Famous People Born on January 1

♑ Capricorn

• Panagiotis Giannakis (1959) — Greek basketball player and coach
• Betsy Ross (1752) — American upholsterer (1752–1836)
• Christian Paradis (1974) — Canadian politician (born 1974)
• Artur Rodziński (1892) — Polish and American conductor (1892–1958)
• Lorenzo de' Medici (1449) — Lord of Florence from 1469 to 1492
• David Nalbandian (1982) — Argentine tennis player (born 1982)
• Shaji N. Karun (1952) — Indian film director and cinematographer (1952–2025)
• Fritz Hollings (1922) — American politician (1922–2019)
• Jyotiraditya Scindia (1971) — Indian politician (born 1971)
• Maria Edgeworth (1768) — Anglo-Irish novelist (1768–1849)
• Noah Kahan (1997) — American singer-songwriter (born 1997)
• Huldrych Zwingli (1484) — Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484–1531)
• Ali al-Rida (766) — Eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
• Vernon L. Smith (1927) — American economist and Nobel laureate (born 1927)
• Fernando Tatís (1975) — Dominican baseball player (born 1975)
• Xavier Cugat (1900) — Catalan-American musician and bandleader (1900–1990)
• Alan Berg (1934) — American talk radio show host (1934–1984)
• Tank (entertainer) (1976) — American singer (born 1976)
• Poppy (singer) (1995) — American singer (born 1995)
• Tony Knowles (politician) (1943) — Governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002
• E. M. Forster (1879) — English novelist and writer (1879–1970)
• J. Edgar Hoover (1895) — American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)
• Sigismund I the Old (1467) — King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 to 1548
• Wayne Bennett (rugby league) (1950) — Australian rugby league coach and former footballer
• Harry Coulby (1865) — American businessman (1865-1929)
• Michèle Mercier (1939) — French actress (born 1939)
• Doak Walker (1927) — American football player (1927–1998)
• Angourie Rice (2001) — Australian actress (born 2001)
• Chesley Bonestell (1888) — American science fiction and space illustrator (1888–1986)
• Jacky Ickx (1945) — Belgian racing driver (born 1945)