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)