List of Famous people born on January 2nd

Wolfgang "Teddy" de Beer is a retired German footballer who played as a goalkeeper with MSV Duisburg and Borussia Dortmund.

Ömer Ali Şahiner is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for İstanbul Başakşehir. He made his Süper Lig debut on 17 August 2013 against Fenerbahçe.

Manuel García Alonso is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sporting Gijón.

Rodrigo Manuel Gómez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek club Asteras Tripolis.

Froylán Greing Ledezma Stephens is a retired Costa Rican international football forward.

Jérôme Pineau is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2015 for the Bouygues Télécom, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and IAM Cycling squads. Born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Pineau now works as the general manager for UCI ProTeam B&B Hotels p/b KTM.

Eva Luise Köhler is the wife of the former German President Horst Köhler and as such, was sometimes referred to by the media as the "First Lady" during her husband's presidency.

Dustin Clare is an Australian actor. He is known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned, and as Riley Ward on the series McLeod's Daughters.

Alexander Ivanovich Tikhonov is a former Soviet biathlete.

Mahée Paiement is a Quebec movie and television actress and known for playing several roles in popular Quebec movies and films since 1986.