List of Famous people born on January 2nd
Tamer Ashour
Tamer Ashour is an Egyptian singer and composer. From 2004 to 2011 he released more than 17 songs and 4 albums. Some of his better-known songs include "Zikrayat Kaddaba", "Ekhtarna Leh"(We Chose Les), "Thania Wahda"("One second"), and "Enta Ekhtart".
Nicolás Bertolo
Nicolás Santiago Bertolo is an Argentinian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Banfield, on loan from River Plate, in the Argentine Primera División. His nickname is El Cordobes.
Perng Fai-nan
Perng Fai-nan is a Taiwanese economist. He served as the Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 25 February 1998 to 26 February 2018, the longest serving governor in the bank's history. Perng held the distinction as "Best Central Banker in the world" for 14 years per Global Finance.
Julieta Serrano
Julieta Serrano Romero is a Spanish theatre and cinema actress. Her prolific career began in the 1960s, and she has worked with directors Pedro Almodóvar and Ventura Pons.
Yusuke Suzuki
Yusuke Suzuki is a Japanese racewalker. He has represented Japan in the 20 km event twice at the World Championships in Athletics and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is the pending world record holder for the 20 km walk with a time of 1:16:36 hours at an event in his home town of Nomi in 2015.
Alexandre Grendene Bartelle
Alexandre Grendene Bartelle is a Brazilian businessman and billionaire. In 1971, co-founded sandal manufacturer Grendene with his brother, Pedro Grendene Bartelle. According to Forbes, he was worth US$1.86 billion as of May 2016.
Julian Baumgartlinger
Julian Jakob Baumgartlinger is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen and the captains the Austria national team.
Veronika Dolina
Veronika Arkadyevna Dolina is a Soviet and Russian poet, bard, and songwriter.
Janina Altman
Janina Altman, born 2 January 1931 in Lwów, Poland, is a Polish-Israeli chemist, author and a Holocaust survivor.
Sa'ad Al-Faqih
Sa'ad Rashed Mohammad al-Faqih, also known as Sa'ad Al-Fagih, is a Muslim Saudi national and former surgeon who heads the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA). He lives in London. He was a key player in preparing the “Letter of Demands” of 1991 and the "Memorandum of Advice" the following year. Both documents were endorsed by a considerable number of prominent figures, including Sheikh Bin Baz, Al-Uthaymeen and Salman Al-Ouda, and were then presented to the king at the time Fahd. In 1994, the Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights was established and Al-Faqeeh was appointed as the head of its London office, with another Saudi dissident Mohammad al-Massari as the spokesperson. The two separated, and al-Faqih went on to set up MIRA in 1996.