List of Famous people born on January 2nd

Seiichi Morimura is a Japanese novelist and author, born in Kumagaya. He is best known for the controversial The Devil's Gluttony (悪魔の飽食) (1981), which revealed the atrocities committed by Unit 731 of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).

Saddil Ramdani is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League club Sabah and the Indonesia national team.

Hiroto Goya is a Japanese football player. He currently plays for Kashiwa Reysol in J1 League. He previously had a loan spell at fellow J2 League side Tokushima Vortis. His regular playing position is forward.

Viktor Johan Anton Claesson is a Swedish international footballer who plays for Krasnodar. He is a playmaker or left winger well known for his passing and set piece abilities.

Chow Chung is a Hong Kong film and television actor, and a member of the South China Film Industry Workers Union. He was chair for three consecutive years, resigning in 2005.

Michèle George is a Paralympic equestrian of Belgium. She won two gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, a gold and one silver at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and another two gold medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Naoko Sato is a retired Japanese professional tennis player.

Mehmet Akyüz is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Adana Demirspor.

Patrick Huard is a Quebec-born Canadian actor, writer and comedian.

Gustavo Henrique Ferrareis, known as Gustavo Ferrareis or just Ferrareis, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as either an attacking midfielder or a forward for Puebla.