million. He currently invests via his family office, Persis Holdings Ltd.

Teruhiko Saigō is a Japanese singer and actor. As a singer, he is known as one of the three "Gosanke", along with Yukio Hashi and Kazuo Funaki.

Anna Elisabeth Johansson Bågenholm is a Swedish radiologist from Vänersborg, who survived after a skiing accident in 1999 left her trapped under a layer of ice for 80 minutes in freezing water. During this time she became a victim of extreme hypothermia and her body temperature decreased to 13.7 °C (56.7 °F), one of the lowest survived body temperatures ever recorded in a human with accidental hypothermia. Bågenholm was able to find an air pocket under the ice, but suffered circulatory arrest after 40 minutes in the water.

Frederik Pleitgen is a German journalist and correspondent for CNN International.

Saskia Fischer is a German actress who began her career in 1991. She is the daughter of Nicole Heesters and the granddaughter of famous actors Johannes Heesters and Louisa Ghijs. Fischer has lived since 2002 with actor Mario Ramos in Hamburg with whom she has a son.

Matthew John Symonds is a British journalist, since 2018 executive director of the Larry Ellison Foundation. He was a co-founder of The Independent in 1986.

Koji Matsui is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Kyoto, Kyoto and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, receiving a master's degree from Northwestern University while in the ministry. Leaving the ministry in 2000, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.

Misha'an al-Juburi is an Iraqi politician from the Sunni Arab community and member of Al-Arabiya Coalition. He also was the head of Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc, which held three seats in the Iraqi Council of Representatives from 2005–2010. Juburi is the publisher of the al-Itijah al-Akhar newspaper and the owner of the Syrian-based Arrai TV. He is a Sheikh of the Al-Jiburi tribe, which is powerful in Salahuddin Governorate. As of 2016, he is a senior member of a parliamentary committee investigating official corruption.

Thet Thet Khine is a Burmese politician, physician and businesswoman who currently serves as minister for Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement of Myanmar.She is a former member of parliament in the House of Representatives for Dagon Township constituency. She is a prominent businesswoman in Myanmar and owns a number of gold, jewelry, and gem production companies.