Indian Celebrities Born on January 1
Famous Indians born on January 1 include Chanakya, Satyendra Nath Bose, Mirabai. 27 notable Indian personalities — actors, cricketers, leaders, musicians and more — share this birthday, ranked below by global recognition.
Chanakya
Philosopher
Ancient Indian philosopher, economist, teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, wrote Arthashastra
Satyendra Nath Bose
Indian Bengali physicist and polymath (1894–1974)
Mirabai
Poet
Medieval poet-saint and devotee of Krishna, her bhajans remain central to Hindu devotion
Vidya Balan
Actress
Parineeta, The Dirty Picture, Kahaani, Tumhari Sulu, Mission Mangal, Shakuntala Devi
Sonali Bendre
Indian actress (born 1975)
Lobsang Sangay
Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government in Exile
Nana Patekar
Actor
Parinda, Krantiveer, Welcome, Ab Tak Chhappan, Natsamrat, intense character actor
Deepa Mehta
Indo Canadian film director and screenwriter
Wahiduddin Khan
Personality
Islamic Scholar (1925–2021)
Aishwarya R. Dhanush
Personality
Indian classical dancer and playback singer
Rabri Devi
Personality
Indian politician
Salman Khurshid
Personality
Indian politician, born 1953
Jyotiraditya Scindia
Personality
Indian politician
Sayali Bhagat
Personality
Indian actress
Nongthombam Biren Singh
Personality
12th Chief Minister of Manipur
Prafulla Dahanukar
Personality
Indian artist (1934-2014)
Rahat Indori
Personality
Indian Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet (1950–2020)
Pooja Dhanda
Personality
Indian woman freestyle wrestler
Dingko Singh
Personality
Indian boxer (1979–2021)
Hasrat Mohani
Personality
Indian independence activist and an Urdu language poet
Abha Dawesar
Personality
Indian novelist
Yashpal Sharma
Personality
Indian actor
Leela Mishra
Personality
Indian actress
Yumlembam Gambhini Devi
Personality
Indian singer and dancer
Shantha Rangaswamy
Personality
cricketer
Satyen Bose
Scientist
Bose-Einstein statistics, Bose-Einstein condensate, Bosons named after him
Asrani
Actor
Sholay jailer, prolific Hindi film comedian and character actor
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