Born on January 1st are;
John Corzine - 1947 - Governor of New Jersey. Also famous for surviving an automobile accident while not wearing his seatbelt. Governor Corzine suffered serious head injuries in the accident.
Barry Goldwater - 1909 - Senator from Arizona and Presidential Candidate in the 1964 election. he died on May 29, 1998 of Alzheimer's.
J. Edgar Hoover - 1895 - [the book] Famous for heading the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 50 years including the Chicago Gangster and Las Vegas Gangland days. Died May 2, 1972.
Gary Earl Johnson - 1957 - Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2002. Incidentally swearing in for the Governorship in New Mexico happens to also follow on Gary's birthday every year - January 1st.
Laura Ingraham - 1963 - Author of The Hillary Trap. She was also notably a supreme court clerk for Judge Clarence Thomas and she hosts her own talk show.
Tony Knowles - 1943 - Governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002. Prior to being elected Governor he served as mayor of Anchorage from 1981 to 1987.
Frank Langella - 1938 - most poplar moment was starring in the movie Dracula as the main character.
James McAvoy - 1979 - most recently starred in The Chronicles of Narnia [books] [DVD] and prior to that Band of Brothers.
Bob Menendez - 1954 - Senator from New Jersey.
Charles Munger - 1924 - Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (that makes him very, very wealthy).
Don Novello - 1943 - Father Guido Sarducci made famous on Saturday Night Live.
Ron Perelman - 1943. Don't know him? Ever hear of Revlon? He owns controlling interest - 60% of Revlon.
Paul Revere - 1743 - One if by land, two if by sea. Ever hear of Paul Revere's Ride? Oh, and he made silver, too. Unfortunately Paul rides no more. He passed on May 10, 1818 long before most of you were born.
Betsy Ross - 1752 - She is famous for but she may not have designed and sewn the first United States flag.
John Sullivan - 1965 - Oklahoma congressman.
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