List of Famous people born on January 2nd

Alexander Ivanovich Marinesko was a Soviet naval officer and, during World War II, the captain of the submarine S-13 which sank the German military transport ship Wilhelm Gustloff. The most successful Soviet submarine commander in terms of gross register tonnage (GRT) sunk, with 42,000 GRT to his name, he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1990.

Jonah Anthony Bolden is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He started his professional career with FMP in Serbia, where he was named the ABA League Top Prospect in 2017. He played a season-and-a-half with the Philadelphia 76ers before joining the Phoenix Suns.

Milovan Rajevac is a Serbian football manager and former professional player.

Çağla Şıkel is a Turkish model, actress and TV presenter.

Tomohito Sakai is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played for the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Shovkovskyi is a retired Ukrainian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Dynamo Kyiv in the Vyscha Liha, the top level of Ukrainian football, from 1993 to 2016. In the 2020 Kyiv local election Shovkovskyi was elected into the Kyiv City Council, as candidate of UDAR.

Bernadette Schild is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria.

Yany Prado is a Cuban actress. She is best known for playing Génesis in La doble vida de Estela Carrillo and Irma in La reina soy yo. In 2021, Prado starred on the Netflix's series Sky Rojo as Gina.

Carlos Soler Barragán is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a central or right midfielder.

Gilles Cervara is a French tennis coach. He has been a coach since 2007, and has worked full-time with Daniil Medvedev since summer 2017, helping him capture thirteen ATP Tour singles titles and reach a career-high ranking of World No. 2. Cervara's previous job as a hitting partner included such famous clients as Thomas Enqvist, Justine Henin, and Marat Safin.