Amin, Idi (1925)
The dictator of Uganda, 1971-79
Famous People Born on January 1
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Goldwater, Barry (1909)
Conservative icon -
Hoover, J. Edgar (1895)
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1924-72 -
Johnson, Gary (1953)
The Libertarian presidential candidate in 2012 and 2016 -
Kelly, Jill (1975)
The Tampa socialite at the center of the David Petraeus scandal of 2012 -
Lagarde, Christine (1956)
The head of the International Monetary Fund, 2011-present -
Langella, Frank (1940)
The one who played Nixon in the movie Frost/Nixon -
Nordegren, Elin (1980)
The Swedish nanny who became Tiger Woods's ex-wife -
Ross, Betsy (1752)
The creator of the American flag -
Salinger, J.D. (1919)
The author of The Catcher In the Rye -
Stanley, Flat (1964)
Children's globetrotting fictional character -
St. Augustine
Influential Christian thinker -
Troyer, Verne (1969)
'Mini-Me' in the Austin Powers movies -
Williams, Maria P. (1866)
The first black woman to write and produce a movie, in 1923 -
Zwingli, Ulrich (1484)
Swiss Protestant leader killed in battle for Zurich