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Celebrity birthdays - Living or Dead?

Living or Dead? Celebrities, films, tv shows, birthdays, deaths ... your one-stop shop to satisfy your morbid curiosity.

Who was born on 1 January?

Celebrity birthdays for 1 January

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Oldest

97 years, 3 months, 29 days

Youngest

22 years, 9 months, 4 days

Born first

1 January 1879

Died first

7 June 1970

Born last

1 January 2001

Died last

6 October 2022

Indian film actress Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan

Indian film actress

1979
American politician, businessman, and 29th Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson

Gary Johnson

American politician, businessman, and 29th Governor of New Mexico

1953
Indian actress and model Sonali Bendre

Sonali Bendre

Indian actress and model

1975
American law enforcement officer and first director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

American law enforcement officer and first director of the FBI

1895
American writer J. D. Salinger

J. D. Salinger

American writer

1919
Australian rugby league footballer and coach Wayne Bennett

Wayne Bennett

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

1950
Northern Irish actor Colin Morgan

Colin Morgan

Northern Irish actor

1986
American basketball player Glen Rice Jr.

Glen Rice Jr.

American basketball player

1991
Japanese manga artist  Eiichiro Oda

Eiichiro Oda

Japanese manga artist

1975
Islamic Scholar Wahiduddin Khan

Wahiduddin Khan

Islamic Scholar

1925
American actress Eden Riegel

Eden Riegel

American actress

1981
Japanese AV idol, model and actress Saori Hara

Saori Hara

Japanese AV idol, model and actress

1988
British DJ and musician  Naughty Boy

Naughty Boy

British DJ and musician

1985
politician from the United States  Ernest Hollings

Ernest Hollings

politician from the United States

1922
British motorcycle racer Phil Read

Phil Read

British motorcycle racer

1939
Ghanaian-American filmmaker and producer Akosua Adoma Owusu

Akosua Adoma Owusu

Ghanaian-American filmmaker and producer

1984
Serbian film director and screenwriter Srđan Dragojević

Srđan Dragojević

Serbian film director and screenwriter

1963
Indo Canadian film director and screenwriter Deepa Mehta

Deepa Mehta

Indo Canadian film director and screenwriter

1950
Indian film actor Nana Patekar

Nana Patekar

Indian film actor

1951
Baseball outfielder Hank Greenberg

Hank Greenberg

Baseball outfielder

1911
American actor Frank Langella

Frank Langella

American actor

1938
American football player  Darius Slay

Darius Slay

American football player

1991
Greek professional basketball player and coach Panagiotis Giannakis

Panagiotis Giannakis

Greek professional basketball player and coach

1959
Australian actress Angourie Rice

Angourie Rice

Australian actress

2001
Indian journalist, author and film producer Uday Prakash

Uday Prakash

Indian journalist, author and film producer

1952
American baseball player Dallas Keuchel

Dallas Keuchel

American baseball player

1988
Canadian actress Sheila McCarthy

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

1956
Indian actress Remya Nambeesan

Remya Nambeesan

Indian actress

1986
Indian model and film actress Arjumman Mughal

Arjumman Mughal

Indian model and film actress

1990
Indian actress Sruthi Hariharan

Sruthi Hariharan

Indian actress

1989
American football player  Jason Pierre-Paul

Jason Pierre-Paul

American football player

1989
English novelist E. M. Forster

E. M. Forster

English novelist

1879
South Korean singer, actor Lee Sungmin

Lee Sungmin

South Korean singer, actor

1986
American video game designer Ron Gilbert

Ron Gilbert

American video game designer

1964
American musician and professional wrestling manager Jimmy Hart

Jimmy Hart

American musician and professional wrestling manager

1943
American actor Verne Troyer

Verne Troyer

American actor

1969
American actress and singer Crystal R. Fox

Crystal R. Fox

American actress and singer

1964
Indian actor Kalabhavan Mani

Kalabhavan Mani

Indian actor

1971
Nigerian actress Mercy Aigbe Gentry

Mercy Aigbe Gentry

Nigerian actress

1979
American football tight end Tyler Higbee

Tyler Higbee

American football tight end

1993
South Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki

Ahn Sung-ki

South Korean actor

1952
American DJ and rapper Grandmaster Flash

Grandmaster Flash

American DJ and rapper

1958
Indian Bengali physicist Satyendra Nath Bose

Satyendra Nath Bose

Indian Bengali physicist

1894
American actress Amy Morton

Amy Morton

American actress

1958
American actress Juliana Harkavy

Juliana Harkavy

American actress

1985
Japanese actor Kōji Yakusho

Kōji Yakusho

Japanese actor

1956
British actress Amara Karan

Amara Karan

British actress

1984
American basketball player Larry Nance, Jr.

Larry Nance, Jr.

American basketball player

1993