Famous birthdays for Jan. 1: Winter, Angourie Rice

Jan. 1 (UPI) — Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.

They include:

— Italian statesman Lorenzo de’ Medici in 1449

— American patriot Paul Revere in 1735

— Betsy Ross, who, legend has it, made the first American flag, in 1752

— Modern Olympic movement founder Pierre de Coubertin in 1863

— Photographer Alfred Stieglitz in 1864

— Writer E.M. Forster in 1879

— FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover in 1895

— Baseball Hall of Fame member Hank Greenberg in 1911

— Writer J.D. Salinger in 1919

— Actor Frank Langella in 1938 (age 88)

— Football Hall of Fame member Doak Walker in 1927

— Alassane Ouattara, president of the Ivory Coast, in 1942 (age 84)

— Businessman Ron Perelman in 1943 (age 83)

— Writer Shelby Steele in 1946 (age 80)

— Actor Rick Hurst in 1946

— European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde in 1956 (age 70)

— Musician Grandmaster Flash in 1958 (age 68)

— Comorian President Azali Assoumani in 1959 (age 67)

— Actor Verne Troyer in 1969

— Actor Morris Chestnut in 1969 (age 57)

— Model Elin Nordegren in 1980 (age 46)

— Actor Colin Morgan in 1986 (age 40)

— Olympic gold medal ice dancer Meryl Davis in 1987 (age 39)

— Musician Poppy in 1995 (age 31)

— Musician Winter (Aespa) in 2001 (age 25)

— Actor Angourie Rice in 2001 (age 25)

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