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Famous birthdays on January 1

23 famous people were born on January 1, including Lilian Thuram, Verne Troyer and Vidya Balan. Anyone born on this day has the star sign Capricorn.

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Lilian ThuramSoccer player · Age 54Verne TroyerActor · (1969 to 2018)Vidya BalanActor · Age 47Davor ŠukerSoccer player · Age 58Jack WilshereSoccer player · Age 34David NalbandianTennis player · Age 44RivelinoSoccer player · Age 80Ice SpiceRapper · Age 26Sonali BendreActor · Age 51Ousmane SembèneFilm director · (1923 to 2007)Dana AndrewsActor · (1909 to 1992)Valentina CorteseActor · (1923 to 2019)Morris ChestnutActor · Age 57Colin MorganActor · Age 40Michèle MercierActor · Age 87Tiago SplitterBasketball player · Age 41Deepa MehtaFilm director · Age 76Angourie RiceActor · Age 25Claudio VillaSinger · (1926 to 1987)Richard RoxburghActor · Age 64Carole LandisActor · (1919 to 1948)Hamza AbdelkarimSoccer player · Age 18TusseSinger · Age 24

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January 1 birthdays by the numbers

Celebrities2317 still living, 6 no longer with us
Oldest livingMichèle Mercier87 years old, born 1939
YoungestHamza Abdelkarim18 years old, born 2008
Most common roleActor48% of the stars born on January 1, then soccer players
Top countryUnited States5 people, then France and India
Busiest birth decade1960s4 celebrities
Star signCapricorn
BirthstoneGarnet
Day of the year1 of 366
Half birthdayJuly 1

Born on January 1, through the years

From the oldest to the youngest, every celebrity on CFOTD born on January 1.

  1. 1909Dana AndrewsActor, United States
  2. 1919Carole LandisActor, United States
  3. 1923Ousmane SembèneFilm director, Senegal
  4. 1923Valentina CorteseActor, Italy
  5. 1926Claudio VillaSinger, Italy
  6. 1939Michèle MercierActor, France
  7. 1946RivelinoSoccer player, Brazil
  8. 1950Deepa MehtaFilm director, Canada
  9. 1962Richard RoxburghActor, Australia
  10. 1968Davor ŠukerSoccer player, Croatia
  11. 1969Verne TroyerActor, United States
  12. 1969Morris ChestnutActor, United States
  13. 1972Lilian ThuramSoccer player, France
  14. 1975Sonali BendreActor, India
  15. 1979Vidya BalanActor, India
  16. 1982David NalbandianTennis player, Argentina
  17. 1985Tiago SplitterBasketball player, Brazil
  18. 1986Colin MorganActor, United Kingdom
  19. 1992Jack WilshereSoccer player, United Kingdom
  20. 2000Ice SpiceRapper, United States
  21. 2001Angourie RiceActor, Australia
  22. 2002TusseSinger, Sweden
  23. 2008Hamza AbdelkarimSoccer player, Egypt

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Frequently asked questions

Which celebrities were born on January 1?

Lilian Thuram, Verne Troyer, Vidya Balan, Davor Šuker, Jack Wilshere, David Nalbandian, Rivelino, Ice Spice and 15 more.

What zodiac sign is January 1?

Capricorn.