Black Celebrities Born On January 1

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Morris Chestnut
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Ricky’ in the Film ‘Boyz n the Hood’)
Morris Chestnut
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Birth Year: 1969
Birthplace: Cerritos, California, United States

Actor Morris Chestnut is best known for his role in the film Boyz n the Hood. Beginning his career as a young man, he appeared in a few TV shows before venturing into films. He steadily evolved as an actor and went on to co-star alongside major actors in big-budget films. He has co-authored a book on health and fitness.

 2 
Lilian Thuram
(French Professional Footballer Who Played as a Defender)
Lilian Thuram
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Birth Year: 1972
Birthplace: Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France

French former footballer Lilian Thuram, who is now a renowned author, with books on racism such as White Thinking to his credit. His 142 appearances for the French national team made him the most capped player of his country, while he was part of the 1998 FIFA World Cup-winning squad.

 3 
Grandmaster Flash
(Rapper)
Grandmaster Flash
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Birth Year: 1958
Birthplace: Barbados, British West Indies [now Barbados]
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Darius Slay
(American football player)
Darius Slay
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Birth Year: 1991
Birthplace: Brunswick, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 5 
Glen Davis
(Basketball Player)
Glen Davis
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Birth Year: 1986
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
 6 
Mahamadou Issoufou
(President of Niger from 7 April 2011 to 2 April 2021)
Mahamadou Issoufou
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Birth Year: 1952
Birthplace: Illela, Niger
 7 
Francisco Macías Nguema
(Former 1st President of Equatorial Guinea)
Francisco Macías Nguema
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Birth Year: 1924
Birthplace: Equatorial Guinea
Died: September 29, 1979

The first president of Equatorial Guinea, Francisco Macías Nguema transformed his nation into what critics called the Dachau of Africa, killing or exiling about a third of its population and declaring himself the president for life. He was eventually executed after a coup by his own nephew.

 8 
Milt Jackson
(Jazz vibraphonist)
Milt Jackson
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Birth Year: 1923
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: October 9, 1999
 9 
John Henrik Clarke
(African-American Historian, Professor and Pioneer in the Creation of Pan-African and Africana Studies)
John Henrik Clarke
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Birth Year: 1915
Birthplace: Union Springs, Alabama, United States
Died: July 16, 1998

John Henrik Clarke was an American professor and historian who helped create Pan-African and Africana studies. Clarke is credited with founding the African Heritage Studies Association, a subsidiary of the African Studies Association. He was also a founding member of many other organizations created to support work in black culture.

 10 
Kendall Waston
(Costa Rican Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)
Kendall Waston
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Birth Year: 1988
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 11 
Alassane Ouattara
(5th President of the Ivory Coast)
Alassane Ouattara
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Birth Year: 1942
Birthplace: Dimbokro, Côte d’Ivoire
 12 
Omar al-Bashir
(Former President of Sudan)
Omar al-Bashir
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Birth Year: 1944
Birthplace: Hosh Bannaga, Sudan

Omar al-Bashir is a Sudanese politician who served as the seventh president of Sudan. A former military officer, he is the founder of the National Congress Party that remained the dominant political party in the country until 2019. He was deposed in a coup d'état the same year and subsequently arrested and convicted on multiple corruption charges.

 13 
Sifan Hassan
(Ethiopian-Born Dutch Middle-and Long-Distance Runner)
Sifan Hassan
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Birth Year: 1993
Birthplace: Adama, Ethiopia

Sifan Hassan is an Ethiopian-born Dutch athlete who specializes in middle and long-distance running. She is best known for winning two gold medals at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. At the same Olympics, she also won a brone medal. Prior to her success at the 2020 Games, Sifan Hassan also won two gold medals at the 2019 World Championships.

 14 
Stunna 4 Vegas
(Rapper)
Stunna 4 Vegas
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Birth Year: 1996
Birthplace: Salisbury, North Carolina, United States
 15 
Terri Sewell
(Politician)
Terri Sewell
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Birth Year: 1965
Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
 16 
Ousmane Sembène
(Senegalese film director)
Ousmane Sembène
1
Birth Year: 1923
Birthplace: Ziguinchor, Casamance, Senegal
Died: June 9, 2007
 17 
Abdihakem Abdirahman
(American Marathon Runner Who is Five-Time Olympian Competing for the United States in the 10,000 Meters)
Abdihakem Abdirahman
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Birth Year: 1977
Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 18 
André-Marie Mbida
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Birth Year: 1917
Birthplace: Cameroon
Died: 1980 AD
 19 
Habib Maïga
(Ivorian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Habib Maïga
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Birth Year: 1996
Birthplace: Gagnoa, Ivory Coast
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 20 
Aisha Musa Ahmad
(Singer)
Aisha Musa Ahmad
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Birth Year: 1922
Birthplace: Kassala, Sudan
Died: February 24, 1974
 21 
Sonny Okosuns
(Musician)
Sonny Okosuns
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Birth Year: 1947
Birthplace: Enugu, Nigeria
Died: May 24, 2008
 22 
William Gay
(American Football Player, American Football Coach)
William Gay
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Birth Year: 1985
Birthplace: Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 23 
Alpha Blondy
(Reggae Singer)
Alpha Blondy
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Birth Year: 1953
Birthplace: Dimbokro, Ivory Coast
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 24 
Luna Solomon
(Sport shooter)
Luna Solomon
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Birth Year: 1994
Birthplace: Eritrea
 25 
Jalen Reagor
(American football player)
Jalen Reagor
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Birth Year: 1999
Birthplace: Waxahachie, Texas, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 26 
Faisal Aden
(Basketball player)
Faisal Aden
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Birth Year: 1989
Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 27 
Trumaine Johnson
(American football player)
Trumaine Johnson
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Birth Year: 1990
Birthplace: Stockton, California, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 28 
Tank
(Singer)
Tank
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Birth Year: 1976
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 29 
Qiana Joseph
(Saint Lucian Cricketer)
Qiana Joseph
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Birth Year: 2001
Birthplace: Saint Lucia
 30 
Azali Assoumani
(President of the Comoros)
Azali Assoumani
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Birth Year: 1959
Birthplace: Mitsoudjé, Comoros
 31 
Camara Laye
(Author)
Camara Laye
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Birth Year: 1928
Birthplace: Kouroussa, Guinea
Died: February 4, 1980
 32 
Matur Maker
(South Sudanese-born Australian Basketball Player Who Plays as a Power Forward)
Matur Maker
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Birth Year: 1998
Birthplace: South Sudan
Height: 6'10" (208 cm)
 33 
Kanda Bongo Man
(Musician)
Kanda Bongo Man
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Birth Year: 1955
Birthplace: Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
 34 
Célestin Gaombalet
(Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003–2005))
Célestin Gaombalet
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Birth Year: 1942
Birthplace: Grimari, Central African Republic
Died: December 19, 2017
 35 
Ryan Perrilloux
(American football player, Basketball player)
Ryan Perrilloux
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Birth Year: 1987
Birthplace: LaPlace, Louisiana, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Tusse
(Singer)
Tusse
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Birth Year: 2002
Birthplace: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tusse is one of trendiest Swedish singers with several singles to his credit. He came to Sweden with his aunt as an eight year boy, fleeing unrest in his native land. Congo. He won the Swedish Idol competition in 2019 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021. 

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Tachlowini Gabriyesos
(Eritrean Long-Distance Runner)
Tachlowini Gabriyesos
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Birth Year: 1998
Birthplace: Eritrea
 38 
Wesley Pardin
(French Handball Player)
Wesley Pardin
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Birth Year: 1990
Birthplace: Le Lamentin, Martinique
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 39 
Pauline Opango
(Former activist, wife of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Pauline Opango
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Birth Year: 1937
Birthplace: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Died: December 23, 2014
 40 
Emmanuel Latte Lath
(Ivorian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Emmanuel Latte Lath
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Birth Year: 1999
Birthplace: Marcory, Ivory Coast
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Issiaga Sylla
(Guinean Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Left-Back)
Issiaga Sylla
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Birth Year: 1994
Birthplace: Conakry, Guinea
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 42 
Moustapha Hima
(Nigerien Boxer)
Moustapha Hima
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Birth Year: 1992
Birthplace: Niamey Urban Community, Niger
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 43 
Kouadio-Yves Dabila
(Ivorian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Defender)
Kouadio-Yves Dabila
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Birth Year: 1997
Birthplace: Kouassi-Datékro, Ivory Coast
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 44 
Willie Isa
(Samoa International Rugby League Footballer)
Willie Isa
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Birth Year: 1989
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 45 
Paul Lokech
(Military officer at the rank of Lieutenant General)
Paul Lokech
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Birth Year: 1966
Birthplace: Pader, Uganda
Died: August 21, 2021
 46 
Abukar Mohamed
(Finnish Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Abukar Mohamed
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Birth Year: 1999
Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia

Abukar Mohamed is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a midfielder. After representing the Finland national teams at the junior level, Abukar Mohamed went on to play for popular clubs like Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (TPV), Turun Palloseura (TPS), Lazio, and Football Club Karpaty Lviv.

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Sekou Sylla
(Guinean Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Sekou Sylla
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Birth Year: 1992
Birthplace: Conakry, Guinea
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 48 
Noureddine Adam
(Military personnel, Politician)
Noureddine Adam
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Birth Year: 1970
Birthplace: N'Délé, Central African Republic
 49 
Bella Bellow
(Former Togolese singer)
Bella Bellow
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Birth Year: 1945
Birthplace: Tsévié, Togo
Died: December 10, 1973
 50 
Maryam Mursal
(Composer)
Maryam Mursal
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Birth Year: 1950
Birthplace: Somaliland, Somalia